The Russian side again demanded the “early release” of eleven Russians detained in Baku, the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry reported . Deputy head of the department Mikhail Galuzin met with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia Rakhman Mustafayev. The department said that they discussed “aspects related to resolving the consequences of the disaster” of the AZAL plane in Aktau, Kazakhstan.

On Monday, state media distributed a statement by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that last night Kiev allegedly attacked the residence of President Vladimir Putin in Valdai with 91 drones. But they were all shot down. Lavrov also published his statement on the Foreign Ministry’s resources.

Young Russians are all patriots, announced the head of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov in an interview with RIA Novosti: “The level of patriotism among Russians aged 18 to 24 has already reached 99%, and in general, 86% of the country’s citizens consider themselves patriots.” Gurov referred to the closed anonymous study “Generation Index”, which Rosmolodezh allegedly conducted with VTsIOM, the Higher School of Economics and the Innopraktika company.

The Tagansky Court of Moscow terminated proceedings on the claim of the Russians against Roskomnadzor and the Ministry of Digital Development, which challenged the blocking of calls in the WhatsApp and Telegram instant messengers, the press service of the capital's courts reports .

Sports results 2025. Novaya Gazeta version Alexander Ovechkin after scoring a record 895th goal in the NHL championship game against the New York Islanders. Photo: AP / TASS At the end of December, many media outlets sum up the traditional sports results of the year. They select the best athletes and team, highlight a memorable event, remember scandals and sensations. “Novaya” is compiling its rating for the twenty-third time.

Comedian Nurlan Saburov irritated both the Z-community and liberals. Now his concerts are being canceled all over Russia, and they don’t really expect him in Kazakhstan either. Nurlan Saburov. Photo: personal VK page Nurlan Saburov is a Kazakh stand-up comedian, host of the show “What Happened Next? (ChBD)", and, perhaps, one of the most controversial Russian-language comedians of recent years.

Residents of the DPR were notified of the need to urgently hand over military weapons and ammunition that remain in their hands or in personal storage to the nearest police stations.

Economic analysis of Natalia Zubarevich In the Novaya Gazeta studio - economist Natalya Zubarevich. We speak honestly and in numbers about what is happening to the economy of Russian regions by the end of the year. Why did most federal subjects go into deficit? Which regions are holding up better than others - and why? How do the fall in income taxes, budget loans and manual distribution of transfers change the regional picture?

Screenshot from video Before her arrest in October 2025, Diana Loginova (Naoko), a member of the St. Petersburg group Stoptime, was probably bugged by police officers. She spoke about this in an interview with Yuri Dudu*. According to the girl, on the eve of her arrest, she suspected that the security forces were looking for her: a neighbor of the band’s guitarist, Alexander Orlov, told him about a visit to the apartment by criminal investigation officers.

Communication interruptions, mobile Internet shutdown - St. Petersburg may again be offline on New Year's Eve Photo: Oleg Elkov / TASS Subscriber unavailable “I can’t get through again,” the friend tried several times to dial her mother’s phone number or send her a message to no avail. “I’ll have to ask my son to go see her, she didn’t feel well.” My friend’s elderly mother lives in St. Petersburg on Narodnogo Opolcheniya Avenue in the Krasnoselsky district.

Vladimir Putin signed a law establishing a new memorable date on April 19. Its full name: “Day of Remembrance of the victims of the genocide of the Soviet people committed by the Nazis and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War.” The selected date refers to April 19, 1943, when the first legal act appeared in the country, fixing a deliberate policy of exterminating the civilian population. The law will come into force on January 1.

The censors will never say: that’s it, we’ve done our job, evil has been defeated. They will continue to cut until there is something left Vladimir Putin and Nikita Mikhalkov during the presentation of state awards in the Kremlin. Photo: Mikhail Sinitsyn / TASS Let's sympathize with the artists. They tried, but their efforts were not appreciated. Well, that is, how they didn’t appreciate it... When the scissors of censorship swipe at your work, this is also an assessment.

Negotiations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky, which took place on the evening of December 28 in Florida, did not lead to a breakthrough in concluding a peace agreement, world media note. At the final press conference, both leaders praised each other but did not provide any specific details. According to Trump, “the deal has become much closer,” and the parties have covered 95% of the controversial issues.

The last ceremony in 2025 to award honored figures of various arts showed the world the whole essence of the regime The ceremony of presenting state awards in the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin. From left to right: Maria Zakharova, Vladimir Solovyov and Tina Kandelaki.

How the Russian “shadow fleet” overcame (or not?) sanctions Drawing: social networks 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT BORUKHOVICH (TUMAKOVA) IRINA GRIGORIEVNA OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT BORUKHOVICH (TUMAKOVA) IRINA GRIGORIEVNA. If you want to know how Western sanctions targeting Russian oil exports work, look at how Prohibition works.