The issuance of electronic passports in Russia can begin in January 2023. This was announced by the head of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Valentin Kazakova, reports RBC. According to her, now the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Academy of Sciences, and other interested state bodies are working out detailed requirements for the procedure for issuing passports in the form of a plastic card with an electronic medium.

Taliban abolished two ministries in Afghanistan - on parliamentary affairs and on the issue of peace. The work of the two commissions that controlled the election in the country is also abolished. According to the Associated Press, the Taliban said that departments and commissions "are not needed in the current situation." Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Affairs of Women was also abolished.

The press secretary of President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov explained why the New Gazeta was not called to the annual press conference of the head of state. "" New Gazeta "was not called, but this is a human factor. It may be wrong on my part to admit it, but we really forgot to call them. Most of the media, to whom we did not call until the last week, initiatively came to us, thereby recalling ourselves, ”Peskov said on the air of the Moscow program. Kremlin.

In Buryatia, a fireman Alexei Popov disappeared, who previously reported the beating of the Rosgvardyers. He does not answer the calls of human rights activists and journalists for more than a week. This was reported by the publication "Siberia. Realities". According to the publication with reference to the human rights activist Nadezhda Nizovkin, Popov had previously received threats of violence from the employees of the Russian Guard. The attack on Popov occurred on August 3.

In the metropolitan shopping center, Metropolis, according to a series of media, an unknown man took out a dummy grenades and promised to blow up. On the videos published on the Web, you can see how people massively run to the exit. According to REN TV, the incident occurred at the Golden Apple Cosmetics and perfumes store.

Ramzan Kadyrov denied reports of mass abductions of people in Chechnya. According to him, these are rumors, they are "distributed by European bloggers who openly support terrorism." “Some even wrote that for the past year, about 5 thousand people were missing. <...> Those who dissolve such rumors try to stipulate us in every possible way. We have repeatedly denied their allegations, ”Kadyrov said during a press conference.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg decided to organize a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12. This was reported by the Turkish agency Anadolu with reference to sources in the alliance. According to these data, Stoltenberg is in contact with Russia on this issue. In Moscow, information about the temporary framework has not yet been commented.

The investigation asks to change to Yuri Khovansky preventive measure from detention. The meeting will be held in the Kuibyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg on December 29. They probably want to change the measure of restraint for house arrest. The lawyer Alexander Porruk defends Khovansky, said the head of the Agora Association Pavel Chikov. Update 18:40: The investigation petitioned for a change in the preventive measure to Yuri Khovansky for a ban on certain actions.

Doctors in France per day discovered 104,611 cases of infection Covid-19 against the background of the spread of the new Omicron strain. It is reported by Reuters. This is the highest rate in the country for all the time of the pandemic. More than 16 thousand patients with Covid-19 are currently in hospitals. Over 3.2 thousand of them are in intensive care.

In Russia, 23,721 coronavirus was revealed per day, the operational headquarters reports . This is the minimum indicator of the daily increase in the sick from September 29, when 22,430 new cases were identified. Also, 968 deaths were recorded per day. Thus, the number of deaths from Covid-19, fixed per day, the third day in a row below 1 thousand. In Moscow, 2180 new cases of Covid -19 were identified, in St. Petersburg - 1851, in the Moscow region - 1565.

In Rostov-on-Don, on the night of December 26, riot police burst into a night party, at which the DJ-network of the blogger of Roma of Note was announced. Those present put face to the wall with his hands raised. According to acorns, so everyone stood for about four hours.

The European Union filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO), demanding € 290 billion from Russia in connection with the conduct of import substitution policy. This is stated in the message on the WTO website. The European Union noted that for several years Russia has developed measures that have seriously infringed on the interests of EU companies. First of all, we are talking about restrictions for foreign companies for participation in public procurement.

The member of the Council for Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, Alexander Asmolov, asked the chairman of the council Valery Fadeev to take control of the situation with the training of 9-year-old Alice Teplyakova at Moscow State University. He proposed to suspend a “dangerous experiment” on the training of a Wunderkind girl, because he fears that this could lead to a child’s mental development disorders. Asmolov’s letter is at the disposal of RIA Novosti.

The Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Krasnodar Territory appointed an official audit due to a video of a 25-year-old electrical installer from Adler Evgeny Ipatov for beating in the police. This is stated on the website of the ministry. Ipatova was found dead in Adler on the railway tracks, before that he recorded a video in which he said that on September 22 he was called and asked to repair non -working sockets.

The Russian President said that on New Year's Eve he intends to "sit with loved ones, celebrate the New Year, listen to the president." He reported this on the air of the Russia-1 television channel in the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin ". At the same time, Putin did not report which president he will listen to and with what relatives. Recall that Vladimir Putin continues to hide the names of his children, and calls Maria Vorontsova with Yekaterina Tikhonova “those women”.