The security forces are preparing to harshly disperse the action in support of Navalny, but the mass turnout can become the beginning of big problems for the Kremlin On Saturday in Moscow, the most massive from the summer of 2019 will be held and, possibly, the most significant protest action since 2011-2012. The authorities all week in different ways intimidated potential participants in the rally, and Alexei Navalny's associates were detained and fined.

FBK employees close to Alexei Navalny were arrested by the police for more than a week: Georgy Alburov, an employee of the FBK investigation department, received 10 days of arrest, Navalny's press secretary Kira Yarmysh - 9 days. The police and the Prosecutor General's Office continue to isolate key FBK employees. Kira Yarmysh was detained on Thursday evening in her apartment, Georgy Alburov - at the Leningradsky railway station. Today the court ruled against both FBK employees.

Cyprus opens the border for tourists from all countries, including from Russia: from March 1, Russians can freely enter the country after receiving two tests for the absence of COVID-19. the new rules for foreign tourists announced Savvas Perdios, Deputy Minister of Tourism of the country, . According to him, tourists will be able to visit Cyprus without quarantine if they have a fresh test for the absence of COVID-19 with them.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on “involving minors in committing unlawful acts that knowingly endanger life” because of calls to participate in a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23. The website of the Investigative Committee says that the case was opened based on “the results of checking numerous appeals from various associations of parents of Russian schoolchildren posted in the media.” Here is the full text of the statement.

Alexei Navalny wrote an appeal to the Russians from the pre-trial detention center. He thanked the viewers of the film about "Putin's Palace" , expressed "respect to the schoolchildren" for the "lawlessness in TikTok", and also stated that he was not going to commit suicide. Since January 18, Alexei Navalny has been in jail. Bloomberg sources say that this time the Kremlin wants to imprison Navalny "for several years, or even more." Here is the policy statement in its entirety.

extremely seriously The authorities are preparing for an uncoordinated protest action in support of Alexei Navalny, scheduled for Saturday, January 23. We tell you what participation now threatens, what to do if you are detained, whether it is worth putting on a mask and what problems may arise with paying a fine.

The US company Gojo, which produces one of the most famous brands of sanitizers Purell, has decided to expand production in the hope that the hygiene habits formed during the pandemic will remain after the coronavirus, writes The Wall Street Journal. Over the past year, U.S. sales of hand sanitizers have grown almost sevenfold, to $1.3 billion, according to Nielsen data.

On January 23, rallies were scheduled in support of Alexei Navalny, the first protest promotions in a year and a half, which promise to become massive. The Bell asked political scientists what to expect from this event, whether the protest will rejuvenate due to the popularity of Navalny in Tiktok and what the Kremlin taught the events in Belarus.

Sberbank was interested in buying exclusive rights to Walt Disney films. The negotiations could have ended with a five-year contract for $100 million or more, but this was prevented by Anton Gorelkin's bill, RBC learned .

to the State Duma on Friday A presidential bill was submitted , removing age restrictions for civil servants appointed by the president.

The WHO Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety found no link between vaccines from the American company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech and deaths in elderly patients, TASS reports , citing the final ruling. "Current reports do not suggest any unexpected or suspicious increase in mortality in the frail and elderly, or any unusual adverse event characteristics following BNT162b2 administration," the official statement reads.

Millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil are being secretly shipped to China despite US sanctions, found Bloomberg . Journalists broke the "oil market's most poorly guarded secret" with documents showing transactions through a network of front companies, transferring cargo from one ship to another, and changing the grade of oil with the help of chemical additives.

Before the rallies in support of Alexei Navalny, scheduled for January 23, the Ministry of Internal Affairs warned Russians about responsibility for participating in unauthorized actions. The Kremlin called such warnings natural, and the organization of "illegitimate actions" - unacceptable. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow published its warning here .

The readiness of Russians to be vaccinated against coronavirus is one of the lowest in the world, a study by Gallup International showed. On average, 50% of respondents are potentially ready to be vaccinated, in Russia - less than a third.

The Moscow authorities have proposed to the Russian government to reduce or cancel VAT for restaurants, reports RIA Novosti with reference to Vladimir Yefimov, Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations. According to him, the Ministry of Economic Development supported this initiative.