The US canceled negotiations with Iran, which Tehran denies; stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison; Putin dismissed Sergey Ivanov from the position of special representative for ecology; the expiration of the START III treaty may lead to a new arms race.

The US canceled negotiations with Iran, which Tehran denies; stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison; Putin dismissed Sergey Ivanov from the position of special representative for ecology; the expiration of the START III treaty may lead to a new arms race.

@meduzalive 04 Feb 2026, 21:00

The press service of the Moscow prosecutor's office blurred the word 'bese' on the comedian Ostanin's sweatshirt, who was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months for a joke, while in other publications, words and logos were not obscured.

@ostorozhno_novosti 04 Feb 2026, 12:48

Comedian Ostanin was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in prison for a joke about a disabled person, expressing confusion over his innocence.

@ostorozhno_novosti 04 Feb 2026, 12:30

A Moscow court sentenced comedian Artemy Ostanin to five years and nine months in prison for inciting hatred and offending the feelings of believers, along with a fine of 300,000 rubles.

@varlamov_news 04 Feb 2026, 12:28

Comedian Artemiy Ostanin was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in prison for inciting hatred and offending the feelings of believers due to jokes about a disabled person and Christ, while he did not admit guilt and claimed legal arbitrariness.

@ovdinfolive 04 Feb 2026, 12:27

A Moscow court sentenced stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin to 5 years and 9 months for inciting hatred and offending the feelings of believers, based on his monologue about a legless man in the subway, which was deemed blasphemous.

@meduzalive 04 Feb 2026, 12:27

Comedian Artemy Ostanin has been sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in prison along with a fine for a joke about a person without legs, which sparked public outrage.

@bazabazon 04 Feb 2026, 12:25

Comedian Artemiy Ostanin was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in prison for a joke about a disabled person, found guilty of inciting hatred and offending the feelings of believers, despite his denial of guilt and claims of violence by escort officers.

@ostorozhno_novosti 04 Feb 2026, 12:23

Oncologist Yegor Voshinin was sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony for calls to terrorism, including urging to hang the Russian leadership, and is banned from publishing online for two years.

@ovdinfolive 04 Feb 2026, 10:43