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A buyer of tickets to Kanye West's canceled concerts in Saint Petersburg told Fontanka how she obtained a full refund, including the service fee: a pre-trial claim, the bank's refusal, a second claim, and the money returned after 10 days. The organizer Say Agency confirmed the cancellation of the shows on September 30.
Otabek YusupovDuring a performance of “Chudo-Yudo” at the LDM. New Stage theater in Saint Petersburg, at least six children felt unwell after 800-ruble “Queen’s Cake” pastries bought at the buffet. The circumstances of the incident were described by the mother of one of the affected girls; the buffet said the desserts are delivered by a third-party supplier.
Otabek YusupovIn Saint Petersburg, a man who refused to vacate an apartment attacked his ex-wife and her aunt with a knife, inflicting at least 20 wounds on each. Both women have been hospitalized with severe injuries; no information about the attacker's detention has been reported.
Otabek YusupovThe pairs team of Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov won the second stage of the Russian Grand Prix, scoring 212.78 points in the combined total of two programs. Silver went to Ekaterina Chikmaryova and Matvei Yanchenkov (211.53), bronze to Ekaterina Geinish and Andrei Rud (189.39).
Aziz KarimovOn October 21 in Saint Petersburg, Vladimir Putin met with US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff. According to Russian leader's aide Yuri Ushakov, Putin presented the guest with a picture of the situation in the SVO zone, where, in his assessment, the Russian Armed Forces hold the strategic initiative. The talks also covered the results of the Oslo negotiations and the restoration of economic cooperation with the United States.
Otabek YusupovJared Kushner, the son-in-law of Donald Trump and a member of the American negotiating team, took part remotely in the meeting between Vladimir Putin and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg. Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed the participation via video link: Kushner was unable to fly in person due to illness, but did not skip the consultations.
Otabek YusupovUS President's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg from Norway. His motorcade, filmed after leaving Pulkovo, headed to Constantine Palace, where a meeting with Vladimir Putin is scheduled for October 21. The main topic of the talks will be resolving the Ukrainian conflict.
Sevara AzamovaUS President's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg from Oslo, where he had held talks the day before with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. Kirill Dmitriev met him at the gangway. According to Life.ru, Witkoff intends to propose a trilateral meeting of Putin, Trump and Zelensky.
Sevara AzamovaRussian President Vladimir Putin met with PRC State Council Premier Li Qiang on October 21 at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg. Earlier that day, Li and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held the 31st regular meeting of the heads of government of the two countries. The sides discussed expanding cooperation in trade, energy, agriculture and technology.
Javlon TursunovUS President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg, where he was met by RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev. The motorcade, presumably carrying Witkoff, was captured on video on the way from the airport to the city center. The day before, he held talks with Zelensky in Oslo.
Javlon TursunovIn the Euronews edition of 19 October 2026: assessment of damage from protests in France after Macron's address, a wave of cost-of-living protests across Europe, a Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg and the fate of more than 1000 killed humanitarian workers over three years.
Aziz KarimovOn the night of October 18, Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region came under a massive drone attack. Governor Alexander Beglov reported fires at civilian infrastructure facilities and an oil terminal, restrictions on Pulkovo airport operations, and no casualties. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko stated that 126 drones were shot down. VK confirmed an attack on its data center but assured that its services are operating normally, although monitoring services recorded an increase in complaints about VKontakte.
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