Jordan handed over to the UN Security Council a draft resolution, providing, among other things, the end of Israel of the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the end of 2017. By the same time, an independent Palestinian state should be created. In parallel, the European parliament adopted a resolution that, in principle, supporting the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

In the Kremlin Putin wants to share responsibility for the crisis with society December 18, 2014 Alexey Makarkin The traditional "communication with the people" of Putin did not bring sensations. Loud statements were not sounded, the temporary record of stay in public was not beaten.

Not only fans, but also ordinary citizens know that Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. And we all know that it is expensive and difficult. Several years of preparation in different cities, stadiums, hotels, airports, roads. There is so much to do. Can we cope? Won't it cost a pretty penny? Will another sports mega-project undermine the already fragile health of our economy? Yes where there! What mega is this? Is this money?

I look at all this while sitting in the lobby of a Geneva hotel. On TV - on the CNBS channel - Putin speaking without sound and on-line (in the same way, without sound, in the corner of the frame) the dollar to ruble ratio. Putin speaks, and the dollar is growing.