The TES and ATAN companies, which have the largest networks of gas stations in the annexed Crimea, have stopped selling fuel coupons. Announcements about this appeared on the websites of both companies . From May 31, temporary restrictions on the sale of AI-95 and AI-92 gasoline were introduced in Crimea. AI-95 began to be released only with coupons, AI-92 - without coupons, but not more than 20 liters per vehicle. Similar restrictions began to apply in Sevastopol.

US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed with Israel and Lebanon to stop mutual attacks and thus ensured the continuation of negotiations with Iran. “Negotiations with the Islamic Republic continue at a rapid pace,” Trump emphasized on the Truth Social social network. The Iranian side has not publicly confirmed the continuation of contacts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in connection with the investigation into the Ukrainian strike on the college building in Starobelsk. “It seems that, consciously—precisely consciously—by committing a grave crime against children and teenagers at a pedagogical college in Starobelsk...

General Director of Channel One Konstantin Ernst is a victim in a criminal case of forgery of works by sculptor and graphic artist Ernst Neizvestny. Kommersant was told about this by two sources on the art market and confirmed by a source at the Tretyakov Gallery. The fakes were discovered at the exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Ernst the Unknown, which was held in the New Tretyakov Gallery from December 16, 2025 to May 12, 2026, one of Kommersant’s interlocutors said.

The American company Anthropic, which developed the Cloud artificial intelligence model, has filed an application for an initial public offering (IPO). The company itself announced this. Anthropic did not specify the timing or size of the IPO, saying it would depend on "market conditions and other factors." The New York Times suggests that the stock exchange could take place as early as this fall.

Rosselkhoznadzor has temporarily banned the import of a number of fruits from Armenia to Russia since June 2. The following were banned: cherry, cherries, apricot, plum, peach, nectarine, grape. In recent days, Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of many products from Armenia to Russia, including strawberries, herbs, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, several brands of cognac and wine. Relations between Russia and Armenia have worsened as Yerevan began to establish ties with Western countries.

Users from Russia noticed that the PyPI website , a repository of packages and libraries for the Python programming language, stopped opening for them. This information appeared on the Detector404 website after 13:00 on June 1. Habr user freehabr drew attention to this. By evening there were fewer reports of problems. According to him, problems with access arose both for end users and for hosting providers. Commentators confirmed that they also had problems.

23-year-old student, author of the telegram channel “Free Lapland ” Rafael Mamedov was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of treason and participation in a terrorist organization. This decision was made by the Northern Fleet Military Court in Severomorsk, Murmansk Region, OVD-Info reported on June 1. According to the court decision, Mamedov will spend the first three years in prison, and the remaining term in a maximum security colony. Mamedov has been in prison since May 2025.

Senior officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Russia warned Vladimir Putin that the current level of defense spending is leading to a dangerous increase in the budget deficit, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. The material is available by subscription, it was retold by The Bell . Officials proposed cutting military spending, but Putin instructed the Ministry of Finance to look for savings in other budget items without affecting defense.

The organizers of the Trail Kuršių Nerija trail race along the Curonian Spit in Lithuania said that participants from two “unfriendly” countries – Russia and Belarus – are “not welcome” at the event.

Iranian negotiators will suspend communications with US officials, Iran's state-run Tasnim news agency reported, without citing a source. This decision, as stated in the report, was made in connection with Israeli strikes on Lebanon, where the facilities of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah are located.

Valery Fedorov has been heading the civil service, which manipulates the public opinion of Russians, for more than 20 years. Valery Sharifulin / TASS / Profimedia The Anti-Corruption Foundation discovered that the family of the director of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) Valery Fedorov owned real estate, cars and luxury goods worth more than 500 million rubles.

The Kremlin is not satisfied with Yerevan's pro-Western course. Putin almost openly threatens the Ukrainian scenario Alexander Patrin / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA Pre-election rally of Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia party in Yerevan, May 8, 2026 Parliamentary elections in Armenia will be held next Sunday, June 7. Russia has repeatedly criticized the country's current Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the fact that Yerevan, according to the Kremlin, has chosen a pro-Western course.

1559th day. Fuel production in Russia fell to 2009 levels due to drone attacks. Zelensky sees a “window of opportunity” for negotiations to end the war Maria Semenova / SIPA / Scanpix / LETA Smoke from a fire after hitting the oil terminal in Tuapse. May 2, 2026 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.

In Russia they are going to shoot a full-length feature film “The Adventures of Leopold the Cat.” Filming is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2026. Work on the film is being carried out by Welcome Media and the Belarusian company Kinotsekh, TASS reports. The film will be directed by Vladislav Bogush (“To Grandfather’s Village”). The film “The Adventures of Leopold the Cat” is based on the stories of Anatoly Reznikov, the director of the original animated series.