The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has annulled the results of the 2014 Sochi Olympics for another 11 Russians. They have also been disqualified from participating in future Games. This was stated in a statement by the organization.

December 22, 2017, 15:54 / Finance The exchange transferred shares of AFK Sistema to a special trading regime undefined Vedomosti Due to a sharp increase in the value of Sistema shares , trading in them was transferred to a special discrete auction mode for half an hour, according to the Moscow Exchange website.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has denied information from an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) that he bought an apartment in Paris for his ex-wife Ekaterina Solotsinskaya. "It's not true, it's slander," he said in response to a question from reporters on Friday. On December 21, the FBK published an investigation into Peskov's ex-wife, Ekaterina Solotsinskaya. According to the FBK, Solotsinskaya owns an apartment worth €1.7 million in central Paris.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Britain hoped for better bilateral relations with Russia, although he said there were difficulties in relations between Moscow and London at the moment. "We would like to see an increase in exports to Russia, we are currently exporting goods worth 5 million pounds sterling," Johnson noted following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

The government has lifted the ban on Russian government agencies purchasing software from the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU); the corresponding order was published on the Cabinet of Ministers’ website. The document also provides for the creation of two registries of programs and databases - from Russia and from other EAEU states (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan). An information system will also be launched to support the registries.

On Friday, the Central Election Commission registered authorized representatives of the LDPR party, which nominated Vladimir Zhirinovsky as a candidate for President of Russia, RIA Novosti reports, citing a CEC resolution. The candidate himself was allowed to open a special election account at Sberbank to form an election fund. On Wednesday, December 20, the LDPR congress nominated Zhirinovsky for the sixth time as the party's presidential candidate.

December 22, 2017, 20:55 / Business Rosselkhoznadzor is considering the possibility of suing Danone undefined Vedomosti Rosselkhoznadzor may file a lawsuit against Danone due to the company's statement about poor-quality research of dairy products. Official representative of Rosselkhoznadzor Yulia Melano told reporters about this, reports .

December 22, 2017, 20:09 / Business / News Rosneft explained the reason for reducing the amount of claims against Sistema undefined Vedomosti press secretary Rosneft Mikhail Leontyev explained why the amount of claims against AFK Sistema was reduced as part of the settlement agreement. According to him, the company, due to previously put forward demands, was under threat of bankruptcy, he told Interfax .

The Institute of Regional Media has been in a state of stagnation for the last three years: the state of the local press is not directly related to the economic situation of the region, and criticism of the authorities is minimal, experts from CIRCON found out, having prepared an analytical report for the Media Standard Foundation and the Civil Initiatives Committee (CIC) of Alexei Kudrin. The group with the highest rating included only 17 regions, including Moscow and the region, St.

The price of freedom for writer Vsevolod Petrov was oblivion / Galeev-gallery For a long time, the name of Vsevolod Petrov (1912–1978) was known only to art connoisseurs – his texts on the history of Russian painting were valued by specialists, and the biographies of artists written together with Gennady Gor became classics of children's literature. Petrov was revealed to the general public in the 21st century, when Novy Mir published the story "Turdeyskaya Manon Lescaut".

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who arrived in Moscow on Friday, saw economic progress in relations with Russia in the supply of Bentley cars. He said this during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "I am pleased to say that there is an increase in exports of certain products from the UK here, and I understand that 300 Bentleys have been delivered to Russia this year. Perhaps not to Foreign Office staff, of course.

December 22, 2017, 18:03 / Politics Shoigu named the number of Russian military personnel who fought in Syria undefined Vedomosti About 48,000 military personnel from Russia fought in Syria, of which more than 14,000 received state awards.

December 22, 2017, 22:32 / Business FAS: the agreement between Rosneft and Sistema will relieve tension among investors undefined Vedomosti The head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), Igor Artemyev, said that the settlement agreement between AFK Sistema and Rosneft will improve the investment climate in Russia. According to him, the agreement between the companies is an achievement of the past year, TASS reports .

Soviet propaganda and historiography convinced us that October 1917 was predetermined by the entire course of the world-historical process and that the country had no other options.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the UN General Assembly's decision to adopt a resolution not recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel ridiculous. His video message was published on Twitter . "Israel completely rejects this ridiculous decision. Jerusalem is our capital. Always has been and always will be," Netanyahu said.