Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the United States "through bilateral channels" confirmed its intention to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty - despite public statements that the decision would depend on Russia's actions. “Through bilateral channels, we were confirmed at a high political level that this decision is final and is not an invitation to dialogue,” Ryabkov said in an interview with Kommersant.

In the United States, former detective Andrew Colborn sued the creators of the documentary series Creating a Killer and streaming service Netflix, accusing them of defamation. In the lawsuit, Colborne accuses the defendants of deliberately manipulating the materials of the case of Stephen Avery, whose criminal prosecution is discussed in the series.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has communicated a complaint about the beating in 2017 in Yaroslavl Correctional Colony No. 1 of Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, Yevgeny Makarov and Ruslan Vakhapov, who were serving their sentences there. The former prisoners complain of a violation of the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights on the prohibition of torture (Article 3) and on the right to an effective remedy (Article 13).

In September, four days before the election of the mayor of Moscow, a sketch about a disgruntled visitor to the MFC was shown on the TNT comedy show “Once Upon a Time in Russia”. The heroine of the story did not like that she was served too quickly, but she planned to stand in lines and quarrel properly with the employees of the center, who in fact turned out to be polite.

DPA / Alamy / Vida Press Party leadership "Alternative for Germany" One of the Waldorf schools of Berlin refused to take the child to study due to the fact that his father is a local deputy from the extreme right-right party “Alternative for Germany” (ADG). The question of whether to accept the student was submitted to the general meeting of the school council with the participation of teachers and parents of students.

The For Human Rights movement, which is headed by human rights activist Lev Ponomarev, who was arrested in December, received a notice from the Russian Ministry of Justice about an unscheduled inspection. Human rights activists must provide the agency with copies of their documents for 2016-2019. "We were given less than a month to prepare this multi-volume report (they even specified the time: until 10:00 on January 14). And taking into account the New Year holidays - less than three weeks.

Look at this picture from an old children's book and tell me what's wrong with it. The answer is supposed to be this: in the illustration, boys and men are engaged in “female” activities (knitting, ironing), and girls and women are engaged in “male” activities (hammering nails, reading books).

Russian citizen Alexander Dudchenko has died in Syria. The website "Astrakhan 24" calls him "a former Airborne Forces scout", referring to the public organization of Airborne Forces veterans "Airborne Brotherhood". The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet commented on these reports. An acquaintance of Dudchenko confirmed his death to Conflict Intelligence Team, citing his friends and relatives.

On the day of consideration of the complaint about the arrest of football players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev, the Moscow City Court received a letter demanding the release of the athletes and threats to the judge. This was reported to Interfax by the press service of the court. The letter came by email and was anonymous. “I want to file a complaint. Well, or a warning. If Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin are not released today, I will be forced to hold a rally this week.

The Geological Prospecting University (MGRI-RGGRU) sent a request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs about the reasons for the detention of students in the dormitory on the morning of December 17 and about the number of detainees. This was announced by the public relations department of the university. The agency has not yet responded to the request. The university also reported that all the detainees had already been released.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the law "On currency regulation and currency control", which prohibit posting information about exchange rates on street displays. The State Duma adopted the bill on December 5, 372 deputies voted for it. The Central Bank explained the need for the adoption of the relevant amendments by the fight against illegal currency exchange points.

Social networks Facebook and Twitter may be fined 5 thousand rubles because they store data of Russians abroad. This was reported by the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov. At the same time, the agency does not advocate blocking social networks. According to Zharov, Russia needs to adopt a law that would allow fines to be applied as a percentage of a company's turnover.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow sentenced 35-year-old Ivan Belyakov to two years in prison, who was accused of assaulting a policeman at protests against pension reform in Moscow. As Belyakov said, when he saw a protester being beaten by police officers at a rally on September 9, he “pulled” one of them by the baton, and then pushed him away - “it turned out to be in the head.” He previously pleaded guilty.

The State Duma Committee on Health Protection recommended that a draft law on smoking areas at airports be adopted in the first reading . According to RIA Novosti, the committee members needed to hold two meetings to make a decision on the bill. At the first meeting, the votes of the committee members were divided equally. Earlier it was reported that the document was approved for adoption in the first reading by the committee on transport and construction, which is a co-executor of the bill.

Roskomnadzor plans to introduce DPI technology in 2019 to block prohibited websites and services, including the Telegram messenger, the BBC Russian Service reports. According to the publication's sources, the blocking equipment will be purchased at government expense and installed on the networks of major operators. According to BBC sources, up to 20 billion rubles will be spent on this.