The authorities in Volgograd arrested local resident Nikita Zhuravel on suspicion of setting a Quran on fire on camera in front of a mosque, reports the Investigative Committee. The video clip that led to the arrest was shot no later than May 19 at a Volgograd mosque and was posted on “an Internet portal under the control of the Center for Informational and Psychological Operations of Ukraine’s Armed Forces,” reads the Investigative Committee’s announcement.

Russia’s Investigative Committee filed in absentia charges against Karim A. A. Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Rosario Salvatore Aitala, an ICC judge, who issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin’s arrest in March. The charges against the ICC members were brought under articles on “knowingly holding an innocent person to criminal responsibility” and “preparing to attack a representative of a foreign state,” the Russian committee said in a statement.

Berlin police have opened an investigation into the alleged poisoning of two participants in a conference of Russian opposition leaders, which was organized by Mikhail Khodarkovsky in the German capital in late April. The police announced their investigation in response to a request from the German publication Welt Am Sonntag. The department has not disclosed details about its investigation or possible defendants.

A large-scale rally in support of the European integration of Moldova was held in the center of Chisinau, reports the Moldovan service of Radio Liberty . According to local police estimates , at least 75,000 people took part in the action. The rally was initiated by President Maia Sandu and organized by the country's government.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces have not captured the city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, where a fierce battle has raged for months. Zelensky spoke at a press conference in Hiroshima, in Japan, where he is attending the G7 summit. We’re holding out and fighting thanks to the courage of our fighters and our own smarts. We don’t leave people to die. For us, people are a treasure, the most important thing we have. There are no misunderstandings.

The Russian Investigative Committee has filed charges in absentia against prosecutor and International Criminal Court (ICC) judge Karim Ahmad Khan and Rosario Salvatore Aitala, who issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Anton Dolin - About the premiere at the Cannes Festival Festival de Cannes At the Cannes festival, the premiere of the film Martin Scorsese “Flower Moon killers” was held - a three and a half hourly picture about the massacres of the indigenous population of North America, the Indians of the Oseezh tribe. The US government relocated Ossii to barren land, where oil was discovered by the beginning of the 20th century.

Yandex corporate development adviser Alexei Kudrin met with Vladimir Putin in person on Wednesday evening, May 17, to discuss the sale of the Russian part of the company. The meeting was attended by the first deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko. Four sources close to Yandex told Meduza and The Bell about this. According to them, the main topic of discussion was the list of potential owners of Yandex.

Daria Navalny performed on graduation at Georgetown University. Students demanded to cancel her performance. Some stood their back to the stage during speech The daughter of the Russian opposition and political prisoner Alexei Navalny Daria performed at the ceremony of diplomas at the Diplomatic Service of the University of Georgian University. The recording of the performance was published by the Utuub channel "Navalny Live".

The Berlin Criminal Police Department has launched an investigation into the alleged poisoning of two participants in a conference of Russian opposition figures that Mikhail Khodorkovsky organized in the German capital at the end of April 2023. The police announced the start of an investigation in response to a corresponding request from the German publication Welt Am Sonntag. The department did not disclose details about the progress of the investigation or the persons involved.

The main thing about the G7 summit in Japan SUSAN WALSH / AP / Scanpix / Leta US President Joe Biden, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in Hiroshima. May 21, 2023 From May 19 to 21 in Japanese Hiroshima , the Big Seven summit is taking place. For the first time since the beginning of the Russian full -scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky personally took part in the meeting.

In Volgograd, local resident Nikita Zhuravel was detained on suspicion of burning the Koran on camera in front of a mosque, the Russian Investigative Committee reported.

So the truth happens? And can classes really help? Is it necessary to smile? Kiichiro Sato / AP / Scanpix / Leta In Japan, smile coaches help people learn to smile again after a pandemic Several large media at once (here's an example , and yet , and yet ) they said that Japanese coaches are becoming popular in Japan - they help the Japanese, “learned to smile” under masks, “train muscles” and return this skill. The main character of publications promoting these ideas is Keiko Cavano.

Russia has lost about 100 thousand people in the battles for the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, US President Joe Biden said during a press conference at the G7 summit in Japan. Discussing the future of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Biden remembered Bakhmut, who has been fighting since the summer of 2022. The day before, Russia announced that it had completely taken control of the city. “There are discussions around Bakhmut whether he is lost or not.

What Russian federal TV channels are reporting about the battles for Bakhmut Russian federal TV channels began their morning news broadcasts on May 21 with stories about the fighting in Bakhmut, announcing that the city had completely come under the control of Russian troops. The stories aired after the Russian Defense Ministry announced this. On May 20, the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced the capture of Bakhmut, but at that time, nothing was reported on Russian TV.