Sergey Vasiliev, a DJ at a cafe in the Tula region, has been charged with “discrediting” the Russian army and fined 40,000 rubles (around 540 USD) for playing a New Year-themed song, on December 31, by the Ukrainian duo Potap & Nastya. Vasiliev played the song during Vladimir Putin’s televised New Year’s address.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands intends to reduce the staff of Russian diplomats at the embassy in The Hague. According to NOS, this was stated by Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra. According to him, no more diplomats will be able to work in the Russian embassy than in the Dutch embassy in Moscow. Hoekstra said that about ten Russian diplomats would have to leave the country within two weeks. The Netherlands is going to close the Consulate General in St.

Police in Paris on the afternoon of February 18 guarded the business district of La Defense after a panic arose in the 4 Temps shopping center, reports . Reuters A man who jumped from a great height committed suicide in a shopping center. Immediately after that, people started running out of the mall. Social networks began to write that there was a shooting at 4 Temps, but the police did not confirm this.

Spain's Congress of Deputies, the country's lower house of parliament, has approved a law allowing women with menstrual pain to take paid sick leave, reports . Politico Deputies of the lower house of parliament considered the law introduced by the government at a meeting on February 16. 185 deputies voted for it, another 154 voted against, three abstained.

Actor and television host Dmitry Nagiyev announced on Instagram that he would not host this year’s awards show on the music television channel Muz-tv. Nagiyev posted a video in which he thanked the network for the opportunity and declined, saying “The time will come when we will work to reward the truly best musicians.” Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many musical artists, including those who have previously performed at the Muz-tv awards, have left Russia.

The Ukrainian energy company Energoatom reports that two cruise missiles flew over the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, located in the Mykolaiv region, during a Russian strike, on the morning of February 18. According to Energoatom, the missiles “passed dangerously close to a nuclear facility” at 8:25 am and 8:27 am local time. The company did not provide any proof of their claims.

The Russian authorities have created a trial version of a database with extensive information about people eligible for military service, reports online outlet Poyasnitelnaya Zapiska, citing a tech company employee who saw the database, and an employee of the Moscow military enlistment office. In November 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered relevant authorities to create a database that would include details on both military-eligible people and draft dodgers.

He participates in an online show, is removed in advertising, and on Twitter a half of a million people are signed on him Eugene Hoshiko / Ap / Scanpix / Leta In Japan, Professor of Yale University of Yusuk Narita, who allows the possibility of solving the problem of aging the Japanese population with the help of mass suicide of the elderly, was widely known in Japan.

The US government has officially established that Russia committed crimes against humanity after launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. US Vice President Kamala Harris stated this at the Munich Security Conference, CNN writes . “And I say to all those who committed these crimes and their superiors who are involved in these crimes: you will be held accountable,” Harris said.

The Russian authorities have prepared a test version of the database, which will contain extensive information about those liable for military service. This is reported by the “Explanatory Note” (Faridayily project), citing an employee of an IT company who saw the created base, and an employee of the Moscow military commissariat. In November 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his decree , instructed departments to create a database of military personnel and draft dodgers.

This film is the exact opposite of the propaganda cinema of Oliver Stone about Putin Sven Simon / The Presidential Office of Ukraine / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Zelensky and Sean Penn in Kyiv. August 11, 2022 The Berlin Film Festival showed the documentary of Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman "Superla". Initially, the picture was conceived as a story about Vladimir Zelensky - a comedy actor and a showman, who unexpectedly for many in 2019 became the president of Ukraine.

A police officer received a gunshot wound during a special operation to free two hostages who were held in a flower shop in Moscow on the evening of February 17, the Investigative Committee reports . The Investigative Committee did not disclose the name of the victim. According to telegram channels Baza , Shot and “112” , this is the head of the criminal investigation department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow, Major General Sergei Kuzmin.

Ukrainian company Energoatom said that on the morning of February 18, during the Russian strike, two cruise missiles flew over the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant in the Nikolaev region. One missile flew over the nuclear power plant at 8:25, the other at 8:27 local time (9:25 and 9:27 Moscow time). According to Energoatom, the missiles "flew dangerously close to the nuclear facility." The company did not provide any evidence to support this.

Actor and TV presenter Dmitry Nagiyev announced on Instagram that he will not host the music awards of the Muz-TV channel this year. “I thank the Muz-TV concern for the offer to hold the award ceremony this year. Thank you very much for your trust, apparently not this time. But the time will come, and we will definitely work and reward the truly best musicians. In the meantime, as my grandfather said: “Shish to you, not the honey fair in Luzhniki,” Nagiyev said in the published video.

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which is in charge of sanctions enforcement, has launched an investigation into the Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) because of its Russian business. This was reported by Reuters, citing a bank statement.