The Kremlin offered Washington a potential agreement in which the United States will receive part of the property rights to rare earth elements and other valuable metals in the occupied territories of Ukraine. This is written by CBS News with reference to three sources. According to them, this proposal was first voiced by representatives of the Kremlin at Russian-American negotiations on February 18 in Riyadh.

The new bill will concentrate the process of criminal prosecution in one hand Lefortovo's investigative insulator in Moscow. Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA-EFE A bill was introduced to the State Duma, which will allow the investigative insulators to return the Federal Security Service (FSB). This was announced by a member of the Supreme Council of United Russia and one of the authors of the bill Vasily Piskarev. The document is published in the electronic base of the lower house of parliament.

According to him, Ukraine should not expect "too many" security guarantees from the United States Photo: Al Drago / EPA-EFE President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive on February 28 to Washington to sign an agreement on rare earth metals with the US administration. This was stated by the head of the White House Donald Trump during his first meeting of his office. “President Zelensky will come on Friday. This has already been confirmed.

In Kyiv near the American embassy, ​​a small protest was held against the pressure of the new US administration to Ukraine Participants in the action against a possible agreement of Ukraine and the United States on the extraction of rare earth metals opposite the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 26, 2025. Photo: Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA I came to the embassy half an hour before the appointed time of the start of the action.

Călin Georgescu attends a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bucharest, Romania, 24 January 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE / ROBERT GHEMENT Călin Georgescu, the Romanian pro-Russian presidential candidate who won the first round of November presidential elections before they were cancelled over suspected Russian interference, has been detained by police, his campaign team said on Wednesday.

How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO? Illustration: Novaya Gazeta Europe In recent months, countries on the Baltic Sea have faced a wave of unexplained incidents where undersea power and telecommunications cables have regularly been damaged.

At least 294 people died in Russia because of the actions of the war in Ukraine who returned from the front. This is stated in the study "7x7".

EPA-EFE/Stringer On February 26, “European Pravda” published the text of the final version of the US and Ukraine agreement on rare earth metals. It included several already agreed points: The creation of the recovery investment fund that Ukraine and the United States will control and manage. Kyiv will introduce 50% of all future income from minerals in state property, as well as from the operation of the relevant infrastructure (LNG, ports).

Lawyer: Fugitive ex-colonel of the FSB Dmitry Senin, who was considered killed in Montenegro, is alive and is safe Illustration "New Gazeta Europe" From the editorial office This material was transferred to us by Vadim Drozdov - a lawyer specializing in the right of refugees, protection against deportation, extradition and protecting human rights in Europe. Now he represents the interests of Dmitry Senin in Interpol, the European Court of Human Rights and the UN.

One of the security guards was convicted of relations with the Kremlin and Kadyrov Photo: Robert Ghement / EPA-EFE Photo: Robert Ghement / EPA-EFE In Romania, the pro -Russian candidate for president of the country, the leader of the first round of the elections of Kalin Georgkeka, was detained. This was reported by his press service. “Kalin Georgkek was going to again nominate his candidacy for the presidency.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Doha, Qatar, 26 February 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the UK and France of further fueling the war in Ukraine by proposing a European peacekeeping force be deployed to the country to ensure that the terms of a peace deal were observed, state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.

The Minusinsk City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory sentenced to 5.5 years the colony of former fighters of the Wagner PMC Maxim Zelenov and Alexei Chernyavsky due to an interview with the founder of the human rights project Gulagu.net Vladimir Osechkin. This was reported by the press service of the court. Also, Zelenov was prescribed forced observation and treatment of a psychiatrist on an outpatient basis.

The fourth part “Bridget Jones: Crazy from the boy” is suddenly worthy of Romk about the love of a mature woman Shot: Universal Pictures At the streaming, the story of the story of all his beloved British Bridget Jones “Crazy from the Boy” with Renee Zellweger in the title role was continued. Now her heroine is at 50, she is a widow with two children, and a few years after the death of Mr. Darcy, he still cannot find the strength to arrange his personal life.

Sergey Mingazov. Photo: social media A court in the city of Khabarovsk, in Russia’s Far East, has fined a journalist 700,000 rubles (€7,700) for “spreading false information” about the Russian army for reposting articles about the Bucha massacre in the early days of the war, state-affiliated business daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday.

The UN specialist Mariana Katsarova answered the questions of the Russians on the air of Novy-Europe. The main thing from the conversation Mariana Katsarova. Photo: Madis Veltman / Postimees / Scanpix Baltics / Leta The editor-in-chief of Novo-Europe, Kirill Martynov conducted the air with the UN specialist in Russia Mariana Katsarova.