The German energy company RWE has initiated arbitration proceedings against Gazprom. As the representative of the company told the publication Handelsblatt, RWE requires compensation for losses from shortages of gas from Russia. The amount of the claim is not called. a similar lawsuit against Gazprom Earlier, the German company Uniper filed , estimating its losses at 11.6 billion euros. According to Handelsblatt, RWE may join the Uniper lawsuit.

The Interpol has declined Russia’s request for the extradition of several writers and journalists facing criminal charges in Russia: Alexander Nevzorov, Alexander Soldatov, the former policeman Oleg Kashintsev, and the blogger Veronika Belotserkovskaya. All of them have been charged with spreading “fakes” about the Russian army, punishable by up to 15 years in prison under Article 207 of the Russian Criminal Code.

The United States secretly modified HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, which were transferred as military aid to Ukraine, so that they could not be used to launch long-range missiles at the territories of the Russian Federation. This was reported to The Wall Street Journal on condition of anonymity by US administration officials. Washington took such a step to reduce the risk of an escalation of the conflict with Moscow, the newspaper's interlocutors say.

Four people died as a result of missile strikes inflicted on the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on December 5 on the territory of Ukraine. This was reported in circulation following the results of the 285th day of the war by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. I report on today's day. The main result is 70 Russian missiles, the majority is shot down. "Caliber", X-101 and so on. I thank all our warriors of the Air Commands Vostok, South and Center. Well done!

Facing a nine-year prison sentence, Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin uses his courtroom statement to urge Putin to end the Ukraine war Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP / Scanpix / LETA Ilya Yashin Ilya Yashin is poised to become the first opposition politician in Russia to be imprisoned for speaking the truth about atrocities committed against civilians in Bucha.

No one confirmed his words. State media claim that the prosecutor misunderstood Behrouz Mehri / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Two and a half months after the start of mass shares for women's rights in Iran, the country's Prosecutor General Mohammed Jafar Montazeri announced the “abolition” of the morals, which monitors the observance of the Islamic dress code. His words were widely replicated by the Western media, some of them regarded his statement as a concession to the protesting.

Interpol refused to extradite journalists Alexander Nevzorov , Andrei Soldatov, former police officer Oleg Kashintsev and blogger Veronika Belotserkovskaya to the Russian Federation. They are being prosecuted in Russia under the article on “fakes” about the Russian army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This is stated in letters from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, which were published by the publication “Agentura”.

One of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition, Maria Kolesnikova, who was taken to intensive care on November 28, was transferred from the hospital back to the penal colony after surgery, where she is serving an 11-year sentence. This was reported on the Telegram channel of Viktor Babariko's headquarters. The oppositionist's father, Alexander Kolesnikov, was allowed a 10-minute visit with his daughter. "She is alive. Masha has lost weight, she still has little strength," the channel says.

The attack of drones on the military airfields of Diaghilev in the Ryazan region and Engels in the Saratov regions on December 5 committed the Ukrainian military "in order to disable Russian aircraft of long -range aviation." This was announced at a briefing by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

Tuyana Susdueva / TASS Protecting Protest at the Palace of the Government of Mongolia, December 5, 2022 In the capital of Mongolia, Ulan Bator, mass protests continue the second day. According to News.mn , the reason was the reports of mass embezzlement of coal during deliveries from Mongolia to China. The protests began on December 4, reports SentraLasia. On December 5, the demonstrators tried to storm the government of the government, breaking the metal gate.

Ilya Yashin turned to Putin, speaking with the last word in court. Here is his speech whole Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP / Scanpix / Leta On December 5, in the Meshchansky Court of Moscow, the debate was held in the case of the opposition politician Ilya Yashin , who is accused of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army "based on political hatred". The reason for the initiation of the case was the April Stream Yashin, in which he talked about the murder of civilians in Buch.

Rain TV channel released the film "Extraordinary Fascism" The Rain television channel released the first series of Konstantin Goldenzweig’s film “Extraordinary Fascism”. In it, the journalist, analyzing the period of World War II and the current war in Ukraine, is trying to answer the question of whether it is possible to compare modern Russia and Nazi Germany.

The SBU searches for the diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kyiv imposes sanctions against its priests. "Medusa" found out what they think about this in the UOC itself Oleg Petrasyuk / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Icon in the hole from the projectile in the wall of the Holy Trinity Church in the village of Ostoluchye Kyiv region At the end of May 2022, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( UOC ) announced complete independence from the Moscow Patriarchate-however, she did not tear off his relationship.

The state prosecutor has petitioned the court to sentence the opposition politician Ilya Yashin to nine years in prison, on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army. The Criminal Code article on spreading army “fakes” provides up to 10 years as punishment for disinformation. Yashin was charged under the new Russian law against military “fakes” after broadcasting a livestream about civilian killings in Bucha.

Russia on the same day again inflicted a massive blow to the cities of Ukraine Subscribe to our YouTube channel on December 5, Russian media reported about Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Crimean bridge in the Kerch Strait. The president drove along the bridge behind the wheel of Mercedes, listened to the report of the Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin and instructed to “bring to the perfect state” the design of the bridge.