The Ministry of Education of Russia issued an order approving the school education program. According to the program, in Russian history lessons, high school students will be told about the “coup d'état” in Ukraine in 2014, the “reunification” of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia, the “special military operation” and the subsequent “sanctions by the United States and its allies.” Also, an updated program on life safety is being introduced for students in grades 10-11.

The Belgian Ministry of Finance issued a license to the Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD) that allows it to conduct transactions with the assets of Russian investors frozen due to EU sanctions. This is stated on the website of the department. The license allowing the withdrawal of funds and economic resources is valid until January 7, 2023.

Lithuania’s parliament has banned possession of firearms for Russian and Belarusian nationals permanently residing in the country as it made amendments to its law on control of weapons and ammunition. A total of 112 MPs voted in favour of the amendments while one voted against and 13 more abstained. The update to the laws will come into force starting 1 January. Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence, initiated the amendments.

The German Federal Court in Karlsruhe has arrested a German intelligence officer on suspicion of treason for passing classified information to members of the Russian security service. This is reported by Der Spiegel. The federal police of the country detained Carsten L. on Wednesday evening. Searches were carried out at two offices of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND).

Inflation in Russia in 2022 was about 12%, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “The predicted collapse [of the economy] did not take place. Yes, we have a reduction. They promised somewhere, well, they didn’t promise, but someone hoped that we would have a decrease in GDP by 20% and more than 20 - by 25%. There is a decrease, but not 20%, but 2.5%.

The conflict of Hungary and the EU about the European budgets ended in a "big deal". Both parties declared themselves winners, but the European Union is now ready to confront in 2023 President of the European Council Charles Michelle and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before the EU summit. Brussels, December 15, 2022. Photo: Thierry Monasse / Getty images In early December, the conflict between the EU and Hungary reached its climax.

The ex-head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said that as a result of the night shelling of the hotel in Donetsk, his “combat comrade and assistant” Mikhail Bridasov died. He wrote about this on VKontakte. Bridasov. Photo: Rogozin page in VKontakte According to Rogozin, other members of his group were injured in varying severity, three people in serious condition. “I pray for their recovery. My fragment broke the right forearm and stuck into the cervical vertebra.

The US authorities have confirmed that PMC Wagner received a shipment of weapons from the DPRK. This is reported by Reuters, citing a senior US official. “We can confirm that North Korea has completed the initial delivery of weapons to Wagner, which paid for the equipment. Last month, North Korea supplied missiles and shells to Russia for use by Wagner, the source said.

The Seimas (parliament) of Lithuania has banned citizens of Russia and Belarus permanently residing in the country from owning weapons. Corresponding amendments were adopted to the law on the control of weapons and ammunition. 112 deputies voted in favor of the amendments, one voted against, and 13 abstained. The updated law will come into force on January 1 next year.

Mikhail Saakashvili went to a desperate adventure, throwing a political career in Ukraine and returning to his homeland incognito. But he miscalculated. And this miscalculation can cost him life Mikhail Saakashvili on the video during the hearing in the case of his liberation in the Tbilisi City Court, December 22, 2022.

Armenia asked to postpone the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan scheduled for December 23 in Moscow to prepare a peace treaty. This was stated by the press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Vahan Hunanyan, TASS reports .

A Russia-installed ‘town mayor’ of Liubymivka was blown up in his car in Kakhovka, the occupied Kherson region, TASS cites emergency services. “He was killed, his car was rigged to blow,” a source has told TASS. The man in question is Andrey Shtep, says a pro-war Telegram channel. It is also reported that the driver was also killed in the incident.

In the occupied city of Kakhovka, Kherson region, as a result of a car explosion, the self-appointed “head of administration” of the village of Lyubimovka died. This is reported by TASS with reference to emergency services. “He died, explosives were planted in the car,” the source said. According to the telegram channel Voenkor Kitten Z, we are talking about Andrey Shtepa. According to preliminary information, the official's driver also died.

Grigory Bazhenov in "Live richly" In 2022, the ruble greatly fired. A rapid fall in the spring, equally rapid recovery by summer, swing in the range of 50-60 rubles per dollar. And so, by the end of the year, the ruble returned to the usual values. On December 19, the ruble sharply decreased at the auction on the Moscow Exchange: for the first time since May, the dollar rose above 69 rubles, and the euro above 74.

Russian President Vladimir Putin satisfied the statement of businessman Ruben Vardanyan about the withdrawal from Russian citizenship. The corresponding decree is published on the official portal of legal information. In November, the president of the unrecognized Nagoro-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) Araik Harutyunyan appointed businessman Ruben Vardanyan by the new Prime Minister. The fact that Vardanyan will take the post of prime minister himself he told at the end of October.