Türkiye allows the transfer of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems acquired from Russia to study. It is reported by Bloomberg with reference to two sources familiar with Ankara's plans. According to the publication, the idea of ​​providing American techniques with the opportunity to “study any S-400 acquired from Russia” Türkiye nominated “in recent weeks”. Any other details are not given.

The jury of the Bryansk Regional Court justified in the case of the smuggling of 146 tons of the confectionery poppy, the head of the chemical and analytical laboratory of the Penza agricultural Research Institute Olga Zelenin, said the head of the international human rights group Pavel Chikov. Shilov was accused of combination of drug smuggling and abuse of authority.

News Putin pardoned five Russians on the day of the Chekist - for the first time this year 20 December 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned five convicted Russians, Interfax reports . Boris Neareev, Viktor Svobodin, Tatyana Steoklasko, Oleg Taranenko, Alexander Artyukh, who had previously committed various crimes and convicted of them, are freed from further serving the sentence. All pardoned - previously not convicted and completely repented of the crimes.

The Digital Revolution hacker group said that she found a description of the system used by the FSB to monitor public opinion and search for protest sentiments on social networks in hacked servers. The Quantum Research Institute is a research institute transferred to the FSB department. Due to the alleged connection with the hacker attacks, American sanctions were imposed against him. In early December, Digital Revolution reported that they managed to access Kvant's servers.

Operational employees of the FSB conduct conversations with the arrested Ukrainian military sailors in the absence of lawyers, which is a direct violation of the law. This was announced this by lawyer Sergei Badamshin, representing the interests of the sailor Vasily Soroka. “Three FSB operational employees received permission from investigators to visit our clients and exert pressure on them.

Since 2019, Russians will pay an additional fee for issuing a multiple visa for business or tourist trips to the United States, RBC reports . If a tourist intends to get a single visa up to one year, he will need to pay $ 160. If he is going to get a multiple visa for up to three years, he will need to pay more $ 143. The embassy indicates that Russia charges the same collection from American tourists.

The Ural District Military Court sentenced the former employee of the FSB of Russia department in the Tyumen region Alexei Korotkov, Interfax reports with reference to the representative of the court. “24 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with a fine of 500 thousand rubles and the deprivation of the military rank of reserve lieutenant,” the agency’s interlocutor said. The representative of the court also confirmed that the case was considered in a special order.

In the distribution of cinema funds there is a conflict of interests - Transparency International came to this conclusion. As the anti -corruption organization found out, out of 21 member of the Foundation Expert Council, at least 18 are representatives of interested groups.

The site “Batenka, you are a transformer” deleted the article “Heroin - Property of the model” of journalist Nina Abrosimova at the request of Roskomnadzor. Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia conducted an audit of the article and turned to Roskomnadzor with a request to block it.

The Prosecutor General of Brazil Rakel Dodge charged Michel the Topic to the President of the country, Reuters reports . According to investigators, Temer issued a decree in favor of the logistics company Rodrimar, working in the largest port of Latin America Santus, having received a bribe. The president denies these accusations. The investigation of the case of receiving bribes from port operators began in September 2017.

The authorities of Crimea and Sevastopol asked to increase funding under the federal program for the development of regions until 2022 by about 200 billion rubles. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Sergey Nazarov, Interfax reports . Nazarov said that a number of objects will be additionally included in the program, based on financial capabilities, expediency and necessity. He did not say the exact volumes.

The head of the Board of Directors of Rusala, Director of Nord Stream AG Matthias Varnig will give his post to the independent member of the Council and leave the company's board of directors. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the posts of OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control).

The Insider continues to publish wiretaps of telephone conversations of the leader of the Tambov-Malyshevsk organized crime group Gennady Petrov, received by the Spanish investigation as part of a criminal case of laundering of money. In the last part, it was about the connection of Tambov with the head of the UK, Alexander Bastrykin, Viktor Zubkov (at that time Prime Minister), Anatoly Serdyukov (at that time-the Minister of Defense) and the head of Sberbank Herman Gref.

The French edition of Mediapart has published an investigation from which it follows that the Russian billionaire Iskander Makhmudov paid € 294 thousand to the former head of the Security Service of the Republic, Forward! France President Emmanuel Macron. According to the publication, Vincent KrAZ-the ex-oscillation service of the Security Service-agreed to defend the loved ones of Makhmudov and his property in France, which is framed by the company registered in offshores.

In Lithuania, the former leader of the unity of the unity organization Valery Ivanov, suspected of espionage in favor of Russia, was released from custody. According to Delfi, this information was confirmed by the prosecutor's office.