Boris Kovalchuk, who has headed Inter RAO for the past 15 years, will soon leave the company, Kommersant reports, citing sources in the market. According to them, a few months ago a "fundamental decision" was made that Kovalchuk "is going for a promotion." Thus, the newspaper's sources claim, the top manager could head Gazprom, Rosneft, become deputy prime minister instead of Alexander Novak, or governor of St. Petersburg.

Update. According to the latest data, three people were killed and four were injured in the attack on the cargo ship, the US Central Command reported , citing members of the ship's crew. Two crew members of the cargo ship True Confidence were killed in an attack by Ansar Allah (Yemen's Houthis) in the Gulf of Aden, BBC News reports, citing US and British officials. Six more ship crew members were injured.

The Soviet and Lithuanian theater director Rimas Tuminas died at the age of 72. This was announced by TASS was announced by the director of the Vakhtangov Theater Kirill Krok. Peeter Langovits / Scanpix / Leta The director died in intensive care at the Italian clinic in the evening of March 6, Krok said. According to him, Tuminas died after a serious illness. In 2014, the director was diagnosed with lung cancer, LRT writes . Rimas Tuminas was born in Kelm in 1952.

Navalny’s mother’s resolve was the deciding factor in the Russian authorities’ decision to allow a funeral, Meduza’s sources say Maxim Shipenkov / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Alexey Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, with Yulia Navalnaya’s mother, Alla Abrosimova, at Navalny’s grave in Moscow. March 2, 2024.

Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be able to take part in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be held in Paris in 2024, subject to the requirements of the International Olympic Committee. This is stated in a statement by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The ITF noted that its decision coincides with the decision of the majority of international federations regarding individual competitions and athletes participating in the 2024 Games.

The Kovrov City Court stopped proceedings on four claims of Alexei Navalny against correctional colony No. 6 in the village of Melekhovo, Vladimir Region, where the politician was in 2022-2023. This was reported by the publications “Dovod” and SotaVision .

Protesting Polish farmers clashed with police in central Warsaw near the parliament building. Reuters writes about this. The protesters began to dismantle the paving stones and throw cobblestones and bottles at the police. They also tried to break into the territory associated with the parliament building. The police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. Soon after, most of the protesters dispersed. Police said several officers were injured. About a dozen people were detained.

Listeners and journalists were not allowed to attend the meeting to extend the preventive measure for director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, who were accused of “justifying terrorism.” As Mediazona reported, the bailiffs took everyone except the relatives of the defendants out of the Zamoskvoretsky Court building in Moscow. The hearing in the case of Berkovich and Petriychuk was scheduled for 18:00 - at this time the court closes.

The UK is ready to transfer all frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank to Ukraine in the form of a loan, taking into account that after the end of the war Russia will have to pay reparations, The Guardian reports, citing UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron. Under Cameron’s plan, when Russia pays reparations, the loan would be repaid, giving Moscow access to its funds.

A fragment of the book of Katerina Gordeeva "Take my grief." Already March 8, you can read it in our application - entirely and free Maxim Romanov / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Center for the Temporary stay of refugees in Taganrog. March 17, 2022 From the first weeks of a full-scale war against Ukraine , Utuub Channel Katerina Gordeeva has become one of the main sources of truthful information about Putin's aggression for many Russians.

The Center for Working with the Problem of Violence "No to Violence" reported that Tinkoff Bank has disabled the ability to transfer donations to the organization in its application. The center's employees learned that the bank had disabled the transfer option from donors who had set up automatic transfers and cashback in favor of "Nasiliu.net." However, the bank did not contact the organization in advance and did not inform them of the changes in its work, "Nasiliu.net" stated.

Russians will be shown on TV of "grateful Ukrainians" Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / Scanpix / Leta performance by Vladimir Putin at a rally on Red Square due to the annexation of four Ukrainian regions. September 30, 2022 At the end of February 2024, early voting in the presidential election began in the annexed territories of the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions.

Republican Nikki Haley announced the end of her presidential campaign. She was Donald Trump's only competitor in the fight for the party nomination. In her short speech, Haley did not encourage supporters to vote for the former president. Haley announced her candidacy in February 2023. She performed successfully at the debate and attracted the attention of that part of moderate Republicans who were looking for an alternative to Donald Trump.

The whole world is delighted with the new “dunes” - this is what critics, fans of the original source and son of Frank Herbert are talking about her Craig T Fruchtman / Getty Images Advertising Dunes on Times Square in New York On March 1, “Dune, on March 1, was released. Part 2 "Denis Vilnev.

The Boris Nemtsov Foundation, together with the investment company The Untitled Ventures, announced the creation of the Venture for Democracy fund to support institutions of Russian civil society. A press release from the Nemtsov Foundation notes that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, hundreds of talented IT entrepreneurs left Russia.