Ksenia Shoigu, the daughter of the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu, headed the fund for the development of the Mendeleev Valley innovative scientific and technological center, RBC reports, citing a government order . In his new position, Shoigu will be involved in strategic planning and operational support of the project, attracting investors and ensuring state support measures, the fund reported .

Law enforcement officers detained a suspect in the abduction of a nine-year-old boy in St. Petersburg, the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia reported on February 2. They have been looking for the boy since the end of January. According to the investigation, on the afternoon of January 30, the child left the house in the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg, got into the car of an unknown person and disappeared.

At the Sochi airport, after returning to Russia, a lawyer from Chelyabinsk Oleg Stepanov, who defended those accused on political charges in court, was detained, the human rights project “First Department” reported. Stepanov was detained on January 31, but this became known only now. On the same day, a report was drawn up against him regarding disobedience to a police officer (Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code).

Indian authorities have agreed to stop purchasing Russian oil and buy more oil from the United States, United States President Donald Trump said after negotiations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the US leader said, during the conversation he and the Indian Prime Minister discussed trade and the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war. “He [Modi] agreed to stop buying Russian oil and buy much more from the United States and possibly Venezuela.

The files mention "Russian girls", Putin, Trump and Vladimir Nabokov House Oversight Committee Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and an unknown woman Late last week, the US Department of Justice released a new batch of documents from Jeffrey Epstein, a once wealthy and influential financier and later convicted sex offender who died in prison.

The last word of stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin. They are going to imprison him for almost six years for jokes The trial of stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin is coming to an end in the Meshchansky Court of Moscow. He is accused of inciting hatred within an organized group and of offending the feelings of believers - because of jokes about a legless man in the subway and an imaginary dialogue with Jesus Christ.

In the Moscow metro, “if necessary,” passengers’ phones can be searched in addition to existing security measures, the press service of the capital’s metro told RBC. Measures to search phones are being introduced in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Transport dated February 4, 2025. It regulates the rules of inspection, as well as additional and repeated inspection to ensure transport security.

Five people were arrested in Germany in the case of circumventing sanctions imposed against Russia, the German prosecutor's office reported. Detentions and searches took place in several federal states. As the department stated, all those arrested are German citizens. Three of them also have a second citizenship: Nikita S. and Daniel A. have Russian passports, Artem I. has a Ukrainian passport.

They served sentences for serious crimes, but were released after concluding contracts with the Ministry of Defense - and then deserted Royal Thai Police Police at the site where the remains of Mikhail Emelyanov were found The remains of Russian businessman Mikhail Emelyanov, who disappeared about a month ago, were found in Thailand. On suspicion of his murder, authorities detained two other Russian citizens.

In Moscow he was immediately detained on charges of “treason.” Here are all the details of this very disturbing story. Archive of Alexander Kachkurkin The Kazakh authorities extradited 25-year-old IT specialist Alexander Kachkurkin to Russia. Formally, it was not extradition, but deportation. But upon arrival in Moscow, Kachkurkin was immediately detained by Russian security forces on a criminal case of “high treason.” Kachkurkin is a citizen of Ukraine, born and raised in Crimea.

The Krasnogvardeisky Court of St. Petersburg sentenced Orthodox blogger and war veteran Claud Rommel, accused of raping a child, to 15 years in a maximum security colony, the press service of the city courts reports. According to investigators, from January 2021 to February 2024, Rommel committed sexual assault against a child. The victim in the case is a girl born in 2013, the daughter of Rommel’s former partner. After a criminal case was opened, she was sent to a shelter.

These are mockumentaries like pop stars don't usually make. A24 “The Moment” is a mockumentary directed by Aidan Zamiri about British superstar Charli XCX. In the summer of 2024, her album “Brat” became such a ubiquitous pop culture phenomenon that it was reflected even in language (some dictionaries recognized “brat” as the word of the year) and politics (Kamala Harris used the album in her election campaign).

It included an interview with Daria Trepova, who blew up the “military correspondent” Vladlen Tatarsky "Russia-1" The Rossiya 1 TV channel released a documentary film “Betrayal” - about Russians who were convicted of terrorist attacks and sabotage committed on instructions from Ukraine. One of the main characters of the film is Daria Trepova, who received 27 years on charges of murdering “military correspondent” Vladlen Tatarsky.

And are such swings beneficial for Russia? Last week ended with a sharp collapse in the value of precious metals: on Friday, January 30, silver fell in price by 36% (a daily record in the history of trading), gold by more than 9% (this has not happened for more than 10 years). At the opening of trading on February 2, the trend continued . As a result, gold dropped to $4,400 per ounce - although last week it hit a historical record of $5,600.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow imposed a fine of 800 thousand rubles on the publishing house No Kidding Press, which closed in 2024, for the comic book about the female body “The Fruit of Knowledge” by Liv Strömquist. Mediazona reports this with reference to the court decision . The fine was issued under the article on “LGBT propaganda” (Part 1 of Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code). The decision was made on January 30.