Sean White falls during the male Haffipa competition at the Sochi Olympics on February 11 The presence of snow in the subtropical Sochi was one of the most discussed topics in the Western press during the preparation of the XXII Winter Olympic Games After the opening of the Olympics, less than a week took place, and the Sochi snow again - in the headings of foreign newspapers.

The head of the European Union’s Department on Expansion, Stefan Fules met in Kyiv with the leaders of the Ukrainian opposition. The official purpose of his visit was the desire to assist Ukraine in overcoming the political crisis. On Monday, the EU foreign ministers discussed the issue of the possible introduction of sanctions against Kyiv - if the government does not abandon violent actions against demonstrators.

Electronic surveillance, murder of journalists, as well as economic and political pressure exerted at the media, are the three main factors threatening the freedom of the press, the annual report of the Committee on the Protection of Journalists, published today. The document, called the "attack on the press", notes that the most difficulties are experienced by media working in countries controlled by authoritarian regimes.

In Tbilisi, an exit meeting of the NATO Military Committee was completed in the 28+1 format. Representatives of the committee arrived in Georgia to verify the implementation of the annual National Programme, operating since December 2008.

Grave Nodara Kumaritashvili in Bakuriani (Georgia) At the Winter Olympiad in Sochi, representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Sailor Federation were honored with the memory of the Georgian Sledoon Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died 4 years ago, at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (Canada). At the unofficial mourning ceremony near the center of the sanctuary "Sanka", the audience honored the memory of a 21-year-old athlete with a minute of silence.

Snowboarder Yuri Podudnikov at the Olympics in Turin played for Russia. And in Sochi, where he became the Olympic champion-for Switzerland I-Pod-this is the nickname that Yuri Podolnikov was given in America. Not easy for Americans, the surname is written as follows: iOri podladtchikov. They only took the initial letters - and it turned out to be a completely understandable and international "nickname". “Cool, in my opinion,” the athlete himself assessed the situation.

In Venezuela, five activists suffered as a result of an armed attack on the participants in the anti -government demonstration. This happened on Tuesday in the city of Merida, in the west of the country. Supporters of the opposition, who protested against the government of the President of the country Nicholas Maduro, were attacked by members of the so -called revolutionary committees of the poor. These committees consist of residents of slums who actively support the authorities.

In the unofficial team standings of the Olympics in Sochi, the German team leads, which has 6 gold and one silver bronze medal. The Canadian team has 4 gold and silver and 2 bronze awards, for 3rd place the Norway team - 4 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals. The Russian team is 7th place: 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze awards.

Soldate child of one of the rebel detachments in the jungle of Myanmar February 12-day of salvation of children-soldier Every year on February 12, under the auspices of the United Nations around the world, "day of red hands" is held. Its goal is to draw attention to the fate of children forcibly recruited in soldiers, primarily in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and protest against such practice.

Ukrainian artists decided to support Euromaidan. At the exhibition in the Ukrainian house - more than 100 helmets, with the help of which the protesters tried to protect themselves from the police. (Photo by Irina Stelmakh, Ukrainian Radio Liberty Service)

Evgeny Vitishko The verdict of the ecologist was left the same-three years of colony-settlement The Krasnodar Regional Court left the court decision of the Tuapse court, who sentenced the member of the Ecological Watch Council in the North Caucasus Evgeny Vitishko to the three years of the colony-settlement.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Cologne, February 15, 1974 Marks 40 years since the arrest and expulsion from the USSR, writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn The day of February 13, 1974 remained for me the most memorable. Childhood ended at once. Requested by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Now it was necessary to think for yourself. You will not surprise anyone in our country. Dismissal, study, deprivation, exile, arrest, executions - all the instrumentation of the reprisal of the state with a person.