Meet the creators of the new ‘post-sanctions’ magazine for the Russian elite On March 8, 2022, the global magazine publisher Condé Nast announced it was suspending its operations in Russia in response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leaving the country’s elites with no prestigious glossy mags in which to read about themselves.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's speech via video link to American senators has been cancelled. This was announced by the head of the Democratic majority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer. “By the way, Zelensky couldn’t join us... Something happened at the last minute,” quotes Schumer as saying. The Guardian For what reason the President of Ukraine could not speak, Schumer did not say. Zelensky was scheduled to speak to senators on December 5.

Russian authorities have rejected Washington’s new proposal for the release of journalist Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, reports Reuters, citing State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. According to Miller, the undisclosed offer was “significant.” Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was arrested in late March in Ekaterinburg and charged with espionage. Gershkovich denies the accusations.

Ukrainian human rights activist Maxim Butkevich, who fought in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was captured by Russia and was convicted in the self-proclaimed LPR, is in a colony in the city of Krasny Luch. this Lawyer Leonid Solovyov reported to the Ukrainian publication Grati. The publication notes that Soloviev received a response to his request about the whereabouts of Butkevich from the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (FSIN). The publication does not provide any other details.

Russian authorities rejected Washington's offer to release American Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich. This was stated by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, reports . Reuters It was a "significant" offer, he said. He did not say what exactly Washington was proposing.

The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Bondarev and Major Dmitry Dmitrakov to four years in prison, finding them guilty of violating the rules of combat duty to repel a surprise attack on the territory of the Russian Federation (Part 2 of Article 340 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). this .

The main prize of the literary award "Big Book" was received by Evgeny Vodolazkin for the novel "Chagin" . This was reported in the award's Telegram channel. The second prize was awarded to Yuri Buida for his novel "The Gift of Speech". The third prize was awarded to Alexey Salnikov for his book "Okkulttreger". The winner of the special prize "Choice of a Generation" was Oksana Vasyakina for her novel "Rose".

The prosecutor's office, during the debate in the Butyrsky District Court, asked Maria Platonova, a student at the Higher School of Economics and a former employee of the election headquarters of the municipal deputy of the Shchukino district, Anastasia Bryukhanova, to be sentenced to seven years in prison in the case of inciting mass riots in the telegram channel “Chto-Delat!”, reports "New newspaper Europe".

A Syrian asylum seeker shares his story Jussi Nukari / Lehtikuva / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Finnish border guards and migrants with bicycles at the Salla border crossing. November 21, 2023. On November 30, Finland completely closed its border with Russia, attributing the decision to the sharp increase in the flow of refugees from the Middle East and Africa.

The film of the Russian multiplier Vari Yakovleva "Vanlav" (Oneeluv) was in the Long list of the Oscar, the school-studio "Shar" said. “In November, Vari Yakovleva’s film“ Vanlav ”production of the Shar studio passed the qualification selection of the American Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences in the category“ Animated Short Film, ”the Studio School on VKontakte said.

Ukraine’s Security Service and Main Intelligence Directorate struck the Marine Oil Terminal in the town of Feodosia in annexed Crimea overnight on December 5, report Ukrainian outlets RBC Ukraine and Hromadske . According to the sources, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot, which provides Russian forces with fuel. The drones reportedly hit the target, with “quite significant” consequences for the Russians, writes Ukrainska Pravda. Approximately 30 fuel tanks were located at the terminal site.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Ukraine did not defeat the Russian Federation in 2023 due to command errors. This is written by The Washington Post, and our military expert Dmitry Kuznets categorically disagree with this. Here are his arguments On December 4, The Washington Post released a large study on how the Ukrainian counterattack was prepared and took place, which began in the summer of 2023.

Since the end of the summer of 2023, as Mediazona calculated , the number of “foreign agents” in Russia has sharply increased, having already received two protocols for violations - the absence of a sign that they should put in their posts, or errors in the reports submitted to the Ministry of Justice. The third protocol threatens a criminal case.

In Croatia, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Jovancic was detained, who is suspected of organizing the escape from house arrest of the son of the former governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss Artem. This was reported by The Washington Post. Artem Uss was detained in October 2022 at the request of the United States at Milan airport. American authorities accuse him of violating sanctions and money laundering.

Tells Financial Times Ronen Zvulun / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta the Israeli soldier shows Western journalists a tunnel under the Ash-Shifa hospitals as part of the press tour, which was organized under the control of the IDF. November 22, 2023 The destruction of the Hamas tunnels in the gas sector is one of the most important tasks of the continuing operation of the IDF and, as the Financial Times writes , one of the most difficult.