Vladimir Rozanskij

Every year, on Easter night, the "fire of Grace" ignites "miraculously" in the crypt of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and is taken to various Orthodox countries. The bearer for Moscow is Vladimir Yakunin, a member of the security services and trusted friend of Vladimir Putin. Kirill: The pandemic cannot obscure the grace of the sacraments and the holy Eucharist. Greetings from Alexei Naval'nyj from Vladimir prison.

An Islamic court settled a dispute between Ingushetia and Dagestan. Clash between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over the Golovnoy water intake facility leaves scores of people dead and wounded.

Small and poorly ventilated, Orthodox churches can spread the virus, especially during the Easter services when crowds form. Russia’s consumer protection and welfare agency issued recommendations for the holiday. The Patriarchate hands out awards for humanitarian projects in Syria. Onufriy of Kiev calls for a prisoner exchange.

The Siburom group has acquired the oil giant Taif. The main shareholders are the Russian billionaire Leonid Mikhelson and the oligarch Gennadiy Timchenko, one of Putin's men. Siburom's shares are not freely put on the market, but offered to privileged partners: several Chinese offshore companies. Earnings are expected to double, "new jobs" and "new income" for the republic under the Ural Mountains.

The Ukrainian president pushes the Russian leader to resume communications between Russia and Ukraine. A Biden-Putin meeting is also hypothesized. Moscow claims its "neutrality" on the Donbass. Without Ukraine, Crimea suffers from drought.

The organization of supporters, who were preparing for the elections, branded as "extremist". For doctors, Naval’ny's health situation is of serious concern. They request his admission to medical center in Moscow. Russian staff of American diplomatic offices and also of other Western countries forbidden to "work for the enemy". Putin judges the US "an unfriendly country".

The opposition has been demanding his resignation since last November, after the catastrophic end of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The Syunik region, coveted by the Azeris. The Armenian premier paid a visit, but people blocked and insulted him. The Armenian priest did not allow him to enter the church

Fresh attempts at dialogue, but there is fear of the Ukrainian armed forces, ready for anything. The Navalnyj case - and Western sanctions – augment the fragility of the Russian system. In recent days, an attempted coup d'état in Belarus against Lukashenko, a faithful dauphin.

The zone beneath the Ural Mountains taken over by projects related to the New Silk Road. The local population revolts but the authorities bargain in secret. The Council of Europe and the UN Commissioner for Human Rights criticize the conditions imposed on workers.

The Russian president delivered his speech to the nation before the country’s elite, including Patriarch Kirill. "Freedom for Naval'nyj" in 100 cities. Putin makes several election promises. About 1000 protesters arrested.

After months of stalemate, all parties, pro-Russian and pro-Western, agree on a path of reform. The EU as arbiter. The release of the opposition leader Niki Melia is expected; elections in 2022 under certain conditions.

On hunger strike and sick, his friends fear for his health. The doctors of the concentration camp affirm that his conditions are "satisfactory". The demonstrations of the "navalnists" in many Russian cities will coincide with Putin's speech to the nation. Warnings from US and European diplomatic chancelleries. The fast of dozens of Naval’ny supporters. A letter to Pope Francis from the Russians in Italy.