Vladimir Rozanskij

An online gathering on "The Church and the pandemic" to commemorate the historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill. The sufferings experienced by people and countless deaths "raise the question of the existence of God more dramatically than any Enlightenment theory". Ilarion on need to open up “to new missionary possibilities ". The Civiltà Cattolica magazine no available in Russian.

The Russian president holds “secret” talks with leading media players. Navalny’s poisoning is part of a Western plan. Russian secret services were not involved (no poison). Russian police are also innocent (young people are always radical). Yulia Navalnaya is in Frankfurt.

Flashmobs in the courtyards of apartment blocks in the main cities of the country, going outside for 15 minutes at 8 pm, lighting up mobile phones or torches. The slogan is: "love is stronger than fear". Open letter from 180 intellectuals, actors, directors, writers and public figures: Enough with “political persecution”. Police checkpoints around the Sakharov detention center, where many of the protesters are held.

Attempt to overcome the pandemic and boost prospects. The most advantageous Chinese provinces for Russian business are Hong Kong, Guangdong, Shanghai and Beijing. Russian is spoken in border areas, like Heilongjiang.

Hundreds of people walking on the street were also arrested. Vladislav Inozemtsev: "The third Putinian decade will be a long reign of terror and violence". The opposition movement sets its sights on the upcoming elections in September.

Long queues of cars wait for hours to fill their tanks. Many are left without; with the danger the vehicles will be blocked by cold until the spring thaw. Director of the National Institute for Statistics forecasts the need for ration cards for many consumer goods.

Russian National Guard special units surround the Babushkinsky court. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims that police are just doing their work, not repression. Detained protesters have been left for hours in the cold, piled up to 30 in cells designed for eight. Intellectuals, scholars and Nobel laureates publish an open letter. The general secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Russia, Jesuit Fr Stefan Lipke, speaks out.

Dr Sergey Maximishin arranged the treatment that saved the life of the poisoned blogger by placing him in a medically-induced coma. For Leonid Volkov, the doctor “knew more than anyone else about Alexey's condition so I can't dismiss possibility of foul play”.

In recent times, the number of those in need has increased enormously. Wealthy families offer free lunches to people affected by the pandemic and isolation, such as pensioners, homeless people and people with limited possibilities. Wages too low for bus drivers. Bluetooth to babysit children and minors.

The Moscow court sentenced him because the blogger shows no signs of "correction". Many journalists stopped at the entrance to the court. More demonstrations by supporters and arrests. The government listens to Kirill's advice on young people.

Today the judges decide the fate of the blogger, in prison on contradictory charges. Almost 10 thousand arrested in demonstrations in 18 regions across the country. The cruel violence of the police, portrayed as the "victims". For Kirill, young people are under "negative influences" from the internet. Ilarion: Naval'nyj like Lenin: sick with ideology, he comes from Germany, supported by the West.

Rallies and clashes took place in Moscow, St. Petersburg and in dozens of other cities: Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Barnaul, Novokuznetsk, Vladivostok, Omsk, Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Samara and Perm. For days the police had been trying to dissuade possible demonstrators. Fr Maksim Kozlov, of the Moscow Patriarchate: “There is division in Russian society, caused by the lack of positive prospects".