The public organization "Voices for animals" appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Rosselkhoznadzor with a request to conduct an audit and bring to justice the guilty in the deaths of hundreds of animals in industrial farms in four Russian regions. The zoo defenders are concerned about the mass death of animals at agricultural enterprises.

Former Russian football player and coach Alexander Kerzhakov spoke out against the war “in general” and said that he had left Russia last fall. In an interview with Nobel, he said that his main desire, about which he spoke "after almost every interview," "so that there was no war, in the world, in general." “Because I don’t understand how this is possible that now in such a modern and progressive society can happen what is happening now,” he explained, adding that he was “scary”.

Spying is a favorite topic of cinema in Russia and America. In the 1990s, when both countries called themselves partners, the screen spies almost lost their jobs. Today, when the image of the enemy is again popular, the genre definitely worries the Renaissance. What do films tell us about the profession of a spy, his goals and his enemy? Isn't the myth of the intelligence shown through the camera lens? Does it deserve heroization and how does it deform the identity of its agents?

Building "Kaspersky Laboratory" in Moscow (archive) The US Department of Trade is preparing more stringent measures to prohibit antivirus programs and software of Kaspersky Laboratory, reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing its sources in the Biden administration. The Voice of America drew attention to this. Measures against Kaspersky Laboratory can be a trial ball, and later applied against Chinese companies, according to WSJ sources.

Ukraine is ready to reduce and even temporarily stop the export of its grain to Poland. This was agreed by the ministers of the agriculture of Poland and Ukraine Robert Telus and Nikolai Solsky at a meeting on Friday. Poland will remain for Kyiv only by transit of grain. Previously, dumping prices for Ukrainian agricultural products led to the protests of Polish farmers and the resignation of the previous Minister of Agriculture.

Israel struck the objects of the radical Palestinian movement of Hamas in Lebanon and in the gas sector. The attack was the answer to the shelling of Israeli territory from the side of Livan on April 6. This was reported by the Israeli defense army.

Evan Gershkovich FSB investigators have officially charged with espionage to the journalist The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich. This was reported by Interfax and TASS with reference to sources. The journalist categorically rejected all the charges and stated that he was engaged in journalistic activities in Russia. According to TASS interlocutor, the journalist’s case is marked with the Grand Secretary Grif.

The State Duma has amended the Criminal Code, which tighten the punishment for terrorism and state treason. If they are accepted by the accused in the Stateizer, the term will threaten up to life. The deadlines for the preparation or commission of terrorist acts will also be significantly increased. The amendments were announced by the chairman of the Committee on Security and Combating Corruption of State Duma Vasily Piskaryov.

In conditions when in Russia you can get a prison term just for the slogan “No War!”, Almost all political discussions in the circles of the Russian opposition shifted to exile. It would be logical to expect that the opposition will be discussed by some democratic alternatives to the current Kremlin regime, which from the authoritarian turns into a totalitarian one, where any point of view that does not coincide with the official is prohibited and persecuted.

Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov The founder of PMC Vagner, close to Vladimir Putin, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin appealed to the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin with a request to institute criminal proceedings against the governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov. This was reported by the press service of Prigozhin.

Illustrative e photo The Federal Security Service announced the detention of two Ukrainian citizens in the part of the Kherson region of Ukraine in the case of espionage captured by Russia. This was reported by "Interfax" with reference to the press service of the FSB.

Lucil Randon, born on February 11, 1904 in Toulon, died in her hometown on January 17, 2023. She lived in a nursing home, in 2021 she suffered a coronavirus infection, was recognized as a healed. France was ahead of other European countries in the number of residents whose age exceeded 100 years. According to the statistical department, at present there are 30,000 such Frenchmen. These data are given by international French radio.

Vladimir Kara-Murza The charge requested 25 years in prison for the opposition policy of Vladimir Kara-Murza. Three criminal cases have been instituted at him at once: for the distribution of “fakes” about the army, the implementation of the activities of an unwanted organization (it means the Open Russia Foundation) and the Stateizer, and the last two cases were started when the politician was already under arrest. The process takes place in closed mode.

The American publication Propublica , investigating the facts of corruption, reported this week that a member of the US Supreme Court Clarence Thomas annually spent his vacations from the funds received from the main sponsor of the republican party, the Texas developer Harlan Crowe. Members of the US Supreme Court are obliged to annually fill out declarations of gifts received.

Lynn Tracy The US Ambassador to Moscow Lynn Tracy met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ryabkov to discuss the situation around the journalist of the newspaper The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich. Last week he was arrested in the case of espionage. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, at a meeting with the American diplomat, Ryabkov emphasized the serious nature of the charges against the journalist. Details of the meeting are not reported.