Alexey Navalny published a new portion of evidence of the version of his poisoning Alexey Navalny continues to destroy the reputation of the Russian special services. A week after the investigation of the FSB officers, allegedly involved in his poisoning, it turned out that before the publication Navalny, introducing himself as an assistant to the head of the Security Council of Nikolai Patrushev, called one of the defendants - the former military chemist Konstantin Kudryavtsev.

The defense of Ivan Safronova published a decision to attract him as the accused in the criminal case of the Stateizer, where the crime sane by Safronov was dated 2017 when he worked in the Kommersant newspaper. In December, Vladimir Putin stated that Safronov transmitted information to foreign intelligence when he worked as an assistant to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin - that is, not earlier than May 2020.

today by opposition leader Alexei Navalny a fake and a provocation published The FSB called a telephone conversation with one of the alleged poisoners . From the conversation it follows that the poison "Novichok" was applied to Navalny's underpants, and the quick reaction of the pilot of the aircraft and the Omsk doctors saved his life. The FSB stated that: This is a provocation aimed at discrediting the FSB and its employees.

The number of requests by Russians to banks for restructuring loans is growing again, writes the Central Bank. From December 3 to December 16, 60.4 thousand requests for restructuring were sent to banks. This is 5.6 thousand more than in the previous two weeks. The number of applications from entrepreneurs over the same period decreased to 3.4 thousand from 4.1 thousand.

The new "British" strain of coronavirus has led to a strict quarantine in London and transport isolation of the UK from the outside. Significantly slow down the spread of a new version, all this will no longer help. What's happening Over the weekend, the British authorities said that the high contagiousness of the strain of coronavirus that has spread in the south of England has been proven and that because of this, the maximum, fourth stage of quarantine restrictions is being introduced.

The Insider published new details of Alexei Navalny's poisoning. The “Novice” was applied to his underpants, and the rapid reaction of the pilot and atropine, introduced by the Omsk ambulance, saved the policy. The most incredible detail: the alleged FSB officer told about this to Navalny, who submitted the assistant secretary of the Security Council, ex-director of the FSB Nikolai Patrushev, follows from the story of the opposition.

After several weeks of growth, the Russian currency collapsed again - on December 21, the ruble at the peak traded to the dollar above 76 rubles, and to the euro above 91. About whether the dollar is 80 or higher, the economists surveyed by The Bell said.

Russia will suspend flights to the UK from midnight December 22 for a week. The decision was published on the website of the Russian government. “The operational headquarters to prevent the importation and spread of a new coronavirus infection decided to temporarily stop air traffic with the UK due to the worsening epidemiological situation,” the report says.

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group intends to raise between $500 million and $600 million by going public with the help of SPAC, a special company created to merge with another company that wants to go public without an IPO. It is reported by Axios, citing sources. The information was also confirmed by the interlocutors of Bloomberg. According to media reports, SoftBank is preparing at least two more SPAC companies.

In 2021, the red Michelin guide, an influential restaurant rating that has been compiled since 1900, will be launched in Moscow, announced Mayor of the capital Sergey Sobyanin . The opportunity to get a Michelin star "will be a good additional incentive for the restaurant business after the impact of the pandemic," the mayor said.

Panic in Europe over a new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 found in the UK. Most European countries have stopped flights to the country, in London and in the south of the country a complete, maximally strict lockdown has been introduced. Markets expect the worst from the new strain: futures for European and American indices fell even despite the fact that the US Congress agreed on the long-awaited third package of state aid to the economy for $900 billion.

The salaries of Russians in the second wave of the pandemic fell as much as in the spring of 2020, according to a study by SberIndex and the Rabota.ru service. According to analysts' calculations, in spring and summer, the accrued payroll fund (PAYB) was below the normal trend level. For example, in April and May, Russians were paid 6.1 and 7.7% less than they should have had the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine not happened.

The US Congress agreed on a new plan to support the economy for $900 billion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Bloomberg, citing lawmakers. It is the second-largest stimulus package in the country's history, second only to the $2 trillion spring round. The new plan will pay $600 directly to most Americans and add $300 to weekly unemployment benefits through March.

The exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar and the euro on Monday, December 21, fell to the lows of early December, according to trading data on the Moscow Exchange. At the beginning of trading, the US currency momentarily jumped by 3.3% to 75.8 rubles. After a sharp rise, the rate fell below 75 rubles, to the level of 74.9 rubles per dollar. The euro rose by 1.4% to 91.1 rubles.

Britain was in the maximum Lockdown and international isolation due to the appearance of the new Covid-19 strain In Europe, there is a panic due to a new, more contagious Covid-19 strain found in the UK. Most of the European countries stopped flying to the country, in London and in the south of the country a complete most tough Lokdown was introduced.