Economist Nouriel Roubini on Russia’s dependence on fossil fuels and the prospects of nuclear war Portrait of Nouriel Roubini: Christopher Pike / Bloomberg / Getty Images Can a “new” Cold War between China and the U.S. turn nuclear? Will other authoritarian regimes follow Russia’s lead in openly waging wars to resolve territorial disputes? How have sanctions impacted Russian oligarchs?

In Russia, exercises were held to "ensure the stable functioning of the Internet in the event of its shutdown from the outside." about this RBC writes , citing two sources in the telecommunications market. The exercises were carried out on the night of July 5.

How Russian pro-war activists began targeting K-pop fans for their ‘pro-Western’ dances AP / Scanpix / LETA A group of teenagers practicing a K-pop dance in Moscow. August 21, 2022. In late spring, an unlikely subculture found itself the latest target of attacks by Russian pro-war activists: amateur K-pop dancers.

The authorities of the Belgorod region will soon issue weapons to some members of the territorial defense detachments. This was stated by the Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. “The issue with weapons has been partially resolved - in a week, within the framework of our powers (it turned out that there is such a possibility), we will arm part of the territorial defense, the battalions that are located along the border. I can’t tell you in more detail,” the official said.

The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the attack by masked assailants on Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov in Chechnya on Tuesday. The case was opened under the Russian Criminal Code’s articles on the intentional infliction of moderate and minor bodily harm, which provide for sentences of up to five and two years in prison, respectively.

Her attackers in Grozny are still enjoying complete impunity Anna Artemyeva / Novaya Gazeta Elena Milashina, the veteran reporter for Novaya Gazeta, was examined by doctors in Moscow on July 5. She’s been diagnosed with a concussion, multiple (up to 14) fractures to her hands, and multiple bruising. No criminal case has been opened for the brutal attack in Grozny on both Milashina and the attorney Alexander Nemov. Russia’s Investigative Committee is so far only conducting a tentative inquiry.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the fact of attacking Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov. The case was initiated under articles on intentional infliction of harm to health of medium (112 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and light (115 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) severity, committed by a group of persons with hooligan motives using weapons.

Anna Artemyeva / New Gazeta journalist Novaya Gazeta Elena Milashina on July 5 was an examination in a clinic in Moscow. She diagnosed a closed head injury, multiple (up to 14) fractures of the hands and multiple bruises of soft tissues. The criminal case on the fact of a cruel attack in Grozny on Milashin and lawyer Alexander Nemov has not yet been instituted - the UK only began a preliminary investigation.

Novaya Gazeta correspondent Elena Milashina was examined in a Moscow clinic, the newspaper reports in her telegram. Milashina was diagnosed with a closed craniocerebral injury, multiple (up to 14) fractures of the hands and multiple soft tissue bruises. Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov were severely beaten on the morning of July 4 in Grozny, where they arrived for the announcement of the verdict for Zarema Musayeva.

Russian athletes were listed as members of the Syrian national team at the Pan Arab Games, which are held in Algiers on July 5-15. Sports journalist Sergei Lisin drew attention to the team's application. According to him, the names of most Russian athletes declared as athletes from Syria have been changed, and two have their dates of birth.

The German authorities will now regard traveling in a private car from Russia to Germany as grounds for arrest, reports Russian state broadcaster RBC, citing official customs statements. The restriction is related to how Germany phrased its sanctions policies against Russia. Important passenger cars from Russia to the E.U. is prohibited, and in German the word “import” applies to any movement of goods, including a regular car trip.

Center "Dossier" The armored train, on which President Vladimir Putin travels around Russia, and which became known several months ago from several investigations, cost the budget at least 6.8 billion rubles. This was found out by the Dossier Center, which received a thousand documents of the Circular Service company from the source, which serves the armored train.

In Ukraine, they are considered heroes of resistance, the pro -Russian “administration” calls “terrorists”. The circumstances of the death of adolescents are unknown On June 24, 16-year-old local residents Tigran Ogannisyan and Nikita Khanganov died in the occupied Berdyansk. A few months before this, the “authorities” of the annexed Russian Federation of the Zaporizhzhya region were persecuted by adolescents, considering them “pro -Ukrainian terrorists”.

But be careful - the FSB and other security forces still know a lot about us Evgeny Feldman for "Medusa" What's happened? On July 3, The New York Times (NYT) published material on methods of surveillance of the network activity of Russians, which, according to the sources of the publication, is used by the Federal Security Service (FSB). An article on “hundreds of files” from an insider in an unnamed company or organization is based.

We asked some of our readers who left Russia during the war and came back why they returned. Here’s what they said. Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Some Russian residents who left the country because of the war have returned home after a brief exile. Meduza asked readers who’ve done just that, whether they thought it was the right decision — and asked them to tell us how Russia has changed over the past year and a half.