Negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko took place in Minsk, reports . RIA Novosti The meeting, which was held by extended delegations of the two countries, lasted more than two and a half hours. As Putin said later, during the negotiations issues of relations in the economy, cultural and humanitarian spheres, in the field of security and defense were raised. At the same time, the Russian president did not specify whether the war in Ukraine was discussed.

Canada's Foreign Ministry has decided to confiscate $26 million from Granite Capital Holdings Ltd. , which is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. This was reported on the website of the Canadian department. As noted in the publication, this is the first time that the country's authorities use their new powers to seize assets owned by persons subject to restrictions.

Moscow libraries received lists of books to be written off, including works by openly gay Briton Stephen Fry, a text by Haruki Murakami touching on the topic of relationships between lesbians, and an autobiographical novel by Eduard Limonov. The list of books was published by the Knigizhar telegram channel. In a conversation with Mediazona, the channel’s author and writer Sergei Lebedenko clarified that he received a document with a list from the writer, and a librarian friend gave it to her.

Energy ministers of the European Union countries agreed to buy Russian gas at a price of no more than 180 euros per megawatt-hour. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the document. According to the decision, the restriction will begin to apply on February 15, and initially will not apply to over-the-counter transactions. However, the price cap will come into force when the gas price in the Netherlands exceeds 180 euros per megawatt-hour for three days.

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan fined the priest of the Yaroslavl Wonderworkers Church 15 thousand rubles for signing an anti-war petition. The resolution was published on the court’s website, and Idel . Realities." The cleric was found guilty under the protocol of “discrediting” the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) on September 21, but this became known only today.

Vladimir Putin recommended that the authorities of the Moscow region, Crimea and Sevastopol give free land plots to military personnel who distinguished themselves in the war in Ukraine. The order was published on the legal information website. According to the document, those awarded state awards, as well as the families of military personnel killed in the war in Ukraine, will be able to claim the land. Putin asked officials to prepare the necessary legislative acts for this.

The wife of State Duma deputy Andrei Lugovoi, Ksenia, is connected with a Bankoff trader on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange , according to an investigation by the Dossier center. Bankoff is the largest professional trader on Binance , selling USDT for rubles, writes Dossier. It is also one of “literally 3-4 sellers” on the exchange selling stablecoin for cash rubles. The commission in this case is 1-3% higher than that of traders working with transfers.

Two St. Petersburg residents, recognized by the Ministry of Justice as “foreign agents,” were excluded from the precinct and territorial election commissions. this . reports Rotunda We are talking about Igor Kochetkov , who was a member of the territorial election commission No. 59 from the Yabloko party, and Dmitry Dubrovsky , who was delegated to the precinct election commission No. 20 by A Just Russia.

Foreign manufacturers producing processors for the Elbrus and Baikal computers according to the documentation of Russian developers refused to fulfill orders due to sanctions. about this Minister of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev spoke at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, his words were quoted by Kommersant. According to Shadayev, contractors also refused to ship already produced chips.

Illustration: Mari Msukanidze / Mediazone The call for military service will officially end on December 31, and all of December the military enlistment offices, which, apparently, do not fulfill the plan on the call, are especially actively looking for potential conscripts. This year, even criminal investigators who are not shy in the methods connected to the raids.

Vladimir Putin has banned foreigners and stateless persons from using the services of surrogate mothers in Russia. The law is published on the legal information website. According to the new rules, only married Russian citizens will be able to use the services of surrogate mothers in the country. An exception was made for people whose citizenship ceased or was not approved during the surrogate mother's pregnancy.

The Ural news agency Ura.ru, commissioned by the Ministry of Defense, developed a PR strategy for Colonel General Alexander Lapin. the Project publication about this . told Two current and one former employees of the publication Lapin commands the Central Military District; during the invasion of Ukraine, he leads the “Center” group of troops. In May it became known that he awarded his son, who participated in the failed offensive in the Chernigov direction.

The family looks at the destroyed building in Borodyanka, Ukraine. Photo: Dominic Chiu / Sopa / Reuters The world order that has developed in recent decades has radically changed the attitude of people to major international conflicts, says Israeli historian Yuval Harari, author of the bestseller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humanity”. Previously, the concept of “peace” meant “temporary absence of war”, and from the end of the 20th century, “the implausibility of war”.

Police in St. Petersburg drew up a report on “discrediting” the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) against a schoolgirl for graffiti “Murderers, you bombed it” on her heart with the inscription “Mariupol”. “Paper” about this . told The press service of the city department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs The publication clarifies that the St. Petersburg woman was detained yesterday on Palace Square. The schoolgirl's name is unknown.

The Sevastopol City Court sentenced local resident Evgeniy Petrushin to 12 years in prison in a case of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). about this TASS was told at the FSB public relations center. According to security officials, Petrushin in 2020 and 2021 collected information about the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and transferred it to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine. Interfax writes that the Sevastopol resident was arrested in April 2021.