The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs put on the wanted list of the special correspondent of Novaya Gazeta Europe and the former municipal deputy Ilya Azar. He himself told about this to the publication. The editors of Novaya Gazeta Europe suggests that the search is connected with the case against participants in the Association of Mirny Russia. In the base of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the journalist’s card has not yet appeared, the publication notes.

The investigation was charged with arson of two houses and a car associated with British Prime Minister Kirmer, a 21-year-old citizen of Ukraine Roman Lavrinovich, BBC News reports with reference to the London police. Lavrinovich was detained in Sidenham in the southeast of London on May 13. As specified in the police, he was charged with three episodes of arson with the intent of creating a threat to human life. The department did not report the motives of the accused.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky approved the composition of the country's delegation for negotiations with Russia in Istanbul "to achieve a fair and sustainable world." The corresponding decree is published on the website of the Ukrainian leader. The delegation, as previously announced, will be headed by Minister of Defense Rustem Umarov.

Update. The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow sent three defendants in the “Book publishers' cases”: one of the leaders of Popcorn Books and Individuum Dmitry Protopopov, sales director of Pavel Ivanov and responsible for the warehouse and distribution of literature Artem Vakhlyaev. Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow sent an employee of publishing houses of Individuum and Popcorn Books Artem Vakhlyaev case of “extremism” due to Quir Littleture, the first department reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Army General Oleg Salyukov from the post of commander in chief of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The corresponding decree is published on the portal of legal information. Salyukov was appointed deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, the document says. Those who become the commander -in -chief of the Ground Forces have not yet been officially reported.

Washington “does not impose big hopes” for negotiations between delegations of Russia and Ukraine, which should be held in Istanbul, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the press. His words are given by Reuters and Sky News . “I do not think that we will have a breakthrough while President [Trump] and President Putin will not communicate directly on this topic,” Rubio said after participating in a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Antalya.

Update. Russia will wait for representatives of Ukraine for negotiations on May 16 from 10:00, said the head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky. Negotiations of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul will start on May 16, TASS said a source close to the organization of negotiations. The agency’s interlocutor later added that the negotiations on May 15 will not take place “due to logistics”.

Poland in the first place among the countries of the European Union Volha Shukaila / Sopa Images / Lightroquet / Getty Images Russian emigrants on antivone campaign in Warsaw, June 12, 2022 The Human Rights Project "OTD-Info" published a report on transnational repressions (TNR) from Russia. This is the name of repressions to which authoritarian states subject their own citizens abroad.

What happened the day before (for those who did not follow the events) Vladimir Soldatkin / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Russian delegation in Istanbul (left to right): Mikhail Galuzin, Vladimir Medinsky, Alexander Fomin, Igor Kostyukov Direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine (the first since 2022) did not begin, although they were scheduled for this date. It is expected that the meeting will nevertheless take place on May 16 - in the Palace of Dolmabakhch in Istanbul.

It follows that Putin was not going there, and the Kremlin understands how such negotiations could end Gabriel Grigorov / RIA Novosti / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before the performance, on which he suggested renewing direct negotiations with Ukraine. May 11, 2025 Russian media received a training manual from the political bloc on how to write about negotiations in Istanbul on May 15.

Zelensky gave a press conference after a meeting with Erdogan-about negotiations in Istanbul and Putin's refusal to participate in them Russia has a fairly low level of delegation in negotiations. But out of respect for Trump and Erdogan, I decided to send a delegation of Ukraine to Istanbul in order to try to achieve at least the first steps to end the war. If Putin did not come, then I have nothing to do in Istanbul, as well as the head of the SBU and the head of the General Staff.

It turns out that now it is dangerous to read and store the house “Summer in a pioneer tie” and “Name me with your name”? In Russia, a criminal case was opened against book publishers. On May 14, employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation conducted searches for former and current Ekmo workers, PopCorn Books and Individuum (all of them are part of the same publishing group).

Ekmo employees, the largest book publishing house in the Russian Federation, are accused of extremism because of the Summer in the Pioneer Tip and other Quirry Literature. This is how the "Book publishers' Case works Listen to the audio version of this text on "Radio Medusa" On May 14, searches were held with the current and former employees of the largest Russian publishing house Eksmo . As part of the criminal investigation into extremism in Moscow , about 10 people were detained.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky decided to send a delegation to Istanbul to Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, which will be headed by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov. This was told by the President of Ukraine at a press conference in Ankara after negotiations with Recep Erdogan.

Russia is ready to resume the negotiation process with Ukraine in Istanbul - for possible "compromises" and their discussion. About this, according to Russian news agencies, said the head of the Russian delegation, assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky. According to him, the delegation of the Russian Federation retains the "working attitude" before negotiations.