Crimea is technically connected to the Russian energy system, but de jure it will remain an isolated zone until 2018 - until the peninsula has its own generation. At the same time, Russian electricity will most likely be sold to the republic by the little-known structure of FSK. about this . Kommersant Sources in the industry informed Currently, the peninsula is connected to the Russian mainland by an energy cable with a capacity of about 400 MW.

The Russian government does not yet plan to introduce new sanctions against the countries of the European Union, which previously extended restrictions against Moscow. this to RIA Novosti . Natalya Timakova, press secretary of the Prime Minister, stated “The restrictive measures of the Russian Federation are in effect until August, new ones are not planned yet,” she said. The European Union extended sanctions against Russia on Monday. They will be valid until July 31, 2016.

A new temperature record has been set in Moscow. This was reported on the website of the Hydrometeorological Center. According to weather forecasters, on the night of December 21, the thermometer rose to 5.9 degrees above zero, which was the maximum for today. The previous record was set in 1982, when the air warmed up to 5.4 degrees. The center noted that at 9:00 Moscow time the temperature reached plus 8.8 degrees, which is a new maximum for the current day.

Colombian Ariadna Gutierrez was mistakenly declared the winner of the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.

Russia's closest allies gathered in the Kremlin to condemn Turkey's actions and share Moscow's concerns about Ukraine's free trade zone with the EU.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that during the Russian military operation in Syria, 600 civilians became victims of bombing. According to him, 200 of them died last Sunday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (Photo: AP) Çavuşoğlu's statement, quoted by Anadolu news agency , claimed that Russian air raids in Idlib province killed 200 civilians on Sunday (December 20).

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Syria. The document provides for negotiations between the Syrian opposition and the Syrian authorities.

Production of the C-class Nissan Tiida hatchback at the Izhevsk plant has been suspended. At the same plant, production of the C-class sedan Nissan Sentra has been reduced C-class hatchback Nissan Tiida (Photo: DepositPhotos) Nissan Corporation has suspended production of the C-class hatchback Nissan Tiida at the plant in Izhevsk, Vedomosti reports, citing a representative of the automaker. In addition, the same plant has reduced production of the C-class sedan Nissan Sentra.

Workers at the Sbarro cafe near the Savelovskaya metro station in Moscow went on strike due to non-payment of wages, an employee of the establishment told Dozhd. The woman, who, according to her, has been working in the company for almost ten years, said that salaries began to be delayed in the last two or three years, and in the last six months they practically did not pay them, only sometimes 10-15 thousand rubles. “Today we were on strike.

Citizens of Slovenia voted overwhelmingly against same-sex marriage during the referendum, reports the BBC . Almost two-thirds of those participating were against it. The issue of adopting a law that defined marriage as a union of two adult partners (consenting adults) was put to a referendum. Before this, in March 2015, it was approved by the country's parliament. The opponents of the document, as the publication notes, were conservatives who opposed the possibility of adopting children.

As RBC found out, the clothing holding H&M rented 5.8 thousand square meters. m in the Moscow "Actor Gallery" on Tverskaya.

The relevant State Duma committee will soften the bill on media reporting for funds from abroad.

At least 91 people are missing after a landslide in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the Associated Press reports . The death toll has not been announced. According to the Xinhua agency, 33 buildings were affected by the landslide. More than 60 thousand sq. m was covered with 5 meters of mud, geological experts said. More than 900 people were evacuated from the scene, local authorities said. About 1.5 thousand people were involved in the rescue operation.

According to most analysts, the Russian stock market today can win back the losses incurred on Friday. Investor activity will gradually decline ahead of the holidays Alexey Antonov, analyst at Alor Broker: “Today, growth of the Russian stock market is possible in the first half of the day. As for ideas in commodity markets, it is worth paying attention to the dynamics of gold quotes.

The Kremlin commented on information about the government’s claims against the leadership of Crimea. According to Dmitry Peskov, it is incorrect to “elevate current problems in the daily work of the government and regions to the rank of crises” State Council of the Republic of Crimea (Photo: RIA Novosti) The Kremlin commented on media reports about the government’s claims to the work of the Crimean leadership.