Russian assets in the G7 countries will remain frozen until Russia compensates for the damage caused to Ukraine. This is stated in the draft communiqué following the meeting of G7 finance ministers in Italy on May 24 and 25. The document was reviewed by Bloomberg and Reuters. According to excerpts released by the agencies, the meeting presented options for using proceeds from some $300 billion in frozen Russian assets.

Illustrative photo A resident of St. Petersburg opened fire on police officers who responded to the call and barricaded himself in the apartment. Interfax reports this with reference to the press service of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Earlier, the police received information about a conflict with shooting, presumably from a traumatic weapon.

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Firefighters extinguish a fire in a construction hypermarket, Kharkov, Ukraine, May 25, 2024 The death toll as a result of the shelling of Kharkov on Saturday afternoon increased to 14 , the regional administration reported. On Sunday morning, authorities reported 12 dead. The Epicenter construction hypermarket in a residential area of ​​the city came under attack. A large-scale fire broke out there, which was extinguished only in the morning.

Magomed Daudov Former Chairman of the Chechen Parliament Magomed Daudov has been appointed head of the government of the republic. He reported this on his Telegram channel. According to Daudov, parliament members unanimously supported his candidacy proposed by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Vladimir Zelensky during an interview with Central Asian media, Kharkov, May 24, 2024 President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky gave an interview to Central Asian media for the first time, in particular to journalists from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, in Russian. The meeting with the media took place in Kharkov in the building of one of the publishing houses destroyed as a result of shelling. The video is published by the Kazakh publication "Orda".

An illustrative photo In Paris, 173 participants in the environmental protest against the French fuel company Totlenergies were detained, which at that time held a meeting of shareholders. About this with reference to the police writes The Guardian. Hundreds of protesters, including EXTINning ReBELLION, gathered on Friday, May 24, at the office of Amundi, the largest investor in Europe and the major shareholder of Totlenergies.

In the 328th release of the podcast "Music at Free", Artemy Troitsky talks about the achievements of the Belgian label Les Disques du Crepuscule

Strike on Russian strategic early warning radar station near Armavir, satellite image from Planet.com, May 23, 2024 A Ukrainian drone in Armavir, Krasnodar Territory, hit a radar that is part of the Russian early warning system for enemy ballistic missile launches. Satellite images taken on May 23, shortly after the attack, were obtained by Radio Liberty. Judging by the photo, the drones attacked the Voronezh-DM radar station.

In relation to the organizer of the BDSM Vozdryniki in Yekaterinburg, a criminal case was opened under an article on insulting the feelings of believers, Mediazon reports. On Saturday night, the police held a raid at the suburban base, where the closed party of the local project "Ark" was held. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs interviewed the participants of the event, and the organizer of Stanislav Slovikovsky detained.

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Strike of tavern workers. Petrograd, July 1917 Travel notes from foreigners are highly valued by historians, primarily because a foreigner pays attention to details that a local resident takes for granted. Russia - be it Muscovy, the Russian Empire or Soviet Russia - has always been suspicious of foreigners and was reluctant to let them in, and was often offended by their writings.

Ali Mamluk, AFP photo A court in Paris sentenced three senior Syrian officials to life imprisonment in absentia for complicity in war crimes during the Syrian civil war. This is the first such verdict in Europe and a landmark case against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at a time when he is trying to regain his international authority, the Associated Press notes .

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Finance Ministers G7, May 25, 2024 Russian assets in the countries of the "Big Seven" will remain frozen until Russia compensates for the damage caused to Ukraine. This is stated in the communique following the meeting of the Ministers of Finance of the G7 countries in Italy on May 24 and 25. "We welcome the EU decision to send a profit made from frozen Russian assets for the good of Ukraine," the document says.