Vladimir Putin held a video conference with the government and listened to a report on the “difficult” situation with fuel and for the first time commented on the shortage of gasoline due to attacks on refineries. In addition, he stated that Russia is ready for negotiations with Ukraine. Reports . During the meeting, Deputy Prime Ministers Marat Khusnullin and Alexander Novak made presentations.

Photo: Novaya Gazeta Europe Limitations for eSIM. The government is discussing a ban on electronic SIM card (eSIM) registrations from abroad as part of its third anti-fraud package. Kommersant sources told about this. The final decision on including such a measure in the document has not been made, two of the three journalists’ interlocutors emphasized. The Ministry of Digital Development said that the third package is being discussed, so it is too early to talk about details.

Photo: United Russia website The authorities have lowered the targets for turnout in the State Duma elections and the approximate result of United Russia, sources told Vedomosti. According to them, this is necessary to obtain “legitimate results.” New targets. The guidelines are individual for each region, the journalists’ interlocutors said. According to one of them, where United Russia usually gets more votes, the goals are higher, and where there are fewer, the goals are lower.

A Wagner group tank stuck in a gate, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. Photo: AFP / Scanpix / LETA What was that? Books, films and materials about the Wagner PMC and the attempted armed march on Moscow Three years have passed since the “Prigozhin rebellion” - one of the key episodes in the modern history of Russia.

Photo: Alexander Gusev / Telegram In the Voronezh region, mourning was declared for those killed as a result of a missile strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on June 22. It will last from June 23 to 25, said Governor Alexander Gusev. On days of mourning in the region, national flags will be lowered. In addition, the authorities advised local cultural institutions to cancel entertainment events, and television and radio companies to change their broadcast schedule. How many people died?

Still from the cartoon "Toy Story 5". Source: pixar.com “Toy Story 5”: how the logic of modern Hollywood defeated the meanings for which this series was so loved before The fifth installment of the cult children's franchise Toy Story has been released worldwide. This time, ordinary analog toys and their friendship with their owners are put to the test by electronics.

Gas station "Gazpromneft" in the municipality of Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow, June 20, 2026. Photo: Sergey Shakhijanyan / TASS / Zuma Press / Scanpix / LETA Restrictions on the sale of gasoline have been announced in at least 26 regions, and shortages have been recognized in another eight. Limits at gas stations - throughout the country Russian regions are beginning to limit the sale of gasoline.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow arrested the former general director of Aeroflot Mikhail Poluboyarinov, writes Mediazona. He was arrested on charges of abuse of power; the length of his detention is unknown. Who is this . “Medizaona” learned that the court arrested Mikhail Igorevich Poluboyarinov. According to leaks from databases, there is only one person in Russia with such a last name, first name and patronymic - the 60-year-old former head of Aeroflot.

Photo: Anatoly Maltsev / EPA The total debt of companies to the budget of the Russian Federation by April 2026 grew to almost four trillion rubles, updating the historical maximum. Although Rosstat data includes debts of citizens and individual entrepreneurs, the structure of debt is mostly due to business. Details . Of the total amount, about 1.7 trillion rubles are due to unpaid taxes, fees and insurance premiums. The rest consists of accrued penalties, fines and interest for late payment.

A Lebanese soldier stands in front of a branch of the Lebanese Central Bank destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, Nabatiyah, southern Lebanon, June 21, 2026. Photo: Wael Hamzeh/EPA The Israeli army's battles with Hezbollah have become the main stumbling block to an agreement between the United States and Iran Lebanon has become one of the main obstacles to a peace agreement between Iran and the United States. The first round of negotiations took place in mid-April and ended without results.

Rehabilitation lesson with a SVO participant at the Dynamics limb prosthetics center, November 14, 2024. Photo: Sergey Vedyashkin / Moscow Agency The second is an organization associated with Kabaeva’s mother On June 16, the Presidential Grants Foundation published the results of the second competition in 2026. Almost one and a half thousand projects received financial support from the fund, and the total amount of allocated grants amounted to more than four billion rubles.

At a gas station in the Moscow region, June 20, 2026. Photo: AFP / Scanpix / LETA Readers of "New Europe" tell how gasoline is disappearing in the country Residents of different regions of Russia - from the Moscow region to the Rostov region - are increasingly faced with a lack of gasoline. The crisis arose after Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries. Restrictions on the sale of gasoline have been announced in many regions.

Photo: EPA / SERGEI ILNITSKY Channels hosted by Russia’s state-backed “super app” MAX have seen significant drops in viewership since the app was deleted from Apple’s App Store two weeks ago, independent investigative outlet Mozhem Obyasnit (MO) reported on Tuesday.

A dog walker watches as a pall of black smoke rises over Moscow following a Ukrainian airstrike, 18 June 2026. Photo: EPA Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly deluded about both the Russian military’s progress on the ground in Ukraine and the scale of its technological advances, according to two former senior Kremlin officials cited in a report by the Financial Times (FT) on Monday.