Top News December 18

Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Rada Zn.ua

Digest "Polit.ru" is a brief selection of the 10 most important news per day. Today, Ukraine imposed a moratorium on the payment of Russian debt, the Kremlin officially refused to investigate the Tchaiki family, and a Polish journalist was sent from Russia.

Kiev introduced a moratorium on the payment of debt of the Russian Federation

Ukraine decided to introduce a moratorium on payments on a loan of Russia in an amount of $ 3 billion. According to the country's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Kyiv prepared for trial with Russia. The Russian side, in turn, announced the default in Ukraine.

The moratorium on payments to "Russian" Eurobonds is introduced on December 20, 2015, on loans "Ukravtodor" and KB "Yuzhnoye"-after January 26, 2016 ...

-Interfax-Ukraine (@interfaxua) December 18, 2015

Russian experts found damage to the Su-24 self-scripture

Experts discovered damage to the "black box" of the Russian Su-24 shot down by Turkey. Destruction was identified in the payment module of memory of the self -script. However, experts said that they would conduct X -ray control, which will allow you to extract the necessary information. The first data from the recorders will announce on December 21.

The European Commission will recommend canceling visas with Ukraine in early 2016

The European Commission approved the measure to liberalize the visa regime between Ukraine and the EU. “The commission believes that Ukraine complies with all the criteria established in the four blocks of the second stage of the action plan to liberalize the visa regime,” the EC report said. The commission will make its proposal for visa -free regime in early 2016.

The Kremlin will not study the business of children seagulls

The Kremlin does not intend to study the business of the children of the Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika, but they can check for a possible conflict of interests. “The necessary verification actions are undertaken in relation to all who submit the declaration under the law. Now this is almost absolutely everything, including employees and the leadership of the Presidential Administration and Prosecutor General, ”said Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. He noted that the business of children will not be checked.

Moscow give a prosecutor named "Seagull" Pic.twitter.com/ylgiwod5uy

- The city needs a hero (@mossight) December 18, 2015

Peskov: "Business children will not be checked." Well, not the thirty -seventh year.

- Knitted tweeter (@twitted_knitter) December 18, 2015

Peskov explained Putin's words about the volunteers of Donbass

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the president, speaking of the Russian military in the Donbass, had in mind volunteers, and not Russian military specialists. “There was a war there. People went there to fight there. They shot, participated in hostilities. This is the military sphere, ”Peskov explained.

Seeing the pictures, Peskov out of habit refuted the presence of Russian troops on the pluton. https://t.co/sv6tnenapl

- Wild Goose (@reggaemortis1) December 18, 2015

The media reported on the readiness of the Russian Federation for ASAD to leave the transition process

The media reported that Russia's agreement with the West that the country has no objections to the departure of President of Syria Bashar Assad resigned as part of the transition process. Moreover, as agencies transmit, Russia has a list of possible replacements of Assad. Later, official Moscow denied this message.

Foreign journalists were launched on the Moscow missile cruiser in Syria

Foreign media journalists visited the Khmeimim Russian military base in Syria and went aboard the Moscow missile cruiser. The event was attended by representatives of Sky News, CNN, Agence France-Presse, “Sinhua” and “Other Greater World Media”. On the cruiser, the press was fed with pasta in Flot.

Polish journalist was sentfrom Russia

The correspondent of the Polish publication Gazeta Wyborcza in Moscow Vaclav Radzivinovich was sent from Russia. Such a step was taken due to the expulsion of the Russian journalist MIA Russia Today Leonid Sviridov.

The other day, the correspondent of the MIA Russia Today L. Sviridov was expelled from Poland. Foreign Ministry in detail and repeatedly during the year to ...

Posted by Maria Zakharova On December 18 , 2015

Mikhalkov’s film did not get into the short list of Oscars

The list of applicants for the Academy Award in the Foreign Film category is announced. It contains 9 paintings: films from Belgium (“The latest Testament” by Jaco Van Dormel), Colombia (“Enchering of the Snake” by Siro Herra), Denmark (“War” by Tobias Lindholm), Germany (“Labyrinth of Lies” Julio Richchiyrelli), Jordan (“Pride” Nabu Avar), France (“Mustang” Denise Gamza Erguven), Hungary (“Son of Saul” Laszlo Nemesh), Ireland (“Viva” Paddie Bretnek) and Finland (“Fencer” Klaus Hyars). But the tape of the director Nikita Mikhalkov “Sunny Blow” did not fall on the list, as he himself predicted.

Readers of Polit.ru ambiguously appreciated Putin's performance

Polit.ru conducted a traditional survey in VKontakte . This time he was dedicated to the press conference of President Vladimir Putin on December 17. Our readers were invited to evaluate his communication with journalists. You can see the results of the survey here .

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