The observer in the elections turns to the lines for Nadezhdin, the supporters of the rule of law and the opponents of the war Photo: Yuri Kochetkov / EPA-EFE The electoral analyst and observer in the election, Ivan Shukshin, wrote an open letter based on the results of the refusal to register Boris Nadezhdin - the only anti -war candidate for the presidential election in Russia. For many years I have been watching how our country is being taken from us.

The main events of February 8 Alexander Syrsky (left) and Valery Zaluzhny (right). Photo: Vol Nyk / Wikimedia Commons The CEC refused Boris Nadezhdin to register the presidential candidate. Zelensky dismissed Valery Zaluzhny. Alexander Syrsky was appointed new commander -in -chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine conducted the exchange of prisoners according to the formula "100 to 100".

Trump's main competitor lost to Nevada the column “Against all”, but is not going to withdraw the candidacy Nikki Haley during the election rally in South Carolin, February 5, 2024. Photo: Brandon Bell / Getty images The immigration crisis on the border with Mexico, a decrease in the popularity of the idea of ​​supporting Ukraine, the inability to accept immigration legislation - it seems that everything plays into Donald Trump.

Oleksandr Syrskyi shakes hands with Ukrainian servicemen in the recaptured city of Lyman, 4 October 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/YEVGEN HONCHARENKO Oleksandr Syrskyi shakes hands with Ukrainian servicemen in the recaptured city of Lyman, 4 October 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/YEVGEN HONCHARENKO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Oleksandr Syrskyi as the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, he announced in a statement on Thursday evening.

The Fifth Service of the FSB, with the help of Prigozhin’s media network and political strategists, began to conduct a campaign of disinformation and conspiracy theories in Africa in February. This was reported by The Insider with reference to the results of its own investigation. According to them, the head of the campaign was an employee of the Fifth Service of the FSB, Artem Kureev, who was one of the “curators” of the Member of the European Parliament from Latvia, Tatyana Zhdanok.

Even before its broadcast, Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview provoked a war of words Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The arrival of disgraced former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in Moscow this week for what it subsequently transpired was an exclusive interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a subject of huge interest for Russian state media, which have covered his comings and goings in microscopic detail, at one point even publishing a list of items he bought at a supermarket.

A Ukrainian official in the city of Nikopol in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region was killed on Thursday when the car he was driving came under fire, the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office has announced . Vitalyi Zhuravlev, the deputy mayor of Nikopol, died on the scene after multiple gunmen fired at his car, setting the vehicle on fire, local police said. Before being appointed deputy mayor of Nikopol in September 2021, Zhuravlev headed the local organised crime fighting unit.

The EU convinced Hungary not to block a new package of assistance to Ukraine. We figure out what Brussels had to go for and what instruments of pressure he still has Viktor Orban, during the annual press conference in Budapest, December 21, 2023. Photographer: Akos Stiller / Bloomberg / Getty Images In early February, the EU was able to reach an agreement on the provision of a new, large package of assistance to Ukraine in 2023–2027.

In February 2024, producers and promoters received a new list of 50 musical artists and associations “banned from performing concerts” in Russia, Meduza reported , citing a document shared by two unrelated sources.

Boris Nadezhdin was not allowed to election to the President of Russia. Novyevropa asked political scientists what to expect from his campaign now Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA-EFE Boris Nadezhdin, the only anti -war candidate for the President of the Russian Federation, was not allowed to the elections. The CEC recognized as invalid more than 5% of the signatures collected in its support.

Patriarch Kirill approved the decision of the church court to defrock the former rector of the Trinity Church in Khokhly, Alexei Uminsky. this . reports Novaya Gazeta According to the publication, the patriarch approved the decision made on January 13, 2024 to depose Archpriest Alexei Uminsky. This has not yet been reported on the website of the Moscow diocese, Novaya notes.

Russian military wives bring their unrelenting demobilisation campaign to the Kremlin Every Saturday, relatives of reservists drafted to fight in Ukraine gather to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. However, as last Saturday marked 500 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin declared mobilisation in the country, far more people than usual gathered near the Kremlin to demand their loved ones be allowed to return home.

Legislation making it possible to label foreign public broadcasters “undesirable organisations” in Russia has been introduced to Russia’s lower house of parliament, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Corruption Control, Vasily Piskaryov, announced on Thursday.

Alfa Group founder Mikhail Fridman, sanctioned by the EU and the US, won a labor court case against his housekeeper after a judge ruled that he did not have to pay her. this . reports The Telegraph The case file states that housekeeper Dominika Kozlik began working as an au pair at Friedman's home in March 2021. Since 2015, she worked in an agency for an entrepreneur. In November 2021, Kozlik went on maternity leave and intended to return to work in a year.

Ilham Aliyev was re-elected President of Azerbaijan for the fifth time. this TASS reports with reference to the head of the Central Election Commission of the republic. According to the latest data, Aliyev won 92.05% of the votes after processing 93% of the polling stations. His closest competitor, parliament member and self-nominated candidate Zahid Oruj, received 2.1% of the vote. Turnout, according to authorities, was about 77%.