The LDPR pre-election congress nominated the head of the party, Leonid Slutsky, as a candidate for the presidential election. Slutsky was chosen by secret ballot of the congress; he was the only candidate on the ballot. The governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Mikhail Degtyarev, proposed to nominate Slutsky. The candidacy was also supported by Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk Region Viktor But.

The provision of military assistance to Ukraine from the European Union and the United States has reached a dead end, which has forced Kyiv's allies to begin to reflect on the scenario of Putin's victory in the war. about this writes Bloomberg . The article is entitled: “What if Putin wins?” It is unknown how long Ukraine will be able to restrain the Russian army and protect its cities and infrastructure from missile attacks, the publication writes.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on December 19 that air defense in the Odintsovo city district repelled a drone attack. According to preliminary data, no debris, destruction or casualties were found at the crash site. Emergency services are working at the scene. Prior to this, at 11:54 a.m., Vnukovo airport reported that, for reasons beyond their control, temporary restrictions were being introduced on the arrival and release of aircraft.

The court of the city of Lublin in Poland handed down sentences against a group of 14 people: citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. They were sentenced to real terms in the case of espionage for Moscow and preparation of sabotage, reports AFP . They received between 13 months and six years in prison. According to Radio Lublin, the group included 12 Ukrainians, three Belarusians and one Russian.

The school in the United States shared white and neglected children for the sake of equality and inclusiveness. How is that? The school in the United States has introduced a new program to increase the performance of students of different ethnic groups. Now some subjects are taught only for them - in their classes do not allow white students and teachers.

The instruction "cold", how safely say on social networks and not come across to the Russian authorities For anti -war or opposition post in a house or school chats, it is quite possible to get a fine, administrative detention or even a criminal. “Cold” spoke with the lawyer and senior partner of the Network Freedom project Stanislav Seleznev and drew up instructions on how to protect himself when communicating in instant messengers and social networks.

The Omsk military court sentenced 25-year-old mobilized Maxim Vikhorev, who escaped from a convoy after being accused of desertion, to six and a half years in a maximum security colony, the court reports . Maxim Vikhorev from the Kemerovo region was found guilty of desertion from service (Part 3 of Article 338 of the Criminal Code) and escaping from arrest (Part 1 of Article 313 of the Criminal Code).

On the night of December 19, an earthquake occurred in China. More than a hundred people died, reports Xinhua . About 250 more people received various injuries. The tremors were recorded at 23:59 Beijing time in Gansu province. The source was located at a depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake collapsed buildings and damaged water, electricity, transport, communications, and other infrastructure.

Kaliningrad border guards confiscated a Russian’s passport due to a typo, writes New Kaliningrad. The law, which allows such documents to be invalidated, came into force on December 11. Reportedly, the international passport was declared invalid due to the absence of one letter in the name of the Russian’s place of birth. Instead of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the document said Petropavlovsk-Kamatsky.

Two-thirds of Russians opposed the ban on abortion. This is evidenced by data from the independent research project Russian Field, which RBC reviewed . 67% of respondents responded negatively to the question of whether they were ready to support a ban on abortion in Russia. 25% of respondents answered affirmatively, the rest either found it difficult to answer or refused to answer.

Marvel fired Jonathan Majors after a jury found him guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. This [reports](https://www.reuters.com/legal/ny-jury-deliberating-jonathan-majors-assault-case-2023-12-18/#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%2C% 20Dec%2018%20(Reuters,the%20back%20of%20a%20car.) Reuters The actor was supposed to play the lead role in a new superhero film. On Monday, a New York jury found Majors guilty of assault and stalking and acquitted him of other charges.

Armenia deported Russian mobilized Dmitry Setrakov, who refused to fight in Ukraine and left the country. This is reported by the “Walk through the Forest” project, which helped Setrakov leave Russia. According to human rights activists, the man is now in the regional Military Police Department in Rostov-on-Don. They are looking for a lawyer for him. His wife informed human rights activists that Setrakov was detained in the city of Gyumri on December 7.

FSB officers began systematically visiting the husbands of active supporters of demobilization. This is stated in the “Way Home” telegram channel, the creators and participants of which demand the return of those mobilized from the front. “The mobilized are called in for interrogation, their phones are taken away (without return), and information about their wives is actively studied.

The companies Concord Management and Consulting and Concord Catering, which were previously headed by Evgeniy Prigozhin, have had a new CEO. Judging by the state register of legal entities, 53-year-old St. Petersburg resident Vladislav Pisarenko became the new general director. attention to this . drew The Bell Since at least 2021, Pisarenko has been deputy general director of the detective agency “Your Detective,” the publication found out.

The finale of “A Boy’s Word” will be released on December 21. about this on social networks. spoke Director Zhora Kryzhovnikov Earlier, director Zhora Kryzhovnikov and screenwriter Andrei Zolotarev announced that they had reshot the final episode of “The Boy’s Words,” which is why the last episode may be released later than the planned date.