Belarus is ready to send workers and specialists in the near future for the construction of the Russian Vostochny Cosmodrome, said president of this country Alexander Lukashenko. When asked exactly when the experts will be sent, Lukashenko has clearly set out the deadlines. “ It doesn't rust for us! ", - assured the president of Belarus. According to preliminary data, one Belarusian astronaut will participate in flight on a Russian ship.

The authorities of Japan have approved new sanctions against Russia against the backdrop of a special operation in Ukraine. From May 12, the assets of Sberbank and Alfa Bank will be frozen. The restrictions also apply to 398 Russians and 28 legal entities, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The proposed daughters of President Putin Maria Vorontsova and Ekaterina Tikhonova fell under the sanctions.

Since February 24, the military special operation , which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, continues in Ukraine. He explained its implementation by the “demilitarization and denazification” of the republic. The special operation is already 48 days. We talk about the main events related to this topic by the morning of April 12.

The Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Valery Falkov signed an order by which scientists in the regions should coordinate the topics of research with governors. Scientists offer to approve the topics planned for 2023. After the head of the region will approve the study, he will be sent to the Russian Academy of Sciences. According to the developers, such a measure will support the Russian economy in the conditions of sanctions.

A new theory was recently published, explaining why it was the late tyrannosaurs of the paws radically decreased in relation to the size of the body. Information about the hypothesis of Cavin Padian from the Paleontological Museum of the University of California at Berkeley quickly dispersed through the popular science media. Meanwhile, this hypothesis is very doubtful.

On February 24, President of the Russian Federation Putin personally ordered a military special operation in Ukraine. The Russian army is 48 days on the territory of Ukraine and fulfills orders for denacing and demilitarization of entire cities. More than 11 million people have already become refugees in Ukraine. After the start of a special operation in Ukraine, Russia became a leader in the number of sanctions imposed against it. She went around Iran and North Korea.

The National Hockey League (NHL) suspended the Russian striker of Pittsburgh Evgeny Malkin, the competition said . The athlete hit the Nashville defender Mark Borovets with a club. The incident occurred on April 10 in the NHL regular season match. During the game, Malkin was removed for four minutes. Now he was removed for four matches. The NHL noted that Malkin will lose $ 190 thousand, this money will be sent to the Emergency Assistance Fund for players.

The introduction of new sanctions by countries West proves that the old ones did not produce the effect on which their initiators counted on. However, the Russian banking system has already withstood the most “shock” sanctions imposed in February-March, so new restrictions can no longer cause serious consequences for the Russian economy.

On April 12, the rector of the theater school Konstantin Raikin Anatoly Polyankin fired from the post of artistic director of this university Konstantin Raikin himself. “From today, our school by order of the rector Anatoly Polyankin has remained without an artistic director, who has been permanently, since the founding of the school, was Konstantin Raikin. We consider this decision unacceptable and going against the interests of students.

Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes that Western countries will not be able to normalize relations with Russia while the respected Mr. President Vladimir Putin is in power, RIA Novosti reports . “ This [ special operation - by law, we cannot give the word that Steinmeier - Polit.ru used] will require our support for a long time, our ability to defend, our readiness to carry a burden ,” said the President of Germany.

Lyudmila Mikhailovna Alekseeva In 2006, in the Bilingual club, Lyudmila Alekseeva made a lecture “The History and Worldview of the Human Rights Movement in the USSR and Russia”. Today we publish a small part of her performance. The full text of the decryption of the lecture and discussion is available here .

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a joint visit to the East (Amur Region), jointly with the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, said that he considers the goals of military special operation in Ukraine “understandable and noble,” writes Interfax.

Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow found guilty of “involving minors in protests” by the former editors of DOXA Armen Araman, Alla Gutnikova, Natasha Tyshkevich and Volodya Metelkin. It is reported by DOXA. The prosecutor requested for them two years of correctional labor with deprivation of the right to administer sites. Every day, a preventive measure will be counted in a day of correctional labor. The defendants of the case from April 14, 2021 are prohibited by certain actions.

In the Shebekinsky district of the Belgorod region, the railway tracks were damaged on the border with Ukraine, the causes of the incident are clarified, said the head of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov in his Telegram channel. According to him, only the railroad track itself was damaged, there are no victims and destruction. The operational-investigation group is already working on the spot.

The Border Service of Kyrgyzstan claims that Tajikistan is pulling the troops to the place of conflict with shooting at the border. According to the department, the situation on the border remains tense. “The coordination of the interaction of law enforcement agencies and state bodies on the spot is carried out by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, Lieutenant General Marat Imankulov.