British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke in an interview with Talking Politics podcast host Robert Peston about the existence of many WhatsApp groups with the participation of world leaders. According to the Prime Minister, issues related to the international agenda are discussed in these conversations. “I have to say that I am not a fan of WhatsApp. Because in the end I just get lost in these discussions and endless correspondence.

Italian banking group UniCredit has abandoned plans to sell UniCredit Bank, its main asset in Russia, and is instead considering a complete winding down of its operations. As Kommersant reported on April 10, citing multiple unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the bank is prepared to surrender its license to operate in Russia. Rather than selling its Russian assets, UniCredit has opted to dispose of individual assets and sharply cut costs.

The head of the US Treasury, Scott Bessent, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve System (FRS), Jerome Powell, held an urgent meeting this week with the heads of the largest US banks. The reason for this was the release of a new AI model from Anthropic, which the developers presented as a solution with broad capabilities for identifying software vulnerabilities. Bloomberg and Financial Times write about this.

Greek outlet Voria reported on April 7 that law enforcement had thwarted the planned killing of a 46-year-old Russian activist — a native of one of Russia’s republics who had been granted political asylum in Lithuania. Those details match Gabbasov’s biography. Gabbasov said the Lithuanian intelligence services had disrupted preparations to kill him more than a year ago, though in the interest of the ongoing investigation, details were not disclosed at the time.

The annual Pugachev Spring festival, which brings together fans of singer Alla Pugacheva, was canceled after complaints from serial informer Vitaly Borodin. This was stated by the producer of the project Andrey Krasnobaev. “This year’s festival was actually canceled due to pressure from social activists. Ask Borodin how this happened. We have not yet come up with an alternative to the event,” he said in a conversation with RIA Novosti.

Prosecutors in Warsaw have submitted an indictment against lawyer Anatoly Blinov in a criminal case involving attacks on Russian opposition figures abroad. Blinov is charged with five counts, including organizing an assault against Leonid Volkov, an associate of the late Alexei Navalny. That incident took place in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius in March 2024 and involved two Polish citizens spraying Volkov with pepper spray before striking him several times with a hammer.

The head of the Muisky district of Buryatia, Vladimir Dashiev, who also heads the regional operational headquarters for replenishing troops, held a meeting at the end of March at which he openly demanded that entrepreneurs either find new contract soldiers from among their own employees, or use the services of recruiters. The recording of the meeting was published on April 1 by the Telegram channel “Deeper than Baikal”, and later the publication “7x7” drew attention to it.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to obtain asylum. We are talking not only about Western countries and the United States, which began expelling Russian refugees en masse , but also about countries neighboring Russia. Human rights activists with whom The Insider spoke note that the immigration and political situation in a number of states that previously hosted anti-war Russians has changed noticeably. Content 1. Where it got worse 2. Germany 3. In other European countries 4.

Deputy Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Magomed Ramazanov, who previously served in the Fourth Service of the FSB, became the main candidate for the post of head of Dagestan. RBC sources report this. The Insider's sources confirm the information. According to The Insider's investigation , Ramazanov worked in Directorate K of the FSB Economic Security Service, which deals with counterintelligence support for the financial system.

An unknown person threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco. The Guardian writes about this with reference to local police. The incident occurred early in the morning - around 3:43 local time - in the Russian Hill area. The suspect was detained, but his identity has not yet been revealed. According to law enforcement, he also previously made threats against OpenAI headquarters. Employees within the company were notified of the incident.

For more than a month, Britain’s armed forces tracked the movements of three Russian submarines in the North Atlantic, UK Defense Secretary John Healey revealed at a news conference in London on April 9. As a result, Russia’s planned “covert operation” failed, and the submarines have now left Britain’s territorial waters, according to a report by the BBC citing the official.

British authorities chose not to stop the vessels due to concerns about breaching international law, which imposes strict legal requirements on states seeking to board foreign ships. In the event of a boarding, officials would later be required to present a legally sound justification for each interception and prove that the vessel had indeed violated UK sanctions.

British authorities were unable to detain sanctioned tankers from the Russian “shadow fleet” for fear that this would violate international law. The Telegraph newspaper writes about this. Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the military could detain ships in the country's territorial waters that are on British sanctions lists.

The search at the Novaya Gazeta editorial office in Moscow ended around 1 a.m., the publication itself reported . The investigative actions lasted 13 hours. Two vans with security forces left the building and seized equipment and documents. Throughout this entire time, some of the newspaper’s employees were present in the editorial office, gathered for an editorial planning meeting. Lawyers were not allowed to see them.

Photo: Vladimir Burnov / RAPSI The Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow sided with the Ministry of Justice and disbarred lawyers Alexey Basistov, Yuliy Tay and Dmitry Provodin. The reason given was long-term residence outside Russia without a valid reason. The ministry went to court after, during disciplinary proceedings, the Moscow Bar Chamber refused to deprive them of their status, explaining that traveling abroad is not a misdemeanor. Basistov, Tai and Provodin left Russia in 2024.