The official representative of the European Union's foreign policy service, Peter Stano, said that Georgia and Moldova could be admitted to the European Union contrary to the rules. The European future of these countries cannot be held hostage by conflicts, the politician said.

In Grozny, local residents Islam Ruslanovich Zarmaev, born in 1985, and Akhmed Magomedovich Taramov, born in 1991, entered an empty apartment in a neighboring building. Islam felt that he had stepped on some object lying under the linoleum.

On December 11, the Shali City Court of Chechnya will consider a petition for parole against Zarema Musaeva. This was announced by Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin.

On Armenia’s agenda “at the moment” there is no question of leaving the CSTO and the withdrawal of the Russian military base from the country. However, there are disagreements between Yerevan and Moscow, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic Mnatsakan Safaryan.

A court in Pyatigorsk, based on data from the military command, ruled that contract soldier from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic Arsen Shinov was injured in Ukraine due to a careless fall. As a result, he was denied recognition of a combat wound and compensation in the amount of 3 million rubles.

The United States expressed concern about the arrests of a number of journalists in Azerbaijan. We are talking about Ulvi Hasanli, Sevinj Vagifgyzy and activist Magomed Kekalov.

The deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Dzhelal, who was sentenced to 17 years, was transported to the Krasnoyarsk Territory in early October. However, his relatives still do not know where exactly he is - during this time he has never made contact. The FSIN also did not report anything.

Crimean Tatar journalist Timur Ibragimov, sentenced to 17 years, needs an eye implant replaced. The man has a third group disability. He had already complained of deteriorating vision in colony No. 5 in the village of Klekotki, Ryazan region.

The garrison military court in Moscow imposed a suspended sentence of five years on the commander of a motorized rifle platoon, Murad Askerov, who fought in Ukraine. He was found guilty of leaving his unit without permission during the period of mobilization.

The Khasavyurt District Court of Dagestan sentenced the ex-coordinator of Navalny's headquarters, Eduard Ataev, to 6.5 years in prison. The defendant did not admit guilt. In court, he told how during the search the security forces planted drugs on him, and alleged torture and gross violations during the investigation.