The main events of February 1 Lyudmila Ulitskaya, photo: Lecture "Direct Speech" Lyudmila Ulitskaya, photo: Lecture "Direct Speech" The European Union countries agreed to allocate another 50 billion euros to Ukraine. Money can be taken from income from frozen assets of Russia. All Bi-2 musicians flew from Thailand to Israel. The AST publishing house stopped paying the fees to Lyudmila Ulitskaya, and in the libraries of Moscow, writers were banned to issue books.

Presidential candidate Vladislav Davankov visited a dozen cities, talking about a program that is not. Novyevropa went through his footsteps Vladislav Davankov photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA-EFE On February 1, the presidential candidate from the “new people” and the current State Duma deputy Vladislav Davankov had to publish his election program, but again could not do this (due to numerous proposals of supporters).

Deputies of the Opposition German Party “Alternative for Germany” (ADG) agreed with the FSB of the Russian Federation their speeches and claims against the authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany to cancel the assistance to Ukraine, the journalists of The Insider and Der Spiegel found out . According to journalists, the deputies from ADG actively interacted with the Kremlin through the Russian political strategist of Ukrainian origin Vladimir Sergienko.

People walk in front of a pre-election campaign billboard reading “Russia Putin 2024” in Moscow, 22 January. Photo: EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV People walk in front of a pre-election campaign billboard reading “Russia Putin 2024” in Moscow, 22 January. Photo: EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has declared the Russian Election Monitor (REM) an “undesirable” organisation, independent Russian media outlet Current Time reported on Thursday.

The swift cancellation of one of Russia’s best known writers, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, appeared to have gathered momentum on Thursday when independent media outlet Agentstvo reported that her books were no longer available at libraries in Moscow. Notorious pro-Kremlin pranksters Vovan and Lexus released a video on Wednesday, in which the pair called Ulitskaya, claiming to be calling from the office of the President of Ukraine.

Why is private resistance to the war still work: Logic explains the teacher Anti -war granet in Moscow, photo: Mih / Alamy / Vida Press We all probably know the expression “false dilemma” - this is such an incorrect technique of argumentation that offers us a choice from a truncated spectrum of capabilities: it claims that there are only two of them, although in fact there are more opportunities.

The AST publishing house has temporarily stopped paying royalties to the writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya under all contracts, the told TASS.

Former prisoners fighting in Ukraine are finding out that the Russian state does in fact quite often abandon its own Illustration: Novaya Gazeta Europe Prison inmates granted pardons or early releases from jail to serve in Russia’s Storm Z penal military units are frequently discovering that the promises made to them when they enlisted weren’t worth the paper they were written on.

Participants in Bi-2 rescued for almost a week from Thailand. Maxim Katz told how it was possible to send musicians to Israel instead of Moscow The man takes pictures with the Bi-2 group during their arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, February 1, 2024. Photo: Tomer Appelbaum / EPA-EFE Last week, participants in the Bi-2 music group were arrested on the Thai Island of Phuket due to the lack of a license necessary for the concert.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained the head of an organisation that assists Ukrainian refugees in the southern Russian city of Belgorod on Thursday, Telegram channel 7x7 reported . Nadezhda Rossinskaya, who heads NGO Army of Beauties, has been charged with “public calls for action against state security”, following allegations that she called for donations to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in social media posts.

All 27 EU countries have agreed to provide additional assistance in the amount of 50 billion euros for Ukraine. this The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, announced on Twitter. “This provides constant, long-term and predictable financing for Ukraine. The EU takes the leading role and responsibility for supporting Ukraine. We know what's at stake," he said. He also confirmed that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also gave his permission to provide assistance to Ukraine.

Why did the Russian authorities invented the concept of “genocide of the Soviet people”, and why it is a new weapon of historical propaganda. Last weekend, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko opened under St. Petersburg a large-scale memorial “In memory of civilians of the USSR-victims of the Nazi genocide during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.” This memorial captures the final reversal of the Russian state on the issue of memory of Nazi crimes: the Holocaust as a unique genocide and ethical reflection on the roots of Hitler's totalitarianism has no more place.

Photo: EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has tweeted his support for a proposal that voters wishing to demonstrate their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin head en masse to polling stations at midday on 17 March, the final day of voting in Russia’s presidential election.

In Belgorod, security forces detained volunteer Nadezhda Rossinskaya (Nadine Geisler) from the volunteer women's movement “Army of Beauties”. This was reported by Mediazona and 7x7 . UPDATED AT 18:15 Moscow time Security forces also detained Nadezhda Rossinskaya’s sister Alena, a source familiar with the situation told Novaya Gazeta Europe. The reason for the arrest is not disclosed.

Zoovolonators from Ulan-Ude take dogs by trains due to the law on euthanasia. They told how they save pets at all costs Photo: Yuri Kochetkov / EPA-EFE In operations to save dogs-due to the law on euthanasia of homeless animals-people of completely different interests and social statuses participate. Volunteers say that for several months of work, among the caring, they met students, pensioners, and even security forces.