The US State Department said Russia had prepared a fake video to use as a possible pretext to invade Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, writes Reuters. According to The New York Times, according to intelligence, Russia is going to stage and film how the Ukrainian military is allegedly attacking Russian territory or the Russian-speaking population in eastern Ukraine.

On the evening of February 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin press service reports. “A substantive dialogue continued on the situation around Ukraine and issues related to the Russian initiative to develop long-term legal guarantees for the security of the Russian Federation,” the presidential administration said in a statement.

Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina reported on the Dozhd TV channel that after threats from the Chechen leadership, she will leave Russia for a while, “as has happened many times.” My editor-in-chief and my rather high-ranking sources insist on this, saying that the threat to my personal safety is high now. So I will listen to them, although I really don’t like it, I don’t like such things.

A rally was held in the Chechen village of Goyty near Grozny with the participation of relatives of the former judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya Saidi Yangulbaev, whose family is threatened by the Chechen authorities. Video recordings of the meeting, which took place near the local mosque, were distributed by the Grozny State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. "Representatives of the Keloy teip harshly criticized the Yangulbayevs and disowned them...

The Ministry of Justice of Russia included in the register of non-profit organizations performing the functions of a "foreign agent" the regional national-cultural public organization "Tuba Kalyk - Tubalary". An entry about this appeared in the corresponding register on February 3. The Ministry of Justice did not comment on this.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian government is discussing a proposal to lift quarantine for people who have been in contact with patients with coronavirus infection. The president said this at an online meeting with members of Delovaya Rossiya. According to the President, such a proposal appeared taking into account the peculiarities of the course of the disease associated with the omicron coronavirus variant.

Meduza calls on federal law enforcement to respond to violent threats by Chechen officials Elena Afonina / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen government, has called Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina and Committee Against Torture director Igor Kalyapin “terrorists.” Kadyrov has also accused entire newsrooms, not just at Novaya Gazeta but also at the independent television network Dozhd, of being “terrorists and their accomplices.” These remarks aren’t just

Shares of Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, were down more than 26% at the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. At the close of the exchange, one security was worth $237.76, which is 26.39% less than at the close of the previous trading session. Meta's market value is down $251 billion. This is the largest one-day decline in market value for any US company in the history of the stock market, according to Bloomberg.

Ukrainian civilians sign up for combat training in case of Russian military escalation Against the backdrop of a Russian military buildup and a deepening rift between Russia and Western countries, Ukrainians have begun to make serious preparations for an intensified war. For many, this means joining the Territorial Defense Forces — the country’s volunteer military reserve that was recently incorporated into the armed forces.

Application of the editorial office of "Medusa" Elena Afonina / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Ramzan Kadyrov called the journalist of Novaya Gazeta Elena Milashin and the head of the “Committee against torture” Igor Kalyapin, and later declared whole editions “terrorists and their accomplices” - not only “new”, but also the rain TV channel. This is not just an insult (although, of course, it is too). This is a threat to physical reprisals.

Even Ivan Urgant could not cope On January 28, the issue of "Evening Urgant" with Sergey Burunov was released. The host not only discussed with the actor student parties and the program “Fort Boyard”, but also made Burunov a photo specifically for his page in Wikipedia. Evening Urgant What did it take for? It's simple! Prior to this, on the actor’s page there was a screenshot from the old video.

Artistic directors of major Russian theatres supported the chairman of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia, Alexander Kalyagin , who spoke out against the project “Fundamentals of state policy for the preservation and strengthening of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.” In an open letter published on the website of the Union of Theatre Workers, the heads of theatres in Moscow, St.

Former editor-in-chief of the Belarusian opposition Telegram channel Nexta, Roman Protasevich, who was detained in Minsk after the emergency landing of a Ryanair flight , announced his intention to sue the airline.

US President Joe Biden announced the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurashi. The corresponding statement was posted on the White House website. The operation took place in northwestern Syria. As Biden said, "all Americans returned safely from the operation." Biden has not yet given any other details, promising to address the nation later. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurashi was declared the leader of the Islamic State "caliph" in October 2019.

The Economist magazine, based on the latest Big Mac Index , concluded that the Russian ruble is the most undervalued currency among those analyzed by the authors. According to the publication's calculations, the official exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar is understated by 70%. In Russia, as of January 2022, a McDonald's burger costs 135 rubles, and in the US it costs $5.81, or about 444 rubles.