An open part of the meeting of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and the leader of the United States of America Joe Biden was held in the Oval office of the White House. Photo: Vladimir Zelensky “It is a great honor for me to be near you in our joint struggle against this brutal war, which is waged by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,” said Baiden.

In Yekaterinburg, the security forces came to the former journalist of the publication Znak.com and the new director of the Museum of the History of the City, Igor Pushkarev. He himself told It's My City about it. According to Pushkarev, the police took him to the police station and interrogated him. He himself did not name the reasons for the visit of the security forces.

The main shareholder of Severstal, Alexei Mordashov, sold his stake in Rossiya Bank. The representative of the billionaire reported this information to TASS , RBC and Vedomosti . “At the moment, Aleksey Alexandrovich Mordashov does not own shares in Rossiya Bank and the National Media Group,” the media interlocutor said. It is not known when and under what conditions the transactions were made.

A draft amendment to the Constitution of the Republic was submitted to the State Council of Tatarstan. This was reported on the website of the local parliament. “The words ‘President of the Republic of Tatarstan’ shall be replaced by the words ‘Head of the Republic of Tatarstan’,” the text of the document says. The draft amendments may be considered at the next parliamentary session on 23 December.

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the United States to meet with the US President Joe Biden, CBS journalist Peter Alexander and Associated Press report. “A U.S. official confirmed that a U.S. Air Force jet carrying the Ukrainian leader landed at Joint Base Andrews, just outside the capital,” the AP article reads. Zelensky has confirmed that he is in the US and shared several photos.

The plane of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky landed in the United States. This was announced by CBS journalist Peter Aleksander and the Associated Press news agency. “The US official confirmed that the US Air Force plane with the Ukrainian leader landed on the United Andrews base, not far from the capital,” the publication of AP says. Zelensky confirmed that he was in the United States and published several photos.

Defending Ukraine in the war, a Crimean resident and former political prisoner Gennady Afanasyev died. It is reported by Krym.Realii with reference to his wife, Lyudmila Afanasyeva. “Defending his country, former political prisoner Gennady Afanasyev died at the front. Eternal glory to the hero! - wrote on Facebook.

US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum on the allocation of one billion dollars in military assistance to Ukraine. This is stated on the website of the White House. “I am delegating to the Secretary of State the authority <…> to provide up to one billion dollars from the funds allocated to the Department of Defense <…> to provide military assistance to Ukraine,” the statement says. The US State Department announced that the US will allocate $1.85 billion to Kiev.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala dismissed an administrative case on “propaganda of non-traditional values” among minors (Article 6.21.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) against designer Elnara Askerova. This is reported by Mediazona with reference to the crisis group SK SOS. On October 18, Askerova's fashion show was held in the Gray House boutique in Makhachkala. It featured two men wearing makeup on their faces as models.

The Russian authorities announced ecologists to be completely destroyed. For what environmental protection organizations are recognized as “foreign agents”: an example of “ecovakhta Sakhalin” Photo: Steve Voss / Bloomberg Via Getty Images For 27 years, the Ecological Watch worked on Sakhalin. It doesn't work anymore. These defenders of nature, in truth, have fed up with the whole order.

The Yabloko faction submitted to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg a draft federal law establishing criminal liability for calls for the use of nuclear weapons. The deputies themselves informed Novaya Gazeta Europe about this. The faction proposes to supplement the Criminal Code with a new article, which provides for a fine of 100 to 300 thousand rubles or imprisonment for up to three years for individuals for promoting the use of nuclear weapons.

In Novosibirsk, the Krasny Fakel Drama Theater has canceled performances of director Timofey Kulyabin scheduled for next year. This was reported on the website of the theater. “Unfortunately, we are forced to announce the cancellation of performances in January and February. For technical reasons, the performances of Onegin and The Wild Duck are canceled, and Children of the Sun will not be shown on the Chamber Stage," the report says.

In the Rostov region, from December 22, a ban on the use of drones is introduced. This was stated by the governor of the region Vasily Golubev. Only certain government departments will be able to use unmanned aerial vehicles. “Measures on drones, I think, do not require explanation,” Golubev said. There is also a restriction on exit from the territory of the Rostov region through the Veselo-Voznesensky automobile checkpoint for trucks with a carrying capacity of more than 3.5 tons.

Residents of Tyumen collected 30 thousand rubles in a day to pay off the fine of Alisa Klimentova for the inscription “No to ***e” on the pavement. This was reported by the local portal 72.ru. The day before, the court recognized this phrase as “discrediting” the Russian army (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). According to the girl, immediately after that, funds began to flow to her card.

The future of Russian cinema, seen at the pitching of the Film Fund Photo: fond-kino.ru “A young gifted artist Ryabinin cannot stay away from the conflict in the Donbass; He leaves his beloved girl in Moscow, a well -fed and calm life, and leaves for a civilian ( !!! - K.F.