The Bundestag deputy, a member of the Christian Democratic Union Christian Hirte hired a Russian, who had ties with the Kremlin and the FSB. It is reported by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). Deputy of the Bundestag from the HDS Christian Hirte. The deputy met him back in Russia - Konstantin (his surname is not given in the article) worked in the office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and himself was his scholarshipist.

Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant on his love affair with Russia before the ‘cancer of Putin’ Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys on stage during the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City, 19 November 2016. Photo: EPA / SASHENKA GUTIERREZ “Alas they don’t release our records there, though as we all know we are the most popular group in Russia,” Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys is quoted as saying to his bandmate Chris Lowe, in Chris Heath’s 1990 book about the iconic British duo, Literally.

Tigers in the valley of the River Durmin, Russian Far East, February 2014. Photo: Sergey Kolchin A forest ranger in Russia’s Far East has died after being attacked and partially eaten by a Siberian tiger, the Primorsky region’s Natural Resources Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Nadezhda Kevorkova in court. Photo: SOTAvision In an unusually lenient ruling, a court in Moscow has fined Russian journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova 600,000 rubles (€6,300) for “justifying terrorism” in social media posts she made, despite prosecutors requesting a custodial sentence of six years, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday.

Together with experts, we analyze the possible scenarios of a truce Vladimir Putin, January 7, 2025. Photo: Alexander Kazakov / Kremlin / EPA According to the results of yesterday's meeting in Saudi Arabia, representatives of Ukraine and the USA, Kyiv accepted Washington's proposal to introduce an immediate ceasefire for 30 days.

The Investigative Committee refused to institute criminal proceedings on the torture of 26-year-old Magomed Magomedov in the police department in the Moscow Region. This was announced by lawyer Sergei Uzdetsky. “As we expected, a decision was made to refuse to institute criminal proceedings. We have his copy.

Emmanuel Macron invited the EU to use the nuclear arsenal of France to protect against Russia.

In the Krasnoarmeysky district of the Primorsky Territory, the tiger attacked and partially ate 55-year-old forester and former deputy Andrei Kover. This was reported by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the region. On March 11, Kovera, along with the driver, arrived at the Float Forest Forestry Forest, located 20 kilometers from the village of Deepnone in order to conduct an inspection. Not far from the car, he was attacked by a tiger.

Denis Manturov. Photo: Media For the first deputy prime minister and curator of the Russian defense industry, Denis Manturov near his village is a complex of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary with an underground necropolis and a helicopter platform. This was reported by the "System" - the project "Real Affairs" and "Radio Liberty".

Dmitry Peskov. Photo: EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to the 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine proposed by the United States coolly on Wednesday, cautioning the various parties involved not to “get ahead” of themselves, state news agency TASS has reported .

Photo: Sotavision The second Western District Military Court sentenced the journalist and writer Nadezhda Kevorkov to a fine of 600 thousand rubles in the case of “justification of terrorism” (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). It is reported by "Mediazona." She was freed from custody in the courtroom. “Bravo!” Shout in the hall. The accusation requested a colony for a journalist, a fine of 500 thousand rubles, as well as forbid her to write on the Internet for five years.

A Ukrainian tank in the Sumy region village of Yunakivka, near the Ukrainian border with Russia, 18 August 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE / GEORGE IVANCHENKO The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) appear to be withdrawing from the occupied pocket of Russia’s western Kursk region following the entry of Russian forces to the key town of Sudzha, Ruslan Leviev, the founder of the Conflict Intelligence Team military think tank, told independent broadcaster Dozhd on Wednesday.

The European Commission (EC) decided to accept “quick and proportionate countermeasures against American imports in the EU” in response to new US tariffs. This is stated in the statement of EC. “Since this morning, the United States has been using a 25 percent fee for the import of steel and aluminum. We are deeply regretted about this extent, ”said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Layen. - Tariffs are taxes. This is bad for business and even worse for consumers.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in court in Tbilisi, Georgia, 2 December 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE / IRAKLI GEDENIDZE A Tbilisi city court has sentenced the former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, to nine years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling public funds in a case that many believe to be politically motivated, opposition news channel Mtavari TV reported on Wednesday.

Ukrainian troops leave the Kursk region - CIT The Russian military, stated, in the center of Sudzhi. Photo: Ukraine leaves the Kursk region and Suda actually goes under the control of Russian troops. This was announced on the air of "Rain" by the founder of the investigative project Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) Ruslan Leviev. “We saw that all areas that gradually passed under the control of the Russian troops were taken almost without a fight. The same thing is on Suda.