'Putin will eat you for dinner with all your EU and NATO': Zelensky gave a long interview to The Economist
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with the Economist magazine, said that the war is far from over and it is too early to relax - and that by supporting Ukraine, Europe is protecting itself, the BBC reports. In his opinion, the West has lost its sense of the importance of what is happening in Ukraine, but...
Ukrainian chess player Igor Samunenkov became the youngest grandmaster in the world
14-year-old Ukrainian chess player Igor Samunenkov became the youngest grandmaster in the world, Pravda reports. Igor also became the fourth youngest grandmaster in the history of Ukraine. Samunenkov has been playing chess professionally since he was eight years old. In 2021, he received the title of Master of the International Chess...
Fur hats, New Year, tea and a bath: how Russian winter surprises foreigners
“They prepare for it as seriously as they read guidebooks.” The author of the “My Planet” channel on Yandex.Zen talks about the impressions of foreigners who survived the Russian winter. “Winter is an important part of Russian culture, and you definitely need to experience it,” he writes about his adventures...
Medical marijuana has been legalized in Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted with a majority of 248 votes in favor of the bill on the legalization of medical cannabis, the BBC reports. In the first reading, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a bill on the legalization of medical marijuana back in July, then 268 deputies voted for the decision. However, the history of attempts itself...
Russian women called Putin a 'coward' and said their husbands were being forced to lie about the war in Ukraine
Russian wives have accused the Russian Security Service (FSB) of forcing their husbands to lie about the conditions under which they are fighting in Ukraine. Yahoo! reported in more detail. They claim that the FSB threatened to send their husbands to death if they did not...
An American has not been allowed out of Armenia for two years because he got into trouble in Russia.
An American who came to Armenia on vacation has not been allowed out of the country for two years. In Russia, he was accused of drug possession, Meduza reports. In 2017, American Eric Thomas Creamer, who lived and worked in Russia, was accused of drug possession. The police detained...
A court in Russia fined Google $50,5 million for articles about the war with Ukraine and ‘LGBT propaganda’
A court in Moscow imposed a $50,5 million fine on Google for repeatedly failing to remove information prohibited by Russian law, Voice of America reports. According to Russian media, the reason was YouTube videos that talked about the losses of Russian troops in Ukraine and the victims...
Moldova fears Russian aggression and intends to purchase modern air defense systems
Moldova said it needs a modernized air defense system to counter threats from Russia, which have intensified since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Voice of America reports. Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean said this in a television interview three days after...
Russian soldiers at the Capitol: a propaganda calendar was released in Russia
The calendar, sold by a charity supporting veterans of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), contains strikingly propagandistic images. Among them, for example, is a Russian soldier who is ready for war at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Newsweek writes about this. The Moscow Times reported...
A deputy of a local council in Ukraine exploded grenades at a meeting: 26 people were injured, 1 was killed
In the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, according to information from the National Police, a local deputy committed a grenade explosion in the building of the Keretskovsky village council. As a result of the incident, 26 people were injured, six of whom were in serious condition. Meduza writes about this. Two deaths were reported...