Vladimir Plakhotnyuk. Photo: pdm.md The Basmann District Court of Moscow in absentia arrested the chairman of the ruling Democratic Party of Moldova billionaire Vladimir Plahotyuk on charges of assassination of murder. This is reported by Interfax. Earlier, the TFR declared the Moldavian oligarch on the international wanted list. It is claimed that the decision was made on November 30 and is now appealed to the Moscow City Court.

European University in St. Petersburg. Photo: ug.ru The Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science again refused the European University in St. Petersburg in the issuance of an educational license. This is stated in the order published on the Rosobrnadzor website.

Twenty years ago, on December 6, 1997, an An-124 military transport aircraft of the Air Force crashed on a residential building in Irkutsk. 72 people died, including 49 residents of the house, including 14 children; more than 70 families were left homeless. The recording of the crew's conversations has not been preserved - both flight recorders were in the center of the fire and were badly damaged.

One hundred years ago, on December 6, 1917, the Finnish parliament decided to secede from Russia. By 100 votes to 88, he approved the Declaration of Independence of Finland. She said: "The Finnish Diet, in accordance with paragraph 38 of the Constitution, declares itself the holder of the highest state power and appoints a government that considers its main task the realization and protection of the independence of Finland.

Alexander Zhukov. Photo: Olympic.ru The decision of the International Olympic Committee on the partial admission of Russian athletes to the Games in Pyeongchang in neutral status will be discussed at the Olympic Assembly. This was stated by the president of the Russian Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, TASS reports The meeting is planned to be held on December 12.

State Duma. Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru State Duma deputies voted for a ban on visiting the building of the lower house by journalists of the American media included in the list of "foreign agents". This is reported by Interfax.

Jerusalem. Photo: Guide-israel.ru US President Donald Trump on Wednesday will announce his decision to recognize Jerusalem the capital of Israel. It is reported by Reuters with reference to high -ranking American officials. This decision does not mean a change in US policy regarding borders, the agency’s interlocutors noted. Washington is ready, if the consent of the two parties of the conflict, to support its settlement based on the creation of two independent states.

Nurdi Nukhazhiev. Photo: Grozny-inform.ru The Commissioner for Human Rights in Chechnya Nurdi Nukhazhiev intends to contact the prosecutor's office of the republic and Roskomnadzor with a request to block the Caucasian Knot and Caucasus. Realii. This was reported on the website of the Ombudsman.

Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Photo: Guide-israel.ru US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the president’s speech in the White House. The United States Administration added Trump, begins to transfer his embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This process will take several years. Trump called his decision a “very belated” step on the way of settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Suleiman Kerimov at a meeting of the Council. Photo: cousil.gov.ru The City Court of the city of ex-en-province left at large a member of the Federation Council from Dagestan, milliader Suleiman Kerimov, accused of France of tax evasion, RFI reports . At the same time, the court increased the amount of pledge from 5 to 40 million euros. In addition, from December 8, Kerimov will have to move to Nice, while he now lives a friend of the village.

Vladimir Putin. Photo: kremlin.ru Vladimir Putin assured that the Russian authorities will not interfere with athletes who will decide to participate in the Olympics in Pyeongchang under a neutral flag. This is reported by Interfax. The head of state admitted that Russia itself gave an occasion to decide the IOC to prevent the national team for games.

Evgeny Panov and Andrey Zakhty in court, 12/05/2016. Photo by Dmitry Borko/Grani.ru The judges of the Supreme Court of the annexed Crimea were extended to the defendants in the first case of "Ukrainian saboteurs" Evgeny Panov and Andrei Zakhteus, the terms in the pre -trial detention center until February 10, 2018. This was reported by "Crimea.

Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Strana.ua The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine announced the wanted list of the Leader of the Party of New Forces, the ex-governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili. This was reported by the press secretary of the Prosecutor General Larisa Sargan.

Vladimir Putin at the Gorky Automobile Plant. Photo: kremlin.ru Vladimir Putin announced that he would take part in the 2018 presidential election. Such information is transmitted by Interfax. Putin made his message at a rally concert in honor of the 85th anniversary of the Gorky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod. “There is probably no better place and the best reason for announcing this,” he remarked.

Picket at the Russian embassy in Kyiv. September 2016. Frame Grani-TV Ukraine has been fighting for the liberation of its hostages for the fourth year. Someone manages to pull out, someone is sitting behind the polar circle. Anti -Ukrainian demonstration processes become routine, repressions in the Crimea are gaining momentum - with the complete indifference of Russian society and the silence of the press. The missing people are remembered less often than about political prisoners.