Kadyrov told Putin’s minister a secret: it turned out that Elena Milskaya is the wife of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov. The Russian budget for 2025 included record war expenses—13.5 trillion rubles. Thus, military spending will amount to 6.31% of Russia's GDP.

The guest of “Honest Word” is politician and economist Vladimir Milov. In this issue we discuss all the main news of recent days and answer your questions.

The guest of “Honest Word” is politician Evgeny Stupin. In this issue you will find a high-quality political analysis of the main events inside and outside Russia.

A theater burned down in Khabarovsk. Nikita Zhuravel, who was beaten by Kadyrov’s son, was accused of treason. A thief of rare animals was caught in the Vladimir region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Kurchatov, where the Kursk nuclear power plant is located. The court released a pedophile who molested a 10-year-old girl and allowed him to return to war.

“Putin, right from the first day he came to power, has taken this position: against street protest. Anyone. Against the assassination of any ruler. Precisely because he extrapolates this to himself. (...) Why did he hate Navalny so much? Not so much because of his investigations (…). What infuriated him about Navalny was his ability (...) to bring people to the streets.

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Forbes has compiled a ranking of the most unprofitable Russian companies. The lion's share of the total loss falls on Gazprom, although just a year ago it topped the ranking of the most profitable companies. Gazprom's net loss in 2023 amounted to 583 billion rubles. We discussed this topic with economist Maxim Blunt.

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Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed that the head of the board of trustees of the National Monitoring Center for Assistance to Missing and Injured Children, Elena Milskaya, is the wife of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov. This not only confirms the information from the Project investigation, but also reveals a conflict of interest. We discussed this information with Project journalist Mikhail Maglov. 🔗 Analysis of journalists from the publication “Agency.