US President Joe Biden's administration is discussing with Ukraine a move to deeper defense in the country's east, several US and European officials told Politico. These changes, as a White House spokesman explained, are aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s position in future peace negotiations. As the publication notes, there have been no official changes in the White House’s rhetoric, but at the same time, he is discussing with the Ukrainians taking deeper defensive positions.

A resident of Russia’s Moscow region says she was charged with a misdemeanor offense for allegedly organizing an unsanctioned protest rally after she and her neighbors recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin as part of his annual televised question-and-answer program, “Direct Line,” earlier this month. In the video, the residents complain that no land has been allocated to children’s infrastructure (such as playgrounds) in Sofino, their village.

The official website of singer Philip Kirkorov is blocked, and when you try to open it, the message “Error 4030. Website is blocked” appears. The site, as indicated on the error page, is served by the Sprinthost provider. The reason for the blocking is not indicated - they can only be seen by the site administrator in his control panel and in the letter sent to him, the error message states.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. How many Russian artists who supported the war won? And what threatens those who still want to stay “outside politics”? On December 20 and 21, a party organized by a blogger and TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva was held in the Moscow club Mutabor.

A resident of the Moscow region, Marina Smetannikova , said that a report was drawn up against her under an administrative article about violating the procedure for organizing a rally (Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code) after recording a video message on the direct line of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ksenia Fadeyeva, the former head of opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s regional office in the Siberian city of Tomsk, had to have an ambulance called for her after she began feeling unwell during an all-day court session on Wednesday, according to her supporters . Fadeyeva is standing trial on “extremism” charges for her involvement with Navalny’s movement.

The former head of Navalny's headquarters in Tomsk, Ksenia Fadeeva, who is being tried on charges of organizing an extremist community, was summoned to appear in an ambulance, her support telegram channel “We are for Fadeeva” reports. Ksenia Fadeeva is accused of organizing an extremist community and creating a non-profit organization that infringes on the rights of citizens (the same articles were in the case of Alexei Navalny).

Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bartholomew Sienkiewicz signed an order to liquidate three companies that run state television, radio and a press agency, the ministry said in a statement. The companies Telewizja Polska, Polskie Radio and Polskiej Agencji Prasowej (PAP), as the ministry said in a statement, will be liquidated due to the decision of Polish President Andrzej Duda to suspend their funding.

The screenwriter Yuri Arav died, TASS reports with reference to the Union of Cinematographers. He was 69 years old. The causes of his death are not specified. Dmitry Rozhkov / Wikimedia Commons Arabov was a screenwriter, prose writer, poet and teacher of VGIK, as well as a laureate of various literary and cinema awards. The first picture of Arabov as a screenwriter was the film “The Lone Voice of a Man”, shot in 1978 and released in 1987.

The Supreme Court of Russia has overturned the in absentia sentence of former State Duma deputy Vadim Belousov , who was sentenced to ten years in a bribery case (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code), RIA Novosti was told in court. Thus, the court satisfied the defense's appeal and sent the case back to the Moscow City Court for a new trial.

The Ministry of Justice of the Stavropol Territory, in its response to a user of the social network X (former Twitter), explained that a statement about “belonging to the LGBT movement,” which the Supreme Court declared “extremist,” can be equated to participation in it. attention to this . drew Sota What is meant by a “statement of belonging to the LGBT movement” is not explained in the response of the Ministry of Justice.

In Kyiv, they talk about a planned campaign to discredit the Ukrainian authorities Relatives of the captured defenders of Mariupol for protests in Zaporozhye, December 17, 2023. Dmytro Smolienko / Ukrinform / Zuma Press Wire / Scanpix / Leta The exchanges of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine took place regularly during the first year of the war, but from the second half of 2023 they ceased. The last major exchange took place on August 7.

The TNT TV channel removed singer Philipp Kirkorov, who took part in Nastya Ivleeva's "almost naked" party, from the poster of the New Year's comedy "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Everything!" The changes were noticed by the Telegram channel "Russian Cinema in the Top" and "Afisha Daily" . On the updated poster, the place of Kirkorov, who played the role of Peter I in the film, was taken by the character of Pavel Volya.

The main thing from the Associated Press report The 73rd Marine Center for Special Operations is one of the elite divisions of Ukrainian special forces, which includes scouts, underwater saboteurs, drone operators. Shock groups of this units carry out reconnaissance and sabotage operations in Ukrainian territories captured by Russia, acting at the forefront of the Ukrainian counter -cost.

The legal entity of Yandex, the International Joint Stock Company Yandex, was registered in a special administrative region on Oktyabrsky Island in Kaliningrad. This follows from the registry data. The company's press service explained to RBC that they are continuing to prepare for restructuring. “Registration of a new legal entity is a necessary procedure for the future optimization of the structure of legal entities of the group of companies,” Yandex said.