US authorities are considering additional restrictive measures in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine , including "emergency" measures to restrict exports to Russia, Reuters reports, citing an unnamed official in the administration of US President Joe Biden. The measures being discussed include a ban on the supply of telephones, key aircraft and automobile components, and materials "from many other industries," the agency's source said.

Two years ago, Dasha Lesnykh’s partner was sent to prison as part of the ‘Moscow Case.’ Photographer Evgeny Feldman captures her life on the outside. In December 2019, “Moscow Case” defendant Egor Lesnykh proposed to his girlfriend Dasha during his final courtroom remarks. The next day, he was sentenced to three years in prison. Egor was charged with assaulting a police officer at a rally after he tried to protect other protesters from being beaten by members of the National Guard.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused the Turkish authorities in his Telegram channel of “covering up terrorists who committed crimes in Russia.” Kadyrov called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to decide whether Turkey supports terrorists or advocates “for transparent and honest relations” with Russia.

Five Russian soldiers were caught in an avalanche on the southern side of the Transcaucasian Highway portal in South Ossetia, TASS reports, citing the press service of the Southern Military District. The avalanche hit a cabin of soldiers at a post in the Roki Tunnel , the South Ossetian Emergencies Ministry clarified. As a result of the incident, two soldiers died: one was found without signs of life, the second died on the way to the hospital, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

Two arrested brothers, Ismail Isayev and Saleh Magamadov , moderators of the opposition Telegram channel Osal Nakh 95, have gone on a hunger strike after the court refused to transfer their case from Chechnya to another region for consideration. This was reported to Meduza by Miron Rozanov, press secretary of the SK SOS crisis group.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the organization of public authorities in the regions of Russia. The document was published on December 21 on the portal of legal information.

Video blogger Yuri Khovansky , who has been in pretrial detention since June on charges of justifying terrorism, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against his detention and arrest. This was reported by the head of the human rights group Agora, Pavel Chikov.

Octopuses are able to experience both joy and fear and pain Jesus Merida / Sopa Images / Lightroket / Getty Images The worker holds an octopus on the market in the port of Marbella, Spain, April 22, 2020 In many countries of the world - from Asia to the Mediterranean - they eat octopuses for food. About 350 thousand tons of octopuses are caught annually in the world, which is ten times more than caught in 1950.

Sophia Sapga asked about pardon. Gas prices are hitting records. What will happen to local self -government Good evening, This message (material) was created and (or) widespread by a foreign media that performs the functions of a foreign agent, and (or) a Russian legal entity that performs the functions of a foreign agent This is the daily newsletter "Medusa" about the main news of the day.

The father of nine-year-old Alisa Teplyakova, who entered the Faculty of Psychology at Moscow State University, attacked the head of the department during her daughter's exam. Teplyakova, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the university, she passed the subject "Introduction to Psychology".

It can be bought in our "Magaze" In June 2021, a post in support of Medusa appeared on the jewelry brand of Sergacheva Jewelry. “For several years now I have to start my morning with a cup of coffee and reading news on Medusa,” wrote the founder of the brand Anastasia Sergacheva. - I regularly scroll through headlines on recognition by a foreign agent of independent media, charitable organizations, activists, artists. This already ceases to surprise or outrage, it has become commonplace.

Olympic figure skating champion Dmitry Solovyov was hospitalized after a fight in Moscow, figure skater manager Elena Bolotova told RIA Novosti. The incident took place on the night of December 21st. According to the manager, Solovyov stood up for his girlfriend, two-time European curling champion Anna Sidorova. The conflict escalated into a fight, and the skater was beaten. Now Solovyov is in the Botkin hospital. According to the manager's preliminary data, he has a severe head injury.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that expands the powers of police officers. The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Awaiting trial in Belarus and facing a minimum of six years in prison, Russian national Sofia Sapega has already asked Alexander Lukashenko to grant her a pardon, her stepfather Sergey Dudich told the radio station Ekho Moskvy on Tuesday, December 21. “Any decision can only be made after the trial. But we still hope for the president’s pardon, I know that Sofia has written an appeal for clemency addressed to the president of the Republic of Belarus.

Former member of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission and president of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia Alexander Ionov became a member of the Public Council under the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. attention to the new composition of the council on the department's website .