The new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose candidacy for this post was officially confirmed by the Senate on January 21, said that ending the Russian-Ukrainian war will be the “official policy” of the United States under Donald Trump. “This is war. This is a conflict that Russia started, but now it is a dead end of a protracted, bloody conflict that is incredibly destructive - I would argue for whom, for Russia or for Ukraine, but Ukraine is paying a big price.

Historian and head of the Karelian “Memorial” Yuri Dmitriev, serving time in the maximum security colony IK-18 in the village of Potma in Mordovia, was sent to a punishment cell for six days, Memorial reports . Human rights activists write that the reason for the penalty was improper performance of morning exercises. According to Memorial, Dmitriev was sent to the punishment cell on January 17.

By the way, would a criminal case be opened against Musk in the Russian Federation? The founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, gave a short speech after the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20. At the end of the speech, the entrepreneur twice made a hand gesture that was confusingly similar to a Nazi salute. A video of this moment (and Musk’s entire speech) can be viewed, for example, at this link .

Kevin Lamarque/Getty Images Donald Trump officially took office as the 47th President of the United States on January 20. In his short but forceful inaugural address , he laid out the policies of the new administration - and at the same time criticized the previous one. However, as often happens with Trump, not all of his statements turned out to be reliable. Meduza studied the speech of the new American president and found several dubious statements.

The opposition in Slovakia left the meeting of the National Assembly (the country's parliament), at which the question of a vote of no confidence in the country's Prime Minister Robert Fico was supposed to be raised, refusing to discuss this issue behind closed doors, writes TA3. The meeting of the National Assembly of Slovakia began on the morning of January 21.

He recalls that in his youth, a fellow passenger on a train predicted a “terrible war” in which he would be “in charge” On December 20, the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and now the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK, Valery Zaluzhny, announced that he had published an autobiographical book “My War”. It should be the first part of a trilogy; the next two parts will be called “Our War” and “Their War.” Zaluzhny presented the work as follows: “This is a book about my war.

Wikipedia changed the title of the article “Belarus” to “Belarus” - this is a norm that Belarusians themselves adhere to. The name "Belarusian SSR" changed to "Republic of Belarus" in September 1991. For a long time, both words were a variant of the norm. An active discussion about the title of the article in the Russian section of Wikipedia began in 2010. In 2011, a working group was formed, which was unable to make any decision.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Trump has just taken office and has already begun to radically change America. Which of his reforms will definitely influence the United States and the whole world for a long time? On January 20, Donald Trump was inaugurated in Washington - he officially became the 47th President of the United States.

Ukraine will not agree to reduce the army by five times, which Vladimir Putin will demand, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. According to him, “reducing the Ukrainian army by several times” will become one of the important issues during possible peace negotiations.

At least three lawsuits were filed against the administration of US President Donald Trump on its first day of work. Bloomberg writes about this. The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents officials at 37 federal agencies and departments, has filed a lawsuit over an executive order that makes it easier to fire federal officials.

Briefly about the high-profile decree and the prospects for litigation over it Immediately after his inauguration as US President, Donald Trump signed a high-profile decree that will limit the granting of American citizenship under the so-called jus soli. According to this principle, any person born on the territory of the country automatically becomes its citizen.

Meduza tells how Mohammed Sinwar came to power - and whether he needs peace in Gaza Mohammed Saber / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip, January 20, 2025 According to The Wall Street Journal, after the death of the head of the Hamas Politburo, Yahya Sinwar, his younger brother Mohammed became his successor at the head of the organization in the Gaza Strip. Sources of the publication report that in recent months, Sinvar Jr.

Melania protects herself from her husband with a hat, and Elon Musk... well, you know it yourself On January 20, 2024, Donald Trump took office as the 47th President of the United States. The main “hero” of the inauguration was one of the Republican’s closest supporters, Elon Musk: during his speech, the businessman twice showed a gesture similar to a Nazi salute. This became the reason not only for discussion (and condemnation), but also for numerous jokes about Chapter X and Tesla.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Major General Herzi Halevi, announced that he will resign on March 6, 2025. Halevi's statement said he was leaving the army after acknowledging his responsibility for the IDF's failure on Oct. 7 — and at a time when the Israeli military "has made significant progress and is in the process of implementing the hostage release agreement." Halevi said he plans to complete the investigation into the Oct.

Several dozen residents of the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region came out to Red Square in Kursk on the afternoon of January 21. They wanted to meet with the governor of the region, Alexander Khinshtein, but he did not come to them, writes the local publication “Friend for Each Other”. According to the publication, those gathered were told that the governor was ill. As a result, they recorded an appeal to him.