Comment

• 18 march

  Reunification Day of Crimea with Russia – March 18

  Ivan Abazher: “By participating in various international events, I always try to convey the truth about Crimea to representatives of foreign states”

  Natalya Kiryukhina: "Sevastopol and Crimean identities go beyond ethnic and religious differences, uniting people around common values"

• 05 march

  Mishustin signed a plan to combat the spread of coronavirus

  Vladimir Slepak: "The time has come for public oversight"

• 19 february

  Russia temporarily bans Chinese citizens from entering its territory

  Elena Sutormina: “This will have an adverse effect on inbound tourism. But the Chinese side will bear the brunt”

  Vladimir Slepak: “That was the only right decision in such circumstances”

• 09 december, 2019

  WADA bans Russia from Olympics and world championships

  Yelena Istyagina-Yeliseyeva: “After losing a battle, we must not lose the war. In order to do this, we must learn our lessons, regroup, and change the structure of work with the international community”

  Alexander Malkevich: “A battle against Russia is going on not only in politics but in sports as well”

  Yelena Sutormina: “They have cynically turned sports into leverage”

• 03 december, 2019

  International Day of Persons with Disabilities

  Sergei Burlakov: “I am happy to realise that very many people around me search for a meaning in life, despite their medical diagnoses, and prove that they can lead a full-fledged life”

  Galina Gorbatykh: “Disabled persons should become part of the life of society, they should be able to study, work, take up sport and raise families”

• 21 november, 2019

  Latvia bans nine Russian TV channels

  Alexander Malkevich: “It looks like Ukraine and Latvia have a ban competition. Or a censure championship”

• 08 november, 2019

  The US and Ukraine vote against Russian resolution on combating glorification of Nazism

  Yelena Tsunayeva: “This can only be described as the betrayal of the national interests of Ukraine and the memory of its people”

  Yelena Sutoromina: “Rejecting any document proposed by Russia is a short-sighted policy”

• 10 october, 2019

  October 10 — World Day Against the Death Penalty

  Yelena Sutormina: “Life-long isolation from the rest of the world is probably the most appropriate punishment for grievous crimes.”

• 03 october, 2019

  Ukrainian TV channels go off air to protest censorship

  Alexander Malkevich: “We have been talking about censorship in Ukraine a great deal. What is happening in Ukraine in recent years can only be compared with ‘enlightened dictatorship’ dystopias”

• 01 september, 2019

  115 years of the News Agency TASS

  Valery Fadeyev: “115 years is a serious milestone, but it’s obvious that TASS was and remains young at heart. I’m sure that our colleagues are in for new peaks and new records.”