The French National Assembly recognized the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people. This was reported on the website of the lower house of the French Parliament. 168 deputies voted "for" the decision, "against" - 2. In their resolution, the deputies stated that the famine of the 1930s in Ukraine was caused artificially and differed in its scale from other regions of the USSR.

The United States informed Russia that it would no longer provide it with information about its strategic nuclear weapons. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal. “This is the first step we have taken in response to Russia's suspension of participation in the START treaty. Our goal is to encourage Russia to return to compliance with the treaty, ”a US presidential administration official told the publication.

The former operator of the Corruption Fund (FBK) Pavel Zelensky testified against the former head of the headquarters of Navalny in Ufa Lilia Chanysheva. This was stated by the director of the FBK Ivan Zhdanov. Zhdanov published a protocol of the interrogation of Zelensky, conducted in June 2022.

The International Olympic Committee recommended that Russian athletes who have a contract with the army or security agencies not be allowed to compete. This is stated in the statement of the IOC. The admission of athletes should take into account their public statements, participation in rallies and the display of symbols in support of the war, the committee said.

Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, told officials at a private New Year party at the end of 2022 that the Ukraine War will take a very long time, The Guardian reports , citing its sources. “I am guessing you are expecting me to say something. Things will get much harder. This will take a very, very long time,” Peskov said as a toast as he “darkened the mood of the evening among the guests, many of whom have said in private that they oppose the war”, The Guardian says.

At the end of 2022, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned officials at a private New Year’s party that the war in Ukraine would drag on “for a very long time.” This is reported by The Guardian, citing sources. “I suppose you are waiting for me to say something. Everything will become much harder. This is a very, very long time,” Peskov said as a toast.

7 Prime Ministers of the documentary political cinema from the CPH: DOX festival - the choice of “Novaya Gazeta Europe” Frame from Joseph Paris "Flag" On March 15–26, the world's largest documentary cinema festival CPH: Dox was held in Copenhagen. For many years CPH: DOX, along with festivals in Sandens and Amsterdam (IDFA), an event with the main documentary premieres of the year and an invariably strong political and social position.

The cost of building the super-powerful lead nuclear icebreaker Rossiya may rise, and the time frame for its construction may increase. about this , citing a source. writes Kommersant The cost of the state contract for the construction of the Rossiya icebreaker may increase from 128 billion rubles by 40-60%. At the same time, the delivery time of the vessel may increase, and it will not be ready by 2027, the newspaper notes.

Drone debris was found in the locality of Svitino in the Greater Moscow area, TASS cites law enforcement agencies. “Information was received from a local resident about the discovery of drone debris about 200 metres away from the railway tracks near the locality of Svitino,” RIA Novosti’s source in emergency services says. The drone debris was discovered by a local resident who reported it to law enforcement. There are investigators working on the site.

A criminal case has been initiated against the head of the department of the Naval Directorate of the Russian Guard, Sergei Volkov, on abuse of authority. This was announced by State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein. According to the deputy, Volkov is suspected of supplying low-quality and faulty weapons at obviously inflated prices. It is reported that the total damage to the budget amounted to almost 400 million rubles.

Finland’s unwaning support for Ukraine is rooted in the trauma of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940 A message on a shell referring to the Soviet-Finnish (Winter) War. Photo: Signmyrocket From Finland with love On Christmas Eve 2022, Martti J. Kari, a professor at the University of Jyväskylä and former deputy chief of intelligence of the Finnish Defence Forces, tweeted a picture of a 155mm artillery shell with the caption “Merry Christmas from the Kari family”.

What is the authoritarianism in Russia like domestic violence? Sociologist Natalya Forerat - about the abusive relations of Russians with the authorities Photo: EPA-EFE / MAXIM SHIPENKOV Why do many Russians support power, even when it openly acts against their interests, for example, throws an aggressive war without preparing and equipping?

Two dolphins died in the Moscow Oceanarium Moskvarium. This was reported by "Cedar. Media" with reference to the ecologist Sofu Belyaev. “The victims of the entertainment industry with marine mammals organized by Moskvarium were two Pacific Afalins Yuki and Marta,” Belyaeva said. As noted by Kedr, there is no official confirmation of this information. However, the website of Moskvarium says that the swimming center with dolphins is “closed to the planned renovation of technical equipment”.

The Slavyansk City Court of the Krasnodar Territory fined priest Viktor Pivovarov 40,000 rubles under a protocol on “discrediting” the Russian army (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). attention to card . the case drew Mediazona According to the prosecution, on February 19, Pivovarov read a sermon in a church in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban.

In the village of Svitino in New Moscow, wreckage of a drone was found. This is reported by TASS with reference to law enforcement agencies. “Information was received from a local resident about the discovery of the wreckage of a drone about 200 meters from the railway tracks of the Kiev direction near the village of Svitino,” the also said .