01:15 The Kremlin confirmed that the Victory Parade in Moscow this year will be held without armored vehicles 02:44 Polish journalist Andrzej Poczobut and Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin were released as part of a prisoner exchange mediated by the United States 09:08 Estimated consequences of the United Arab Emirates' withdrawal from OPEC 15:35 Donald Trump is planning a long blockade of Iran.

Why Putin chooses the side of the FSB and does not want to listen to dissatisfied citizens, we discuss with political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin

Spain has long been a haven for millions of migrants fleeing here for a variety of reasons, including politicians and dissidents who find it dangerous to remain in their countries. How is Madrid saving Latin American oppositionists? And how does their situation differ from the situation of Ukrainian refugees in Spain?

Today we are talking about the situation at the front and whose side has the advantage with military experts David Sharp and Mikhail Pritula.

Ukraine attacked the oil infrastructure of Tuapse for the third time in two weeks. Fires at the refinery continue to be extinguished for several days. Toxic smoke hangs over the region. Environmentalists are talking about a real environmental disaster and colossal harm to human health and damage to nature. Putin commented on the situation for the first time, but according to him, “there are no serious threats.”

Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow.

Nikola Krastev The victory of former President Rumen Radev in the recent snap parliamentary elections in Bulgaria exceeded the most optimistic forecasts. His political association, Progressive Bulgaria, received almost 45 percent of the votes and 130 parliamentary mandates out of 240. Thus, the new prime minister has secured an absolute majority and will be able to govern without coalition partners.

The European Commission said Instagram and Facebook, owned by Meta, breached the Digital Services Act, alleging Meta failed to take effective measures to prevent under-13s from accessing its platforms. This is stated in the preliminary results of the investigation into the company. "Although Meta's own terms of use set the minimum age for safe access to Instagram and Facebook at 13 years old, the company's enforcement of these restrictions appears to be ineffective," the EC said in a statement.

Sergey Medvedev Sergei Medvedev talks with experts Sergei Vakulenko and Tatyana Lanshina In the 2000s, Russian oil workers had the expression “one hundred per barrel.” "How are you?" - they asked. The answer was: “one hundred per barrel.” Today oil is again at a hundred per barrel. In less than two months of the war in the Persian Gulf and with the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices have doubled: from 60 to 120 dollars per barrel, now fluctuating around a hundred.

The Yaroslavl Regional Court recognized the Callisto LGBT movement as extremist and banned its activities in Russia. The First Department reports this. As stated in a message from the court's press service on VKontakte, Callisto's activities are allegedly aimed at "reforming and actually destroying fundamental Russian spiritual and moral values." The court considered the administrative claim of the regional department of the Ministry of Justice.

Oil refineries are burning in Tuapse, Perm, and Orsk, but Putin says that “people are coping.” We discuss the political consequences of the Ukrainian strikes with sociologist Igor Eidman.

Speech by King Charles III of Great Britain in the US Congress, Washington, April 28, 2026 On April 28, King Charles III of Great Britain gave a speech to the US Congress. This is the British monarch's first appearance before US lawmakers since 1991. Charles III began his speech by addressing the "times of great uncertainty" facing both the US and UK.

Fire as a result of a Russian drone attack on the Odessa region, Ukraine, April 29, 2026 On the night of April 29, Russian troops attacked several regions of Ukraine. In total, according to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 171 drones were launched, of which 154 were neutralized. The Odessa region was subjected to a massive attack: a hospital and residential buildings were damaged, and a fire broke out in the Danube Biosphere Reserve.

Prose writer and artist Igor Shestkov has lived in Berlin for more than 30 years. He leads a rather secluded lifestyle, writes and publishes a lot. His books are full of grotesquerie, foreboding of the apocalypse and personal catastrophe haunting a person against the backdrop of a maddened world. But in Shestkov’s books, saving irony is always alive.