Roskomnadzor is unable to cope with blocking prohibited resources due to the overload of technical means for filtering traffic, Forbes writes, citing sources. The publication’s interlocutor at one of the fixed-line operators said that Roskomnadzor has ceased to fully cope with blocking, and previously blocked resources become available from time to time.

Ras Laffan Complex US President Donald Trump has warned Tehran of serious consequences if it retaliates against an Israeli attack on Iran's massive South Pars gas field, a critical part of the country's energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. This is stated in Trump’s message published on the Truth Social social network and related to Iran’s attack on the Ras Laffan energy complex in Qatar.

The most interesting thing from our common past. An unfinished story. Unhealed wounds. Hopes still alive. Could Russia have taken a different path? Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy selects from our broadcast what is still relevant and has turned out to be eternal.

Can the exclusion of Svintsov be considered a continuation of the trend towards purges in the LDPR? What are the parties and the Kremlin preparing for the autumn Duma elections? We are discussing with the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kirill Martynov.

Lev Ponomarev The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put human rights activist Lev Ponomarev on the wanted list. Mediazona reported this on Thursday with reference to the department’s database. It is still unknown under what article a criminal case was opened against the 84-year-old human rights activist.

Collage: Slutsky, Svintsov, robots and AI Zhirinovsky Why was Andrei Svintsov, who supported the blocking of Telegram, expelled from the LDPR? Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Andrei Svintsov was nevertheless expelled from the LDPR.

By 2026, the expulsion of Russians who emigrated for political reasons had become a well-functioning conveyor belt. The US has moved from targeted expulsions to deportation flights. Germany and Finland are canceling residence permits en masse, and Kazakhstan has begun issuing relocants upon requests for “discreditation”

Meeting between Cole (left) and Lukashenko Belarusian authorities released on March 19 a group of political prisoners, reportedly including public figures, opposition activists, journalists, and participants in the 2020 protests. The US Embassy in Vilnius reported that a total of 250 people were released, of which 15 people arrived on the territory of Lithuania and another 235 were released in Belarus itself.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that his administration could ask Congress for an additional $200 billion to fund military action against Iran. Earlier, The Washington Post and The New York Times reported that such a request had been prepared at the Pentagon. CNN quoted Trump as saying it was a "small price to pay" to provide the military with everything they need.

Ras Laffan, Qatar Iran struck an oil refinery in Haifa in northern Israel on Thursday. According to Israeli media reports and eyewitnesses, a fire broke out at the plant and power outages began in Haifa. Authorities subsequently reported minor damage and no injuries. It is reported that fragments of a downed rocket fell on the territory of the plant.

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Bashkortostan, March 18, 2026. An investigator interrogates a 16-year-old teenager accused of committing a terrorist act. Trials of teenagers for sabotage and terrorism have become more frequent in Russia In Russia, against the backdrop of the war, reports of arson and destruction of railway infrastructure, telecommunication lines, communications and military equipment are increasingly appearing.

In the United States, meetings are expected on March 21 with the participation of Ukrainian representatives taking part in peace negotiations. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced this during his evening address. According to him, the political part of the Ukrainian negotiating team is already on its way. “This Saturday we are expecting meetings in the United States of America. Today we spoke in detail about negotiations with [Rustem] Umerov, Kirill Budanov and David Arakhamia.