A second criminal case has been opened against the founder of the "Beauties Army" Nadine Geisler (real name - Nadezhda Rossinskaya), who helped Ukrainian refugees, for assisting terrorist activity (Part 4 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by lawyer Alexey Pryanishnikov, who is coordinating the defense of Nadine Geisler. Pryanishnikov does not specify what was the reason for initiating the new case.

Donald Trump won enough votes at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to officially nominate himself as a presidential candidate in the upcoming US elections, The New York Times and Reuters report. Trump has chosen Ohio Senator James David Vance (J.D. Vance) as his vice president. “As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, support our troops, and do everything he can to help me MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote on Truth.

Olesya Krivtsova, a student from Arkhangelsk who left Russia after a case was brought against her for “repeatedly discrediting” the army, had her Russian passport revoked, she said on her Telegram channel. According to the Barents Observer, where Krivtsova now works, she learned that her passport had been invalidated in mid-July. When she was denied a replacement passport at the Russian Consulate General in Kirkenes, Norway, she discovered that she could not access the State Services website.

The United States will support Ukraine if it decides to invite Russia to the second peace summit, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said at a briefing. According to him, any decisions related to diplomacy should be made only by Ukraine when it decides that further diplomatic steps towards Russia will be appropriate.

Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia It’s now been a month since U.S. sanctions against Russia’s largest stock exchange forced it to halt trading in U.S. dollars and euros. In the days that followed the suspension, the ruble’s official exchange rate against these currencies experienced unusual fluctuations . However, the Russian currency has since slightly strengthened against the dollar.

The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Lyain canceled the visit of the EC Board to Hungary, her representative Eric Mamer said . In addition, “in the light of the latest events that celebrated the beginning of the chairmanship of Hungary [in the EU Council]”, the European Commission by decision of von der Layen will be presented at the level of senior civil servants only at informal meetings of the Council, Mamer added.

The Russian State Duma has introduced a bill to ban the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitions are legal. The ban would affect not just E.U. member states but also countries like Bolivia, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan, among others. However, according to an explanatory note attached to the bill, the restrictions are primarily aimed at NATO countries.

The photo was taken by New York Times photographer Doug Mills. He explained how it happened On July 14, an assassination attempt was made on Donald Trump, the former US President and Republican candidate for the 2024 election. He was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania. The suspect was killed by US Secret Service agents. Doug Mills is one of the most famous political photojournalists in the United States. He currently works for The New York Times. He took this picture.

What year do you think it is? And if it's 2009, how did Saluki end up in this collection? Meduza continues to report on the most notable new music releases. Due to the departure of Western music labels from Russia, we have stopped maintaining playlists on streaming services. In this issue: Lana Del Rey tries herself in country, Svetlana Loboda talks about her relevance, and Kendrick Lamar can't calm down and not diss Drake.

In a forest near Ulan-Ude, conscript Kirill Poluyanov, who served in military unit No. 32364, located nearby, was found hanged. The death of Kirill Poluyanov was reported on July 13 by the telegram channel "Ves Ulan-Ude. Buryatia", citing relatives of the conscript. According to it, Poluyanov's body was found on June 26. The publication "People of Baikal" writes that Poluyanov was found three days before the oath.

The Bank of Russia has suspended the publication of daily statistics on the over-the-counter currency market, the regulator said in a press release. “In order to limit the impact of sanctions, the Bank of Russia is suspending the publication of daily information on the volume of trading in the US dollar, euro and yuan against the ruble, calculated on the basis of over-the-counter trading with settlements ‘tomorrow’,” the Central Bank reports.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court regarding the inconsistency of the law on "foreign agents" with the country's constitution. This was announced at a briefing by the head of state's parliamentary secretary, Giorgi Mskhiladze.

A second Pantsir-S1 air defense system has been installed on Ryabinovy ​​Island, 3.7 kilometers from Vladimir Putin's residence in Valdai, according to Google satellite images from May 6, 2024. Radio Liberty drew attention to them. Judging by the pictures, the air defense system was installed on a specially built tower. Earlier, a similar structure with an air defense installation was spotted in the Moscow region.

Director-discident Jafar Panahi for the first time in fifteen years was able to leave Iran. At a meeting with spectators in Yerevan, he told how he continued to make a movie despite the prohibitions of the authorities Aram Nersesyan / Yantsimages In 2010, Iranian director Jafar Panahi, the main prizes of Venice, Berlin, Locarno and Cannes, was accused of “anti -government activity” and sentenced to six years in prison.

The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma that expands the grounds for inclusion in the list of terrorists and extremists maintained by Rosfinmonitoring. The document, a draft of which was published on the official website of the State Duma, proposes a number of changes to the law on combating the legalization of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism.