Russia has begun using a new mechanism to restrict access to websites, according to a report by the independent project Na Svyazi (lit.

When asked by The Hill whether Gallup had received any feedback on its work from the White House, the company said not publishing the president's approval ratings was a "strategic shift based solely on research goals and priorities." Gallup noted that it will now pay closer attention to public opinion polls on current issues and political topics.

The Department of Migration and Citizenship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia, in response to a request from The Insider, reported that the issuance of long-term national visas (type D visas) and residence permits to Russian journalists in a special manner was indeed carried out after the start of the war with Ukraine, but refused to answer the question about the future fate of the program.

The WhatsApp messenger published a statement in which it stated that the Russian authorities tried to completely block the resource in the country. The message appeared on the official Twitter account of the messenger. “Today, Russian authorities tried to completely block WhatsApp in an attempt to force people to switch to a state-owned application that is not protected from surveillance.

Belgian police raided European Commission buildings in Brussels as part of an investigation into possible irregularities in the sale of real estate. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing two sources familiar with the operation. According to the publication, investigative actions took place on the morning of February 12 in several premises of the European Commission, including the budget department.

Antifake Vesti fake: 77% of French people consider democratic elections useless The Insider 12 February 2026 On the TV channel “Russia 24”, Russian-French journalist, editor-in-chief of the almanac “Words and Meanings” Elena Kondratyeva-Salguero said : “The situation is really explosive throughout the European Union, at least in its leading countries. That’s why Ukraine has now completely moved from the front page to, I would say, third place, and even behind Greenland.

Rozhko, apparently, is also involved in the recruitment scheme. In any case, a bot appeared in the recruiters’ Telegram channel in December 2025, which, like Rozhko’s personal Telegram account, is called rusadyk_bot. FSB on guard Polina Azarnykh is not only responsible for recruitment at an early stage, but also strictly controls so that a potential candidate does not run away halfway to the front.

The Thai government has announced plans to reduce the period of stay for foreigners who are allowed visa-free entry into the country from 60 to 30 days. According to the Bangkok Post, authorities believe that this will help fight foreigners who come to the country for illegal activities. “This change should not affect tourism as foreign tourists stay in Thailand for no more than 21 days on average.

Russian shelling killed 712 residents of Ukraine’s Kherson region in the years 2024-2025, wounding an additional 4,175. This past December also saw a devastating Russian strike that knocked the local thermal power plant offline, leaving more than 40,000 residents without heat.

The Swiss authorities will hold a referendum on June 14 on limiting the country's population to 10 million people. On Wednesday, February 11, the Swiss government confirmed the date for the vote, local media reported . The vote will take place on a proposal from the far-right Swiss People's Party (SVP). Back in 2024, the party launched the "No to Switzerland's 10 Million People" campaign in support of limiting population growth through tighter controls on migration.

Thus, the “lost regiment” from the Channel One news, upon closer examination, shrank to a platoon (the number of a regiment in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is 900–1500 people, a platoon is 20–40 people). But this is not the most surprising thing. In early February, Ukraine introduced a “white list” of Starlink terminals, that is, near the contact line, communications are turned off for everyone except terminals owned by the Ukrainian military.

Ukraine's partners within the framework of the Contact Group on Defense Issues - the Ramstein format - agreed to provide additional military assistance in the amount of $35 billion. This was stated by British Defense Minister John Healey following a meeting in Brussels, Interfax-Ukraine reports . According to the agency, the statement was made at a press conference after a meeting at NATO headquarters. Healy co-chaired the meeting with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

The United States secretly smuggled about 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran to help protesters bypass Internet blocks after the crackdown on demonstrations in January, The Wall Street Journal reports , citing American officials. This is the first known operation in which Washington directly sent satellite Internet equipment to the country.

News The Insider February 12, 2026 Photo: Auto.ru Despite sanctions from the EU, USA, Japan and South Korea, tens of thousands of cars from Western and Japanese brands continue to enter the Russian market through China under “gray” import schemes. This was reported by Reuters with reference to registration data analyzed jointly with the Russian analytical company Autostat, as well as interviews with market participants.

News The Insider February 12, 2026 Hungarian opposition politician and main rival of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, said that a blackmail campaign was being prepared against him using a secretly recorded intimate video. He spoke about this in a public address published on social networks. According to him , several Hungarian journalists have already received a link to the recording.