The offensive of the Putin regime on culture is gaining momentum. Immediately after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many artists sharply criticized the aggression and were forced to leave the country. Among those who remained, a systematic “cleansing” of any dissent began. Last summer…
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the US is beginning to transfer confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine for its needs. Voice of America writes about it. In 2022, the Department of Justice filed charges against Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev for violating sanctions imposed against Russia after the…
On March 29, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the son of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union, was arrested by Russian intelligence agencies on charges of espionage. Representatives of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey immediately contacted Evan's parents, expressing their support and offering the necessary assistance. Management…
The Prosecutor's Office of Poland confiscated money from the accounts of the Russian embassy and the trade mission of the Russian Federation. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreev. He said that we are talking about large amounts in dollars, writes Voice of America. Andreev said that the funds from the accounts ...
Every day Russian propaganda becomes more and more surreal. If at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she was inspired by the aesthetics of the Third Reich, now she has almost verbatim begun to “cosplay” well-known dystopias, doing it also seriously, without the slightest self-irony. A few days…
Uber got rid of the remaining stake in the Russian Yandex.Taxi group of companies. "Yandex" redeemed this share for $702,5 million. This is stated in a press release from Yandex. Now Yandex is the sole owner of the group, which includes services for ordering a taxi, carsharing and renting scooters. The agreement has been...
In Russia, in the city of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, an aerial bomb fell from a flying Russian Su-34 aircraft. The information was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense. And in local public there were photos and video footage of a large funnel at one of the city's intersections. Voice of America writes about it. …
On April 11, a law was passed in Russia, according to which it is now possible to hand over subpoenas to conscripts through the state portal “Gosuslugi”. At the same time, even those who are abroad will receive them. RBC writes about it. The law, among other things, provides for the introduction of a military registration register with ...
The Arbitration Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ordered the Russian Federation to pay the Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz $5 billion, Voice of America writes. The reason was the illegal seizure of assets in Crimea after the annexation of the peninsula by Russia in 2014. Most…
Last year, a Russian fighter jet nearly shot down a British spy plane, according to a leaked US military document, according to the Washington Post. The incident took place on September 29 off the coast of Crimea, a heavily fortified Ukrainian peninsula that Russia seized in 2014 and used to…