After clashes in Kyiv on December 1, supporters of the “power” option of resolving a full -scale political conflict took a pause. Judging by reports from the Ukrainian capital, yesterday went relatively calmly. And, thank God, every hour of calm increases the chances that power will not be applied at all. Yes, rumors are extended in the media in full swing that the Ukrainian leadership still discusses the possibility of introducing a state of emergency.

During the visit of the Russian President Putin to Yerevan, Armenian President Serge Sargsyan signed documents on the accession of his country to the Customs Union. Against the backdrop of dramatic events in Kyiv, the Armenian authorities managed to bargain with the most comfortable conditions from Russian counterparties: export duties for gas and oil products that occupy more than half of Armenian imports, Russia is resetting, as well as duties on unprocessed diamonds.

Of course, laughing at first and last names, making fun of a person’s appearance and other similar features is the second to last thing. But one cannot rule out a psychological factor. Who will get to the bottom of this with us? But everyone has already laughed at the fact that we have appointed a man named Plokhoy to fight corruption.

Around Russia Do Ukrainians need Ukraine? Letter to the observer of the Rain TV channel Pavel Lobkov December 3, 2013 Vladimir Nadein Dear colleague! Not out of vulgar courtesy, not in search of an equilibrium of feelings, but simply as a fact I begin this appeal from the events of the distant autumn of 2000. The US president has just taken place. Remember, then two applicants fled to the desired White House quite on a lot: J. Bush is the youngest and Al.

In the opposition Mediafiya. Euromaidan and journalism. Why is Russia not Ukraine December 3, 2013 Igor Yakovenko Now no one knows how the Euromaidan will end. But it is clear that the second time in the incomplete ten years, the people in Ukraine are becoming a decisive subject of politics. In Russia, citizens' attempts to enter the political field, undertaken for the first time in 15 years, failed. Everyone has long understood that Ukraine is not Russia. It is important to understand why.