The state television channels of Russia and Belarus are similar as the Gemi-Graduates Illustration: Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" During the years of distant youth, the journal Korea sometimes read - luxurious, richly illustrated, published specifically for foreign readers in different languages. What a delightful and cognitive reading was about!

The European Court of Human Rights has banned Russia from expelling Sohiba Burkhanova, a citizen of Uzbekistan, whose husband was killed by FSB officers during searches in Crimea. This was reported by OVD-Info with reference to human rights activist Daria Trenina. The ECtHR applied Rule 39 of the Rules - a prohibition for the state to take actions that could endanger the life of the applicant.

The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court ruled to suspend the activities of the dormitory No. 3 of the Sakhalin State University (SakhGU) for three months due to the threat to the life and health of students. This is stated on the website of the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor. The department reported that, according to the results of the inspection, numerous violations of sanitary standards were found in the hostel on Kryukov Street.

The Associated Press (AP), citing sources , reported that the US authorities notified Russia of the decision not to return to the Open Skies Treaty (OST). The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed this information, reports . Interfax As noted by AP, the decision means that only one major arms control deal will remain in force between the United States and Russia - the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START-3).

Estonia has banned Belarusian airlines from entering its airspace, as well as landing on the territory of the country, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas noted that the actions of Belarus pose a threat to security. According to her, the country's authorities should take responsibility for the landing of a Ryanair passenger plane and the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofya Sapega.

The lawyer of the detained ex-NEXTA editor-in-chief Roman Protasevich said that she was allowed to see her client. As Inessa Olenskaya told BelaPAN, Protasevich "is doing well, he is vigorous, positive and cheerful, there is nothing to worry about." However, due to a non-disclosure agreement, she cannot say exactly where Protasevich is and in what status. “The amount of information that I cannot disclose has not been brought to me,” Olenskaya said, adding that she could not say anything more.

Oil spill on the Kolva River: Watch this video On May 11, a spill was discovered at the LUKOIL-Kom oil field. The company reported: the volume of raw oil that fell on land and in water amounted to 100 tons. It is impossible to check these data, but the calculations of ecologists give the figure a large number. Read the report of Novaya Gazeta with the details of the new Russian eco -catastrophe

* AirFrance again canceled a flight from Paris to Moscow due to a ban on entry into the airspace of Belarus. Russia did not issue permission to the airline for the arrival of the flight on an alternative route that does not pass through the airspace of Belarus. Some of the passengers of the canceled flight were transferred to an Aeroflot aircraft. The Austrian airline Austrian Airlines also canceled a passenger-and-freight flight from Vienna to Moscow.

How the primaries of "United Russia" went, so the elections in September will pass Photo: RIA Novosti The holiday of democracy is approaching Russia - elections to the State Duma. According to several competent sources at once, United Russia should win a convincing victory. De facto victory is already booing: the editorial office of Novye at the disposal of the New Operations was to be forced to participate in the primaries (preliminary voting) for candidates from the ruling party.

How the economy of Belarus works and what sanctions are painful for the Lukashenko regime, explains the economist Vladislav Inozemtsev Photo: Sergey Sheleg / BelTA / TASS - Vladislav Leonidovich, how serious the “punishment” for Lukashenko will be current European sanctions against Belarus? - It seems to me that these sanctions are very serious. The European Union clearly appreciated Lukashenko’s “misconduct” and filigently answered him. In relation to Russia, no one has introduced this yet.

The Austrian Foreign Ministry demanded an explanation from Russia in connection with the refusal to issue permission for Austrian Airlines to fly around the airspace of Belarus. As a representative of the Austrian Foreign Ministry told Interfax, Russia's reaction is "completely incomprehensible." “We call on Russia to immediately clarify the situation and no longer interfere with free air traffic between Russia and Europe.

In 2020, the income of the CEO of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, almost doubled compared to 2019, follows from a declaration published on the website of the state corporation. According to official figures, Rogozin earned 83.1 million rubles in 2020 (in 2019 - 44.1 million rubles). The declared income of his wife in 2020 amounted to 2.8 million rubles (2.9 million a year earlier). Roskosmos, according to RIA Novosti, said that the CEO of the state corporation received two awards in 2020.

The authorities of Belarus have suspected a Russian citizen Sofya Sapega, who was detained last week together with the ex-chief editor of NEXTA Roman Protasevich, of inciting social hatred (part 3 of article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) due to the administration of the Black Book of Belarus telegram channel with personal data security officials. This was told to Novaya Gazeta by a source familiar with the case file.

Lawyer Alexander Nemov met with Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya deported from France, in SIZO-1 in Grozny. As Novaya Gazeta was told at the Memorial Human Rights Center*, Gadaev first asked Nemov to represent his interests, but a few days later he refused his services. Earlier, Gadaev refused the lawyer Semyon Tsvetkov, which he announced in the presence of police officers. He stated that he already had a lawyer and did not need the services of another one.

The Moscow football club Lokomotiv reported that two football players of the club were injured after a brawl with Akhmat in Grozny during a Russian youth championship match. This is stated in a statement on the official website of the club. “Akhmat footballers allowed themselves aggressive behavior towards the referee of the match, starting a fight. At the same time, the players of our team were not in the mood to take part in the brawl,” the statement says.