Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the press service of the Russian President reported. During the meeting, Putin supported Kadyrov’s nomination for the elections of the head of the region, which will be held in September. Kadyrov has led Chechnya since 2007.

Firefighters completely eliminated the open fire on the territory of the oil refinery in Tuapse. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The fire at the refinery lasted more than a day and a half; it began on the morning of April 28 due to falling debris from Ukrainian drones. Work to eliminate the oil spill continues, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation, Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov said. During the conversation, Putin proposed declaring a truce during the Victory Day celebrations. Ushakov did not specify exactly what period this meant. Donald Trump positively assessed Russia's recently announced Easter truce. In this regard, Vladimir Putin informed his American colleague of his readiness to declare a truce for the period of Victory Day celebrations.

According to preliminary data, three people were killed and eight were injured as a result of an attack on the village of Voznesenovka in the Shebekinsky district of the Belgorod region on April 29. Passenger bus No. 113, which runs on the route Shebekino - Nezhegol - Dobroye, came under attack, according to a message in the telegram channel of the head of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov. According to him, all the wounded were hospitalized.

This is another bottleneck in the global oil trade. Here's what you need to know about him Farzy Ismail / EPA / Scanpix / LETA So far, the main result of the war between the United States and Israel with Iran has been the mutual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Because of it, the transit of ships through the strait was reduced by 95%, and oil and gas prices in Europe and Asia increased by 35-60%. Most importantly, it showed how the closure of one sea route can undermine entire global trade.

Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko suggested that co-owner of Severstal Alexey Mordashov transfer money from offshore companies to Russia. “Colleague Mordashov came out on top in the Forbes list, which we are very happy about - it’s good that our people are getting richer.

Ruslan Kutaev, a member of the Russian opposition platform at PACE, who actually justified “honor killings” in the North Caucasus, was removed from the platform. The corresponding statement by PACE head Petra Bair was published by journalist Alexander Plyushchev. The temporary suspension takes effect immediately. Bayr said that Kutaev’s case will be transferred for consideration to the PACE Bureau, which will make the final decision.

Politico lists five reasons why this is so. Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP / Scanpix / LETA The French military on the frigate Alsace is practicing countering drone strikes off the coast of Crete during the NATO exercise Neptune Strike. April 27, 2026 Senior European military officials predict that Russia could soon attack NATO countries. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes this could happen as early as 2029.

An assassination attempt was made on Major General Azatbek Omurbekov in a military garrison in the village of Knyaze-Volkonskoye-1 in the Khabarovsk Territory, the VChK-OGPU telegram channel reported, citing sources. According to these data, on April 28, an explosive device placed in a mailbox went off on the territory of the garrison. One person died - the commander of the training communications battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Kuzmenko (his name is not given). Several people were injured.

Roskomnadzor sent demands to Apple and Google to remove the “Important Stories” mobile application from stores. The publication itself reported this. The agency also demanded that American corporations inform Important Stories “of the need to immediately remove information disseminated in violation of the law.” “It is unknown what information we should delete,” the publication emphasizes.

In Latvia, on April 29, amendments to the immigration law came into force, providing for the deprivation of a temporary residence permit for systematic administrative offenses. Now a temporary residence permit can be revoked if its holder has been brought to administrative responsibility three times during the last year for violations in the field of public order, management, traffic or protection of children's rights.

In Yekaterinburg, searches were carried out at the chairman of the regional branch of Yabloko, Maxim Petlin, and party member Yegor Tkachenko, the Yabloko press service reported . There is no connection with Petlin and Tkachenko. It is unknown whether any charges have been brought against them. The publication “7×7”, citing the party’s press service, writes that both activists were taken away for interrogation.

Meduza tells who these people were Tatyana Makeeva / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA According to the human rights organization Memorial (which the court recently completely banned ), there are more than five thousand people in Russia who are victims of political repression. At least 68 of them have died in custody over the past decade and a half, with at least six since the beginning of 2026.

Roskomnadzor blocked the website of “Takikh Dela,” a media outlet about social problems in Russia, said the publication’s editor-in-chief Evgenia Volunkova. On the eve of the blocking, the department sent the editorial office of “Takih Dela” a demand to delete the entire website of the publication in connection with “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations,” Volunkova said.

Two people were injured after a man attacked with a knife in north London's Golders Green. This was reported by Sky News and BBC News . The attacker has been detained. According to the Jewish law enforcement organization Shomrim, the man ran down the street and tried to stab members of the local Jewish community living in the area. He was detained by security officers, then the police arrived and used a stun gun on the suspect.