A Hezbollah official-turned-critic explains the group’s relationship with Moscow and how Russia’s failures in Ukraine likely derailed a real partnership Lilia Yapparova Sheikh Abbas al-Jawhari Interview by Lilia Yapparova . English-language version by Sam Breazeale .

Latvian immigration authority PMLP has permitted the staff of TV Rain, a liberal Russian media company exiled in Latvia, to keep their Latvian work visas after the revocation of TV Rain’s broadcasting license. After conducting an inquiry, the officials concluded that TV Rain’s professional team is still working in journalism, maintaining the original grounds on which visas had been granted to TV Rain staff.

A Magnitogorsk military court jailed a mobilized soldier for two months. He is accused of committing violence against leadership in wartime, according to a press release from the court. The incident took place on the evening of December 23, in compartment on a special military train car, in Misyash Station, in the Chelyabinsk region. A mobilized senior sergeant, who was drunk, attacked his commander, who had also been mobilized. The commander died of his injuries at the scene.

The Latvian Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) has decided to maintain the work visas of the Dozhd TV channel employees. This was reported by Delfi. According to the publication, during the inspection, PMLP came to the conclusion that Dozhd employees continue their journalistic activities, therefore the agency has no legal basis for canceling work visas, since the conditions and purpose of their issuance remain the same.

Kherson residents told The Insider about torture during Russian occupation Evgeniy Maloletka / AP / Scanpix / Leta basement in Kherson, where the detainees were tortured during the Russian occupation. December 8, 2022 Kherson from the first days of the war until November 2022 was under Russian occupation.

The Magnitogorsk garrison court arrested a mobilized man for two months, who is accused under an article on violent acts against a chief committed in wartime. This is stated in the press release of the court. The incident took place on the evening of December 23 in the compartment of a military echelon staff car at the Misyash station in the Chelyabinsk region. The mobilized senior sergeant, in a state of intoxication, attacked his commander, also called up as part of the mobilization.

In Ukraine, the assets of a company that illegally imported fuel and lubricants into the country were blocked. Ukrainian law enforcement agencies believe that this company may be associated with Gazprom. This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine in its telegram channel. According to the investigation, the company (its name is not specified) illegally imported Russian-made products into the country and sold them under the brand name of a Ukrainian manufacturer.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. In 2022, the Kremlin decided to finally destroy the independent media. And they survived again. But how? And most importantly - why? After the start of hostilities in Ukraine, the Russian authorities did the work of independent media in Russia almost impossible: this is unprecedented censorship , and blocking sites , and a direct threat of criminal prosecution.

Trilateral talks were held in Moscow between the defense ministers of Syria, Turkey and Russia. Turkish TV channel TRT World reports that this is the first meeting of representatives of the leadership of Syria and Turkey since 2011. According to the channel, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Hakan Fidan, head of the National Intelligence Organization, as well as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas participated in the talks.

The disciplinary branch of the Russian Supreme Court has reprimanded Alexander Nesterenko, a judge at the Eighth Kemerovo Court of Appeals, for publishing his dissenting opinions on the court website. In 2019–2021, Nesterenko published dissenting opinions in 15 different civil cases.

On December 28, the FSB reported that two men had been killed outside of the city of Nalchik. They were allegedly preparing to attack the city of Chegem “on instructions from Ukrainian Special Services.” A press release said the two men had been previously convicted as “members of a terrorist organization” that, allegedly, existed until 2021 in a prison in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

A court in the Crimean town of Feodosia has sentenced nurse and activist Irina Danilovich to seven years in prison on charges of illegally possessing explosives, according to the Ukrainian news outlet Grati. Danilovich has denied the charges, saying the Russian FSB planted an explosive device in her glasses case.

Russian online stores have begun to remove popular children's toys Huggy Waggi from sale after Roskachestvo reported numerous violations related to the safety of the products. The relevant information was published on the organization's website. According to Roskachestvo, the toys have been removed from sale by all major online stores, including Ozon, Wildberries, Yandex Market and SberMegaMarket. Detsky Mir has suspended sales of Huggy Waggi until the results of repeated tests are received.

How a 24-year-old electronics store employee fled Russia after trying to burn down a military enlistment office Alexey Rozhkov on VKontakte Since the start of Moscow’s full-scale war against Ukraine, there have been dozens of confirmed cases of arson at military enlistment offices throughout Russia, and the attacks only became more frequent after Vladimir Putin announced mobilization in September.

Vladimir Zelensky's Address to the Verkhovna Rada. Brief Summary We helped the West return to the global arena. No one in the West is afraid of Russia anymore and will never be afraid of Russia. Ukraine united the European Union. Everything Russia tried to do against Europe did not work. Every Russian step was a mistake. Our steps worked. Ukrainian soldiers drove the occupiers out from under Kiev, and this was the first turning point.