News The European Union froze the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for € 23 billion. This is four times less than frozen the United States 26 May 2022 The European Union countries reported to freeze about € 23 billion assets of the Central Bank of Russia. The EU first revealed this number - it was expected that it would be much higher. The EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said this indicator is “negligible” compared to $ 100 billion frozen by the United States.

News The American actor Ray Liotta died 26 May 2022 American actor Ray Liotta died at the 68th year of life. It is reported by Deadline. According to the publication, he died in a dream. The actor was in the Dominican Republic, where he starred in the title role in the film "Dangerous Waters" directed by John Barra. The most popular actor brought the role in the film Glorious Boys (1990) Martina Scorsese.

The European Union, the United States and the UK announced the creation of an advisory group to investigate war crimes (Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, ACA) in Ukraine. The main mission of the ACA is to support the investigative divisions of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine.

News Two Russian soldiers found themselves guilty of shooting at residential buildings of the Kharkov region 26 May 2022 Russian military Alexander Bobykin and Alexander Ivanov found themselves guilty of shooting at residential buildings of the Kharkov region. This was announced by the correspondent of The New York Times, working in the courtroom of the village of Kotelva, Poltava region. Bobykin and Ivanov are accused of violating the laws and customs of war.

Opinions Hopeless martial law. The depletion of resources will force Moscow to choose between the surrender and freezing of the conflict 26 May 2022 Pavel Lusin Expert on Russian foreign and defense policy, political scientist A month ago, many discussed the prospects of the negotiation process of Ukraine and Russia. Even then, it was clear that no negotiations would be possible until Moscow abandon its own military-political radicalism or could not improve the position on the battlefield.

Google began to disconnect the Russian Google Global Cache servers, which are needed to accelerate the work of YouTube and other Internet giant services in Russia. This was announced in his channel in Telegram by the head of the Law Firm "Orderkom" Dmitry Galushko. This information was also confirmed by RBC two sources in the telecommunications market. According to Galushko, several Russian telecom operators received notifications.

News The New York Times: About 400 Russian military died while trying to cross Seversky Donets in early May 26 May 2022 In early May, during an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Seversky Donets river, about 400 Russian military were killed. About this at the scene of The New York Times, representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told the correspondent. Seversky Donets passes through Eastern Ukraine and forms a natural barrier to promote Russia.

On May 24, in the evening, Dodon after a search in his house was placed in a pre -trial detention center in Chisinau. The country's prosecutor’s office reported that the ex-president and brother of his wife Peter Merinyan were detained for 72 hours. Dodon is suspected of receiving a bribe from the oligarch Vladimir Plahotnyuk.

The nearest quarters will be difficult while the economy will adapt, it will be difficult for both companies and citizens. This was stated by the head of the Central Bank (Central Bank) of Russia Elvira Nabiullina at a meeting with the Association of Banks of Russia, it is quoted by Kommersant. On the same day, the Bank of Russia at an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors reduced the key rate by 3 p. - to 11% per annum.

The Leninsky District Court of Orenburg sentenced three policemen for torture to the real terms, but freed him from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. This was told "Mediazone" in the human rights organization "Committee against torture". The victims received 350 thousand rubles for illegal criminal prosecution.

OPINION Military Standoff. Depletion of resources will force Moscow to choose between surrendering or freezing the conflict 26 May 2022 Pavel Luzin As recently as a month ago, many people were discussing the prospects of a negotiation process between Ukraine and Russia. Even then it was clear that no negotiations would be possible unless Moscow gave up its own military and political radicalism or improved its position on the battlefield.

At least 58 tons of parcels were sent in three months of war from the points of the Courier Service Service in the border cities of Russia and Belarus, people in military uniforms similar to the Russian one. This follows from the investigation "Mediazons". On April 3, blogger Anton Moloko published a video in which the Russian military send parcels in the SDEC department in the Belarusian Mozyr.

The head of the Local Orthodox Church of Ukraine (PCU) Metropolitan of Kiev and all of Ukraine, Epiphanius, called on the Ecumenical Patriarch (Constantinople) and the heads of other local autocephalous Orthodox churches to condemn the throne of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill (Vladimir Gundyaev). He wrote about this on his Facebook page.

At least 58 tons of parcels have been sent in the three months of war from courier service offices in Russian and Belarusian towns near the Ukrainian border by people wearing what looked like the Russian military uniform, Mediazona reports . On April 3, blogger Anton Motolko published a video of Russian soldiers sending parcels from a SDEK office in Mazyr, Belarus.

The author of the essay “How to kill your husband” Nancy Crampton Brofi is found guilty of the murder of her husband Daniel Brofi. Such a decision was made by the jury in Portland, Origon, Daily Beast reports . The verdict in the case has not yet been issued. The charge of the 68-year-old writer was put forward in September 2018. On June 2, 2018, Dan Brofi was shot dead in the kitchen of the Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland, where he worked for more than ten years.