The police used tear gas. Photos Several thousand people took part in protests near the Georgian parliament, which on March 7 adopted in the first reading a bill on “foreign agents”. If the initiative is adopted, Georgia may lose the opportunity to get the status of a candidate for the European Union and join NATO. The protests at the parliament in Tbilisi outgrown into clashes with the police.

Airbus DS 2022 / AFP / Scanpix / Leta gas leaks from the damaged gas pipeline "Northern Stream - 2" in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea, September 29, 2022 The US intelligence believes that there can be a certain “pro -Ukrainian group” behind the attack on the gas pipelines of the North Stream system , the American newspaper The New York Times said on March 7 with reference to sources.

The United States said the bill "inspired by the Kremlin" Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta On March 7, the Georgian Parliament adopted in the first reading a bill on “foreign agents”. For the bill “On the Transparency of Foreign Infant”, 76 deputies voted, 13 deputies opposed, reports the news “News-Georgia”.

Photo The Medusa in Tbilisi the police used a vodette and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators who gathered at the parliament building for a promotion against the bill on “foreign agents”. On March 7, this bill was adopted in the first reading . Protests in the capital of Georgia have been going on for several days.

The Parliament of Georgia adopted in the first reading the draft law on "foreign agents". According to the Novosti-Georgia portal, 76 deputies voted for the adoption of the draft law "On transparency of foreign influence", 13 deputies opposed it. Voting on another version of the draft law on "foreign agents", called "On the registration of foreign agents", will take place on March 9. The vote took place amid protests staged by the opposition.

Before March 8, the European Union imposed sanctions on nine individuals and three organizations that, according to European authorities, are involved in the violation of women's rights in different countries. This was reported on the website of the European Commission. According to Reuters, this is the first EU sanctions package against those accused of sexualized violence. Four Russians were included in the sanctions list .

The British architect David Chipperfield became the laureate of the 2023 Pritzker Prize, which is awarded for achievements in the field of architecture. “A thin, but powerful, restrained, but elegant, he is a prolific architect, radical in his restraint, demonstrating his reverence for history and culture, revered the previously existing buildings and the environment,” the awards said in decision. David Chipperfield in 1977 graduated from the Architectural Association in London.

Halting Russia’s invasion before 2024 is possible, but only if the West learns to be bolder and more decisive John Moore / Getty Images Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now a protracted war that looks likely to devolve into a stalemate. Given what we know about the conflict’s combat dynamics and force structure , however, it’s unclear if either side would ever admit to being stuck.

A stallion purportedly owned by the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was stolen from a private stable in the Czech Republic’s Krabčice municipality. The 16-year-old thoroughbred nicknamed Zazou, worth $18,000, disappeared from the stable the night before March 4, report the local media. The Czech police has confirmed the fact of the animal’s disappearance. Police detectives think that the thief removed the safety chain from the sliding barn door and led the horse away.

And it is quite clear what war is in his performance Wilfried Hosl / Bayerische Staatsoper On March 5, the premiere of the opera “War and Peace” by Prokofiev in the production of Dmitry Chernyakov was held in the Bavarian opera. The conductor is the musical director of the theater Vladimir Yurovsky. Chernyakov’s interpretation is noticeably different from the classic interpretations of the plot.

Yalta International Economic Forum, a Kremlin-backed event held annually in Crimea since 2015, may have to take place in Moscow next September. The governor of the Russia-annexed region, Sergey Aksyonov, spoke to Interfax about the plans to move the forum. This year’s YIEF is to include participants from the several Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia last fall. The full event program will be announced by April 1.

It seems that in Georgia the law on “foreign agents” will be accepted-because of it, the country will not be able to join the EU and NATO. Tbilisi has been held for several days for a protest Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Protest Protest against the Law on “Foreign Infant Agents” before the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi.

The operational headquarters of the Belgorod region responded to the appeal of the wife of the mobilized, who, along with his colleagues, was transferred to the self-proclaimed DPR and enrolled in an assault unit. A screenshot of the response of the operational headquarters was published by Astra.

Half (51%) of Russians have a negative or condemnatory attitude towards their compatriots who left the country because of the start of mass mobilization. This is evidenced by the data of the Levada Center survey . Only 10% of respondents have a positive or "understanding" attitude towards such people in general.

Former Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev, who was released in May 2022, gave the first interview after liberation. It came out on the Utuub channel "Find Mammoth." During the interview, Ulyukaev said that after leaving the colony, "finally felt like a private person." “I lived a rather long life and was never private. I was, which means some kind of a little distant from life, then a great boss, which means that a convict. And now I'm a man among people.