The Russian intelligence agent is exposed in the Austrian army. This was reported by the newspaper Krone Zeitung. It is reported that this is an army officer in the rank of a colonel. His name is not called. “Yes, this exceptional case really takes place. We are very glad that this suspect is now exposed, ”the press secretary of the Austrian Ministry of Defense told the publication. According to the publication, the colonel has been working for Russian intelligence since the 1990s.

According to the VTsIOM survey, more than half of Russians trust the police - 57%. However, this indicator is lower than last year by 10 percentage points. The Insider recalls 10 bright stories related to the activities of the police, which could be especially remembered by the Russians. 1. The case of the rape of a police girl in Ufa The Ministry of the Interior of Bashkortostan fired three senior employees accused of a colleague group rape.

The Art Council under the city hall of Novosibirsk once again rejected the installation of the monument to Stalin in the city, reports NDN.info. Members of the Council made a unanimous decision to refuse the Stalinists in placing a bust in public places. According to experts, there the monument can be subjected to acts of vandalism, which means that there is a risk of public space.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met participants in the High Council of the World of Afghanistan, who arrived in Moscow for negotiations on peaceful settlement with the participation of representatives of the Taliban terrorist organization banned in Russia, RIA Novosti reports .

The British authorities called on the European Union to impose sanctions against senior employees of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (GRU). “Half a dozen people” may fall under restrictive measures, and the decision must be agreed in the coming weeks.

Leader and folk art “I read the phrase in Fadeev’s dying letter:“ With a sense of freedom and openness, the world included my generation in literature under Lenin. ” Why exactly under Lenin? " But this, by the way, is not an idle question. Why exactly under Lenin? Because it was under Lenin that opportunities for amateur folk art were opened. Lenin was not an authoritarian leader in the sense that he relied on the work of the masses, as it seemed to him.

Medusa editor -in -chief Ivan Kolpakov resigned. It is reported by "Medusa". Tatyana Ershova, who previously held the position of managing editor, became the acting chief editor. Kolpakov’s resignation is connected with the accusations that the wife of one of the employees of the publication put forward against him. Earlier, the Medusa Board of Directors decided that Kolpakov would remain the editor -in -chief, but Kolpakov later independently decided to retire.

The British authorities urge the European Union to impose sanctions against senior employees of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (GRU). New measures should be agreed in the coming weeks, reports The Times. “Half -out Man” may fall under sanctions, the publication notes.

The money allocated from the budget to continue the Platform project stopped arriving after the new Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. According to Interfax, the artistic director of the Gogol Center, director Kirill Serebrennikov, stated this at a court hearing in the Seventh Studio case. “You know, we had“ later ”.

“In the days of doubt, in the days of painful thoughts about the fate of my homeland - you are the only support and support to me, about the great, mighty, truthful and free Russian language!” - Everyone knows this quote.

Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz demanded that Russia answer the situation with the declassity of the colonel of the Austrian army, who was accused of espionage in favor of Moscow. It is reported by Reuters. “If suspicion is confirmed, such cases do not improve relations between Russia and the European Union. Now we require transparent information from the Russian side, ”said Kurz.

The head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry Karin Knaisl canceled the visit to Russia planned at the beginning of December. This was stated by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz, reports Krone Zeitung. “Any espionage is unacceptable, including Russian espionage in Europe,” he said. The Chancellor also mentioned that Vienna "works with international partners" on this issue. According to him, Russian diplomats were called to the Austrian Foreign Ministry.

The past elections showed that the American electoral system does not sufficiently take into account the voices of the most dynamic and educated part of the population and creates the danger of the crisis of the legitimacy of the authorities, says the Columonist The New York Times, the Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman. The Insider offers a complete translation of the article. The elections have passed, and now only the lazy does not share his conclusions according to their results.

UEFA can leave Spartak without spectators at the home match of the Europa League with the Vienna Rapid or a guest match with Vililareal, Sport24 reports . In June, the UEFA Committee on Ethics and Discipline was punished by the Moscow club with two guest matches of European cups without fans, the punishment extended to the third game conditionally with a test period of two years. The day before, during the match with the Rangers, the fans of Spartak again used pyrotechnics.

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is called the “Putin’s cook”, took part in the negotiations of the Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey Shoigu with the Libyan Marshal Khalif Haftar, the New Gazeta reports . According to the publication, the Haftar in the struggle for influence in Libya is actively supported by Russia. Haftar’s career began under Muammar Gaddafi, he was accused of preparing the coup and sentenced to death. Haftar hid in the USA.