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The European Commission has admitted that Georgia could face a complete suspension of its visa-free regime with the European Union. Due to the country's "systemic and targeted democratic backsliding," Brussels is prepared to implement a new mechanism against it, which comes into force on December 30, 2025.

The European Commission has admitted that Georgia could face a complete suspension of its visa-free regime with the European Union. Due to the country's "systemic and targeted democratic backsliding," Brussels is prepared to implement a new mechanism against it, which comes into force on December 30, 2025.

Human rights activists and lawyers have stated that a combination of legal methods and public activism is needed to secure an investigation into the pressure exerted on those who signed the petition in defense of Larisa Tuptsokova. At the same time, they believe that informal pressure, including the dismissal of public sector employees, may continue.

A court in Karachay-Cherkessia will hear the case of a local resident accused of publicly justifying terrorism based on a video and a comment posted on a messenger app.

The head of the affairs department of the head and government of Ingushetia has decided to resign of his own accord following the seizure of illegally acquired property worth 80 million rubles.

Residents of southern Russia had hoped that their questions, voiced during the direct line with the president, would lead to solutions to pressing problems, but their requests were never aired. Specifically, questions about the opening of Anapa's beaches and a request from residents of the Yubileiny microdistrict in Krasnodar, recorded by about a thousand people, were not aired.

Those infected with hepatitis at a private sanatorium have announced they will file lawsuits for compensation for moral and material damages.

Following an appeal from the Governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Rosmorrechflot closed the Lider Line ferry service, which included the Seabridge ferry, scheduled to operate between Trabzon, Turkey, and Sochi. The governor attributed the inability to receive the ferry at the Sochi port to insufficient infrastructure.

A Baku court of appeal upheld the refusal to place Ali Karimli, the chairman of the opposition Popular Front Party, under house arrest. The party deemed the decision biased.

Volgograd activist Nikolai Belikov, who participated in protests in Tbilisi, has been served with a deportation notice from Georgia with a five-year entry ban. He must leave the country by January 10.

The Rostov-on-Don Military Court was unable to hold a hearing in the case of Kuban pensioners accused of creating an illegal armed group because the condition of Nikolai Nabiyev, who was hospitalized with a third heart attack, worsened. The pensioners' families can no longer afford legal fees.

Three days after the murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo, Chechen Security Council Secretary Adam Kadyrov expressed his condolences to his family. He stated that the incident was the result of years of hate propaganda against people from Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Resolving the issue of restoring the Aukhovsky District is impossible without the direct involvement of the federal government, Chechens living in Dagestan suggested, commenting on an appeal to the Russian president.

During a briefing by the leadership of the Dagestan Ministry of Energy, a Russian flag was placed upside down on a table. Journalists and residents of the republic criticized the officials.

Ahead of Putin's direct line to the South, residents of southern Russia asked for help in addressing environmental, transportation, and utility issues. At least five collective appeals were addressed to Putin from the Krasnodar Region.

Ramazan Karayev from the Mozdok district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 530 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

In Makhachkala, green spaces are being cleared to make way for commercial construction. This situation could lead to widespread problems for residents.

Rostov, Taganrog, and the Kuibyshevsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, and Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky districts were attacked last night. As a result, power lines were damaged.

Thirty-six applications for financial assistance were submitted to the Bataysk city administration by residents of the neighborhood damaged by a drone strike on the night of December 17-18.

Moscow's Khamovnichesky Court has seized the property of Nikolai Gyulbyakov, former head of the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, and has ordered it to be seized by the state. The value of the seized property is estimated at 2.9 billion rubles.