Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that the French auto concern Renault intends to transfer its 68 percent stake in AvtoVAZ to the Russian side with the possibility of buying it back within five to six years, Interfax reports.

Answers political scientist Denis Chenush Press Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Unrecognized Transnistrian Republic /TASS Building of the Ministry of State Security of Transnistria in Tiraspol, fired from manual grenade launches on April 25 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on April 22 stated that the task of Russian troops at the second stage of the “special operation” in Ukraine will be “establishing full control over Donbass and Southern Ukraine” - an exit in

Germany will supply Ukraine with dozens of Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht said. According to Reuters, they will be supplied from the warehouses of the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. When deliveries will begin is not specified.

Vladimir Astapkovich / TASS / Scanpix / LETA On Tuesday, April 26, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres met with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. According to the UN’s readout , Guterres and Putin discussed proposals for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians from conflict zones in Ukraine, including besieged Mariupol.

The President of Slovakia Zuzan Chaputova recorded a video message to Russian soldiers, commanders and “all those who are concerned”, and urged them to stop the war in Ukraine. Zuzana čaputová The President of Slovakia said that no one threatened the Russian military and did not want to harm them, "but you are causing harm." Chaputova mentioned the testimonies of women “telling about the horrors that we until recently could not imagine.” You justify your invasion with the words of “liberation”.

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transnistria / AP / Scanpix / LETA Transnistria’s state security ministry building following the explosion The authorities in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria have reported a number of explosions in the last 24 hours, deeming them terrorist attacks. The blasts occurred just days after a senior Russian commander said that capturing southern Ukraine would provide Moscow with a land bridge to Transnistria.

Poland's state oil and gas company PGNiG said Gazprom plans to completely suspend gas supplies from April 27. “PGNiG received a letter from Gazprom about the complete suspension of deliveries under the Yamal contract,” reads a statement published on the company’s website. PGNiG refused to pay for Russian gas supplies with mandatory conversion into rubles, Interfax writes , citing a statement from the company received by the news agency.

Vladimir Astapkovich / TASS / Scanpix / Leta UN Secretary General Antoniu Gutherrish on April 26 met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin to discuss the war in Ukraine. During the meeting, Gutherrish noted that he understands Russia's claims “in relation to what is happening in Ukraine, as well as to European and global security,” but emphasized that the UN considers the actions of Moscow an invasion. Guterres arrived in Russia from Turkey, where he met with Recep Erdogan.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claims that the units of the operational group of Russian troops in the territory of Transnistria have been brought to full combat readiness. No other details were provided by the General Staff. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine at the same time stated that the inhabitants of Transnistria began to receive SMS in Russian, allegedly from the Security Service of Ukraine.

The Consulate of the Netherlands in Russia will stop issuing short-stay visas from April 27. The reason for this decision in the diplomatic mission was the reduction in the number of employees - on April 19, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of 15 Dutch diplomats. The consulate noted that they would continue to issue humanitarian visas and temporary residence permits.

On April 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Great Kremlin Palace with winners and prize-winners of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and participants in the Russian Paralympic team. In the course of his speech, the president, among other things, commented on the decision of the International Paralympic Committee, which in early March removed athletes from Russia and Belarus from the Paralympics because of the war in Ukraine. “The removal ...

Former Director of the Overnight Grigory Sverdlin - about why he was forced to leave Russia. And about what is now waiting for Russian charity Grigory Sverdlin page on Facebook Grigory Sverdlin for 10 years headed the charity organization "Overnight", which helps the homeless.

The Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has stripped Russia of its right to host the 2023 World Championship "out of concern for the safety and well-being of all players, officials, media and fans," according to a statement on the IIHF website. "The Council has expressed serious concern about the safe freedom of movement of players and officials in, out of and within Russia," the statement said.

Ombudsman said that he was in psychiatric accounting Maxim Ivanov / TASS Kindergarten "Ryabinka" in the village of Veshkayma In the Ulyanovsk region, in the village of Veshkima on April 26, an armed man penetrated a kindergarten, killed two children and a teacher, after which he committed suicide. According to preliminary data, he also shot a man who belonged to a gun. Another employee of the kindergarten is wounded.

Mediazona journalists investigate open data on Russian troop losses in Ukraine Carol Guzy / ZUMA Press Wire / Scanpix / LETA Military dog tags on the body of a Russian soldier killed in Ukraine. April 14, 2022. The independent Russian outlet Mediazona has published a new report analyzing available data on Russian military casualties in Ukraine.