The main events of May 17 The military ID of the deserter stolen in Kazakhstan from the Russian Federation. Photo: "Important stories." Putin announced the lack of plans to capture Kharkov and assigned responsibility for the attack on the actions of Ukraine. In Kazakhstan, a Russian deserter who refused to fight in Ukraine was abducted. 59 priests from the beginning of the war were subjected to repression by the Russian Orthodox Church and the security forces for the anti -war position.

The Russian corporal escaping from the army was detained in Kazakhstan. This was reported to the Novaya Gazeta Europe was reported to the Kazakhstan Human Rights Bureau. The information was also confirmed by the journalists of “important stories” and the Azattyk radio . The man’s name is Camille Maratovich Kasimov, he is 23 years old. He deserted from the Russian army and left the country in June 2023 - the military did not want to participate in the invasion of Ukraine.

The European Council has banned three further Russian media outlets from broadcasting to the European Union, as well as the Russian-linked, Kazakhstan-based Voice of Europe, the coucil’s press service announced on Friday.

Teleconference with Stefan Meister, Sabina Adler and Ekaterina Shulman - join online “New Europe” continues to organize teleconferences with European politicians, intellectuals and cultural figures who advocate peace and freedom for Russians. Each of our readers can ask the Europeans their own question and receive a direct answer. Our sixth teleconference will take place in Berlin.

How productive was his meeting with Xi Jinping? Says Chinesist Alexei Chigadaev Vladimir Putin with the chairman of China Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, May 16, 2024. Photo: Sergey Bobylev / Sputnik / Kremlin / EPA-EFE The first foreign trip of Vladimir Putin after the next inauguration took place to China. He was accompanied by an expanded delegation of the updated cabinet of ministers of Russia, as well as business representatives.

The first verdict in the “Tyumen case” was sentenced: Kirill Brik, who declared torture, was given 8 years in a maximum security regime after he went on a deal under pressure with the investigation Kirill Brik. Photo: Tyumen business / Telegram The District Military Court in Yekaterinburg sentenced the first person involved in the Tyumen case - the Ural Antifacist Kirill Brik - by eight years in a maximum regime.

Motoprophs "Moscow - Berlin" took place annually on May 9. We tell how Russian bikers celebrate Victory Day in the capital of Germany now - after the start of the war Virgarten visitors are photographed with night wolves. Photo: Daniil Mashtakov Until February 24, 2022, each on May 9, the bikers columns rushed to the Soviet memorials as part of the Moscow - Berrin motorbike.

The Council of the European Union banned the broadcasting of the Russian media RIA Novosti, Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, as well as the Voice of Europe associated with the Russian Federation. This was reported by the press service of the EU Delegation to Russia. The Council stated that the above publications are under direct or indirect control of the Russian authorities, promote and support an aggressive war against Ukraine, and also try to destabilize the situation in neighboring states.

In a new video, New Europe spoke with military experts Ilya Abishev and David Sharp Russia is advancing on Kharkov. In recent days, the troops of the Russian Armed Forces have already advanced eight kilometers inland from the border, they are pushing back the Ukrainian troops. And the Ukrainian authorities are evacuating local residents from border villages. Vladimir Putin said that today there are no plans to capture Kharkov.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) in the republic of Karachay-Cherkessia in the North Caucasus reported on Friday that it had killed a man suspected of preparing a terrorist attack against security forces. According to the report, the man was found in the village of Adil-Khalk, in the north of the republic, and opened fire on officers before himself being shot and killed.

A new study has shown that in the past year LGBT people in Russia have become more closed-off, more stressed and suffered an increase in violence and discrimination. The study was conducted by Coming Out and the Sphere Foundation, two Russian LGBT support groups.

What does Russia aim to achieve with its offensive in the Kharkiv region? Ukrainian servicemen in Vovchansk, 15 May 2024. Photo: Federico Quintana / Sipa / Scanpix For the past week, Russia has been conducting an offensive on a new front in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine, in which its troops have managed to advance several kilometres. How did the Russian military manage to break through Ukrainian fortifications? What mistakes did the Ukrainians make in their defence of the region?

On the first day of the Russian offensive in the Kharkov region, Starlink terminals from Elon Musk’s company, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces use on the front line for communication, failed. The Washington Post writes about this with reference to Ukrainian soldiers. The 125th Territorial Defense Brigade used reconnaissance drones to monitor the movements of the Russian army.

How Ukrainian society reacts to the law on a new mobilization order and those who are trying to avoid this mobilization Illustration: Alisa Krasnikova / "New Gazeta Europe" Sour and swim White day. The supermarket parking in the Transcarpathian village of the Velikoy Bychkiv separates several tens of meters from the Tisa River and a fencing of barbed wire. The state border of Ukraine passes through TIS. On the other side is Romania. The Nyshiroka River, certainly not the Dnieper.

In 2023, LGBTQ+ people in Russia became more closed, more stressed, and increasingly subject to violence and discrimination. This is stated in a study by the LGBTQ+ group “Coming Out” and the Sphere Foundation. The report was based on a survey of 4,701 people using social networks and queer apps. Main conclusions: One in four LGBTQ+ people have faced threats of violence in the past year because of their sexual orientation or transgender status.