Presidential Presidential Today, in the capital's silver borus, the initiative group of citizens during a meeting on the beach nominated the founder of the Fund for the fight against corruption by Alexei Navalny in the president. In order for the politician to go to the polls, 742 people vote, no one spoke out against. Similar meetings took place in 19 cities of Russia.

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov spoke about the "several shaitans", who could be sent to the republic for attacks. Such a statement by Kadyrov was on the air of the “Results” program on the NTV channel, RIA Novosti reports. “We heard the slogans of these shaitans that they say:“ We will come to Russia, we will show you, we will blow up, we will destroy.

On Friday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution against North Korea. The document is designed to put pressure on the DPRK, its need for the organization is explained by a new test of the intercontinental ballistic missile "Shason-15". All the members of the UN unanimously voted for the resolution. On this, American President Donald Trump focused on this. “The UN Security Council has just voted 15: 0 for additional sanctions against North Korea.

The US court partially canceled the ban introduced by the President of the country Donald Trump, which applies to the entrance to the country for refugees from countries whose population is mainly Muslims. It is reported by Reuters . Such a decision was made by Judge James Robart from Seattle. Refugees who do not find sufficient confirmation of communication with persons or structures that are already in the USA are not able to find exceptions.

Elena Sycheva DPRK www.h-rf.ru On Friday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution against North Korea. The document is designed to put pressure on the DPRK, its need for the organization is explained by a new test of the intercontinental ballistic missile "Shason-15". All the members of the UN unanimously voted for the resolution. On this, American President Donald Trump focused on this.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron called for the Russian military to return to the joint center for control and coordination of the ceasefire in the Donbass. This is stated in a joint statement of leaders.

The State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin called the closing of the accounts of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov on Instagram and Facebook with a dangerous precedent that could lead to response measures. It is reported by RIA Novosti . Volodin expressed this opinion at a meeting with the Iranian colleague Ali Laridzhani. According to him, Kadyrov’s accounts were closed after entering it to the sanctions list, although the head of Chechnya did not violate the rules for maintaining accounts.

Last week, the Paris Auction House Drouot sold the previously unknown picture of the artist Artemisia Gentiles, representatives of Italian Baroque and the first woman who became a member of the Academy of Extraordinary Arts of Florence. “Self-portrait in the image of St. Catherine” was discovered and identified by Christophe Joron-Derem, the authorship of Artemicia Gentiles was confirmed by an expert in the field of painting Eric Turkan.

In Moscow, over the past day, the pressure level has fallen by more than 20 mm Hg. Art. It is reported by Interfax . According to the Hydrometeorological Center, this happened under the influence of the atmospheric front. At 12:00 Moscow time on December 24, the pressure dropped to 722 mm, which is close to a low -pressure record for December 24, recorded in 1995. Then its value was slightly less than 720 mm Hg. Art. On December 25, the pressure in Moscow will increase to 736 mm Hg. Art.

Maxim Russo Artemisia Gentileschi Fragment of the painting Last week, the Parisian auction house Drouot sold a previously unknown painting by the artist Artemisia Gentileschi, a representative of the Italian Baroque and the first woman to become a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence. “Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine” was discovered and identified by Christophe Joron-Derem, and the authorship of Artemisia Gentileschi was confirmed by art expert Éric Turquin.

The doctor of philological sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrei Zaliznyak died. This was announced by an employee of the Institute of the Russian Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Sichinava in his Facebook. The linguist was 82 years old. The cause of his death has not yet been specified.

The chairman of the municipal council of the Krasnoselsky district, Ilya Yashin, said that instead of the holiday “Day of Free Elections” in the Lermontovsky Square in Moscow on the afternoon of December 24, a meeting of citizens will be held. He announced this on Twitter. “The police tore off the holiday, because I signed an order to hold a meeting of citizens. This is my legal right as the head of the municipality, ”wrote Yashin.

TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak will nominate his candidacy for the post of Russian President from the Civil Initiative party. This will simplify the registration procedure in the CEC. The decision that it was Sobchak to represent the party in the presidential race that was made at the Congress of the Civil Initiative, which the journalist entered on December 23. The event was held at the Azimut-Otert in Moscow. According to RBC , it was attended by 103 delegates.

State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin regarded the military operations of the United States and their coalition partners in Syria, Iraq and Libya as an example of inconsistent unilateral actions. It is reported by Interfax .

In the Lermontovsky Square in Moscow, the “Free Election Day” campaign organized by municipal deputies of the Krasnoselsky district was held. It is reported by Interfax . Despite the fact that the action was inconsistent, none of its participants was detained. According to the police, about 300 people took part in the event.