Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing large companies not to take into account the vote of shareholders from the "unfriendly" countries during decision -making, TASS reports . The action of the presidential decree applies to companies in the field of energy, engineering and trade that meets a number of criteria: ▪️ Assistance of owners or beneficiaries by other countries or international organizations imposed sanctions.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) transferred all the rights to broadcast games in the European region in 2026–2032 to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). This was reported on the website of the IOC. Russia and Belarus were not included in the list of countries where they will show the Olympics. This list includes 49 territories.

Earlier today, Armovich published a post with an apology for his words that the rocket, which got into a residential building in the Dnieper, was shot down by the forces of Ukrainian air defense. “I made a serious mistake on the air. It doesn’t matter for what reason and how the audience heard it, but henceforth I will be stricter about the information that I am voiced, ”wrote the adviser to the president’s office.

Читать на русском языке A group of lawyers has signed an open letter demanding an end to the “blatant torture” of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is currently serving a lengthy prison term at a maximum security facility in Russia's Vladimir region. The group demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin stop sending Navalny to a punishment cell and allow doctors from outside the prison to examine and treat him. The appeal was published by one of its authors, Viktor Drozdov.

The American clothing manufacturer, as well as the shoes and accessories of Michael Kors, decided to stop deliveries to Russia, Izvestia write . Brand shops will begin to sell goods of other brands that BNS Group supplies to the country - the same distributor that worked with Michael Kors. As the newspaper found out, the first retail outlet that earned on the site of the official store of the departed brand will be Jeans Club in the MEGA Teply Stan shopping center.

News “We took Soledar, but it was a f*cking disaster”: Russian security services officer on the situation at the front line 17 January 2023 TI The Insider Читать на русском языке A man who introduced himself as a Russian security services officer spoke about the situation in Soledar in a live stream with Ukrainian blogger Edhar Mirotvrets (“Peacemaker”) – an excerpt of the video was published on the streamer’s Telegram channel.

News AFU claims Soledar yet to surrender, Dnipro casualties rise, Britain sends tanks to Ukraine. What happened on the front line on January 16? 17 January 2023 TI The Insider Читать на русском языке The front line In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are trying to advance into the city limits of Marinka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are holding back the attacks.

The prosecutor's office of Tyumen for the first time in the history of modern Russia appealed to the court with a request to recognize the marriage invalid due to the change of gender of one of the spouses. This was reported in the United press service of the judicial system of the Tyumen region, reports IA SM.News Tyumen.

Alexei Navalny published a text about his return to Russia exactly two years ago. Since then, he has been in detention after being arrested right at the passport control in the Sheremetyevo airport. The Insider quotes the politician's post in its entirety: “Exactly two years ago I returned to Russia. Exactly two years I’ve spent in prison. And when you write a post like this, you need to ask yourself: How many more of these anniversary posts will you have to write?

The KGB had hundreds of safehouses in Moscow, where the agency hid witnesses and held secret meetings. They were called “cuckoos” (“kukushka”) and registered to fake names or government enterprises. After the KGB was abolished, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and Federal Guard Service (FSO) took over the majority of the “cuckoos,” with the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) taking over the rest.

News “I am not going to give them my country and believe that the darkness will disappear” - Alexey Navalny 17 January 2023 Alexey Navalny published a text on his return to Russia exactly two years ago. He spent the same amount of time in prison after arrest directly at passport control in Sheremetyevo. The Insider gives a post policy as a whole: “Exactly two years ago, I returned to Russia. And exactly two years I spent in prison.

The German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea announced its intention to leave Russia. This is stated in the press release of the organization. The loss from the write -off of Russian assets will be € 5.3 billion.

Читать на русском языке Izvestia published an article by Viktor Medvedchuk titled “The Ukrainian Syndrome. The Anatomy of the Modern Military Confrontation,” in which Putin's Ukrainian ally tries to blame the West for unleashing a Russian-Ukrainian war.

News "Soledar was taken, but all X*Evo." The Agency found a security forces from Saratov, who told in Stream about the situation at the front 17 January 2023 The man, who introduced himself as a Russian officer, spoke about the situation in Soledar in Stream with the Ukrainian blogger Edgar Peacemaker, the video excerpt was published in the Telegram channel. Journalists of the Agency found out that the video is Russian security officer Anton Bow from Saratov.

Antifake “The blunders of Soviet diplomacy and the arrogance of Gorbachev.” Medvedchuk quoted Clinton's speech invented by Russian propagandists 17 January 2023 The Insider Читать на русском языке Izvestia published an article by Viktor Medvedchuk titled “The Ukrainian Syndrome. The Anatomy of the Modern Military Confrontation,” in which Putin's Ukrainian ally tries to blame the West for unleashing a Russian-Ukrainian war.