Photo: Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University The State Duma in the second and third readings adopted a law on the introduction of electronic student cards and grade books. They will be available via QR code on State Services and through the Max messenger. Kommersant writes about this. Data on student IDs and grade books will be transferred by universities to the federal information system.

Photo: David Mdzinarishvili/EPA The Parliament of Georgia has approved amendments to the electoral code, according to which only citizens located within the country will be able to vote in national elections. This was reported by the Interfax agency.

The measure is explained by the fight against drones In 2026, the Ministry of Digital Development intends to create a unified database of unique mobile device numbers (IMEI). This was stated by Deputy Head of the Ministry Dmitry Ugnivenko. “If we create this database and link them to specific numbers, we can then definitely identify that the SIM card is not in the UAV, and then, let’s hope that, perhaps, this [mobile Internet] blocking regime will be slightly relaxed.

Photo: Roblox Popular online gaming platform Roblox has informed Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor that it will comply with Russian law to have a block imposed on it earlier this month lifted, the regulator announced on Wednesday.

The State Duma obliged management companies to communicate with residents through the state messenger. What does this mean for Russians? Photo: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA On December 16, the State Duma adopted a bill obliging management companies to transfer communication with residents to a single service, which means transferring household chats to the Max messenger. This is the first time its use has become mandatory by law. The new norms will affect all regions except Moscow.

Photo: Novaya Gazeta Europe The management of the Roblox gaming platform told Roskomnadzor that it is ready to comply with Russian laws to unblock the service. This is stated in the RKN press release.

Huseyn Agaev and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: The Insider Numerous close associates of Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov have been granted German humanitarian visas, allowing them to set up logistics businesses in the country and giving them access to German infrastructure facilities, independent investigative outlet The Insider revealed on Wednesday.

Revolut blocked accounts of Russians living in Europe due to “inflated expectations” of European regulators and pressure from them. The founder of the bank, Nikolai Storonsky, stated this in an interview with journalist Elizaveta Osetinskaya. “Regulator expectations” and practice may be “more stringent” than legislation, he said. Storonsky added that this also depends on “political trends.” “We are doing exactly what the legislation says - this is the first level.

Photo: The Insider Khusein Agayev with Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: The Insider Several Chechens close to Ramzan Kadyrov were legalized in Germany on humanitarian grounds and began doing business in the field of logistics, gaining access to German infrastructure facilities, according to a joint investigation by The Insider and Der Spiegel.

What is an identity crisis in emigration and why is it especially strong in the third or fourth year? Psychologist tells Photo: Filip Singer/EPA The fourth year of life in exile is a strange point. The documents are in order, the lease has been extended, you already know your neighbors, you are not lost because of unfamiliar products in the supermarket, perhaps you already have a favorite bar or coffee shop.

A Moscow academic is facing four years in prison for making a playlist of Ukrainian music Alexander Nesterenko in court. Photo: SOTAvision “If someone had told me in the late 80s or early 90s that there would be political prisoners in Russia again, and that they would get longer sentences for online comments than for committing murder, I would have told you you were mad,” says Alexander Nesterenko, a Russian academic currently in custody for including Ukrainian songs on an online playlist.

Alexander Dorozhkin and his wife Lyubov Marchenko. Photo: VK A municipal deputy from the ruling United Russia party has resigned from his position on the city council in Togliatti, in the Samara region, after it emerged that his wife had travelled to Chile to give birth to their child, State Duma Deputy Yevgeny Revenko announced on Monday.

How does the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic live without Ukrainian transit of Russian gas? Gas distribution station "Tiraspoltransgaz" in Transnistria, Moldova, February 4, 2025. Photo: Artem Kulekin / Sputnik / Imago Images / Scanpix / LETA The unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic (PMR) has been living in a regime of energy crisis and austerity for almost a year.

European High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas (L) and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, 4 November 2025. Photo: EPA / Olivier Hoslet Hungary has vetoed the European Union’s annual joint statement on enlargement, effectively preventing the bloc from formally beginning accession talks with Ukraine, the Russian service of German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported on Tuesday.

Photo: Henry Chirinos/EPA US President Donald Trump has ordered a complete naval blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. The White House leader wrote about this on the Truth Social social network.