Photo: inTransit On the evening of March 11, Alexey Moskalev and his daughter Maria flew to Paris. A day earlier, they received humanitarian visas and a document allowing them to enter France without a passport, Novaya-Europe learned. Photo: inTransit A request for documents was submitted to the French Foreign Ministry at the end of December by the human rights organization inTransit, to which the Moskalevs turned for help.

Three tankers were hit in one day. A quarter of the world's cargo traffic traveled along the waterway. What could be the consequences of blocking a route? Merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from the coast of Khasab, Oman, June 24, 2025. Photo: Ali Haider/EPA The exchange of airstrikes between the United States, Israel and Iran has been ongoing for 12 days.

Photo: social networks The Russian government plans to cut all “non-sensitive” expenses in the budget by 10% this year. Reuters and Vedomosti write about this with reference to sources. A representative of the Ministry of Finance confirmed to Vedomosti plans to reduce budget expenditures. As the media note, the final decision on budget cuts will depend on the sustainability of rising oil prices due to the war in the Middle East.

Russia’s wealthiest man Alexey Mordashov photographed in Moscow, 14 March 2019. Photo: EPA / Maxim Shipenkov The 2026 World's Billionaires List, which was published by Forbes Magazine on Tuesday, includes 14 new Russian billionaires, bringing the country’s total to 149 and with a new name topping the list.

Alexander Somryakov, who is serving time for “fakes about the army,” spoke about the threats Alexander Somryakov. Photo: Politzek-Info / Telegram Krasnodar resident Alexander Somryakov, sentenced to six years for so-called “fakes about the army,” called his relatives from the colony and said that his life was in danger. Previously, Somryakov became the first person to be deprived of acquired Russian citizenship from those convicted in anti-war criminal cases.

A military recruitment poster in Moscow, 17 February 2026. Photo: EPA / Maxim Shipenkov A 54-year-old artist from Khabarovsk, in Russia’s Far East, has been sentenced to 17 years in a penal colony for tearing down Russian Army recruitment flyers at the behest of “Ukrainian intelligence”, the Khabarovsk region’s Prosecutor’s Office announced on Wednesday.

Vladimir Putin dances with Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl during her wedding, August 18, 2018. Photo: Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / KRE Member of the Austrian Parliament from the liberal NEOS party Dominik Oberhofer filed an official appeal to the authorities of the federal state of Lower Austria. This happened after the publication of an investigation into the income of former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl. The text of the document is at the disposal of Novaya Gazeta Europe.

Photo: mos.ru Authorities in the Sverdlovsk region are monitoring the profiles of schoolchildren on social networks for “prohibited” content, “destructive” behavior and suicidal thoughts. This was stated by the Deputy Governor of the region Tatyana Savinova. According to her, the authorities have entered into a contract with a contractor who monitors 4.6 million teenagers’ accounts around the clock - their pages are scanned automatically.

The regime in Venezuela has survived despite the kidnapping of the dictator and the economic collapse of the country Residents of Caracas attend a public meeting with a banner in support of Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela, January 24, 2026.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov at the Kremlin in Moscow, 5 March 2026. Photo: EPA / Alexander Zemlianchenko Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov at the Kremlin in Moscow, 5 March 2026. Photo: EPA / Alexander Zemlianchenko Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has warned that Russia’s own policy of not using “hostile” social media platforms such as Telegram to spread its message abroad was effectively depriving the Kremlin of a useful propaganda tool, TASS reported on Wednesday.

The prosecutor's office demands the seizure of his property Source: YouTube Source: YouTube The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow received an administrative claim to ban the activities of Galitsky’s association and his corporation Almaz Capital Partners in connection with the implementation of “extremist” activities. This was reported by the press service of the capital's courts. The plaintiff was the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, writes RBC.

The aftermath of the Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk, 10 March 2026. Photo: Exilenova+ / Telegram Seven people were killed and another 42 were injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk on Tuesday, according to Bryansk region Governor Alexander Bogomaz. Describing the strike as an “inhumane act” of terror, Bogomaz said that all the injured had been taken to hospital where they were receiving medical assistance.

Why do they want to give a new term to Arseny Turbin, who has already been imprisoned for five years for leaflets with Putin. “Veter” talked to Arseny’s mother Irina Turbina Arseny Turbin at the grave of Alexei Navalny in June 2024, two days before his final arrest. Photo: Irina Turbina I really want to hope that Arseny Turbin, one of the youngest among all the “young terrorists” in the Russian Federation, was at least released from the punishment cell.

Video: US Central Command/X The US military destroyed Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, including 16 minelayers. This was reported by the Central Command of the US Armed Forces. The report states that the attacks were carried out yesterday, March 10. No other details are provided there. The day before, CNN and CBS News correspondent Jennifer Jacobs, citing sources, reported that Iran had begun mining the Strait of Hormuz.

The story of Zaporizhia NPP engineer Ruslan Lavrik: he refused to work for Rosatom and received 16 years in prison for treason Ruslan Lavrik. Photo: press service of the Zaporozhye Regional Court of the Russian Federation The occupation of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by Russian troops in March 2022 became the first case in history of the seizure of a nuclear power plant as a result of military action.