Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation. Interfax writes about this with reference to the Kremlin's message. The conversation lasted 50 minutes. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin and Biden discussed Moscow's demands for security guarantees.

The arrest of one of Russia’s richest men following a deadly mine explosion has pleased locals but raised worries about regional stability Maxim Kiselyov / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Mikhail Fedyaev in court. December 15, 2021 In mid-December, Siberian Business Union (SDS) head Mikhail Fedyayev, one of the richest people in Russia, was arrested . After the Listvyazhnaya mine disaster in November resulted in 51 deaths, Fedyaev was charged with abusing his authority and violating safety standards.

Russia’s Circle of Kindness Foundation helps critically ill children by purchasing expensive drugs from providers with personal connections to top officials (including Putin himself) Mikhail Metsel / TASS Vladimir Putin and Circle of Kindness Foundation chairman Alexander Tkachenko The Circle of Kindness Foundation, which helps children with rare illnesses, was created in early 2021 at Vladimir Putin’s own initiative.

GBFoods, a Spanish producer of convenience foods and condiments under the Gallina Blanca brand, has decided to leave Russia. Writes about this "Kommersant". On December 30 , it became known that the Federal Antimonopoly Service approved the sale of the Russian structure GBFoods to Europ Foods GB. Europ Foods GB has been operating a factory in the Nizhny Novgorod region since 1998, where bouillon cubes, crumbly broths, seasonings and pasta are produced.

On the evening of December 30, the Lukhovitsky District Court of the Moscow Region published a decision on the basis of which the website of the human rights project OVD-Info was blocked . The BBC Russian Service was the first to report the publication of the decision.

Tesla will recall 475,000 of its electric vehicles in the US due to technical problems that could increase the risk of accidents. Bloomberg writes about it. In particular, all 356,000 Model 3s produced in 2017-2020 will be recalled. When opening and closing the trunk, they may damage the wires of the rear view camera, due to which it will stop working. In addition, 119,000 Model S vehicles produced since 2014 were affected by the recall.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law abolishing mandatory technical inspection for personal cars and motorcycles. The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. Mandatory inspection will remain for commercial vehicles, including taxis, and personal vehicles used for official purposes.

Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will not mark her posts on social networks after receiving the status of "foreign agent". She wrote about this on Facebook. I won't mark it, let them mark their asses. It should be noted that this position doesn't suit everyone, and people, it's true, have to write this hellish sheet of text, for example, ours [" Mediazona "]. "Mediazona" and other organizations will simply be closed if they don't follow this sad and restrictive law.

In November 2021, 87,527 people diagnosed with COVID-19 died in Russia, Rosstat reported. In 80,126 deaths, the disease was definitely or presumably the main cause of death. In 1,477 patients, it caused complications that accelerated death. In 5,924 people, COVID was a concomitant disease, but did not affect the onset of death. Thus, in November, Russia once again broke the monthly record for coronavirus mortality.

Summing up the political results of the year. We tell you how not to freeze and not to quarrel with loved ones on holidays. Predicting your future (well, almost) Good evening, THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) IS CREATED AND (OR) DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN MASS MEDIA PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT AND (OR) A RUSSIAN LEGAL ENTITY PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT This is the last issue of Meduza's daily newsletter in 2021 about the most important things of the day.

Galerist Marat Gelman (now also “foreign agent”) about why “foreign agents” began to declare artists Anton Belitsky / TASS On the evening of December 30, the Ministry of Justice once again updated his list of “foreign agents” (we hope, for the last time in 2021!).

Russia’s Health Ministry plans to overhaul its cancer care system. Despite criticism, the new regulations take effect in January. Gavriil Grigorov / TASS / Sipa / Vida Press On December 20, 2021, Russia’s Health Ministry proposed a series of changes to adult cancer care practices. These new procedures will take effect in the new year. The previous plan to overhaul cancer treatment was received poorly by the medical community, prompting Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova to order revisions.

She was found guilty of the declination of girls to sex with the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in prison Jane Rosenberg / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta The American secular lioness Gilein Maxwell, a former friend and assistant to the financier Jeffrey Epstein, found guilty of the declension of minors to sex with him. About this writes The New York Times.

It works like a guillotine - they can chop vegetables and sausages like in Fruit Ninja The authors of the UTUB-channel Garage 54 from Novosibirsk, known for their crazy projects to customize domestic cars, made the "fastest windows in the world." The side glasses in the rear doors of the "Lada" rise and fall almost instantly - at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour! Instead of the standard mechanism, Utuubers installed pneumatic cylinders - engines operating on compressed air.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing Roskomnadzor to extrajudicially block content that justifies or justifies extremism. The law was published on December 30 and takes effect immediately.