“New Europe” examines the inspection rules and the order of the Ministry of Transport Photo: Yuri Kochetkov / EPA On February 2, the Moscow metro announced that passengers’ phones could be selectively searched at the entrance, explaining the new measures as compliance with the order of the Ministry of Transport. Similar rules are already in place in St.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting with representatives of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Kyiv, Ukraine, 2 February 2026.

Pavel Tifitulin. Photo: St. Petersburg Police The body of a young boy has been found in a pond in the Lomonosov district of Russia’s Leningrad region, which surrounds St. Petersburg, after a suspect in custody confessed to his murder, the Russian Investigative Committee announced on Tuesday.

How does Russian intelligence recruit Ukrainian refugees for sabotage in Europe? Retelling of The New Yorker material about two teenagers who fled mobilization Police officers stand near a shopping center that was burned after an arson attack in Warsaw, Poland, May 12, 2024.

The Russian authorities plan to tighten the rules for the export of cash rubles and gold bars abroad, Interfax writes with reference to the draft presidential decree. According to the agency, from September 1, 2026, individuals will be able to export cash rubles (the equivalent of 10 thousand dollars) to the EAEU countries only through international airports. At the same time, they will have to indicate the source of the funds and how this money will be used.

Vladimir Putin (L) and FIFA president Gianni Infantino attend the FIFA World Cup 2018 final between France and Croatia in Moscow, Russia, 15 July 2018. Photo: EPA / Yuri Kochetkov Ukraine’s sports and foreign ministers have hit out at FIFA President Gianni Infantino for suggesting that world football’s governing body should allow Russian teams to participate in international competitions after a four-year ban over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Klaud Rommel. Photo: VK A St. Petersburg court has sentenced an Orthodox blogger and veteran of the war in Ukraine to 15 years in a high-security prison after finding him guilty of raping a minor, the city’s court press service reported on Monday. According to investigators , Klaud Rommel repeatedly raped his then girlfriend’s daughter between September 2022 and February 2024.

Photo: Telegram channel of Andrey Malakhov Photo: Telegram channel of Andrey Malakhov People's Artist of the RSFSR, TV presenter and announcer of the Central Television of the USSR State Television and Radio Svetlana Zhiltsova has died. She was 89 years old. TV presenter Andrei Malakhov reported this. “The legend has passed away: Svetlana Zhiltsova, the voice and face of the era, one of the most recognizable announcers of Central Television, has passed away,” Malakhov wrote.

Two cases have already been recorded in the Moscow region. Let's figure out what this exotic infection is and how it could have appeared in Russia Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA On Saturday, a man was hospitalized in the Moscow region who went to the hospital complaining of a sore throat, runny nose and rash. These symptoms together allowed doctors to suspect that the patient had monkeypox, and a study of the biomaterial confirmed the diagnosis.

On January 30, the management of Domodedovo Airport announced the reduction of employees of the Domodedovo Commercial Services (DKS LLC), which manages contracts with airlines. Kommersant writes about this with reference to four sources at the airport. Domodedovo General Director Andrei Ivanov notified employees of the decision the day after the auction for the sale of the airport, which was won by the Sheremetyevo Airport structure.

How veterans of the war in Ukraine are reshaping Russia’s crime statistics Illustration: Novaya Gazeta Europe On a Saturday night in April 2024, the Ramazanov family were asleep at home in their apartment in Kizlyar, a small city in Russia’s North Caucasus. The parents, Arsen and Saniyat, were in the bedroom with their younger daughter, while their elder daughter slept on the sofa in the living room. The door was unlocked, as it often was.

Putin's friend bought Domodedovo airport for next to nothing. It was not possible to replenish the budget through sales - and this says a lot about “military nationalization” in Russia Taxis parked at the Domodedovo airport terminal, January 19, 2026. Photo: Ilya Pitalev / Sputnik / Imago Images / Scanpix / LETA “Military nationalization” in Russia is carried out to enrich Putin’s friends, and not to add revenue to the budget - another proof of this was the sale of Domodedovo.

Nine-year-old Pavel Tifitulin. Photo: St. Petersburg police / Telegram Nine-year-old Pavel Tifitulin. Photo: St. Petersburg police / Telegram The body of Pavel Tifitulin, who disappeared in St. Petersburg, was found in one of the reservoirs in the Lomonosov district of the Leningrad region. A previously detained man confessed to the murder, the Investigative Committee reported . As volunteers told TV channel 78, the murdered child was found in the water at the Lower Shingersky Falls.

A Ukrainian emergency worker fights a fire in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, 3 February 2026. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Thousands of households in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine have been left without heat and power in temperatures as low as -25C as Russia resumed its strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure after a brief US-backed moratorium, the authorities said on Tuesday.

How the daughter of a Chelyabinsk deputy, the founder of the Moda.ru website and a PR man from Balashikha helped Epstein look for Russian models Illustration: “New Newspaper Europe” The scandalous financier Jeffrey Epstein was constantly looking for new girls of model appearance. Agents from all over the world, including from Russia, helped him in this.