How likely is Putin to cross the nuclear red line? An atomic bomb explodes in France. 1971. Galerie Bilderwelt / Getty Images Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin — along with numerous other Russian officials , politicians, and propagandists — has regularly threatened to use nuclear weapons.

Sergey Bobylev / TASS The US prosecutor’s office accused Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska of evading the sanctions, which in April 2018 were introduced by the US Department of Finance.

We analyze the causes and consequences of the escalation of war in Ukraine Evgenia Novozhenina / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta annexation of the four regions of Ukraine can cut off the path to any negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv on a truce The official annexation of the 30th Ukrainian regions by the Kremlin is the most serious escalation of the conflict since the beginning of a full -scale invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on “recognition of state sovereignty and independence” of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine. Both documents were published on the legal information portal on the night of September 30. The decrees came into force. In the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine, following the results of the “referendum” held on September 23-27, 93% of the participants were allegedly in favor of declaring independence and joining Russia; in the Kherson region - 87%.

Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time publicly commented on the incidents that occurred on gas pipelines of the North Stream system. According to the Kremlin press service, Putin touched on this topic during a telephone conversation with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “The President of Russia has given a fundamental assessment of an unprecedented sabotage, in fact-the act of international terrorism regarding the northern stream-1 and northern stream-2 trunk gas pipelines.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia, after the “accession” of self -proclaimed DPR and LPR, “attach itself to the disaster that it brought to the occupied territory” of Ukraine. Zelensky said this in a video message following the results of the 218th day of the war. Turning to the Russians, he spoke Russian. The invader fills with graves the captured territory of Ukraine. And more and more graves in the territory of Russia itself.

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded to correct all the mistakes made during the mobilization in Russia, "and not to allow them in the future." He stated this at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Interfax writes . The President noted that "citizens who are in the reserve and, above all, those who served in the Russian Armed Forces and have the required military registration specialties and relevant experience" are subject to mobilization.

90 percent of state officials in Russian-controlled Ukrainian regions are Russian citizens Mikhail Tereshchenko / TASS Flag of the self-proclaimed “DNR” Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 36 people have been appointed for government roles in the self-proclaimed “DNR” and “LNR,” as well as the occupied Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions. Only three out of 36 were citizens of Ukraine. The rest, close to 92 percent, were all Russian citizens.

Google plans to stop the Stadia streaming service, which allows you to run games with high system requirements from the "cloud" on phones, tablets, computers and TVs. “A few years ago we launched the consumer gaming service Stadia. And while Stadia's approach to game streaming for users was built on a solid technological foundation, it didn't get the response we wanted, so we made the difficult decision to end the service," said Stadia Vice President and General Manager Phil Harrison .

What the Russian military tell their relatives and friends. The New York Times has collected phone calls Evgeniy Maloletka / Ap / Scanpix / Leta Throughout the war, the Russian military continues to call their family and friends against Ukraine, despite the ban on using mobile phones in the war zone. Some of these conversations are intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine, some records publish in Ukrainian publics and telegram channels.

The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, reported his subordinates at a meeting of the Security Council of the republic, Mash and Shot , who published the video with his performance. The head of the region criticized the officials after the rescue cars began to drive along Derbent, who, through the loudspeakers, called for “all male citizens to urgently come to the military commissariat” with a passport and military ID.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Probably Dmitry Rogozin will become a curator of all occupied territories. We tell how this ultra -right politician made his amazing career According to the results of “referendums” in the occupied territories of Ukraine in Russia, they plan to create a Crimean Federal District, write “Vedomosti” with reference to sources. The former head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin can be headed.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that citizens called up for mobilization have begun combat coordination “at training grounds in close proximity to combat mission areas,” Interfax reports. After conducting combat coordination, units staffed by mobilized citizens and volunteers will begin to carry out tasks to control and defend liberated territories , as well as acting as part of reserve and reinforcement units.

The border between Russia and Georgia is closed to pedestrians, cyclists, and scooters at the Verkhny Lars crossing in North Ossetia, reports Baza. Only cars and buses are allowed across. Russian news site Podyom also reports that it’s impossible to enter Georgia on a bicycle or scooter, citing a source in law enforcement in North Ossetia.

Death sentences in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic will be replaced with life imprisonment after the region "joins" Russia. This was reported to TASS by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation, Daniil Bessarabov. "As for those who have committed crimes, including war crimes, <…> after joining the Russian Federation, the death penalty will not be applied, because we have a moratorium.