Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger abandoned the idea of ​​Ukraine's "neutral" status. this He stated in his speech at the forum in Davos. “Before this war, I was against Ukraine's membership in NATO, because I was afraid that exactly the process that we are seeing now will begin. Now that this process has reached such a level, the idea of ​​a neutral Ukraine in these conditions no longer makes sense. In the end ...

The Tyumen prosecutor's office demands through the court to invalidate a marriage in which one of the spouses changed sex. This was reported by the joint press service of the judicial system of the Tyumen region. It is noted that the prosecutor conducted a check, having received information from the local registry office that one of the spouses, a 33-year-old man, wanted to change his name and gender.

In Moscow, police officers detained four people at the monument to Lesa Ukrainian, where a spontaneous memorial arose in memory of those who died in a high -rise building in the Dnieper. This was reported by the OVD-Info with reference to an eyewitness. The security forces were claimed by two people who brought flowers to the memorial, as well as two passers -by who were nearby. At the moment, everyone is in a police car.

The Ministry of Justice has prepared a draft law softening certain standards for the maintenance of persons under investigation and prisoners. The authenticity of the package of documents that RBC has at its disposal was confirmed to the publication by a source in the government.

German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has announced that it will withdraw from Russia. This is stated in the press release of the organization. “In recent months, restrictions imposed by the Russian government on the activities of Western companies in the country and external interference in the activities of our joint ventures have made it impossible for Wintershall Dea to operate in Russia as before,” said the company's chief executive Mario Mehren.

In Russia, every fifth murder (21%) is committed by family members or ex-partners of the victim. This conclusion was reached by "Important Stories" after analyzing the data from the reports of the Prosecutor General's Office. As the journalists found out, in more than half of the cases (55%) of murders committed by loved ones, the victims were women. These statistics correspond to the global picture, the newspaper notes.

The Russian president’s decree on “partial mobilisation” is still in effect, Artur Gayduk, member of the Pskov regional council, was told in a letter by the presidential administration in response to his appeal. In late November, Gayduk filed an appeal addressed to Vladimir Putin containing a proposal to issue a decree to end the partial mobilisation. On 28 October, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to Putin that the national draft campaign was completed.

Australian Open, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, has banned fans from showcasing flags of Russia and Belarus, TASS reports citing an official announcement by Tennis Australia. “Our initial policy was that fans could bring them in but could not use them [Russian and Belarusian flags] to cause disruption,” the statement reads. “Flags from Russia and Belarus are banned onsite at the Australian Open.” “The ban is effective immediately,” Tennis Australia added.

Estonia announced the intention to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. We explain whether it is possible and whether it is worth waiting for such actions at the level of the entire EU A visit of foreign ministers of the Baltic and Northern European countries to Kyiv. Photo: EPA-EFE/VALENTYN OGIrenko Talk about the fate of frozen Russian assets has been conducted in the EU since the beginning of the war.

In Germany, police officers detained eco-activist Greta Thunberg during a protest against the expansion of the country's largest coal mine in the village of Lützerath. It is reported by Sky News. Law enforcement officials said Thunberg was among a group of protesters who "rushed" to the "steep and dangerous" cliff of the quarry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for consideration a draft law on the termination of international treaties of the Council of Europe with respect to the Russian Federation, follows from the database. On March 16 last year, Russia ceased to be a member of the Council of Europe by decision of PACE. In this regard, Putin proposes that 21 international treaties be considered terminated.

The Wagner PMC, Dmitry Shimonist, published a document, published a document according to which he is “on vacation”. It is reported by Rotonda. According to the publication, the shimonists were in one of the three groups of Wagner PMC fighters, released for freedom for the New Year. However, judging by the “obligation”, which he published on VKontakte, the man is only on vacation.

Julia Latynina about the scandal with the resignation of adviser to the President of Zelensky Alexey Antyvtovich. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine On Saturday, January 14, the heavy Russian Kh-22 cruise missile, with a combat part weighing about 960 kg, completely destroyed the entrance of the nine-story buildings in the city of Dnieper. At the time of writing this text, the death of 45 people is confirmed.

The Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE) has added the name of PMC Wagner Center to its list, the BBC Russian Service noted . The entry in the registry was created on December 27, 2022. As the publication notes, this is the first legal entity in Russia whose name includes "PMC Wagner". The authorized capital of the new JSC, according to open data, is 10 thousand rubles.

St. Petersburg authorities will dismantle the Two Hearts art installation dedicated to Ukraine’s Mariupol from the Palace Square in the centre of the city, Fontanka reports citing activist Margarita Nikolaeva who appealed to the authorities with a query about the artwork. The letter received by her says that the installation is “temporary” and will be taken down after 18 January.