During the operation to eliminate the Argentine-Russian drug distribution channel in Moscow, two Russian diplomats were detained, reports on Friday, February 23, The Daily Mail . The newspaper writes that diplomats Ishtimir Khujimov and Vladimir Kalmykov came for the cargo, in which the drugs had already been replaced with flour.

said on Friday, February 23 . Foreign Ministry “Speculations” in the media about the use of diplomatic channels to transport cocaine through Argentina “show ignorance of the mechanism and procedure for sending diplomatic mail,” the Russian The Foreign Ministry stressed that the content of the diplomatic bag is not determined by the technical staff of the mission.

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert announced the failure of the talks on Syria in Astana. The corresponding entry was published on the website of the State Department. According to Nauert, the situation in Eastern Ghouta testifies to the failure. The creation of de-escalation zones is a "farce" and Russia is responsible for everything that happens in Syria, a State Department spokeswoman said. “Russia and Iran created de-escalation zones, among which was Eastern Ghouta.

US President Donald Trump is about to impose the largest ever package of sanctions against the DPRK, the Associated Press reports . New restrictions should hit the supply of fuel and cash to the DPRK. To do this, the US will impose sanctions against 56 ships and several shipping companies in North Korea. Trump will talk more about the restrictions during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

"Yandex. Zen" said that he was not obliged to participate in the process of blocking the channel of the publication "MBH Media" by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, reports on Friday, February 23, "Rain" . In "Yandex. Zen" said that the law does not oblige to participate in the blocking process. The service should only notify the owner of the channel, which was done.

"If this is the next fale of our authorities, then there will be no business" If the overlap of the diplomatic channel for the supply of cocaine was the result of the joint work of law enforcement officers in Russia and Argentina, which the propaganda media write about, then the criminal case should be from the Russian side. Since we are talking about diplomatic mission, operational support of the FSB inevitable, and the investigation is either (rather in the current layouts), or TFR.

"Yandex. Zen" said that he was not obliged to participate in the process of blocking the channel of the publication "MBH Media" by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, reports on Friday, February 23, "Rain" . In "Yandex. Zen" said that the law does not oblige to participate in the blocking process. The service should only notify the owner of the channel, which was done.

In Argentina, two Russian diplomats were detained during an anti-drug operation, The Daily Mail reports on Friday, February 23 . The newspaper writes that diplomats Ishtimir Khujimov and Vladimir Kalmykov came for the cargo, in which the drugs had already been replaced with flour. Also, law enforcement agencies of Argentina detained a Buenos Aires police officer Ivan Blizhnyuk, who had citizenship of the Russian Federation and Argentina.

"Yandex. Zen" said that he was not obliged to participate in the process of blocking the channel of the publication "MBH Media" by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, reports on Friday, February 23, "Rain" . In "Yandex. Zen" said that the law does not oblige to participate in the blocking process. The service should only notify the owner of the channel, which was done.

Before the ex-employee of the "troll factory" to chat with foreign media, as the police came to him. Details of this story, he told The New Times Photo: Transparency.org.ru The lower caste of trolls The history of Marat Mindiarov began in the same way as many former employees of the “Internet research agency” on Savushkin Street in St. Petersburg, better known as the “Troll Factory” . A man needed work. The hostel, where he worked, was about to close because of the end of the tourist season.

The best minds of the Fatherland are not only in the Russian Academy of Sciences, the election commission and studios of propaganda talk shows.

Billionaire Oleg Deripaska stepped down as president of Rusal, according to a press release on Friday, February 23. company Deripaska's place was taken by the general director of Rusal, Vladislav Solovyov. Alexander Buriko, who previously held the position of financial director, became the new CEO of the company. On February 19, Kommersant reported that Deripaska intended to leave the presidency in En + Group and Rusal structures controlled by him.

Dozhd journalists may be deprived of their accreditation in the Duma because of the text about the harassment of the State Duma deputy from the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, wrote on his Twitter on Friday, February 23. Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Igor Lebedev “Yesterday’s accusations from the journalists of Dozhd against State Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky of harassment I consider a gross violation of ethics, criminal law and an insult.

newspaper The Washington Post , citing US intelligence data, spoke about Yevgeny Prigozhin's contacts with the Kremlin and the Syrian government before and after the attack on the Wagner PMC. On January 24, Prigozhin informs a senior Syrian official that he has "received permission" from a certain Russian minister to move forward quickly.

Law enforcement agencies of Argentina found 400 kg of cocaine on the territory of the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires, according to the newspaper Todo Noticias . The drugs were packaged in 360 bags and hidden in 12 suitcases. The cost of the party is estimated at € 50 million. Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said that Russian police were also involved in the operation. The investigation was carried out in both countries and lasted more than a year.