According to American experts, he may have goals outside the Donbass American experts talk about the plans of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The United States is less afraid of a nuclear strike, although they do not deny such a possibility: Putin has already shown that mass deaths and destruction are not important to him. According to CNN, Western intervention could drive the Russian president into a corner, so it is difficult to think about his next steps.

There will be no referendum on the independence of the Kherson People's Republic RIA Novosti writes that the authorities of Kherson are planning to appeal to Vladimir Putin about the inclusion of the region into Russia. This was announced by the deputy head of the regional military-civilian administration Kirill Stremousov. He stated that Kherson is Russia, and there will be no referendum on the creation of the KhNR (Kherson People's Republic).

Putin is preparing for a protracted conflict Ukrainian intelligence reports the theft of grain and vegetables in the occupied territories Patriotic tour "Za Russia" cost the Russian budget almost 100 million rubles Azovstal plant Russian troops plan to use to repair equipment Pro-Russian head of the Kherson region wants to annex the region to RussiaUkraine limited the supply of Russian gas US intelligence reports that Putin is preparing for a protracted conflict in Ukraine, writes CNN.

In total, six people are accused of creating an NGO that encroaches on the rights and freedoms of citizens. Today, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow has chosen a measure of restraint for three defendants in the criminal case of the democratic youth movement Vesna. Roman Maksimov, Valentin Khoroshenin and Yevgeny Zateev were ordered to ban certain actions, according to the Telegram channel of the movement.

Maria Zakharova commented on the decision of the Lithuanian Seimas to recognize Russia as a terrorist state The Lithuanian Seimas yesterday adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a terrorist state, writes RBC. Massacres of civilians in Ukraine MPs called genocide. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, on the air of Sputnik radio called this decision a provocation and political hypocrisy.

According to the Ukrainian side, wounded soldiers and civilians continue to be there. The Washington Post newspaper reports that the military of Russia and the unrecognized DPR can use the Azovstal plant to repair their own equipment. According to the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, they have already asked the workers of the metallurgical plant to return to work. Ilyich. Together with Azovstal, the plant produced about a third of steel in Ukraine.

Most likely, these are planned resignations that dragged on The governors of the Saratov, Tomsk, Kirov regions and Mari El announced their resignations yesterday. The head of the Ryazan region announced that he would no longer run for a new term. Vladimir Putin has appointed five acting regional governors. According to the Air Force, the governor of the Tomsk region, Sergei Zhvachkin, said that his decision was supported by the president.

In addition to discrediting the actions of the Russian army, he is accused of obstructing the conduct of a special operation. Politician Ilya Yashin announced on his Telegram channel that he was being persecuted for speaking out against the “special operation.” Four protocols were drawn up against him at once under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation Administrative cases will be considered on May 20 and 25 in the Tushinsky Court of Moscow.

157 states voted for the entry of the Czech Republic Yesterday, at a meeting of the UN General Assembly, the Czech Republic was elected to the Human Rights Council, writes Interfax . Russia was expelled from the Council in early April because of evidence of war crimes in Ukraine. At the meeting of the UN General Assembly, the election of the Czech Republic was supported by 157 UN member states, 23 countries abstained.

The reasons for the dismissal were not disclosed in the decree. The Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Lieutenant General of the Internal Service Valery Balan, was relieved of his post by presidential decree of May 11. Over the past seven months, this is not the first dismissal in the Federal Penitentiary Service. On November 25, 2021, Vladimir Putin fired the head of the service, Alexander Kalashnikov. He has been in office since October 8, 2019.

Watching the main domestic political events in the UK - the "throne speech" in the British Parliament, elections in Northern Ireland and the beergate scandal - Masha Slonim catches herself thinking that everything in this world is in constant motion. The only question is where this transit leads On May 10, the next session of the British Parliament solemnly opened at the Palace of Westminster.

Maria Zakharova commented on the decision of the Lithuanian Seimas to recognize Russia as a terrorist state The Lithuanian Seimas yesterday adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a terrorist state, writes RBC. Massacres of civilians in Ukraine MPs called genocide. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, on the air of Sputnik radio called this decision a provocation and political hypocrisy.

He was 88 years old Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of Ukraine, died on May 10. According to DW*, he underwent heart surgery last year. He underwent rehabilitation in Germany. Prolonged illness and became the cause of death. Kravchuk led Ukraine in 1991-1994. As president, on December 8, 1991, together with Boris Yeltsin and the head of the Belarusian parliament, Stanislav Shushkevich, he signed the Belovezhskaya Accords on the termination of the existence of the USSR.

From the police, she was able to escape in the form of a courier delivery service Maria Alekhina, a member of the Pussy Riot group, was able to get to Europe. According to The New York Times, only on the third attempt she was able to cross the border of Belarus, where she was waiting for documents similar to European ones, for the right to cross the EU border.