The majority (67 percent) of Russians oppose a ban on abortion, writes news outlet RBC, citing the results of a survey conducted by independent research company Russian Field. According to the survey, 25 percent of respondents support the ban. The remaining eight percent either found it difficult to answer or refused to answer. The survey was conducted together with the Agency for Political and Economic Communications by phone on December 4-12.

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president of the United States. The ruling means the former president will not appear on Colorado's ballot in the March Republican primary or November general election. The ruling is based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which bars anyone who participated in an insurrection from running for office. Four of the seven justices voted in favor of the ruling.

Relatives of mobilized Russians said that FSB officers began to come to their loved ones on the front line with interrogations and threats. The statement of the mobilized wives was published in the “Way Home” telegram channel. “Guests from the FSB have already systematically begun to come to the men of our active participants... Those mobilized are summoned for interrogation, their phones are taken away (without return), they are actively studying information about their wives.

The companies Concord Management and Consulting and Concord Catering, which were owned by the deceased founder of Wagner PMC Evgeniy Prigozhin, have replaced their general director. Now he is 53-year-old St. Petersburg resident Vladislav Pisarenko, The Bell noted. According to open data studied by journalists, at least until 2021, Pisarenko was listed as deputy general director of the detective agency “Your Detective”.

Zelensky was asked about the alleged conflict with the commander -in -chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Here is his answer The press service of the President of Ukraine The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky held on December 19 a press conference at which he was asked about the results of the year.

Photographer Emmie America’s project in support of the Russian LGBTQ+ community On November 30, the Russian Supreme Court banned the “international LGBT movement.” That decision surpasses even 19th-century Russian legislation in terms of cruelty against queer people. Helping those who cannot leave the country is not easy.

It will soon be two years since Russia attacked Ukraine. Vladimir Zelensky gave a big press conference. Let's briefly retell what he said We are fighting for an independent Ukraine, for our future - not for the one that Russia is trying to impose on us. The General Staff wants to mobilize another 400-500 thousand people, but I have not made this decision yet. I am sure that the European Union will allocate money to us in the near future. The US will not betray us.

On December 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held his end-of-year press conference , where he spoke to the media about his relationship with Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, mobilization, aid from the West, and comparing the war in Ukraine to the Israel-Hamas war, among other topics. Meduza is sharing the key highlights.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that he has a “working relationship” with the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. “Why develop this topic?” - said the President of Ukraine in response to a request to comment on the essence of his relationship with Zaluzhny. Zelensky noted that Zaluzhny “has the need to be responsible for the result on the battlefield as the commander in chief.” “I’m not talking about any complicated personal relationships.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that he cannot equate what is happening to the civilian population of the Gaza Strip with what is happening to civilians in Ukraine. He said this at a press conference on December 19.

During his press conference, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky expressed the opinion that Western countries will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine. “I am confident that the United States will not betray us, and that the United States will fully implement what we agreed on,” Zelensky said about the allocation of a new aid package from the United States, which Congress has not been able to agree on for several weeks.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that he does not know when the war with Russia will end. He said this at a press conference following the results of the year. An RBC-Ukraine journalist asked Zelensky if he agreed with the opinion of Western leaders that the war could last a long time and would not end in 2024. “I think no one knows the answer, not even our commanders or Western partners. They do not know.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine proposed to additionally mobilize 400-500 thousand people. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky stated this at a press conference. According to Zelensky, he has not yet approved these figures, since there is still no understanding on rotations and leaves for active military personnel. “I haven’t seen any demobilization there yet,” Zelensky said, speaking about the bill that is currently under consideration in the Verkhovna Rada.

Online "Medus" The main statements with the press conference of Vladimir Zelensky in the news "Medusa": About the terms of hostilities: "No one knows when the war ends." For the help of the West: "The United States will not betray us." About mobilization: The General Staff offers to mobilize up to half a million people. The final decision has not yet been made.

The Kurultai (legislative assembly) of the Altai Republic adopted a law allowing the killing of stray animals. In accordance with the document, animals can be euthanized 11 days after being caught and delivered to a temporary holding facility. A specially selected contractor will carry out euthanasia, and decisions in each case will be made by a special commission - but animal rights activists will not be allowed into it.