Russian President Vladimir Putin said that former Chechen field commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili , who was killed in Berlin, was one of the organizers of the Moscow metro explosions. Putin said this at a press conference following the summit of the Normandy Four leaders in Paris. "He is a militant, and a very tough and bloody man. In just one of the actions in which he took part, he killed 98 people ," Putin said. He did not specify what he was talking about.

The leaders of the Normandy Four called on the contact group for resolving the conflict in Donbass to facilitate the exchange of all identified prisoners by the end of 2019. As Interfax reports, this is stated in the communiqué adopted following the summit held in Paris. It was attended by the presidents of Russia, Ukraine and France Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Time magazine has released its shortlist for the Person of the Year award. The ten shortlisted candidates were announced on the Today program on NBC News. The list of politicians includes Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Alexey Navalny / YouTube The artist Artem Loskutov sold at an auction that took place on his Facebook, a sign similar to the one that was mentioned in the investigation of the Corruption Fund for TV presenter Nail Asker-Zade. A plate with the inscription in English "Andrey Kostin. Remember that you and I are the same blood. I love you. Nail. 2015 ”sold for one and a half million rubles. Bidding began with a starting price of one ruble.

Ian Langsdon / pool / EPA / Scanpix / LETA In Paris on December 9, the Russian, Ukrainian, French, and German heads of state met to discuss the eastern Ukrainian conflict. The “Normandy Format” meeting was also the first in-person conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two leaders shook hands upon their first encounter. Following the four-way summit, they began a session of two-way negotiations.

The head of RUSADA Yuri Ganus - about the consequences of Russia's removal from the Olympiads and world championships Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta The Executive Committee of the World Anti -Doping Agency (Vada) on December 9 unanimously voted for the removal of Russia for four years from all major competitions, including the Olympic Games and World Championships. Russian athletes will be able to perform only in a neutral status, without a flag and anthem.

Toms Kalnins / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Update: The summit has concluded with all parties encouraging a full ceasefire and an all-for-all prisoner exchange by the end of 2019. The next Normandy Four summit has been scheduled to take place in four months. Volodymyr Zelensky called the results of the negotiations “a draw.” Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, and Emmanuel Macron have gathered in Paris to begin talks in the so-called Normandy Format .

The mother of the defendant in the “New Greatness” case, Anna Pavlikova, Yulia Vinogradova, announced on Facebook that she is starting a hunger strike due to the criminal prosecution of political prisoners. "Out of a sense of hopelessness, I am going on a hunger strike today in my last hope of being heard! And I demand justice for political prisoners!!" she wrote. I can no longer watch and feel Injustice... The sentence for Eduard Malyshevsky has just been announced - 3 years! ...

Street artist Banksy presented graffiti dedicated to Christmas in the English city of Birmingham. A video of Banksy's new art work has been posted on his Instagram. In the footage, a man who appears to be homeless sits on a bench next to his belongings, drinking water and then lying down with a bag under his head. At this point, the footage shows a reindeer team painted on the wall near the bench. "God bless Birmingham," Banksy wrote in the video's caption.

Ian Langsdon / Pool / EPA / Scanpix / Leta in Paris on December 9 took a meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, dedicated to the settlement of the conflict in the Donbass. At the Summit in the Norman format, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky first met for the first time. During the acquaintance, the leaders of the two countries shook hands. After the summit, they began bilateral negotiations.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced Eduard Malyshevsky, a defendant in the Moscow case, to three years in a penal colony. He was found guilty of using violence against a police officer. According to investigators , 50-year-old Malyshevsky kicked out the glass of a paddy wagon after he was detained at a protest on July 27 in Moscow. The glass fell on a police officer who felt "physical pain and dizziness" but was not injured because he was wearing a helmet.

Update. in Paris ended The meeting of the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine . She walked for over two hours. Then bilateral negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky began. When they ended, the meeting of the Normandy Four leaders continued over a working dinner. The meeting of the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine began at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

American economist Paul Walker died on December 8 in New York at the age of 92. It is reported by The New York Times with reference to his daughter. As Reuters notes , Paul Walker was sick with prostate cancer. Rex / Vida Press Paul Walker participated in the formation of US economic policy for more than 60 years. In 1979-1987, he headed the Board of the Federal Reserve System (Fed)-the US Federal Agency, which performs the functions of the Central Bank.

In the city of Mozhga, Udmurtia, a criminal case was opened into the death of a 13-year-old boy who spent a week in a locked apartment with his dead mother. The case was initiated under an article on negligence that caused the death of a person, the Udmurt department of the UK reports. due to illness (“Interfax” writes According to the investigation, the child could not move independently that it is about cerebral palsy) and was at home schooled.

Russian football fans have united - now they are leaving the matches together, protesting against police arbitrariness Evgeny Feldman for "Medusa" Promotion of Fans "Spartak" at the match with Rostov Last weekend, fans of most football clubs of the Russian Premier League left the stands in the first half of matches-so the fans protested against police arbitrariness.