Russia accepts the choice of Rex Tillerson’s candidacy for the position of US Secretary of State and is ready to work with American partners. As reports RIA Novosti, this was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We make this as a decision of the elected president of the United States. As President Putin said repeatedly, we are ready to work with any partners who are interested in developing equal relations with the Russian Federation, ”Lavrov told reporters.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov does not know whether Dmitry Utkin, known as Wagner, was at a reception in the Kremlin on the occasion of the Heroes of the Fatherland on December 9, TASS reports . “I will need to check the list of invited. I can't say so offhand. I will check and inform you, ”Peskov said.

The Ministry of Finance has developed a bill on alcohol excise tax, used in perfume and cosmetic products and household chemicals, the document will be submitted for discussion in January 2017, TASS reports . “In January 2017, the Ministry of Finance will submit the text of the bill for discussion. The rate of excise tax on alcohol is currently being discussed, ”said the representative of the Ministry of Finance.

The Dagestan prosecutor’s office requested a report on the victims of female circumcision in the Republic of Law. According to RBC, the letter of the supervisory authority was sent to human rights activists on Tuesday. In it, the prosecutor's office demands to indicate who exactly suffered from operations.

The elected US President Donald Trump decided to appoint the head of the Exxonmobil Oil Rex Tillerson to the new US Secretary of State, CNBC reports . “His perseverance, extensive experience and a deep understanding of geopolitics made him an excellent candidate for the post of secretary. He will deal with regional stability issues and focuses on key issues of US national security, ”Reuters quoted Trump as saying.

Today, the elected US President Donald Trump announced his decision to appoint Exxonmobil the head of the State Department of the Exxonmobil Rex Tillerson. In an interview with FoxNews, Trump, listing the main advantages of Tillerson, especially noted his experience in transactions with Russia and his connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

At the Government House in Moscow, 15 people were detained who took part in reading the Constitution aloud, reports OVD-info. The action was dedicated to the Constitution Day. 13 people were detained during reading. Later, two more people who approached the venue of the action.

The International Bobsleya and Skeleton Federation postponed the 2017 World Cup for these sports from Sochi, Interfax reports with reference to the organization’s press service. The new place of the tournament has not yet been defined. The championship was supposed to be held from February 13 to 26 in Krasnaya Polyana. Earlier, a number of athletes said that he would not go to Sochi due to doping accusations against Russia.

All schools and hospitals in Aleppo in territories controlled by terrorists were used as headquarters, points of concentration of militants, ammunition depots or workshops for homemade missiles. According to Gazeta.ru, this is stated in a statement by the representative of the department Igor Konashenkov.

The Moscow Arbitration Court granted the petition of the European University in St. Petersburg and froze the order of the Rosobrnadzor on the suspension of the license, TASS reports . Prior to consideration on the merits of the lawsuit to challenge the decision of the department, the university will be able to return to work, according to the official website of the educational institution.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny announced his intention to take part in the presidential election in 2018. “Russia should be a rich, free, strong country. We have everything for this: talented people, natural resources. I am going to the elections with a program on how to make Russia fair and modern. How to curb corruption. How to turn Russia's wealth into every family, ”the politician said in a statement.

The Russian government reduced the price of Rosneft shares before its privatization. It is reported by the Federal Property Management Agency. According to the department, on December 7, a new directive was adopted, according to which 19.5% of the company were sold for 692 billion rubles. The previous directive of November 3 recorded the price of 710.8 billion rubles. The new price was set according to the results of the closure of trading on the Moscow Exchange on December 6.

The Pentagon announced the murder of three militants of the Islamic State, involved in the preparation of terrorist attacks in Europe. According to the ABC channel with reference to the official statement of the department, they were killed on December 4 in Racca, as a result of an air strike of American fighters. The names of the militants are not called. According to the message, two militants were engaged in the preparation of terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015.

On the shelves of St. Petersburg radio markets, databases appeared from the “collection” of the former policeman Nikolai Titov, who had died in November, nicknamed “Kolya -Zitz” (ZIC - the zonal information center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs). Kolya-Winits began to collect his criminal archive in the early 90s, when he worked on duty in one of the police department of St. Petersburg. The total volume of databases is approximately 4 TB.

A criminal case has been instituted on the appearance of a video in social networks about the preparation of military police officers deployed in Chechnya, to send to Syria. It is reported by Rosbalt with reference to a source familiar with the situation. According to the interlocutor of the agency, during the pre -investigation verification it was found that the commanders did not carry out appropriate explanatory work with subordinates, as a result they carried out a shooting for personal use.