EU foreign ministers have reached an agreement on the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell said at a press conference following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. “I think I can say that we have a political agreement to finish the work based on the proposal that was tabled in December. We are talking about using the proceeds from [frozen Russian assets],” Borrell said.

The vocalist and author of the songs of the songs of the Markscheider Kunst group Sergey Efremenko died in the Pokrovskoye Hospital of St. Petersburg, Fontanka reports with reference to the director of the group Denis Rachkov. Information about the death of Efremenko in social networks was also published by his wife, writes Fontanka. Page Sergey Efremenko on Facebook Sergei Efremenko was 51 years old. On January 23, he was supposed to be 52 years old. The causes of his death are not specified.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the border of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and China on Tuesday, reports Kazakhstan’s Emergency Situations Ministry. The ministry said the epicenter of the quake was in Kyrgyzstan, about 264 kilometers (164 miles) southeast of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported the same earthquake in the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region at a magnitude 7.01, according to Reuters.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred on the border of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and China, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reported . The epicenter of the earthquake, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, was located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, 264 kilometers southeast of Almaty. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center clarifies that the earthquake was recorded 270 southeast of Almaty and 128 kilometers west of the Chinese county of Aksu.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine proposed to ban any transport links with Russia for 50 years, according to a decree dated January 19, published on the government website and signed by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. As part of sanctions against the Russian transport sector, the Cabinet of Ministers proposed banning: Direct air communication with Ukraine, as well as the use of Ukrainian skies by Russian residents, including the territory over the sea served by Ukrainian air traffic controllers.

Updated. The press service of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet called reports of a “successful attack” by the Houthis false. The command maintained constant contact with the Ocean Jazz ship throughout its passage, the message clarifies. The Ansar Allah group (Yemen's Houthis) announced a missile attack on the American military cargo ship Ocean Jazz in the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, Reuters reports .

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. In Russia, people stand in lines to give a signature to the presidential candidate Nadezhdin. Is he “New Duntsova” or “New Tikhanovskaya”? On January 22, politician Boris Nadezhdin collected more than 80 thousand signatures for his nomination as a candidate for president of Russia.

Apple has paid an antimonopoly fine of nearly 1.2 billion rubles (about $13.6 million), reports Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). In July 2022, the FAS found Apple in violation of antimonopoly legislation for prohibiting app developers from informing customers about the option of paying outside the App Store and requiring Russian developers to use the company’s payment methods within their apps.

The material of the new Berlin publication Schön (from the creators of "Medusa") On Friday, January 19, Bundestag (Parliament of Germany) approved historical changes in the law on German citizenship, which radically simplify its receipt. If earlier it had to wait eight years, now it will be possible to manage for five - or, in special cases , in three years.

The Prosecutor General’s Office has recognized the “Anti-War Committee of Russia” as “undesirable,” said Andrei Lugovoi, deputy and deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, referring to the department’s response.

Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin instructed the Central Interregional Investigation Department for Transport to organize an investigation into cruelty to animals after the death of the cat Twix, whom the conductor threw out of the train in Kirov. According to the press service of the Investigative Committee, investigators must also submit a report on the results of the inspection.

We'll have to delay salaries and turn on the printing press, writes The Wall Street Journal Eugen Kotenko / Ukraine / Zuma Press Wire / Scanpix / Leta Due to the lack of financial assistance from the United States and Europe, Ukraine may end for several months. Such an assessment is given by economists and Ukrainian officials, writes The Wall Street Journal. In this case, Kyiv will have to go to painful economic measures to maintain the work of the government and fulfill social obligations.

Check List "Medusa" Ksenia raykova / shutterstock.com At the end of January, Russian social networks actively discussed the story of Kot Twix , which was thrown out by the conductor from the train wagon and later found dead. Hundreds of volunteers participated in the search for twix. And although their efforts did not help to save the animal, this case once again reminded how important it is to observe all precautions in case of loss of the pet.

A video has appeared on the Telegram channels of Russian “war correspondents” that allegedly shows a conflict between Chechen fighters and military personnel at a checkpoint. Attention. The following text contains profanity. In the video, a black car with several men inside drives up to the checkpoint. The guard asks them for their pass and notes that it is considered invalid. "I don't give a shit what you consider it, I'm the battalion commander.

Apple has paid an antimonopoly fine of almost 1.2 billion rubles, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) reported. The department recalled that the service recognized the company as a violator of antimonopoly legislation in July 2022. The reason was that Apple prohibited app developers from informing customers about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store, and also imposed on Russian developers the need to use the company's payment instruments in their apps.