The head of the election headquarters of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny, Leonid Volkov, was arrested by the Nizhny Novgorod District Court for 30 days. Volkov himself wrote about this on Friday, December 1, in his Twitter witter . The chief of staff was arrested in connection with the organization of a rally on September 29 in Nizhny Novgorod.

The decision of the IOC to punish Russian athletes at the 2018 Olympics is proposed to be used in the election campaign of Vladimir Putin, Dozhd reports . According to Dozhd's interlocutors, the Kremlin is ready for the fact that the IOC's decision on Russia will be negative, and they are preparing to respond. On December 5, Putin will visit the All-Russian Forum of Volunteers, his visit is part of a covert election campaign.

Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn has been formally charged with trying to deceive the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Deutsche Welle reports on Friday, December 1 . The former adviser is accused of knowingly giving false information to the FBI while working in the administration of President Donald Trump. Flynn is due to appear in court soon. Michael Flynn was fired from his position by Trump on February 14, a month after he became an adviser.

Life in Russia is an adventure in its own way exciting, but not always safe. And what should you be afraid - tell the readers The New Times Photo: udprf.org Notebook-antidepressant The FSUE "Book Expedition" by the Presidential Affairs Management of the Russian Federation posted an order for new books on the public procurement website . They are going to spend as much as 500 thousand rubles.

Olga Zaitseva was banned for life by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), according to Friday, December 1, on the organization's website . The biathlete was disqualified after rechecking the results of the doping tests of the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, in which Zaitseva won silver in the women's relay. Now her result is reversed. The IOC also banned skiers Yulia Chekaleva and Anastasia Dotsenko for life.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will announce that he is running for a new term after a series of meetings with workers, reports on Friday, December 1, "Rain" . The TV channel refers to sources in the Kremlin. The President's meetings with the workers will take place in the first half of December.

Pyongyang is ready for negotiations with the United States on peace on the Korean Peninsula, provided that the DPRK is recognized as a nuclear power, Interfax reports , referring to the words of a member of the Russian delegation that visited North Korea, State Duma deputy Vitaly Pashin. According to him, Pyongyang believes that their policy has made it possible to ensure the country's security.

reports on Friday, December 1 The Nikulinsky District Court ruled to seize the property of former Interior Ministry Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko and his relatives in favor of the state, RAPSI . Thus, the court satisfied the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office. The total value of the property seized in favor of the state is approximately 9 billion rubles: cash in the amount of about 8 billion rubles, a gold bar and 27 real estate objects.

reports on Friday, December 1 The leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, assigned a girl to each of the presidents of the countries participating in the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Minsk, Kommersant . The summit took place on 30 November. Its main topic was the settlement of the situation in Syria.

told RBC on December 1. The State Duma is going to ban journalists representing “all American media” from visiting the building of the lower house of parliament , Olga Savastyanova (United Russia), the chairman of the Duma Committee on Regulations and Control, Journalists may be stopped as early as next week, approximately from December 6, the deputy said.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced a referendum on joining NATO and the EU, Interfax reports on Friday, December 1 . The statement was made by the President of Ukraine during a solemn event on the occasion of the Day of Prosecutors in Kyiv. Poroshenko is convinced that the Ukrainian people will vote for both proposals.

What is behind the decision to classify public procurement for law enforcement agencies and the defense industry Because of the annexation of Crimea, Russia found itself in international isolation - this is a fact. One of the ways to punish Russia for the annexation was Western sanctions, easing, and even more so, the abolition of which in the foreseeable future cannot be expected - this is also a fact.

Why is the sanctions against the RT channel in the USA - a big American error Photo: Wikimedia.org On the morning of November 30, supporters of the “mirror measures” in the Russian government received another gift: the US Congress deprived the Russian TV channel of RT accreditation.

There is no longer a chance to find one of the 44 sailors who disappeared along with the San Juan submarine, experts said. But the search for the vessel will continue, reports Associated Press . Argentine navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said the rescue mission lasted twice as long as there was a chance of finding the sailors alive. “28 ships, 9 aircraft, 4 thousand people, 18 countries.

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