Authorities in the Svalbard archipelago have suspected a 29-year-old Russian tourist of robbing a local bank, according to the website of the governor of Longyearbyen, the locality where the robbery took place. The report says that the robber broke into the Sparebank1 bank at 10.40 am (8:40 Moscow time) on December 21 and stole about 70 thousand Norwegian kroner (almost 8 thousand dollars). He was detained the same day and then taken to the city of Tromso on the mainland.

Russian biathlete Alexander Loginov took second place in the pursuit race at the World Cup stage, held in the Czech city of Nove Mesto. first Norway's Johannes Beh finished with a time of 31.59 minutes. Loginov gave him 6.2 seconds. In third place was the Norwegian Tarjei Be, who lost 23.9 seconds to the winner. Russians Matvey Eliseev (11th place), Evgeny Garanichev (13th place) and Dmitry Malyshko (29th place) also participated in the race.

Anastasia Tatulova, the owner of the Anderson cafe chain , said on her Facebook that one of the premises was sealed for more than a week after a call from unknown people who demanded that they pay money for renting the premises. Later, Inc. she said that the cafe has started working again, but it "could close again at any moment." According to Tatulova, the call from unknown people came in early December.

The director of the Internet Protection Service Mikhail Klimarev - about why attempts by the authorities to introduce censorship on the network will not succeed Photo: Reuters One of the key stories of next year will be an attempt to advance the idea of ​​a “sovereign Runet” proposed by parliamentarians Klishas and Lugov.

UPDATED The national figure skating team for the 2019 European Championship included Alina Zagitova, Stanislav Konstantinova and Sofia Samodurova. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Evgenia Medvedeva are named as substitutes.& Junior Anna Shcherbakova won the Russian Figure Skating Championship among single skaters, Olympic champion Alina Zagitova could not defend the title and became fifth.

There cannot be modern medicine where there is no modern economy Photo: RIA Novosti At his annual press conference, Vladimir Putin said that Russian medicines are “no worse than imported”. When you hear this, I want to ask: and you yourself in the Kremlin, what are you treating? Really domestic? Let's just say: in the 60s, there was a good medicine for its time in the scoop. But now, after 60 years, Russia and the developed world are on different planets. The reason for this is very simple.

State companies will be transferred from gasoline to natural gas: how much does it cost and who benefits? Photo: RIA Novosti Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak instructed the relevant ministries to prepare a plan of the phased transfer of state-owned companies to equipment using gas engine fuel. In parallel with the renewal of the fleet, it is planned to build a new gas station on gas in the regions. Up to 40% of the costs will be covered from the budget.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia prepared a draft decree in which it proposed to give itself the rights of federal fire supervision. The notification about the work on the project is published on the portal of projects of regulatory legal acts. The document provides for the empowerment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the authority to organize and implement federal state fire supervision. The expected date of its entry into force is August 2019.

The Investigative Committee (IC) for the Perm Territory opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 216 of the Criminal Code (violation of safety rules in the conduct of mining, construction and other works, resulting in the death of two or more persons) in connection with a fire at a mine in Solikamsk, according to the website of the department . Nine people remain in the mine.

US President Donald Trump tweeted out the design of a steel wall on the border with Mexico. He called the wall "absolutely efficient and beautiful at the same time". the question of journalists who was involved in its design The White House did not answer . Earlier, the work of the US government was partially suspended because Congress did not pass a bill providing for the allocation of $ 5 billion for the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico.

UPDATE 22.06 & Later & BFMTV reported that 142 people were detained in Paris, 19 of them were taken into custody. & Protests by the Yellow Vest movement continue in France. In Paris, about 800 protesters took to the streets, 65 people were detained, four of them were placed on guard, Le Parisien reports , citing law enforcement agencies. Protesters clash with police. Law enforcement officers used tear gas. Le Figaro reports that journalists were hurt during the protests.

How British Lords saved Deripaska from American sanctions Photo: RIA Novosti The press of America and the whole world commented on the amnesty, and American politicians from both parties call it the “false signal” of the Kremlin, as, however, the withdrawal of troops from Syria declared by Trump. At the same time, the US Ministry of Justice announced the imposition of sanctions against 18 Russian citizens and four companies.

The more the warlike homeland of secrets, the more they find those who want to "sell them to the insidious enemy." Interview with the lawyer Ivan Pavlov Photo: RIA Novosti The creator of the association of lawyers and journalists “Team 29” Ivan Pavlov defended Svetlana Davydova - a large mother, who was accused of Gosizman for a call to the Ukrainian embassy. Former GRU employee Gennady Kravtsov, who sent a letter to Sweden.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a law renaming the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), according to his website. In accordance with the law, the church will have to indicate its affiliation to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in its name. “People have the constitutional right to freely choose their religion.

The most memorable event in November for the Russians was the incident in the Kerch Strait, according to a poll by the Levada Center. 21% of respondents remember most of all the events taking place in Ukraine, including the conflict in the Kerch Strait. For 9% of respondents, the most memorable were personal events, for 7% of respondents - strikes in France, and for 6% - rising prices for gasoline, housing and communal services and food, tax increases.