POLITICS Roman Dobrokhotov , Christo Grozev 13 September 2024 The Insider has obtained screenshots of messages, previously partially published by Russia’s state-owned propaganda outlet RT and Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF).

The lawyer of anarchist Ruslan Sidiki, who is accused of an explosion on a railway and a drone attack on a military airfield, sent a petition to the investigator to recognize his client as a prisoner of war on the basis of the Geneva Convention. The document is available to The Insider.

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, most foreign film companies and distributors left Russia and announced the suspension of content production. However, Russian cinemas have not stopped showing Western films; they are now shown as part of the so-called “parallel import” - in fact, this is theft and screening without a license.

After Putin’s instructions, the cost of the regional aircraft “Baikal”, which is supposed to replace the An-2 corncob, fell by half, and its technical characteristics improved, RBC reports the words of the Russian Presidential Envoy in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev. He noted that a few days ago its price was 455 million rubles, and now it is 260 million, at the same time, inexplicably, it will sit on short bands (which was not announced before).

The European Union lifted sanctions against Violetta Prigozhina, the mother of the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, as well as Nikita Mazepin, a racing driver and the son of businessman Dmitry Mazepin. This is stated in a message on the official website of the EU. Previously, the EU blacklisted Violetta Prigozhina due to business ties with her son and called her an accomplice in Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Politics Roman Dobrokhotov , Christ Glosev 13 September 2024 The Insider had at the disposal of correspondence screenshots previously partially published by RT and FBK. They confirm that the entrepreneur Leonid Nevzlin was a customer of attacks on Leonid Volkov, Ivan Zhdanov and his wife Maxim Mironov Alexander Petrachkov. The Insider analysis of this correspondence indicates that it is genuine with the highest degree of probability.

The Freedom Letters publishing house has defied a demand from the Russian Prosecutor General’s office to cease distribution of “Not-So-Last Words” — a compilation of courtroom statements from 49 political prisoners over the past decade. Russian authorities claim these texts pose “a threat to critical infrastructure, including transportation, social services, financial institutions, energy facilities, and communication networks.” The majority of the book's contributors remain incarcerated.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Russian television propagandist Irada Zeynalova as Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the island Republic of Mauritius. Zeynalova is on Ukraine’s sanctions list for “propaganda activities in the interests of the Putin regime.” Until 2016, she hosted “Results of the Week” on Channel One, then moved to NTV. Known for reporting from hot spots and problem regions of the world.

The Insider has obtained screenshots of messages, previously partially published by Russia’s state-owned propaganda outlet RT and Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF).

The Second Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced the business partner of the Ukrainian vodka magnate and founder of Khortitsa, Evgeniy Chernyak, to eight and a half years in a maximum security colony. RTVI reports this. Alexander Bespalov became the first convicted defendant in the case of bribes taken at the capital's military registration and enlistment offices for assistance in evading military service during the war in Ukraine.

The news The Insider September 13, 2024 On September 13, the Central Bank decided to raise the key rate from 18% to 19% per annum. The regulator calls the main factor of such a decision inflationary pressure, since annual inflation will most likely come from a 6.5–7%range predicted in July.

The first shelter was installed in Penza, the local department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region reported . The publication states that it is intended to protect the population in the event of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. A shelter has been installed on the embankment of the Sura River, this is a place of mass gathering of people.

The register of “foreign agents” includes: Nina Belyaeva - ex-deputy of the Council of People's Deputies of the Semiluksky District; Vladimir Dorokhov - deputy chairman of Yabloko; Mikhail Ezhov - musician and video designer; Yaroslav Rasputin - employee of queer media "Guys PLUS"; Oleg Stepanov - politician, former coordinator of the Moscow headquarters of Alexei Navalny; Sobesednik-Media LLC. "Sobesednik-Media" is a legal entity of the newspaper "Sobesednik".

In a number of Russian regions, patients have stopped receiving one of the most popular drugs, dolutegravir. RBC reports this with reference to the Patient Control portal. Dolutegravir is produced by the British company GlaxoSmithKline under the Tivicay brand; it is protected by a patent until 2029.

The news The Insider September 13, 2024 On September 12, the US Department of Finance prohibiting the provision of IT services and software to any person located in Russia entered into force. Two categories are separately noted: consulting and design IT services, IT support services and access to cloud services, as well as software for managing enterprise, production and design.