The Russian Consulate General in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) called on Russian citizens not to agree to requests to transfer “Dubai chocolate” , “iPhones” and “Dysons” across the border. The appeal was published by the press service of the diplomatic mission.

Kazakh police detained 18-year-old anti-war activist from Voronezh Pavel Vladimirov in Almaty, the Alliance of the post-Soviet Left reported , citing Yakut activist Aikhal Ammosov and Vladimirov’s girlfriend. The arrest took place on September 4. The day before, Vladimirov’s name appeared in the “register of extremists and terrorists” of Rosfinmonitoring.

The Kogalym City Court of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug sentenced 58-year-old local resident Olga Salkaeva to a year and two months in a penal colony in the case of arson of a ballot box during the presidential election. This is stated in the text of the verdict dated October 16, which NEFT drew attention to. The woman was found guilty of obstruction of voting rights and attempted intentional damage to property by arson.

The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced Anastasia Berezhinskaya to eight years in a general regime colony in the case of posts on VKontakte, Mediazona reports . The verdict was handed down by judge Andrei Pluzhnikov. The woman, who was under recognizance not to leave the place, was taken into custody in the courtroom. Prosecutor Alexander Kienko asked to sentence Berezhinskaya to 10 years.

The Vsevolozhsk City Court of the Leningrad Region fined programmer Anton Ziderer 300 thousand rubles in the case of financing an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code) for the fact that in August 2021 he transferred two thousand rubles to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). The OVD-Info project drew attention to the information published on the authority’s website.

The Russian authorities have prepared a draft strategy for demographic and family policy, which is planned to be implemented before 2036.

The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint statement according to which cyberattacks by Chinese hackers on American telecommunications systems turned out to be much larger than expected and led to a major leak of sensitive data.

The Russian segment of the Internet will be disconnected from the international network in certain regions as part of the exercise. As Kommersant reports, the Bank of Russia sent a letter about this to companies controlled by it. The same letter was published in his Telegram channel by journalist and blogger Dmitry Kolezev. According to him, he received it from a source. The letter was signed by the Central Bank, dated November 13 and addressed to the banks.

The police in Moscow began an investigation because of the inscription “Akhmat - Plum” on the monument to the Chechen politician Akhmat Kadyrov near the Butovo metro station. RBC was informed about this by the press service of the Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs. The fact that the monument to Akhmat Kadyrov was painted by unknown persons was previously reported by Ksenia Sobchak’s media “Caution, News”. The inscription was put on it by unknown persons on the night of November 13th.

Latvia has recognized 10 people involved in The Insider's investigation as persona non grata. This was announced by Foreign Minister Baiba Brazhe. The investigation described how sanctioned oligarchs conduct business in Latvia through front men, and how Russians who publicly support Putin’s policies continue to use personal property in the EU country.

On November 17 at 13:00 local time, a march against Putin and against the war in Ukraine will begin in Berlin. The procession will take place from Potsdamer Platz to the Brandenburg Gate (route in the photo).

Holding a diplomatic passport offers notable perks — even for those who aren't career diplomats. An investigation by The Insider has revealed that in Russia, these passports are handed out to members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle, including FSB generals, the children of top officials, Patriarch Kirill, CEOs of state-owned corporations, and politically connected billionaires like Oleg Deripaska, Alisher Usmanov, and Igor Yusufov.

Large shipments of measuring instruments produced by leading Western companies, ostensibly intended for Kazakhstan, are actually being redirected to Russia — including to companies already under sanctions. The Insider has uncovered a network of Kazakh firms purchasing advanced equipment from German, French, and U.S. manufacturers. The imported technology is used in developing and producing electronic warfare (EW) systems.

Corruption Sergei Yezhov November 14, 2024 It is convenient to travel as a diplomat, and you don’t even have to be a diplomat. As The Insider found out, diplomatic passports in Russia are held by Putin's friends, FSB generals, children of high-ranking politicians, Patriarch Kirill, top managers of state-owned companies, including Igor Sechin, as well as billionaires Oleg Deripaska, Alisher Usmanov and Igor Yusufov.

After leaving the Democratic Party, she cited the fact that the Democrats had become "an elitist clique of warmongers driven by cowardly wokism" as the reason for her action. Gabbard promotes the position that the United States should not interfere in foreign military conflicts.