Activists of the "Volunteers of Victory" movement in Khabarovsk began collecting signatures in support of Vladimir Putin's self-nomination for the election. This was reported to Interfax by a representative of the movement in the Khabarovsk Territory. He added that the action will last until January 30. Earlier, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation registered a group of voters created to support the self-nomination of candidate Putin, as well as its representatives.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir expressed concern about the recent deportation of Russian journalists from Latvia. “The OSCE participating States have committed themselves to facilitating the work and accreditation of journalists from other OSCE States.

Russia expects from the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir a clear public position and concrete steps in response to the acts of expulsion of Russian journalists from Latvia, said in a statement . Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova “Desir has repeatedly stressed that the principle of reciprocity in such matters is the path leading to the devastation of the information environment.

South Korea and North Korea agreed to hold high-level talks on January 9 to discuss the possible participation of North Korean athletes in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, as well as ways to improve relations, Interfax reports . "The two sides have decided to discuss working-level issues by exchanging documents," a spokesman for the South Korean unification ministry said at a briefing.

The US Department of Justice has launched a new investigation into the activities of the Clinton Family Foundation while Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state, reports The Hill . The FBI is investigating whether Clinton promised assistance to those who donated to her foundation. Also under consideration is whether Clinton used tax-exempt funds for personal political purposes and whether the Fund operates under tax laws.

reports The author of the book "Fire and Fury: In the Corridors of the Trump White House" journalist Michael Wolff said that his publisher does not refuse to release the book, but even decided to release it earlier - already on January 5, BBC Russian Service . US President Donald Trump's lawyers are trying to prevent the publication of the book.

An emergency meeting of the Commission for Emergency Situations was held in the Novosibirsk Region. At it, Alexei Bryzgalov, deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region, said that the burnt hangar, where people died on January 4, was not intended for shoe production. “10 people died and 2 people were injured in a fire in an industrial building in the Iskitimsky district of the Novosibirsk region.

The Tbilisi City Court found former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili guilty of malicious abuse of power as head of state and sentenced him in absentia to three years in prison. This, according to Kommersant , is the first sentence against Saakashvili, creating grounds for his extradition from Ukraine. The verdict was passed in the case of an employee of one of the banks, Alexander (Sandro) Girgvliani, clarifies Vzglyad . He was killed by four policemen.