Twitter administration will not transfer existing followers of the President's official account @POTUS and the official White House account @WhiteHouse to US President-elect Joe Biden. This was announced by Biden's representative for digital communications Rob Flaherty. Biden's team clarified to Business Insider that Biden will also not get existing followers for the First Lady's official Twitter accounts @FLOTUS and White House Press Secretary @PressSec.

The Colombian authorities have expelled two employees of the Russian embassy from the country, sources of the Colombian publication El Tiempo said . It was also reported by local radio station W Radio . One of the expelled diplomats is called Alexander Paristov, the second is Alexander Belousov, writes El Tiempo. W Radio claims that Paristov worked for the SVR, while Belousov worked for the GRU. Colombian authorities suspected diplomats of espionage.

After investing millions in a brand-new polar research complex, Russia faces problems getting it to Antarctica Alexey Yekaykin / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA The Vostok Research Station. January 5, 2005. For years, Russia’s Vostok Research Station in Antarctica has been falling into a state of disrepair. In 2019, the government finally issued orders to build an entirely new complex, with one of Russia’s wealthiest citizens investing billions of rubles in the project. Constructed in St.

The state will reduce its share in the authorized capital of Channel One from 51% to no less than 34%. This is stated in the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was published in the legal reference system "Consultant Plus". The decree has not yet been published on the official portal of legal information and on the president's website. The state's share will be reduced by additionally issuing Channel One shares and selling them to non-state shareholders.

The Investigative Committee conducted a search in the village house of the mother of Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Pussy Riot and publisher of Mediazona. Verzilov himself reported this on Twitter. The house is located in the village of Vidogoshchi in the Tver region. The search was conducted by 10 people from the department for especially important cases of the Investigative Committee of Russia. They did not seize anything, Verzilov said.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. How did it happen that the FSB has more authority than the KGB - but the qualifications of employees, on the contrary, lower? On December 21, politician Alexei Navalny published a recording of a conversation with the person whom he calls Konstantin Kudryavtsev, an employee of the Federal Security Service of Russia.

A rally in support of politician Alexei Navalny has begun in St. Petersburg, Paper reports. Photos from the action are published by Mediazona journalist David Frenkel. “One of the activists wrote poems about the poisoning of Navalny, another handed out underpants to everyone,” writes Paper. According to the correspondent of the publication, about 50 people gathered on Nevsky Prospekt, including journalists. The action is attended by police officers, adds "Paper".

The producer of the Navalny Live YouTube channel, Olga Klyuchnikova, who was detained the day before, was arrested for seven days. This was reported to MBKh Media by the press service of the Perovsky District Court of Moscow. Klyuchnikova was found guilty of disobeying a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Navalny Live cameraman Akim Kerimov, who was detained along with Klyuchnikova and also accused of disobeying a police officer, has not yet been sentenced .

After the conversation of Navalny and the FSB officer, many new questions appeared. We set them Christ Glorosev Paul Davey / Swns / Scanpix / Leta A day after Alexei Navalny published his incredible telephone conversation with the alleged participant in the attempt on him, there were many new questions. Did the politician talked with the real Ephesians? How did the special services chose the right underpants to apply combat poison? Why did Navalny act as a pranker?

What are those who are vaccinated with the Russian vaccine. In the United States, the maximum mortality in history is expected for the year. Why did China use Internet trolls at the beginning of the pandemic Good evening, This is the Medusa newsletter about the coronavirus during the pandemic. She comes out on weekdays instead of the "evening jellyfish." If one of your friends sent this letter to you and you have not yet been subscribed to the newsletter, subscribe here .

The newspaper Vedomosti and the outlet The Bell have published a copy of the FSB investigator’s resolution to bring treason charges against former journalist and advisor to the head of Roscosmos Ivan Safronov .

Eddie Murphy will return to New York in the second part of the "trip to America." Here is a trailer The Amazon Prime Video streaming service showed the first trips to America 2 - the continuation of the famous comedy of 1988 with Eddie Murphy. In the first part, Murphy played the Crown Prince of the African state of Zamand, who came to New York to find a bride. In the second part of Murphy - the king of Zamanda - he returns to the USA, learning that his lost son lives there.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. "We had a replenishment." For three months we spoke with different fathers. It's time to discuss our news - in the classical release For almost three months, the leading reality show “First Rod” Alexander Borzenko, Vladimir Tsybulsky and Yuri Saprykin-the youngest spoke with a variety of fathers about their parental experience.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has risen to the top of the list of the politicians Muscovites trust the most, says a new poll conducted by the independent Levada Center. When asked to name the “Moscow politicians and public figures who you most trust,” 19 percent of respondents said Sobyanin. Russian President Vladimir Putin came in second place with 18 percent.

Frightened? Wait, they still know how to move their eyes! Vladimir Gerdo / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On December 21, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin opened in the east of the city the new center of public services “My Documents”. 104 employees and two robots-consultant named Dasha and Alex will work in it. Robotov was created by the Russian company Promobot . Dasha and Alex look like people.