Berlinale 2026 has ended: we talk about the winners, political discussions and provocations, as well as the place of Russians at the international film festival Ilker Çatak (L) and Ingo Fliss pose with the Golden Bear for Best Film for "Yellow Letters" after the closing ceremony of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2026. Photo: Fabian Sommer/EPA The jury of the 76th Berlin Film Festival, headed by Wim Wenders, handed out gold and silver “bears”.

According to him, this practice is common among judges Judge of the Istrinsky City Court Fyodor Grigoriev told REN TV that he only announced the decision made for him to arrest Aliya Galitskaya, who then committed suicide in a temporary detention center. The publication with his comment was removed from the channel’s website shortly after its release, the Agency noted . Deleted material from REN-TV.

On January 29, previously convicted Konstantin A. was detained in Krasnoyarsk on suspicion of raping his 64-year-old mother. In order to be released from punishment, he agreed to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. This was reported by ASTRA, citing sources among family friends and lawyers. According to the publication, security forces offered Konstantin to go to war in Ukraine immediately after his arrest. The man agreed and wrote a receipt to this effect.

The site was cordoned off by security forces and Z-activists, who said that they would not allow the “pagan holiday” to take place. In Istra, near Moscow, for the first time in 40 years, the Bakshev Maslyanitsa was canceled. Podmoskva writes about this, 7x7 noticed . The clearing where the celebration was to take place was cordoned off by riot police.

Conversation with Nikolai V. Kononov, who released a continuation of the biography of the creator of Telegram - “Durov Code-2” Cover of the book “The Durov Code-2” At the turn of 2025–2026, writer Nikolai V. Kononov released two biographies of Pavel Durov, whom he had already written about in 2012. Now a sequel has been released in Russian - “The Durov Code-2”, and in English - The Populist, summarizing the first book and including the second in its entirety.

How the “Vyatka slave owner” Alexander Komin killed and forced to work slaves locked in a bunker under a garage Illustration: “New Newspaper Europe” A maniac from the Kirov region in the mid-90s, Alexander Komin, nicknamed the “Vyatka slave owner,” kidnapped and killed those who were not particularly sought after—the homeless and the “socially disadvantaged.” They managed to catch him after committing four murders by pure chance: the maniac fell in love.

How to change sports citizenship to go to the Olympics Olympic silver medalists Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava on the podium after the competition in pairs figure skating, Milan, Italy, February 16, 2026. Photo: Cemal Yurttas / Anadolu / Abaca Press / ddp / Vida Press In Milan, the Russian team could have been different. The last pre-war Olympics was in Tokyo (2021). There the athletes competed without a flag and as the ROC team.

Trump’s diplomatic blitz exposes his fundamental misunderstanding of peacemaking US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff (R) speaks next to Jared Kushner (L) after the signing of the founding charter at the Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, 22 January 2026.

In Russia, a unified federal register of pregnant women will begin to operate on March 1, TASS reports , citing an appendix to the government decree. The system will receive data on registration, critical conditions of expectant mothers, pregnancy outcomes, as well as detected congenital anomalies.

A policewoman was killed, another 25 people were injured. On the night of February 22, a terrorist attack occurred in Lviv. The Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine reported this. According to information from law enforcement agencies, the operational authorities in Lvov received a report of a break-in into the store. After patrol police arrived at the scene, an explosion occurred. Soon the second crew arrived there - and another explosion occurred.

The oil blockade has turned Cuba into a disaster zone. What is the Trump administration trying to achieve? Mural depicting Che Guevara in Havana, Cuba, February 17, 2026. Photo: Ramon Espinosa / AP / Scanpix / LETA Cuba is experiencing its worst economic crisis since the 1959 revolution and is already on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.