Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Ukraine overpaid about $ 70 million in the second half of this year for gas from Europe. It is reported by RIA Novosti .

On December 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Japan for the first time in ten years on an official visit, writes The Economist . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has long been talking about his intention to resolve a territorial dispute. The author notes that the completion of this dispute will lead to the formal resolution of the old contradictions between Russia and Japan.

The capture of Palmyra by militants of the Islamic State terrorist group prohibited in Russia was a blow to the prestige of the Russian army, said the former head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Yuri Baluevsky. His words are given by Interfax . Also, according to Baluevsky, the reason for the capture of Palmyra in December 2016 was humanitarian pauses, which allowed the IS militants to regroup. “This is again a blow to the prestige. Including - and in our prestige.

The European Union does not discuss the introduction of sanctions against Russia because of its actions in Syria, the EU representative for Foreign Affairs Federic Moherini said, TASS reports. “No, we did not discuss sanctions against Russia. Not a single EU country offered this, ”said the diplomat to reporters following a meeting of the EU foreign ministers.

The capture of the Syrian Palmyra by militants of the Islamic State (IG) terrorist organization forbidden in Russia causes damage to the image of all civilized humanity, and not Russia. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports. At the end of March, Palmyra was repulsed from IG with the participation of the Russian Air Force. On December 11, militants ousted Syrian government troops from the city.

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The Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Russia Valentina Matvienko believes that the men who occupied the highest posts have lost their tasks, allowing world armed conflicts, Interfax reports. “It seems that men-politicians with their brutal style could not cope with the control of the world. They allowed wars, conflicts, violence. This, of course, is a joke.

Nikita Belogolovtsev President of the International Biathlon Union Anders Besseberg WCBIATHLON.ru The second part of the McLaren report was published, in which Russia is accused of the state doping system. After this publication, the President of the International Biathlon Union Anders Besserberg said that Russia may lose the right to hold the 2021 world championship if the involvement of its biathletes union in doping fraud, which is mentioned in the report, is proved.

The second part of the McLaren report was published, in which Russia is accused of the state doping system. After this publication, the President of the International Biathlon Union Anders Besserberg said that Russia may lose the right to hold the 2021 world championship if the involvement of its biathletes union in doping fraud, which is mentioned in the report, is proved.

Kyiv does not intend to cancel the current black lists for Russian artists during the Eurovision Musical Competition. It is reported by Interfax-Ukraine . According to Deputy Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko, this “duck” was launched from Moscow through “European media with a dubious reputation”. According to him, Kyiv will not allow a situation when all this Russian pop -up “pours to Ukraine”, which will sing and “tell us that they say no Ukraine, and Crimea is the original Russia”.

The body of the Russian soldier Alexander Prokhorenko, who died under Palmyra, was exchanged for six captured militants of the Islamic State group banned in the Russian Federation. This was written by Gazeta.ru with reference to the representative of the Kurds, who participated in the negotiations. The Kurdish "detachment of folk self -defense" was an intermediary between the Russian military and IS.

In November 2016, residents of the center of Moscow began to face problems when receiving resident permits for parking, Kommersant writes. Parking permission, according to city laws, can be issued by the owners of the apartment, those who are registered in it, as well as those who officially rent housing. According to one of the inhabitants of the Basmanny district, Alexei Makeev, he rents an apartment for several years, and previously, permission could be obtained without much trouble.

On December 10, Roskomnadzor made an attempt to introduce in the register of prohibited sites IP address 127.0.1 or Localhost, which is designed to turn the computer to itself, regardless of whether it is connected to the Internet or not. This was reported by Roskomsvoboda. Thus, employees of the department, apparently, tried to limit the providers who fulfill the decision on locks, access to their own computers.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government and the President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vitaly Mutko gave the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) a positive answer to the question of nomination of his candidacy in the Council of the International Football Federation (FIFA), TASS reports. “I gave my consent to UEFA that I was ready to move to the FIFA Council. The decision will be made at the UEFA Congress in April in Helsinki, ”said Mutko.

In Moscow, a girl was detained, who is supposed to drive a Hammer SUV in a cherry -colored SUV along the snow -covered lawns of Moscow State University. This was reported to TASS by a source in law enforcement agencies. Previously, a video of the Hammer trip on the snowy lawns got into the network. The identity of the driver was established thanks to this video.