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Saakashvili: “We will make sure that the European flag, once raised in Georgia, is never lowered again”
Human rights
Saakashvili: “We will make sure that the European flag, once raised in Georgia, is never lowered again”
15 December 2023

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili commented on the decision of the European Council to grant Georgia candidate status for accession to the European Union.

A man was detained in the KBR who “on instructions from Ukrainian curators was planning to blow up the station”
Society
A man was detained in the KBR who “on instructions from Ukrainian curators was planning to blow up the station”
15 December 2023

Security forces detained a 42-year-old man in Nalchik. During interrogation, he admitted that he was in contact with Ukrainian curators by telephone and planned to blow up the building of the city railway station by the New Year. This was reported in the ASTRA telegram channel.

12 years ago, the editor of a Dagestan newspaper was killed
Human rights
12 years ago, the editor of a Dagestan newspaper was killed
15 December 2023

On December 15, 2011, the founder of the Chernovik newspaper, Khadzhimurad Kamalov, was killed. He was shot in Makhachkala on the threshold of the editorial office, when he went out into the street and was about to get into a taxi.

The Kremlin called the assignment of Georgia the status of a candidate for EU accession to a desire to “annoy Russia”
Politics
The Kremlin called the assignment of Georgia the status of a candidate for EU accession to a desire to “annoy Russia”
15 December 2023

The decision of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova to join the EU is their sovereign matter, but politicization is visible here. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

Pashinyan again expressed doubts about the advisability of Armenia’s membership in the CSTO
Politics
Pashinyan again expressed doubts about the advisability of Armenia’s membership in the CSTO
15 December 2023

Observations by the Armenian authorities show that de facto actions or inactions of the CSTO do not correspond to its obligations to the country. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this.

A resident of Dagestan, convicted of military “fakes,” was recognized as a political prisoner
Human rights
A resident of Dagestan, convicted of military “fakes,” was recognized as a political prisoner
15 December 2023

Human rights project “Support for political prisoners. Memorial recognized Dagestan resident Shakhban Abakargadzhiev as a political prisoner. Recently, the Khasavyurt City Court sentenced him to five years in prison due to comments against the Russian army.

The President and other politicians of Georgia congratulated citizens on the country receiving the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union
Society
The President and other politicians of Georgia congratulated citizens on the country receiving the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union
15 December 2023

The reunification of Georgia with the European family is an irreversible prospect. The country's President Salome Zurabishvili wrote about this on the social network after yesterday at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels it was decided to grant Georgia candidate status for joining the EU.

In Chechnya, Kadyrov's nephew was appointed chairman of the Accounts Chamber
Society
In Chechnya, Kadyrov's nephew was appointed chairman of the Accounts Chamber
15 December 2023

The day before, the Chechen parliament approved Yasin Zakriev as chairman of the republican Accounts Chamber. He is the nephew of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Discovery of corpses and a torture chamber in the Chernorechensky forest, shelling of a passenger bus near the village of Prigorodnoye
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Discovery of corpses and a torture chamber in the Chernorechensky forest, shelling of a passenger bus near the village of Prigorodnoye
14 December 2023

Seven corpses were found in the Chernorechensky forest, 400-500 meters from the Rostov-Baku highway, opposite the turn in the village of Goyty. A resident of the village of Novye Aldy came across them, looking for a cow (according to other sources, it was a shepherd).

Georgia received candidate status for joining the European Union
Politics
Georgia received candidate status for joining the European Union
14 December 2023

Today, at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels, it was decided to grant Georgia candidate status for accession to the EU. This was announced by the President of the European Council Charles Michel.