The court in Ulyanovsk fined 150 thousand rubles to the owner of the Vadim Kudyushev venue under the administrative article on the “propaganda of LGBT” (Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation), 7x7 reports . “Propaganda” considered a neon sign, pillow, sweets, cocktail tubes and head rims of the waiters - all these elements had the shape of a penis. The protocol also said that the colors of the interior, white and black, symbolize genderfluidity.

Indian companies will accept Russian oil shipments only if they are transported by compliant, non-sanctioned vessels, India’s Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain confirmed to Reuters last week. This stance was also informally confirmed by Indian oil industry representatives, who reportedly rejected offers from the head of Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot to accept payment in rupees for deliveries transported on sanctioned vessels.

Politically motivated judicial cases often come to the same judges, despite the statements of the automatic random distribution of cases, showed a study by Novaya Gazeta Europe. Researchers also revealed judges specializing in repressions against “foreign agents”, persecution for participation in rallies and “propaganda” of LGBT.

German Chancellor Olaf Sholts called the discussion of the possible sending of German soldiers to ensure peace in Ukraine “extremely inappropriate”. According to him, conversations on this subject are “completely premature” and occur against the backdrop of the continuing “brutal war” of Russia against Ukraine. According to AFP, Sholts made this statement on Monday after a meeting of European leaders in Paris.

In the suburbs, the administrator of the Telegram channels “Payment Shield” and “Findor” on suspicion of extortion of more than 16 million rubles was detained. It is reported by BAZA. According to investigators, the owner of the channels demanded a monthly Bitcoin from payment companies and banks every month, accusing them of translating money to illegal bookmakers and online casinos.

The news The Insider 17 February 2025 #Military Summary In today's report: In the Kursk region, Russian marines were noted by an impressive “mental attack” on armored vehicles under red flags The Armed Forces for the first time in a long time reported on the liberation of the village - the village of Peschanoy near Pokrovsky Russian attack aircraft in the Pokrovsky direction freeze to death due to dominance in the air of Ukrainian UAVs In the Kurakhov Operational District, Ukrainian troops

The news The Insider February 17, 2025 The Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Valery Falkov introduced the rector of the draft version of amendments to the law “On Education” aimed at the normative consolidation of higher education reform. According to the proposed changes, the bulk of students will study from four to six years, and specialized education will be required only to a limited number of specialists.

The Openai company introduced a new update called Model Spec-this is an 187-page document that explains how AI is studying and forming its behavior. According to the new guidelines, ChatGPT will no longer occupy a certain editorial position, even if some users consider it “morally wrong”.

Hamas informed the organization of the liberation of Palestine (OOP) that he was ready to transfer power in the gas sector of the Palestinian administration and the Government Government Committee, Sky News Arabia reports with reference to its own sources. The group set the condition that the current employees of the state apparatus of the gas sector should be integrated into the new administration or sent to a pension with the relevant payments.

The US presidential administration Donald Trump is pressure on the Romanian authorities in order to remove the restrictions on travel for the scandalously known Romanian blogger Andrew Tate, who calls himself a feminine and supports Trump, reports Financial Times. He and his brother Tristan have criminal charges in Romania related to people's trafficking, sexual harassment and money laundering.

U.S. citizen Kalob Byers, who was detained in Russia on drug smuggling charges after cannabis-infused gummies were discovered in his luggage, has been released from custody. Journalist Sascha Roslyakov reported the news on his Twitter account on Feb. 16, citing Byers' mother, Tonya Schuler. The American was last reported to be in the U.S.

The United States plan to organize separate negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to possible joint meetings. This was reported by NBC News with reference to sources among American officials. This approach, according to one of the sources, indicates the desire of Washington to interact with both sides of the conflict. It is expected that the discussion of the possible end of the war in Ukraine between the delegations of Russia and the United States will be held on February 18 in Riyadh.

Economics Elizabeth Mironov 17 February 2025 The court in Washington ordered the administration of Donald Trump to resume foreign assistance, canceling the decree that provided for the freezing of such programs for 90 days. Non -willed assistance to Ukraine, the volume of which amounted to about $ 6 billion annually, also came to the restrictions. This money went not only to humanitarian projects, but also to energy, reforms and support of the warring economy as a whole.

The news The Insider February 17, 2025 The Investigative Committee announced an increase in the number of “terrorist” crimes: in 2024, investigators transferred 429 such cases to the courts that 40% more than in 2023.

Photo: Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Donald Trump really demanded from Ukraine “compensation” in the amount of $ 500 billion, which significantly exceeds the intention of the White House to demand in exchange for American assistance to US control over Ukrainian mineral deposits, writes The Telegraph with reference to the document available to the editorial office.