On December 18, a large press conference of V. Putin was held. This is a regulatory case as an appeal to the Federal Assembly, but more inclined to the show. But this does not matter, it is just such a format of communication, and you should look at the results based on the format. It was clear ahead of time that strategic initiatives would not be declared. As well as the initiatives related to current management.

President Vladimir Putin stated during the press conference that he was not responsible for the appearance of the term “fifth column”. Putin said that all his actions are aimed at raising Russians. Putin said he would think about the softening of this term. “But sometimes you have to call a spade a spade,” he said. The president noted that it is difficult for him to answer the question of where the line between the opposition and the “fifth column” passes.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced the creation of a constitutional commission to amend the Constitution of the country. This is reported by " Interfax-Ukraine " “Next week, I am going to propose the creation of a constitutional commission, the main goal of which should be amendments to the Constitution in 2015,” Poroshenko said.

Nigeria’s military court sentenced 54 military personnel accused of participating in the rebellion to the death penalty. This is reported by Agency France Presse . According to the publication, in total, 59 accused were in the dock, but the court acquitted five defendants. The court found that the convicts contrary to the command of the command refused to participate in a military operation against the militants of the Boko Haram Islamist group in the north-eastern part of Nigeria.

The tenth annual large press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin began on Thursday in Moscow on Thursday. Over the year, journalists, like all Russians, have accumulated many questions for the president. Surely, Putin will be asked about the accession of Crimea, relations with Ukraine and the fall of the ruble.

Where does the fat go when a person loses weight? Such a question is Ruben Mirman and Andry Brown, who outlined their results in the article in the Christmas issue of British Medical Journal , set 50 family doctors (a very approximate analogue of our therapist), 50 nutritionists and 50 fitness coaches. The answers struck the authors - more than half of the respondents in all groups replied that fat turns into energy (heat).

The official euro exchange rate to the ruble set by the Russian Central Bank for tomorrow fell by 11.25 rubles, amounting to 73.3414 rubles. The course of the American currency fell significantly - by 8.18 rubles. Now the dollar costs 59.6029 rubles. The cost of the bivalve basket decreased compared to today's indicator by 9.56 rubles, amounting to 65.78 rubles. Earlier, both currencies after a slight morning fall rose after Vladimir Putin’s statements about strengthening the ruble.

Information on the signing by US President Barack Obama a bill on new sanctions against Russia is not true. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the White House. “The president has not yet signed this bill,” Washington said. The interlocutor of the agency also did not clarify when exactly this document can be approved. Earlier, the official representative of the US State Department Jen Psaki noted that Obama had already signed this bill.

The President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin believes that in 2015 Russia will enter during the recession, and 2016 will largely depend on that, whether the economy will be able to adapt to new conditions and what external uncontrollable factors will have, Kommersant-FM reports. Alexey Shokhin believes that the price of oil at 80 dollars per barrel will be positive for Russia next year.

On the Indiegogo crowdfunding website, the assembly of the Arya application has started . This is a funny project of the startup group from Amsterdam, which offers to cope with the spleen not with the help of sports or communication, but with the help of modern Internet technologies. During the campaign, it is expected to collect 15 thousand dollars to create an application for Android and iOS smartphones.

The lower house of the Kazakhstan parliament - Mazhilis - December 18 at the plenary meeting approved the bill "On the ratification of the agreement on the accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014." This was reported by the website of the legislative body. “Thanks to the entry of Armenia, we provide for the development of our legislative interests,” said the Minister of National Economy, Yerbolat Dosaev.

At the end of November this year, at the tenth International Air-Exhibition of Airshow China, experts were most amazed by an experimental installation called WB-1 from Poly Group, specializing in service. It was struck in every sense - it was recognized at the same time as the most perfect and the most anti -human.

The UN Security Council was submitted for consideration by the draft resolution on the timing of the creation of an independent Palestinian state. This is reported by Agency France Presse . According to the permanent observer of Palestine at the UN Riyad Mansur, this document was made by the representative of Jordan.

In the Yaroslavl region, police detained a 42-year-old children's camp on suspicion of sexual violence against minors. This was reported by the press service of the SU of the Investigative Committee on the region.

About 20 activists were detained while trying to hold a picket in Moscow at the Center for International Trade on the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, where the press conference of President Vladimir Putin began. This was announced on his twitter by the correspondent of the online publication "Medusa" Daniil Turovsky. “They detained a man of 20. Even two cute girls who stood on the sidelines,” Turovsky explained.