The chairman of the department of the Moscow Patriarchate on the relationship between the Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, commented on information about "church leadership" among recipients of presidential grants in Russia. Actually, religious organizations rarely receive presidential grants, unlike various associations created by Orthodox believers, RIA Novosti said a priest on Monday.

The Czech forward of the Florida Panthers club Yaromir Yagr was released in fourth place in the list of the best snipers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in its entire story. In the match of the regular championship with Vancouver Kanax, the 43-year-old hockey player abandoned the 732nd puck and went around in the annals according to this indicator of Marseille Dionna, NHL.com reports.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation conducts an audit for slander in the words of the opposition Alexei Navalny to the judge of the Nikulinsky district court of Moscow Evgeny Borisov. Earlier, the State Duma deputy, a member of the Committee on Security and Combating Corruption Anatoly Elected asked the chairman of the UK Alexander Bastrykin to give a legal assessment to Navalny's statements.

The production of canned salmon caviar in the Russian Federation this year has been significantly reduced, but there is no need to wait for the red -favorite deficiency of red caviar, which is one of the favorite and integral attributes of the New Year's table. This was announced to journalists by the head of the information agency for fishing Alexander Savelyev, Interfax reports.

The Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region recognized the founder of the AST group and the former owner of the Cherkizov market Telman Ismailov and opened bankruptcy proceedings. The decision was made on the application of the creditor Boris Zubkov on the bankruptcy of Ismailov. Ismailov submitted a counterclaim of bankruptcy, but it remained without movement, reports RBC . Recall that from October 1, a law has been in force in Russia to initiate an individual bankruptcy procedure.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed a decision on the introduction of response to Ukraine for the accession of Kyiv to anti-Russian sanctions. The head of the government announced this on Monday at a meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers, Interfax reports.

The representative of the Central Province of Daikundi in the parliament of Afghanistan Nasrulla Sadekzada fled from the captivity of the Taliban. According to Khaamama Press , the deputy was in captivity along with other hostages for about nine hours. Sadeczada was abducted by militants on the way to the Daikundi Province in the Dailre Uyezda district in the Province of Maidan Vardak. As a result, the deputy and another captive were able to leave imperceptibly.

The People’s Deputy from the Opposition Bloc faction Vadim Novinsky appealed to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov and Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin with a request to control the investigation of the incident with the beating of the Orthodox believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the village of Ptichye (Rivne region).

The leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan Masud Barzani instructed his party to prepare for a referendum on the independence of the autonomous region, according to the Turkish Internet publication of World Bulletin . According to WB, Barzani gathered members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party headed by him and announced the start of negotiations with other regional parties regarding the referendum on the independence of the autonomous region.

Prices for oil stamps continue to fall on Monday morning in anticipation of the growth of fuel supply to the world market, which is already experiencing a significant oversupply, Interfax reports with reference to the Bloomberg agency. February Brent oil futures on the ICE Futures London Exchange by 8:12 in Moscow, they lost $ 0.68 (1.84%) to $ 36.2 per barrel. Earlier during the trading, the price fell to $ 36.17 per barrel, which is a minimum intra -day mark from July 13, 2004.

At the Leningrad NPP (LAES), repair work is underway in the pine forest: experts repair a damaged low-pressure steamboard, because of which the N2 power unit N2 was stopped last Friday, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the station. They also assure that the expansion of the steam had extremely small levels of radioactivity. "The schedule of restoration work has been approved to this moment. They are planned to be completed by the end of the current week.

On December 21, Hindus around the world celebrate a holiday dedicated to Bhagavadgit. Gitajayanti is celebrated one of the days of the lunar month of Margashirsch (Keshava), corresponding to the West December, shortly before the New Year. This year, the date of Gitajayanti, that is, the "Birthday (Phenomenon) of the Holy Book" Bhagavadgit "was on December 21.

The Russian Santa Claus, whose official residence is in Veliky Ustyug, arrived on a visit to the Crimea, where he lit the lights on the main Christmas trees of Simferopol and Sevastopol. The country's chief wizard has already spent several days on the peninsula, during which he talked with local residents and gave a separate press conference for media representatives, RIA Novosti reports. “I am friends not only with Santa Claus .

The leader of the American Limp Bizkit group Fred Derst, who declared his intention to obtain Russian citizenship and recognized Crimea, has now become a Persona Non Grad in Ukraine. This was found out by the journalists of the Apostrophe publication. The editorial office came to the request made by reporters.

“The good news about the upcoming visa liberalization, which many had already stopped believing in, slightly improved the mood of politically concerned Ukrainians at the end of a very difficult year. Throughout this year, outright disappointment and even irritation with the slow progress of reforms, and most importantly, with the obvious inability of the authorities to solve the accumulated problems, have accumulated in society.