Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with Czech media, reiterated that the issue of territories can only be resolved subject to a personal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Zelensky, territorial issues cannot be resolved at meetings of technical groups. “At a minimum, we must be able to maintain contact in one format or another with the Russian Federation, with the leader of Russia.

Why did the Soviet government fight against the “formalists” in art - and what was the composer’s real intention?

The head of the research center “Improving protective measures” of the All-Russian Research Institute of Civil and Emergencies Nikolai Posokhov and the deputy head of the All-Russian Research Institute of Civil and Emergencies Igor Sosunov became involved in the case of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. RBC was the first to report the case, citing sources in law enforcement agencies.

Moscow resident David Gevondyan was fined under an article on “LGBT propaganda” for a photo showing members of the group Queen dressed in women’s clothing during the filming of the video for the song “I Want to Break Free.” “Next” found such information in the decision of the Moscow City Court, which considered Gevondyan’s appeal.

The Russian government has lifted the ban on the export of motor gasoline for direct producers, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported. For everyone else, the ban on the supply of gasoline, diesel and other fuels outside Russia has been extended until July 31, 2026. A complete ban on gasoline exports has been in effect in Russia since August 31, 2025. It was introduced due to a sharp increase in wholesale and retail fuel prices.

Now this speech is being criticized on social networks - and the director is calling him names in response Arthur Novosiltsev / Moscow Agency Film director Alexei German Jr. spoke at a round table in the State Duma: he said that the industry is about to “suffocate from control,” but emphasized that he is not against checking with state policy - the main thing is that the authorities explain which topics can be tackled and which cannot.

Despite homophobic laws, many queer Russians decide to become parents. Here are five stories of people whose desire to have children was stronger than their fear. Jordan Gonzalez It is unknown how many LGBTQ people in Russia have children. But these statistics can be approximated by studying data from other countries.

One thousand four hundred thirty-eighth day. Blackout in Ukraine. Almost the entire country was left without electricity. In Kyiv and Kharkov, the metro is stopped, there is no water in houses Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?

Update: The Ministry of Energy of Moldova stated that the power outage in the country is due to malfunctions in the Ukrainian energy system. “Due to serious problems in the Ukrainian energy system, on the morning of Saturday, January 31, the voltage dropped on the 400 kV line Isakcea - Vulcanesti - MGRES, which led to damage and shutdown of the energy system,” the ministry’s telegram channel reported .

How to drink and breathe, what to eat and say (not just “go to Fedot”), what and in what position to think to defeat annoying “icks” Three Lions/Getty Images At the end of January 2026, we published cards about why hiccups occur and how to deal with them. The problem we encountered when preparing the material was that doctors don't really know how to deal with short-term hiccups (there are only a few methods that have any research support).

Update: By 18:30 Moscow time, electricity supply in Murmansk and Severomorsk was restored, announced the head of the region, Andrei Chibis. The cause of the accident, according to him, was damage to the protective cable on the power line.

The work of the US government has been partially suspended since January 31 due to lack of funding, writes The Guardian. The so-called shutdown occurred because Democratic senators refused to vote on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security after immigration and border agents shot and killed two local residents, Renee Goode and Alex Pretty , in Minnesota during raids.

Director Alexander Sokurov was expelled from the Government Council for the Development of National Cinematography. The corresponding order, Interfax writes, was published on the official Internet portal of legal information on Friday, January 30.

At the end of 2025, the Fresh Verlag publishing house published the novel “A Little Nervous in Buinaksk” by Alisa Ganieva (“Holiday Mountain”, “Bride and Groom”, “Insulted Feelings”). The heroine of the book, Aida, is in her early thirties, she lost her job as a school teacher in Makhachkala and was forced to return to her native Buinaksk to her always dissatisfied mother, numerous relatives and old acquaintances.

As part of a new package of sanctions, the European Union plans to tighten restrictions on Russian banks and oil companies, Bloomberg writes. In particular, the EU is considering the possibility of banning European companies from insuring maritime transport of Russian oil and transporting it. It is assumed that the ban will apply regardless of the maximum price for Russian oil.