The special service was given the right to organize departmental pre-trial detention facilities. This is a return to the practice of Stalin's USSR in the era of terror of the 30-50s. The FSB will get its own pre-trial detention centers. The State Duma has introduced a bill authorizing the security services to have departmental prisons for detaining persons involved in cases of state treason, espionage, terrorism and extremism. Previously, the FSB already had its own…
The introduction of the digital ruble in the Russian Federation has been postponed indefinitely. The Bank of Russia has decided to postpone the widespread introduction of the digital ruble, which was planned from July 1, 2025, the head of the regulator Elvira Nabiullina said. The new date will be announced later."We will move to the mass introduction of the digital ruble after we have worked out all the details in the pilot and held all…
The Azerbaijani authorities are in no hurry to extradite a criminal werewolf in the judicial mafia to the clutches of the Russian Themis. An Azerbaijani court has refused to extradite to Russia an ex-judge from Krasnodar, Elena Khakhaleva, who is on an international wanted list in Russia, local media reported. According to them, she has been placed under police supervision. Khakhaleva was detained at Baku airport in January. A criminal case of fraud and official…
The daughter of the Russian president has won a grant for 30 million rubles to research cell renewal processes in the body. Putin's eldest daughter, endocrinologist Maria Vorontsova, has won a grant of 30 million rubles from the Russian Science Foundation (RNF), despite a low Hirsch index - an indicator reflecting the citation rate of a scientist and the number of his publications. As T-Invariant writes, the grant is devoted to the study of cell…
Болезнь Кадырова активировала сценарий смены власти в Чечне. Весь прошлый год Рамзан Кадыров, у которого уже несколько лет прогрессирует тяжелое заболевание, старался придерживаться рекомендаций врачей. В прошлом году состояние здоровья главы Чечни более-менее стабилизировалось, и к концу года он чувствовал себя вполне сносно. 1 января Кадыров встречался с чеченскими журналистами. «Шеф говорил почти без одышки, сказал, что много гуляет, чувствует себя прекрасно. Он действительно выглядел бодро и много шутил, совсем как в старые добрые времена»,…
The UK has lifted sanctions on the odious oligarch. The UK has removed Russian billionaire Farhad Akhmedov (82nd place in the Forbes 2024 ranking, fortune - $1.6 billion) from the sanctions list. This is evidenced by the data published on the website of the UK Ministry of Finance. "The following entry has been removed from the consolidated list, it is no longer subject to sanctions involving seizure of assets and prohibition of trust services: Farhad…
Transportation across the Russian Arctic is barely growing, and there is no chance to develop the NSR. Vladimir Putin's ambitious plan to use the Arctic for cargo transportation from Russia to Asia and from Asia to Europe has failed.Last year, 38 million tons of cargo were transported along the Northern Sea Route - from the Kara Gates Strait to the Bering Strait, Putin said Thursday at a plenary session of the International Arctic Forum.Compared to…
The oversight agency demanded that the Supreme Court lift the ban on Taliban activities in Russia. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has asked the Supreme Court to suspend the ban on the activities of the Taliban movement (recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia). This is reported by the agency "Interfax" with reference to the Supreme Court. Consideration of the case will be held in closed mode on April 17."The Supreme Court of the Russian…
The head of the Safe Internet League extorted money for the termination of a criminal case on her own application. Ekaterina Mizulina, the person who turned denunciation into a genre of political communication, suddenly found herself at the other end of the table. This time it was her who received the official request from Duma deputy Vladislav Davankov, addressed to Interior Minister Kolokoltsev. The reason - possible signs of extortion in the actions of the…
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office wants to recover 7.5 billion euros from Wintershall Dea through the court. In its lawsuit against Wintershall Dea, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office wants to prohibit the German company from continuing or supporting arbitration proceedings against Russia. In case of violation of the ban, the Prosecutor General's Office demands to recover €7.5 billion from each of the defendants - Wintershall Dea GmbH, the German law firm Aurelius Cotta, as well…