The All-Russian New Year’s Eve action “Wish Tree” has opened in Russia for the fifth time. It started on November 10, 2022, and will last until February 28, 2023. This year, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics joined it. Children and elderly people with disabilities and life-threatening
West Found No Evidence of Russia’s Guilt in Nord Stream Explosions
The West has no evidence of Russia’s involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines, The Washington Post (WP) reports citing its sources. “There is no evidence at this point that Russia was behind the sabotage,” an unnamed European official told the WP. This assessment coincides with the position of
Second Reading: Russian State Duma to Introduce Million-Dollar Fines for LGBT Propaganda
The State Duma of the Russian Federation on Wednesday adopted in the second, main reading a bill providing for the introduction of large administrative fines, up to 10 million rubles, for propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations, pedophilia, and sex change among both minors and adults. Amendments are being made to the Code of Administrative Offences
Vladimir Putin and Diaz-Canel Unveiled Monument to Fidel Castro
Presidents of Russia and Cuba, Vladimir Putin and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, unveiled a monument to Fidel Castro in Moscow. In his speech, Putin recalled that Castro was an outstanding statesman and politician, the founder of the modern Cuban state. “Fidel Castro devoted his whole life to the selfless struggle for the triumph of the ideas
Experts Named Most Comfortable Cities for Life in Russia
According to the results of 2022, Moscow, Sochi, and Grozny turned out to be the most comfortable cities for Russians. The country’s places with the best quality of life were named by analysts of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in their research. The quality of life index is calculated based
Serbian Volunteer Posthumously Awarded Medal for Courage in LPR
Today, on November 21, the acting head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, posthumously awarded the medal “For Courage” to a volunteer from Serbia, Stefan Dimitrievich, who served in the ranks of the People’s Militia of the LPR. Stefan was born in 1989, and before leaving for the LPR, he lived in Zemun (Belgrade), InfoBalkan reports.
Arbitration Court Ordered Finnish Gasum Pay €300 Mln to Gazprom
The Stockholm Arbitration Court recognized the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the transition to payment for gas in rubles as force majeure under the contract, and ordered the Finnish “Gasum” company to pay “Gazprom Export” a debt of more than €300 million for gas supplies. “On November 14, 2022, a decision was made
UK Doesn’t Want Normalizing Relations With Russia, British Foreign Minister Says
London has no plans to return to normal relations with Russia, British Foreign Minister, James Cleverly, said on the eve of the G20 summit. “What we are not going to do is normalize relations with Russia,” he said on Sky News, answering a question about whether British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would have held talks
Poland Pressures People Fighting for Historical Memory About Soviet Soldiers’ Feat
The Polish prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation because of the installation of a memorial plaque in honor of Soviet soldiers who died during the liberation of the country, according to the police spokesman Lukasz Golinowski. “The police in Glubczyce have launched an investigation into the illegal placement of a memorial plaque in memory of
Beauty of Russia: Beauty Contest of Russia’s Most Charming Women
The winner of the Beauty of Russia 2022 contest became a 19-year-old Daria Lukonkina, a native of Nizhny Novgorod. This year, she has already won the crown of “Miss Nizhny Novgorod 2022”, and now she will represent Russia at the international contest “Miss Earth 2023”, which takes place in the Philippines. “I didn’t expect to
Russia Moves Towards Adopting Bill Banning LGBT Propaganda
The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the first reading a package of bills banning LGBT and pedophilia propaganda, as well as the demonstration of LGBT information and information encouraging sex change among teenagers. According to the draft law submitted to the State Duma on October 20, the innovations will affect internet, mass
New Survey: Most Expensive Megacities in Russia
The specialists of the SuperJob job search service conducted a study and found out which cities in Russia their residents consider the most expensive ones. Moscow, Ufa, and Krasnodar appeared to be in the top of the list. According to the results of the survey, Muscovites most often consider their city to be an expensive
Roscosmos Ex-Head Came to Donbass and Took Call Sign ‘Space’
The former CEO of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that he had taken the call sign Cosmos (“Space”) in the zone of a special military operation. Rogozin also shared in his Telegram channel new pictures and videos from the frontline. Besides, Rogozin has published several photos on his Telegram channel, in which he was captured with