Flags on the building of the Riga Duma The Latvian parliament, the Sejm, adopted in the first reading a bill prohibiting citizens of Russia and Belarus to buy real estate in the country. The vote took place on Thursday, February 20, Delfi reports. The bill is called "Restriction of the National Security of Transactions", it was prepared by the Party "New Unity", the Ministry of Justice and Foreign Affairs, which is part of the government coalition.

Zelensky and immune The US Presidential Administration Donald Trump did not abandon the idea of concluding an agreement on minerals with Ukraine and is now considering the possibility of signing a “simplified” version of a document that would not have been said about specific figures, but only the intentions of the parties to cooperate were indicated. This is reported by Reuters sources.

Olga Irisova Olga Irisova was accused of the chief editor and co -founder of the Riddle Russia analytical project of participating in the activities of an “unwanted organization”. The administrative protocol, which received Izhevsk on February 17, discovered the Mediazon. What caused the persecution is not specified. Russia announced the Lithuanian Analytical Center for Riddle "undesirable" in November 2022.

How to achieve medical care in places of imprisonment. The wounded soldiers are returned to the front. Regions abandon direct elections of mayors.

Cuban mercenaries at training bases in Russia Russia continues to recruit Cubans for war in Ukraine. The fact that this is happening since the spring of 2023 , and in the fall of the same year, the authorities of Cuba said that on the island they opened a recruitment network of local residents to participate in the war in Ukraine. Researcher Orlando Guterras-Bornat suggests that now about 5 thousand Cubans are fighting on the side of Russia.

For several months now, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been holding the defense of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region - with almost daily fierce battles. In this direction, their commanders send the Russian military in this direction literally on crutches. A similar video appeared in several telegram channels

The court in Ulan-Ude fined the employee of the local correctional colony Galina Baldanova for 300 thousand rubles in the case of the FBK donates. The court’s decision was discovered by the Mediazon. According to the verdict, Galdanova carried out seven transfers of 600 rubles after the recognition of the FBK with an extremist organization in Russia. The accused did not plead guilty.

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Work of Moscow firefighters, illustrative photo In Moscow, the building of the Institute of Computer Engineering on the Warsaw Highway was partially destroyed. This was reported by the city news agency and other Russian media. At the time of publication, it is known that the fire is localized on an area of 1,500 square meters. The victims were not reported. Messages about the fire began to appear late in the evening on Wednesday.

Pet Shop Boys (illustrative photo) The British pop group Pet Shop Boys has published the song "Hymn", which she dedicated to the Russian opposition to Alexei Navalny, who died a year ago in a colony. The composition is placed on the official YouTube channel of musicians. In the text of the song, the group wishes Russia Freedom, get rid of Putin’s poison, “past, real and gloomy cruelty”, as well as “from the lies of their leaders and autocracy”.

An illustrative photo Over the past month, explosions have occurred on three tankers in the Mediterranean Sea, the cause of which is unknown. It is reported by Reuters. On Saturday, February 15, two explosions occurred on the Greek tanker "Sidgeel", one of which left a meter holes in the corps of the ship. During the incident, the tanker stood in the Italian port - the country's prosecutor's office began the investigation.

The court in Moscow fined Unipage for 50 thousand rubles for cooperation with foreign universities recognized as undesirable in Russia. This was reported by "Mediazona" from the courtroom. In the database of several thousand universities, a bard college and Central European University were found on the company's website, which the Russian authorities consider to be undesirable.

Portraits of the dead brothers Bibas and their mother The Palestinian group of Hamas, recognized as terrorist in the USA and the EU, on Thursday, handed over the body of four hostages captured during the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 and those who died in the gas sector.

Senator Wizker A number of prominent senators of the United States and other representatives of the Republican Party expressed disagreement with the latest statements by President Donald Trump - also Republican - about the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.

Presidential Oath of Zelensky, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, May 20, 2019 The topic of the presidential elections in Ukraine is actively discussed both behind its borders and within the country. On Thursday, the US president again stated that "the time for the election has come." In Ukraine, martial law is in force, according to the Constitution of the country, elections during it are impossible. The prospects of voting were appreciated by the "Present time" television channel.