Freedom Day in Bialystok The Investigative Committee of Belarus threatened Belarusians abroad with criminal prosecution and confiscation of property for participating in rallies in honor of Freedom Day on March 25.

The Ukrainian military attacked one of the largest oil loading ports in Russia - Primorsk in the Leningrad region. Satellite images show at least four fuel tanks on fire. Exports of oil and fuel, according to Reuters, are temporarily suspended.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow upheld the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office to recognize investor Alexander Galitsky and the Almaz Capital fund founded by him as an “extremist association.” The court also decided to confiscate eight billion rubles worth of assets from the entrepreneur. As stated by the Prosecutor General's Office, the Galitsky Foundation supports Ukraine, finances Ukrainian companies producing weapons, and provides material assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing employees of private security organizations to carry small arms military weapons to protect protected sites from drones. According to the document, security guards can use military weapons to “suppress the functioning” of drones at objects on the list of “critically important” and those where anti-terrorist protection is required.

Russian troops have apparently launched an offensive planned for the spring-summer on the belt of “fortress cities,” the main line of defense of Ukraine in the Donetsk region, writes the American think tank Institute for the Study of War, and notes that it is unlikely to be captured in 2026, but it will probably be possible to achieve tactical successes at the cost of significant losses.

Scott Bessent US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed the opinion that the easing of sanctions imposed by Washington against the Russian oil production sector is actually intended to reduce Moscow's revenues from oil sales, and not to increase them, as opponents of this decision believe. The easing of sanctions was announced on March 13, amid a sharp rise in oil prices after the start of the US and Israeli military operation against Iran.

We talk about black swans for Sergei Kiriyenko with political scientist Ruslan Aisin.

US President Donald Trump said that the United States and Iranian authorities have had “good and productive discussions” over the past two days on the issue of a complete cessation of hostilities in the Middle East. As Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social, negotiations will continue this week. Based on their progress, Trump ordered a delay in strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure for five days. According to Trump, what happens next will depend on the outcome of the negotiations.

Ilya Yashin Last Thursday, politician Ilya Yashin announced the creation of a party. The name of the party has not yet been named, its program is unknown. Ilya Yashin: Putin has been in power for a quarter of a century. He dragged Russia into a big war, ruined our economy and prohibits people from literally everything. We should not just observe and comment on what is happening. We must fight for power in our country.

Iranian ballistic missiles "Time of Freedom with Andrei Sharogradsky." Monday, March 23 01:07 Iran tried to attack a US-British base in the Pacific Ocean with ballistic missiles 02:07 Donald Trump extended the ultimatum to Tehran for five days demanding to unblock the Strait of Hormuz 04:08 About two hundred people were injured as a result of an Iranian strike on two cities near the nuclear center in Israel 07:01 Who is Said Jalili, who is now the de facto leader of Iran 14:04 Ambulances from a

Aftermath of the attack on Iran, March 2026 Israel convinced the United States to go to war against Iran based on intelligence assessments of a possible mass uprising within the country. The New York Times writes about this, citing sources.

The prosecution asked that Dozhd presenter Valeria Ratnikova be sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army, Mediazona reports . The case was opened in 2025, the reason was four publications in the journalist’s telegram channel: in them, Ratnikova, in particular, commented on her story about the rape of Ukrainian women by the Russian military and wrote about the looting of Russian soldiers.

Residents of Russia over 60 years of age may be prohibited by default from receiving calls from abroad on landline phones, and children may be prohibited from receiving SMS authentication confirmation codes on their phones. Such proposals are contained in the bill on measures to combat telephone scammers, which is currently being prepared in the State Duma for the second reading. Forbes got acquainted with the new proposals.

Vienna, having lost its empire, regained influence through the European Union, maintaining its status as a music capital. The history of the city is connected with the opposition to the Ottoman Empire, the Counter-Reformation and the bourgeois heyday of the 19th century, which still defines its unique atmosphere. Replay of the broadcast from December 2, 2024.

Why, after the end of World War II, many countries of the world decided to develop rules of engagement in order not to destroy cultural heritage sites and how Ukraine is trying to resist the fact that Russia violates all these rules.