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Sergey Kirdyapkin at the XXX Summer Olympic Games in London The Russian anti -doping agency (Rusada) disqualified five representatives of sports walking. The Russian anti -doping agency (Rusada) disqualified five representatives of sports walking. Olympic champions Olga Kaniskin, Sergey Kirdyapkin and Valery Borchin, world champion Sergey Bakulin and the silver medalist of the World Cup Vladimir Kanaykin were punished.

One of the recent pictures of the Donetsk airport The situation in the area of the Donetsk airport remains tense, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said on Wednesday. As noted in the department, the situation is controlled by the headquarters of the military operation, the artillery of government forces shells the positions of the separatists, avoiding to open fire in the places where civilian citizens are located.

The message of the US President is discussed by Dmitry Suslov, Alexey Arbatov, Victor Kremenyuk Vladimir Kara-Murza Sr.: On the eve, the entire civilized world has become a huge audience of the annual message of the US president to the American Congress. In his message, Barack Obama said: "Some believed that Putin's aggression was a demonstration of a tricky strategy and strength. I heard such statements.

Government for the Government forces of Ukraine Ukraine turned to Russia with a request to inform the purpose of concentration near the joint border of tens of thousands of Russian military. This is stated in the commentary of the press secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Evgeny Dubinis, widespread by the department on Wednesday.

Head of the Moscow Branch of Amnesty International The human rights organization of Amnesty International has sharply criticized the Russian bill on "undesirable foreign organizations", which was approved the day before in the first reading in the State Duma. Human rights activists note that the document is another alarming signal showing that the authorities are taking decisive measures in order to limit any public space for criticism.

Correspondents of the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty visited the village of Peski, Donetsk Region of Ukraine on January 20, 2015, where on this day the next wave of evacuation of local residents began due to intensified shelling. The Donetsk airport, for which battles recently resumed, is located just a few kilometers from this settlement.

Obama makes a speech to Congress The US President, in a message from Congress, called the Russian economy "cracking at the seams" US President Barack Obama performed on Tuesday evening with the annual report "On the Regulation of the Country". The president proclaimed in his speech that the United States "turn the page" of their history.

“The shadow of the crisis that hung over America has passed,” said US President Barack Obama in his report on the situation of the country with whom he addressed both the chambers of Congress on Tuesday evening. It was the sixth during his presidency a performance on the situation of the country.

Lysenko: In the area of Lugansk, the appearance of soldiers of the Russian Federation without insignia was recorded

Donetsk hospital after shelling In Donetsk last night, five people became victims of shelling, about 30 were injured. In the city, fighting continues, in all areas, volleys of heavy artillery are heard, the city administration reports. Fights are also going on at the Donetsk airport. Under Mariupol, the separatists fired at the positions of the Ukrainian military.

Alexey Navalny The Tagansky court of Moscow appointed on February 3 the consideration on the merits of the lawsuit of the opposition Alexei Navalny to Roskomnadzor, who blocked his site. Navalny was not present at today's meeting.

The message of the US President is discussed by political scientists Dmitry Suslov, Alexey Arbatov, Victor Kremenyuk

Viktor Rezunkov on recognizing the Freedom Freedom Freedom Foreign Agent