Angelina Jolie in Lviv, Sean Penn raises money for planes: how dozens of world stars support Ukraine
While Western politicians continue to express concern about the situation in Ukraine, and prominent Russians suffer for their beliefs, world stars do not stand aside, reports Platfor.ma. Hollywood star and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie arrived…
Russian football clubs suspended from participation in European championships
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has not allowed Russian football clubs to compete in the Champions League and Europa League for the 2022/2023 season, reports the BBC. “There will be no Russian clubs in UEFA club competitions in the 2022/23 season,” the UEFA press service said. Russian clubs and national teams...
A hundred-year-old man got into the Guinness Book of Records: he worked for one company for 84 years
100-year-old Walter Ortmann from Brazil broke the Guinness World Record after working for the same company for 84 years, USAToday reports. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Ortmann was born in the small Brazilian town of Brusque on April 19, 1922, and at the age of 15 he wanted to find ...
The CIA has published instructions in Russian for those who want to contact him
The CIA has posted instructions in Russian on social media recommending safe ways to make virtual contact with the intelligence agency, Voice of America reports. The instruction is called "How to establish secure virtual contact with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)." The explanation reads:…
US First Lady travels to Ukraine border as Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv called 'a matter of time'
US First Lady Jill Biden plans to visit Romania and Slovakia this week. The program of the visit, which will take place on May 5-9, includes a meeting with Ukrainian refugees, NewsLiga reports. On May 8, when the United States celebrates Mother's Day, Jill Biden will meet in Slovakia with ...
Lavrov compared Zelensky to Hitler and said that 'the worst anti-Semites were Jews': Israel outraged
The head of the Foreign Ministry of the aggressor country of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, distinguished himself with anti-Semitic statements, after which the Russian ambassador was summoned to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, NV reports. In an interview with the Italian television company Mediaset, Lavrov, among other things, mentioned the Jewish roots of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “The captured militants…
Order and confidential conversation: Nancy Pelosi met with Zelensky in Kyiv
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made an unscheduled trip to the Ukrainian capital on April 30, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Kyiv since the Russian invasion began, CNN reported. On May 1, Pelosi's office announced that the speaker had led an official congressional delegation to Ukraine. AND…
Three countries recognized Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide: the US may take an even tougher decision
The war in Ukraine has united almost the entire world in the fight against Russian aggression. Some countries have already officially recognized the actions of the Russian Federation as genocide, and the United States is considering the possibility of recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. Canada recognizes Russia's actions as genocide The House of Commons of Canada unanimously recognized…
Media: 10 European countries have opened ruble accounts in Russia, 4 have already paid for gas in Russian currency
Four European gas buyers have already paid Russia for supplies in rubles, as Putin demanded, Yahoo reports. On condition of anonymity, the source said that ten European companies have already opened accounts with Gazprombank, which are necessary to fulfill Russia’s payment conditions. By…
Russia cuts off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria: EU calls such actions 'blackmail'
Gazprom has completely suspended gas supplies to Bulgargaz (Bulgaria) and PGNiG (Poland). Such a decision, as stated in a statement by Gazprom, was made “due to non-payment in rubles,” Meduza reports. “As of the end of the business day on April 26, Gazprom Export has not received payments…