They were declared a "threat of national security of the Russian Federation" Comedics Vyacheslav Komissarenko and Dmitry Romanov were deprived of Russian citizenship on the initiative of the FSB. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the security forces. According to the FSB, during concerts in the territory of the European Union, comedians “opposed their own” and “translate ideas about the need to undermine the foundations of the constitutional system of Russia”.

Steve Whitkoff and Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Putin proposed stopping the fighting in Ukraine on the current front line. This is with reference to several sources is reported by Financial Times. According to them, a similar proposal was voiced by Vladimir Putin at a meeting in St. Petersburg with a special Steve Steve Whitkoff specialized in April.

Zelensky and Callas rejected this idea Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA-EFE The United States at a meeting in London tomorrow, April 23, will invite Ukraine and Europe to recognize Crimea by Russian territory and freeze the conflict on the current front line. About this writes The Washington Post with reference to sources.

Zurab Tsereteli died. What character will he go down in the history of Russian culture? Zurab Tsereteli, 2015. Photo: AGN "Moscow" The real artist needs to mythologize his own life. Each of the historical characters - those whose biographies are written by other people and are compiled from fragments of interviews, memories of friends, sincere conversations and so on - there is a certain Origin Story , the history of origin, like a superhero.

The department said that there was a detonation of ammunition In the Kirzhach district of the Vladimir region, an explosion thundered, said the governor of the region Alexander Avdeev. He did not report the causes and possible victims. An emergency regime was announced on the territory of the Kirzhach district, the Ministry of Emergencies said . Near the scene of the explosion, traffic on the highway blocked .

How realistic do Ukrainian and Russian troops on the frontline think the prospect of a lasting peace is? A mural on the wall of an apartment block in Kyiv depicts the Madonna cradling a US Javelin anti-tank missile system, 25 May 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE / OLEG PETRASYUK As Russia renewed its missile strikes on Ukraine on Monday following a brief pause in hostilities over Easter, the possibility of a stable ceasefire seemed as distant as ever.

Photo: Media TV presenter and journalist Marianna Maksimovskaya was appointed to the post of general director VK Video. This is stated in the company's press release. As Interfax told in the press service, this is a new position in the structure of the company. At its post, Maximovskaya will be responsible for the development of a platform strategy and the introduction of innovative content formats focused on modern trends and the needs of the audience.

The Paysera service explained that the accounts of Russian and Belarusian citizens with national type D visas were blocked in connection with additional requirements from Lithuania Bank. This was told by the New Evrope in the press service of the company. One of the main requirements of the Central Bank of Lithuania was the conduct of enhanced customer checks that are not citizens of the European Union and do not have a permanent residence in the EU, Paysera emphasized.

Kirill Martynov. Screenshot: Novaya Gazeta Europe / YouTube A court in Moscow has sentenced Novaya Gazeta Europe’s editor-in-chief Kirill Martynov in absentia to six years in prison for organising the activities of a so-called “undesirable” organisation. Martynov, who has lived in Latvia since leaving Russia in early 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was also banned from administering websites for three years.

What happens after the death of Pope, how are the pontiff elections and who most likely will take a vacant throne? Cardinal Pietro Passoline at the body of Pope Francis in the chapel of Santa Marta, Vatican, April 21, 2025. Photo: Vatican press service / EPA Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff in history, died on Easter Monday April 21 at the age of 88 in the Vatican. He headed the Catholic Church for 12 years. The funeral of Francis will be held on April 26.

He was found guilty of carrying out the activities of an “unwanted” organization Kirill Martynov, Source: YouTube The Basmann District Court of Moscow sentenced the editor -in -chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe Kirill Martynov to six years in absentia in the case of organizing the activities of an “unwanted” organization (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). Martynov was also banned for three years to administer Internet sites.

One of them, without the knowledge of a man, took advantage of the organizer of the attack One of the eight defendants in the case of the explosion on the Crimean bridge in October 2022 is entrepreneur Dmitry heavy from Lipetsk. He spoke about the details of the prosecution against himself in a letter from the pre -trial detention center, excerpts from which Mediazona published .

Yekaterina Barabash. Photo: Mediazona An arrest warrant has been issued for Russian film critic Yekaterina Barabash after she failed to attend a court hearing on Monday at which a criminal case against her for spreading “false information” about the Russian military was due to begin, Russian business daily RBC has reported .

The funeral of the Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, the Vatican press service said . Now the body of Pontiff is in the chapel of the Cathedral of St. Martha in the Vatican. On Wednesday, April 23, from 9:00 (10:00 Moscow time) the body of the pope of the Roman Francis will be exposed in the Cathedral of St. Peter, so that the mourners can pay tribute to him. The body of the late dad of the Roman Francis in the chapel of the Cathedral of St. Martha in the Vatican.

Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli (3-L) and far-right populist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) at the unveiling of a monument to Zhirinovsky in Moscow, 11 April 2016. Photo: EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY Zurab Tsereteli, the Russian-Georgian sculptor and painter known for his colossal and frequently controversial artworks, has died at the age of 91, state-affiliated news agency Interfax said on Tuesday, citing his assistant.