Andrey Zakhtey in court, 12/05/2016. Photo by Dmitry Borko/Grani.ru The defendant in the case of the “Ukrainian saboteurs” Andrei Zakhtei , after another accused in the case, Evgeny Panov , applied to the TFR with a statement about the torture that the FSB subjected him to after abduction in the annexed Crimea. This was reported by "Mediazona" with reference to Ilnura Sharapov, a lawyer of Politzek.

On December 12, the Moscow Arbitration Court will consider the merits of Rosneft's claim against the RBC media holding. The oil company requires 3.179 billion rubles.

Dollars. Photo: Myanmarbusinessnews.com The cost of the dollar during the morning trading on the Moscow Exchange fell below 61.5 rubles. According to RBC, the last time this mark was the dollar fell on October 19, 2015. At the same time, the euro to the ruble fell below 65 rubles, reaching 64.9 rubles at a minimum exchange rate. This is 1.66 percent below the closing level of trading on December 9, 2016. So cheap euro has not been worth on the exchange since July 30, 2015.

25 years ago, on December 12, 1991, the RSFSR denounced the Union Treaty of 1922 on the formation of the USSR and recalled its deputies from the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. The resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR referred to the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR and to paragraph 15 of Article 109 of the Constitution of the RSFSR, according to which the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR "ratifies and denounces the international treaties of the RSFSR."

"Rosneft". Photo from the site www.dazzle.ru The Moscow Arbitration Court partially satisfied Rosneft’s lawsuit against the publication and journalists of RBC. As stated in the agency’s message , RBC, as well as journalists Timofei Dzyadko, Maxim Tovkailo, Lyudmila Sudomedova and the leading television channel Konstantin Bochkarev should pay 390 thousand rubles in favor of the oil company.

Ildar Dadin in the Karelian IK-7, 11/01/2016. Photo: FSIN, Source: Mk.ru The FSIN set the final point in the case of Ildar Dadin, not finding any violations from the service. As TASS reports , the deputy head of the FSIN Valery Maksimenko stated this. "Neither the Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service, nor the pre -investigation verification of the Investigative Committee did not reveal any facts of applying illegal measures to it by the IK -7 employees, the criminal case is refused.

Prayer standing for faith and against abortion. Photo: Yuri Timofeev/Grani.ru The government included abortion in the list of procedures for which doctors will have to receive a separate license. The corresponding decision signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, dated December 8, was published on Monday on the official portal of legal information.

Yuri Baluevsky. Photo: vpk-news.ru The capture of the Islamic State Palmyra indicates miscalculations in military planning. According to Interfax, this was stated by Army General Yuri Baluevsky, head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces in 2004-2008. According to him, the situation became possible, including due to long-term humanitarian pauses, allowing militants to regroup. “This is again a blow to the prestige. Including our prestige,” Baluevsky said.

Alexey Kungurov. Frame "Neuromir-TV" The visiting board of the Volga District Military Court (Samara), chaired by Konstantin Safonov, closed the proceedings from the public in the case of the Tyumen-imperial publicist Alexei Kungurov, arrested on charges of terrorism. This was reported by Ura.ru.

Vladimir Balukh. Photo: hromadske.ua The Razdolnensky district court of the annexed Crimea arrested the Ukrainian activist Vladimir Balukh, a farmer from the village of Serebryanka, for 30 days in a fabricated case of storage of ammunition. This was reported by the Crimean human rights group. As follows from the message, the 45-year-old Baluh was imputed part 1 of Article 222 of the Russian Criminal Code (illegal circulation of ammunition), which provides for the four years of the colony.

Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin. Photo of the Kremlin press service Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his readiness to put an end to a territorial dispute with Moscow. As RIA Novosti reports , he stated this at a meeting with former residents of the southern smoking. "I want to go to the top negotiations to put an end to the territorial problem," the prime minister said. The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan is scheduled for December 15-16.

Sergey Smirnov. Photo: fadm.gov.ru From the presidential administration, after incomplete three months of work, the deputy head of the internal policy department, Sergei Smirnov, who was responsible for interaction with the State Duma, was dismissed. It is reported by Kommersant. The corresponding order was signed on Monday by the head of AP Anton Vaino. The official was fired about a week before the expiration of the trial period.

Alexander Lukashenko. Photo: News.uvaga.by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko approved the draft international agreement on the participation of the Belarusian special forces in counter -terrorism operations in Russia. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the decree of the Belarusian leader. The same agreement is allowed to attract Russian special forces in operations in Belarus. The text of the international agreement itself does not apply.

Ilya Milstein. Courtesy Photo Mikhalkov "Ready to apologize." However, hopes do not lose "to be, if not understood, then at least heard." In the response open letter to Nain Yeltsina, he is justified , continuing to insist on his own. Nikita Sergeyevich believes that some unscrupulous people who use the Yeltsin Center to promote the ideas of "dubious historical content with dubious historical conclusions" are misleading the widow of the first president of the Russian Federation.

Putin on the TV screen. Photo: glavred.info In Russia, the number of citizens who prefer personal well -being has grown the country's countryp. According to RBC, this follows from the results of the survey conducted by the Levada Center.