Roskomnadzor began to notify Russians through the “State Services” portal about the blocking in the country of the Instagram service. The blocking is explained by the fact that "the leadership of the social network contrary to international law for the first time in history and only in relation to Russians allowed calls for violence." Instead of Instagram, Russians are offered to go to Odnoklassniki and VK. See the first exchange of prisoners since August.

Serdar Berdimuhamedov In Turkmenistan, where early presidential elections were held on March 12, more than 97 percent of registered voters took part in the vote, shortly after the closing of the plots of the country's centriezbirk. Voting ended at seven in the evening in local time. About 2600 plots were opened in the country. Votes are counted.

Do not understand the West in the Kremlin? Is a useless zone possible over Ukraine? Putin needs one victory? My interlocutor is Leon Aron , an American specialist in Russia, a senior researcher at the American Enterprise Institute, whose article “Putin should be a guard” was just published by the Washington Post .

Thousands of Russians live in Georgia, many bought housing here. Someone attracts this country with a good climate, someone-the fact that it can be without a visa for a year, I also like the soulfulness and responsiveness of local residents. However, with the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, everything has changed dramatically. In the last two weeks, tens of thousands of migrants from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine have arrived in Georgia.

Frame from the movie "This Rain will never end" In Riga, the Artdokfest documentary festival was held. It was planned long before the war, and films made in peacetime and about the world were selected into the program. But in the halls and corridors of the Splendid Palace cinema, conversations were mainly about the war. The main competitive program included 17 films from 13 countries. The Russian directors did not initially wait for the coronavirus restrictions.

The criminal police in the port detained a rabbi, who helped Portuguese citizenship to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. The businessman received a passport of the European Union, proving that his ancestors were expelled from Portugal at the end of the 15th century. Rabbi Daniel Litvak was detained on Thursday as part of the investigation of the case of receipt of citizenship, the Publico newspaper said .

Vladimir Putin, collage Mumin Shakirov and his guests summarize the results of the 10th week of 2022 The third week of large -scale war in Ukraine has gone. Putin did not succeed in blitzkrieg. Of the large cities, the Russian army was taken under control of Kherson alone. The shelling of residential quarters and social facilities continues. Peaceful inhabitants die. Europe has accepted more than two million refugees from Ukraine. The sanctions list of the West is growing.

Mumin Shakirov and his guests summarize the results of the 10th week of 2022 The third week of large -scale war in Ukraine has gone. Putin did not succeed in blitzkrieg. Of the large cities, the Russian army was taken under control of Kherson alone. The shelling of residential quarters and social facilities continues. Peaceful inhabitants die. Europe has accepted more than two million refugees from Ukraine. The sanctions list of the West is growing.

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Ukrainian military in position near Kyiv To the north-west of Kyiv on Saturday, March 12, intense battles occurred. According to the British Ministry of Defense, a significant part of the Russian ground forces is now 25 kilometers from the center of the Ukrainian capital. Shelling from tanks and artillery is underway. On Saturday night in Kyiv, air anxiety was again declared. According to the mayor of Vitaly Klitschko, a little more than half of his peacetime population remains in the city.

It seems to me that we did not fully realize what price of Russia would have to pay for the invasion of Ukraine, for the war, which has already claimed thousands of lives. Even when the world will be concluded in a close or not so close future, Russia recognizes its defeat and pays a complete measure to Ukraine for destruction in cities and villages, for burned huts, distorted roads, wounded fields - and then its guilt will not be redeemed.

The city remains in full blockade

One of the rallies in Kherson against Russian occupation Kherson is pursued and detained by local activists, journalists, former military and everyone who does not hide the pro -Ukrainian position. This was the Ukrainian Service Radio Liberty by a journalist from Kherson, Konstantin Ryzhenko, who is also wanted. According to Ryzhenko, the Russians have lists of activists who oppose the war and occupation, or simply expressed their pro -Ukrainian position.

Joe Biden US President Joe Bidend ordered Ukraine to provide weapons and other assistance, including assistance in the preparation of the military, for the amount of $ 200 million. This decision, which was reported on Saturday by the White House, the total amount of American support in the field of security in the last year increased to $ 1.2 billion.