Accused in the "Cocaine case" Vladimir Kalmykov (left) and Istimir Khujamov (archive photo) On Thursday, Dorogomilovsky Court of Moscow, on the basis of a jury verdict, sentenced four accused in the so -called "cocaine case" related to the find of suitcases with drugs in the Russian embassy in Argentina, to the terms of 13 to 18 years of the colony.

The Office of the Investigative Committee in Moscow opened a criminal case of insulting the feelings of believers because of the photo shoot in the underwear, which was arranged by the blogger against the background of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque. The name of the girl, whose personality in the UK has already been established, is not reported. Only the year of her birth is indicated - 1981.

Information digest "Freedom time", January 20 On Friday, the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov has been appointed on Friday. Yesterday, Blinken held intensive negotiations in Kyiv, after which he once again confirmed that the United States and NATO would provide additional support to Ukraine in the event of a new Russian military invasion.

Russian banks will not be able to carry out operations in dollars if Moscow decides to attack Ukraine. This was stated by US President Joe Biden at his first press conference for many months. Russia categorically rejects any accusations of preparing a military attack on Ukraine.

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court rejected the request of the former president Donald Trump to block the attempt of the Congress commission to receive documents regarding events on January 6, 2021, when several hundred supporters of Trump broke into the congress premises, trying to prevent certification of the results of the presidential election.

Over the past day, 38,850 new cases of coronavirus infection have been identified in Russia. Of these in Moscow - 11,557 cases of disease, this is the highest indicator for the entire pandemic. In January 20, the maximum number of cases per day since mid -November last year was identified. 4951 people fell ill for a day more than a day earlier. 698 people died. In Moscow per day, 2762 cases were revealed more than January 19.

The coordinator of the Siberia Legal project Vladimir Taranenko, who is located in the Kemerovo pre-trial detention center-1, is forced to walk with plastic bags on his legs. Shoes are not given to him. Taranenko told about this during the court session, the video was published by the telegram channel "Cuzbass incident". “I demolished my shoes, demolished my socks, demolished my underpants, they demolished everything - they were what they gave me.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbok The prosecutor’s office of Berlin is investigating the heads of the German Green Party, including the parties of the party of Annalena Berobok and Robert Habek, who occupy the posts of the Foreign Minister and the Minister of Economics in the new government of Germany. About this with reference to sources reporting T on Wednesday magazine Der Spiegel.

US senators during a visit to Kyiv President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at a meeting with US senators in Kyiv this week urged them to immediately impose harsh sanctions against Russia, and not wait for a possible large -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by the Axios publication with reference to sources.

The American congressmen prepared a bill on the introduction of sanctions against 35 Russians, including billionaires, officials and their close relatives. It coincides by the names with the proposals of the team of Alexei Navalny. The document was published by The Washington Post. The bill entitled "The Law on Putin's responsibility" was prepared by a group of 150 conservative lawmakers "Republican Research Committee", the newspaper writes.

If negotiations on security guarantees in Europe, which were on the initiative of the Kremlin in Geneva, Brussels and Vienna, were evaluated according to the rules of boxing, then Russia could claim to win - more by points than a knockout - in a fight with a larger, but tactically less flexible West. Yes, exactly like that: Russia still largely determines the pace and nature of negotiations with both the United States and NATO and the OSCE.

Elvira Nabiullina The Central Bank proposed completely banning mining and cryptocurrency turnover in Russia. This was reported in the regulator report. For violation of the ban, the Central Bank proposes to introduce liability, but does not specify which one.

Satellite pictures of Maxar Technologies show an increase in the number of Russian military equipment located at the training grounds in Yelna, Klimovo, Klintsy and Uvonovo. In addition, as a joint investigation by Radio Liberty and Conflict Intelligence Team, part of the Russian troops, which were supposed to go to joint Russian-Belarusian exercises, “Union Decisions-2022”, stopped halfway, under Gomel, in the area, which is 40 kilometers from the Chernihiv region of Ukraine and 90 from Kiev.

The Committee of the World Emergency Health Organization, convened in connection with the Pandemia of Coronavirus, recommended that international trips or weaken the restrictions on travel between countries. This is stated on the organization’s website. The restrictions on international travels do not help to fight the spread of coronavirus, they note in WHO. As an example, the organization gives the spread of the Omicron strain.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is experiencing one of the most unpleasant The moments of his political biogafia , which can cost him a post in the coming weeks , or even days . On January 19, Johnson announced the abolition of a number of anti-epidemic restrictions on the next Thursday: the obligatory wearing of masks in public places, covid passports and urgent recommendations to work from the house where possible.