In Senezh, near Moscow, a seminar was held for vice-governors on domestic policy and representatives of regional election commissions, writes Kommersant, citing sources close to the Kremlin. Its topic was the upcoming Russian presidential elections. At the seminar they talked about topics that “foreign ill-wishers” might try to use “to destabilize the situation within the Russian Federation.” One of these topics is the sentiments of women whose loved ones are at war in Ukraine.

Finland is preparing to close its border with Russia. by the Finnish publication IltaLehti, citing sources in the field of foreign policy and security This was reported . Finnish authorities may close the four remaining checkpoints on the border with Russia at midnight on Wednesday. The government can make such a decision as early as today, November 20. checkpoints operated on the land border between Russia and Finland In total, nine .

Being in a colony is mortally dangerous for Sasha Skochilenko. RIA Novosti, this As reported by was stated by member of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia Eva Merkacheva. She called the situation with Skochilenko monstrous, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army. The reason for initiating a criminal case against her was an anti-war action, during which Skochilenko replaced price tags in one of the St.

The First Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction confirmed the sentence of 21-year-old student Gleb Verdiyan in the treason case. Previously, he was sentenced to six years in a maximum security colony. This was reported by a Mediazona correspondent from the courtroom. In his last word, Verdiyan asked to commute the sentence, as his family needs help.

At the 61-year-old Belgorod volunteer Alexander Demidenko, who helped to transport Ukrainian refugees, they opened the second criminal case-about the Stateismminop (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the publication "We can explain" with reference to his son Oleg. On November 16, Oleg Demidenko received a letter from his father in which he spoke about the new criminal prosecution. He noted that he was accused of transmitting “secret information” to Ukrainians.

A report was drawn up against Marat Nikandrov, who became a “foreign agent” for fun, because of a reference to a “foreign agent” in the media without indicating his status. about this .

A resident of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, accused of theft, handed over drugs to his accomplices right in the courthouse. this The prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region reports . The man, whose name has not been released, arrived at the Verkhnepyshminsky City Court in May 2023 to participate in a court hearing. He was accused of robbery and a series of thefts.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not find extremism in Margarita Simonyan’s proposal to arrange a nuclear explosion over Siberia. this on his Telegram channel Moscow City Duma deputy Evgeny Stupin reported and sent a corresponding request to the security forces. “During the inspection, no grounds for a response were identified in accordance with the federal law “On Combating Extremist Activities,” says the department’s response, a photo of which was published by Stupin.

Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova is being asked to release Zhenya Berkovich, who is in pre-trial detention, to attend the funeral of her grandmother Nina Katerli. “Tatyana Nikolaevna! We ask you for mercy. We ask you to help ensure that the preventive measure for Svetlana Petriychuk and Zhenya Berkovich is changed. At least so that she could bury her grandmother,” says the letter published by Novaya Gazeta.

The authorities invited airlines to regularly fly to the DPRK. about this writes The Kommersant newspaper . According to the publication, Aeroflot and Aurora airlines received corresponding proposals from the Federal Air Transport Agency.

Finland closes border with Russia On November 18, the four largest border crossings on the Finnish border with Russia were closed - Vaalimaa (on the Russian side - Torfyanovka), Nuijamaa (Brusnichnoe), Imatra (Svetogorsk) and Niirala (Värtsilä). the imminent closure of the checkpoint on November 16 announced Prime Minister Petteri Orpo . The Finnish authorities explained their actions by the increased flow of illegal migrants and asylum seekers arriving from Russia.

On November 17, security forces raided a dormitory in Domodedovo, after which 40 people were taken to the military registration and enlistment office. This was reported by the Volgograd telegram channel with reference to several young people who were in this hostel. According to the telegram channel, two Volgograd residents came to Moscow to work, lived in a hostel in Domodedovo and worked at the Auto-Euro company. At 6 a.m. on November 17, they were awakened by security forces.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put the Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar origin Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova) on the wanted list. the corresponding card in the department’s database . found Mediazona According to the publication, the Russian authorities accuse Jamala of spreading “fake news” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). She was put on the wanted list back in October, and in November a Russian court arrested her in absentia.

After Finland closed the border, temporary accommodation centers (TAP) for migrants appeared in Karelia. a corresponding decision The regional authorities made . On November 18, Finland closed the four largest border crossings on the border with Russia - Vaalimaa (on the Russian side - Torfyanovka), Nuyamaa (Brusnichnoe), Imatra (Svetogorsk) and Niirala (Värtsilä), and on November 19 it announced the closure of the fifth checkpoint - Vartius.

The former head of the Kemerovo region, Aman Tuleyev, who led the region from 1997 to 2018, has died at the age of 79. this in his Telegram channel The current head of the region, Sergei Tsivilev, announced . “This is an irreparable loss. A whole era in the life of our region is associated with Aman Gumirovich: he led it in difficult times, when miners sat on the rails, blocking traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway, and managed to lead it out of the crisis.