As part of a press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin avoided answering a question about his alleged children. BBC correspondent Farida Rustamova asked Putin about his alleged daughters: "Four years ago, when my colleagues asked you about your relationship with Katerina Tikhonova, you said that your children - quote - "are not involved in business, and are not involved in politics, And they don't go anywhere at all." Since then, the situation has at least changed.

At a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on resolving the situation in eastern Ukraine, representatives of Kiev and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics failed to agree on the disengagement of forces in three new sections of the contact line and on the exchange of prisoners. The meeting of the TCG - the first since the Normandy Four summit held on December 9 in Paris and the last this year - lasted until late in the evening and ended in failure, Kommersant writes .

UPD: Sergei Badamshin, Ivan Golunov's lawyer, contacted the investigator and found out that a criminal case against the police officers was initiated yesterday, December 18 (the day before Putin's big press conference). The investigator did not elaborate on the details. It is reported by MBH Media . *** The Investigative Committee is investigating criminal cases against security officials who were previously dismissed due to the detention of journalist Ivan Golunov.

On holidays, from December 31 to January 5, a single space is formed in the center of Moscow, where a special regime is introduced for citizens to access. As explained in the mayor's office, we are talking about the territory within the boundaries of Tverskaya, Mokhovaya, Okhotny Ryad, Manezhnaya Square, Teatralny Proyezd, Revolution Square, Red Square.

Members of the public organization "United People's Communal Partnerships" told the investigation that the most responsible tasks during their criminal activities were carried out by GRU special forces. It is reported by Kommersant . The Investigative Committee continues to investigate the activities of the criminal organization PMC ROO "E.N.O.T." , whose participants, hiding behind the screen of propaganda of patriotism, committed crimes of varying severity (extortion, theft, robbery).

“Tweet less and smile more,” Republicans advise US President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The president's itchy fingers typing on Twitter is something they can't control, writes Politico . Republicans, who are in the majority in the Senate, hope that Trump will behave uncharacteristically and remain silent when considering his case.

Andrew Gauthorp, an Americanist historian at Leiden University in the Netherlands, is confident that impeachment will not force Donald Trump to leave office. However, the decision of the House of Representatives is of great importance for American history, he writes in The Guardian. The US House of Representatives, where the majority are Democrats, supported both accusatory articles on the impeachment of US President Donald Trump.

Even if the word "in a row" is removed, there are many long-discussed options that, according to his entourage, will allow him to retain power. In the ban on holding the presidency for more than two terms in a row, you can remove the word "in a row." This was stated by Vladimir Putin at today's press conference. And this means closing the opportunity for him to be president after 2024. Even with a break. The idea itself is certainly correct. But I wouldn't be very happy.

Predictions about how this will affect Trump's chances in the election fell exactly in half: some confidently say that impeachment is a stigma, others are just as firmly convinced that Trump is using the motive of "persecution" and "repression" to expand his electoral base While you were sleeping, the US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump.

On the square in front of the World Trade Center, where Putin's press conference was held, there is a monument to the ancient Greek god Hermes, the patron saint of trade. Putin may not have known that Hermes patronizes not only businessmen, but also thieves and deceivers If the same anecdote is told to the same people over and over again, then very soon they will stop not only laughing, but also listening to the narrator.

During the four-hour conference, the president allowed a change in the Constitution, including on the issue of power, called the creation of the Union State correct and made it clear that he was well aware of the projects of his daughters About the Constitution Putin admitted the possibility of changing the Constitution regarding the terms of the presidency. “What could be done regarding these terms? Cancel the "consecutive" clause.

In Moscow, as a result of shooting near the building of the FSB, special services officers were injured, a traffic police officer died UPD: The FSB reported that the attacker was still alone, TASS reports . Earlier, the Moskva agency reported that there were three of them. *** Two FSB officers were seriously injured in a shooting in the center of Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Health reported. RIA Novosti reports that one intelligence officer was killed.

Vladimir Putin's press conference is the beginning of the very transit that has been unofficially talked about for a long time By announcing the possibility of removing the word “in a row” from the Constitution in relation to presidential terms of office, Putin demonstrates that he is not interested in extending his term in the manner of Lukashenka. The same statement makes it clear that the "issue price" in determining the successor will be reduced.

1895 journalists were accredited to the 15th press conference of Vladimir Putin. They came not only with questions, but also with gifts. Broadcast completed With this, the press conference of Vladimir Putin ended. Thanks for following along with us. 16:24 A journalist from the BBC Russian Service asked a question about when Putin admits that Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova are his daughters. And the fact that they are doing business, contrary to his earlier words.

Employees of the Perm independent media recorded an appeal to the Governor of the Perm Territory Maxim Reshetnikov, due to the fact that they were not invited to the final press conference of the head of the region. Now they are waiting for him to meet. Journalists from the Perm information portals 59.ru, Zvzda.ru and the Fourth Sector media project were not invited to a meeting with the governor.