“I want to be objective. As far as I don’t like the Presidential program of Navalny, I don’t like“ Navalny’s criticism with a saber ”about his alleged unprofessionalism, the type“ I would first work as a governor or mayor, ”who is even reaching the cries of“ who he is at all - some kind of lawyer, ”the economist writes on his page on Facebook . “Warm - they are screams, and the fact that a popular blogger publishes them does not make them more decent.

On Friday, the Khokladnensky District Court of Kabardino-Balkaria determined the measure of punishment by the pedophile Andrei Zabyvorotin born in 1978, which for many years mocked his own children. Investigators revealed almost 200 criminal episodes. By a court decision, a resident of the KBR of Zabyvorotin will spend 20 years in a maximum security penal colony, the official website of the Republican Directorate of the IC of the Russian Federation reports.

Kirill Martynov “Japanese television asks why Putin is so popular in Russia. I don’t have especially smart ideas, but I answer like that,” the observer writes on Facebook . 1) Putin’s era is objectively the most prosperous in economically in the history of the country. This was especially evident in 2007, when people were used to the fact that in every next year there is more money than in the previous one. First of all, the friends of Putin himself were enriched, but the rest of the penny fell.

The European Union will not provide Ukraine with the status of a candidate for joining the association under the Association Agreement. This is stated in the EU statement following the results of the summit in Brussels. On Thursday, the leaders of the EU members made a legislatively binding decision, which should allow the Netherlands to ratify the Ukraine -EU Association Agreement, taking into account the results of the referendum, at which the country's citizens voted against this agreement.

Employees of the Federal Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs stopped the activities of the interregional criminal group involved in the illegal turnover of firearms, its main units and ammunition in the territory of the Central and North-Western federal districts. The suspects were confiscated about a hundred units of firearms, dozens of grenades and even an artillery gun for hinged shooting.

The Bergus company refused to launch condoms in the village of Bogolyubovo, Vladimir Region. The decision was made after the protests of local believers, which seemed blasphemous to the opening of the factory for the production of contraceptives near the Holy Bogolubsky Convent. The assistant to the owner of the company "Bergus" Roman Komov told Kommersant that the regional administration helps to find a new site for the production of condoms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting Japan, during a press conference in Tokyo called the reason for the capture of Syrian Palmyra with terrorists. In his opinion, the responsibility for the situation lies, among other things, on the international coalition led by the United States. The President of the Russian Federation also said that the topic of Aleppo is much more important.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has led to surveillance of the recently deceased well -known American boxer Mohammed Ali. It is reported by The New York Times with reference to documents made in the FBI. According to the documents, in particular, in 1966, the FBI agents monitored the athlete as part of the investigation into the activities of the Religious Group "Nation of Islam", which was supposed to be associated with Ali.

Two-time Olympic champion in Biathlon French Martin Fourcade called on his colleagues to boycott the stages of the World Cup if the International Biathlon Union (IBU) will not take tough measures against the background of the doping scandal in Russia. “IBU should hardly solve this problem and deal with those who are deceiving, because this is not one person, but at once 31,” said Fourcade, whose words quoted TASS. “I hope they will have the opportunity to disqualify them.

The Japanese Foreign Ministry on Friday, December 16, announced the softening of the visa regime with Russia. The conditions for issuing entry visas for short-term stay to Russian citizens with conventional foreign passports are facilitated, the press service of the department said.

At a meeting on Friday, the State Duma supported the proposal to submit a parliamentary request to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with a request to inform deputies about government measures to resolve the situation with the development of the market of apartments not intended for permanent residence of citizens.

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova held the first match after the disqualification for the use of Meldonia. In the exhibition match in Puerto Riko, Sharapova lost to the 2016 Olympic champion Monica Puig. The meeting, held in San Huan, ended with a score of 6: 3, 1: 6, 10: 6 in favor of a local tennis player. The last time Sharapova went to the court in January 2016. Recall that Maria Sharapova is disqualified for the use of meldonium from January 26 to two years.

Assistant to the elected President of the United States Donald Trump ex-Consults Jack Kingston announced possible changes in sanctions in relation to Russia. CNN notes that this can be regarded by European allies as a refusal of the United States to cooperate on this issue - for the first time from the moment of the accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation. Kingston visited Moscow, where I met with American businessmen working in Russia behind closed doors.

The picture of the Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky “Paradise” was included in the short list of applicants for the Oscar Award in the “Best Foreign Language Film” nomination. This was reported on the official website of the American Film Academy. Earlier, 85 films were featured in Longlist.

The Brazilian midfielder "Athletics Paranans" Ernani became the first newcomer Zenit during the winter break of the Russian Championship, the press service of the St. Petersburg Club reports. The 22-year-old midfielder is designed to replace the Belgian Axel Witsel, who will be highly likely to go to the Italian Juventus. “Go to such a club is my dream, and now it has come true,” said Ernani in an interview with Zenit’s official website .