Events

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev signed amendments to the legislation on the abolition of the death penalty.

Deputy Head of the Kiev City State Administration Andrey Krishchenko said that residents of the capital should take care of their "emergency suitcases" in case of "invasion of the Russian Federation."

Ukrainian analyst Alexander Kochetkov believes that in the event of a major armed conflict, including with Russia, it is necessary to mobilize children.

Several hundred thousand people in the Chinese city of Yan'an have been ordered to stay at home due to the situation with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 there.

From December 27, the new restrictions will take effect in Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Political strategist Marat Bashirov said that Bloomberg's material about the build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine could be an attempt to sabotage the negotiation process.

Poland may build a defensive structure on the border with Ukraine, said the head of the ruling party of the republic, Deputy Prime Minister for Security Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as between Russia and NATO, has reached a dangerous level.

The Lviv and Rivne regional councils of Ukraine appealed to President Volodymyr Zelensky with a request to rename Russia Muscovy, and Russians - Muscovites.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said that Russia and Europe with NATO should return to negotiations in order to avoid a military conflict.

Border service officers of Ukraine will strengthen sections of the border with Russia in the Sumy region with anti-transport ditches.

The authorities are considering the introduction of mandatory quarantine for visitors.

Players will return to their clubs for testing and training.

Former Polish Army commander General Waldemar Skrzypczak has demanded the death penalty for a soldier who escaped to Belarus.

Czech President Milos Zeman has confirmed 36-year-old Pirate Party representative Jan Lipavski as foreign minister in the new cabinet only under the personal guarantees of Prime Minister Petr Fiala.