The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Venezuela Vladimir Zamsky denied earlier information about the evacuation from the Republic of families of employees of Rosneft, RIA Novosti reports . He stated that the departure from Karakas members of the families of Rosneft employees is not an evacuation. According to the ambassador, it can be explained by the appearance of New Year plans for them.

Some banks, mainly specializing in consumption, resumed lending to customers “from the street”. This was written by the newspaper "Kommersant" with reference to the market participants. According to experts, a return to practice frozen in 2014 is associated with the depletion of the client base of retail monoliners. It is known that the provision of loans “from the street” was resumed in the OTP Bank, the Renaissance Credit bank and the HKF Bank.

World oil prices on December 8 increased after a sharp fall on the eve due to preliminary data on the import of hydrocarbons of China. It is reported by Reuters . In the middle of the bidding, Barrel Brent has risen in price to $ 41.2, and WTI almost to $ 38. The day before, oil quotes collapsed by more than 6%, updating the minimums of 2008-2009. According to the China Customs Service, in January - November 2015, oil imports increased by 8.7% to 6.61 million barrels per day.

The Investigative Committee handed the father of Mikhail Khodorkovsky a summons about the call of his son for interrogation as the accused in a criminal case. The founder of Yukos wrote about this on his Twitter. https://twitter.com/mich261213/status/673976941582688256 According to the coordinator of Open Russia Vladimir Kara-Murz, Khodorkovsky was called for interrogation in connection with the charges of the case of Alexei Pichugin. Pichugin was the head of the Yukos Security Service.

The incident with the Russian landing ship Caesar Konikov, on which the Russian soldier, passing the Bosphorus, directed his MANPADS to the European or Asian coast that caused protests of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, makes us think about the importance of straits for the Black Sea countries, and not only for them. The struggle for Bosphorus and Dardanella is a special historical plot of the history of Russian-Turkish relations of the XVIII-early XX centuries.

Up to 37 billion rubles can be allocated for the reorganization of Baltinvestbank, Kommersant reports with the clarification that the amount of real financing is usually lower than the declared. According to sources, three banks apply for the role of sanatorium banks: St. Petersburg, IFC and Absolut-Bank. At the same time, the greatest chances are the Bank of St. Petersburg, which does not deny its interest in the recovery of Baltinvestbank.

Iran tested a medium -range ballistic missile in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions. It is reported by Reuters with reference to sources in Washington. According to sources, the launch of the rocket took place on November 21. Tests were carried out near the city of Chabahar, located near the border with Pakistan. A launched missile, intended, including for nuclear warheads, had a 1900 km range. The UN Security Council forbade Iran testing of ballistic missiles of any range in 2010.

The former head of the company Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky was pardoned in 2013, since then there was no data on his involvement in crimes. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov. It is reported by Interfax . “There were suspicions and certain information, but the investigating authorities do not stop their work.

The Russian government will prepare amendments to the rules of the road, which will allow drivers not to carry with them a paper policy of OSAGO. Such an assignment was given by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, RIA Novosti reports . The representative of the Secretariat Shuvalov noted that the Law “On OSAGO” has been prescribed in July 2015 by the procedure for obtaining an electronic policy.

The Foundation for the Combation of Corruption of Alexei Navalny sent a complaint against the activities of the son of the Prosecutor General of Yuri Chaika Artem to the prosecutor's office of Switzerland and the supervisory authority behind the Swiss financial market. Navalny wrote about this on his blog. “The complaint refers to the fact that in Switzerland a criminal group has been operating for at least 10 years, the purpose of which is to launder criminally acquired funds.

President of Yemen Abd-Rabbu Mansur Hadi turned to a coalition led by Saudi Arabia with a proposal to stop fire in the country for a week, reports Reuters . “I informed the leadership of the coalition that we intend to cease fire within 7 days, starting from December 15 to 21, along with consultations,” said President Yemen in a letter to the UN Secretary General pan Guna. Hadi also complemented that the truce would automatically extend if the conditions are met by both sides.

The British mining corporation Anglo American announced a large -scale business restructuring, in which the number of jobs in the company will gradually decrease more than half. About this writes The Wall Street Journal. It is planned that the total number of personnel in Anglo American will decrease from the current 135 thousand to 50 thousand. Presumably, by 2017, 92 thousand people will work in the corporation; How long will a decrease take to 50 thousand, is not specified.

Opposition politician Alexei Navalny paid a fine imposed on him in the lawsuit of a “multidisciplinary processing company”. He himself reported this in broadcasting in Periscope, conducted by the Rain TV channel. “I paid fines, the enforcement proceedings have been completed against me,” Navalny said.

Press Secretary of Mikhail Khodorkovsky Kulle Pispanen in the commentary Slon Magazine said that the announcement of the international wanted list does not threaten him. “He is a prisoner of conscience, so even an announcement on the international wanted list does not threaten him in any way, he will not do anything about it,” she explained.

Opposition politician Alexei Navalny explained the origin of the funds paid by him in the claim of the “multidisciplinary processing company”. He wrote about this on his blog.