The Government of the Russian Federation reduced the quota for regions to receive Ukrainian citizens. As stated in the Cabinet's message, the decision was made in connection with a decrease in the flow of refugees from Ukraine “The number of persons whose acceptance is reduced for a month is mandatory for the corresponding subject of the Federation, from 20% to 10% of the total number of persons subject to admission to Russian regions,” the report said.

Inflation in December, according to preliminary data, amounted to 2.6%, Interfax reports. This is the highest result in 10 years - the last time such a significant increase in prices was observed in January 2005. In 2014, inflation amounted to 11.4% against 6.5% in 2013. The last time two -digit inflation was recorded in 2008 at the end of the year - then it amounted to 13.3%. At the beginning of the year, the Bank of Russia planned to maintain inflation within 5%.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the creation of a delegation for negotiations with Russia regarding its violation of international obligations, the press service of the Ukrainian president reports. “President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the delegation of Ukraine to participate in negotiations with the Russian Federation on its violation of his obligations under international treaties of Ukraine,” the report said.

Convicted in the case of riots in Bolotnaya Square, Artem Savelov on December 31 was released. This was reported by " New Gazeta " In February 2014, eight defendants in the “swamp business” were sentenced to real terms, in particular, Savelov received two years and seven months of the colony. It is noted that Savelov was arrested among the first defendants in the case in 2012.

Greece President Karolos Papulias signed a decree on the dissolution of parliament and holding early parliamentary elections on January 25, 2015, RIA Novosti reports. The presidential decree on the morning of December 31 was posted at the entrance to the parliament. This means that he entered into force. After the publication of the dissolution, the election campaign officially begins. The first meeting of the new composition of the parliament is scheduled for 11 a.m. on February 5.

477 people, not 427 people, were rescued from the Norman Atlantic ferry, which suffered a disaster near the Greek Island of Corfu, reports Associated Press . The relevant information is contained in the lists of passengers submitted to the Greece Government, the Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.

At the Auto parts production plant in the Southern Chinese city of Foshan, an explosion of gas occurred, as a result of which 17 people were killed, and another 20 were injured. It is reported by Associated Press with reference to local authorities. On the site of what happened on the midst of the explosion, search and rescue work continues.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President Barack Obama Happy New Year, recalling the special role of the two countries in the world. This was reported by the Kremlin press service . Putin recalled that in the coming year the countries celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Victory, for which they fought shoulder to shoulder with the allies of the anti-Hitler coalition.

Moscow advocates the speedy convocation of the “quartet” of international intermediaries to discuss the situation in the Middle East. This is stated in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The department stated that Russia continues to advocate collective efforts in the Middle East settlement, and calls for the speedy convocation of the ministerial quartet to discuss the situation and develop the optimal ways to resolve this protracted conflict.

Ilya Karpyuk Sat UN meeting photo: unmultimedia.org The UN Security Council rejected the draft resolution, which unilaterally established the deadlines for the end of the monastery of the Palestinian territories. Thus, another attempt failed to force him to conclude an agreement with representatives of the Palestinian National Administration - regardless of whether it would be possible to compromise by that time or not.

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu threatened the authorities of the Palestinian autonomy with a response to joining the International Criminal Court (MUS), reports Reuters .

The UN Security Council rejected the draft resolution, which unilaterally established the deadlines for the end of the monastery of the Palestinian territories. Thus, another attempt failed to force him to conclude an agreement with representatives of the Palestinian National Administration - regardless of whether it would be possible to compromise by that time or not.

During the collapse of the Ukrainian cargo aircraft An-26 in the Congo, five citizens of Ukraine died. This was reported by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. The agency refers to the data of the Embassy of Ukraine in Kenya, according to which, on December 28, on the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Cargo Air Aircraft Av-26 of the Ukrainian airline Sirin has crashed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin for the New Year presented 11-year-old Muscovite Puppy Jack-Rassel Terrier. This was reported on the website of the prefecture of the Northern Administrative District. In December, a resident of Moscow Khovrino Valery Frolov sent a letter to the president in which she asked him to give her a puppy. In a letter, the girl noted that the dog can help her speak her three -year -old brother with a delay in speech development.

In the suburbs of Ulan -Ude - the village of Istok - a man and his twelve -year -old daughter were killed. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the Buryat SU TFR. The bodies of a man and girls are found on the night of Wednesday in their own house. A criminal case has been opened. In the last few days, the man did not go to work at the school where he worked as a margin.