Gennady Muravin, Helsinki: Today, a meeting at the highest level of the leaders of the EU countries continues and should end. In the morning, the summit discusses the draft final document and the situation in the Balkans, as well as the Solana report on negotiations in Ankara last night. Türkiye, although not without a creak, agreed to the EU’s demand to solve its dispute with Greece amicably or through an international court.

In this issue: - Candidate for deputies Karamzin canceled freedom of speech in Kamchatka; - Franz Joseph is already voting on Earth; - In Barnaul, Vladimir Ryzhkov suits Nina Danilova; - Tyumen veterans against Tyumen pensioners; - The newspapers of Stavropols do not want to quarrel because of the candidates; - former chairman of the Supreme Council of Mordovia Nikolai Biryukov "cleaned up" from the party; - In Penza, Viktor Ilyukhin accuses the rivals of ties with crime, and they are accusing

Vladimir Dolin, Moscow: A meeting of the Constitutional Collegium of the Supreme Court was held on the complaint of the Yabloko branch in St. Petersburg and human rights activists of St. Petersburg, who challenged the decision of the city court, which recognized as legal the postponement of the elections of the governor of the northern capital from June 2000 to December 1999. The decision to postpone the elections was made by the Legislative Assembly of St.

Presenter of the program "Liberty Live" Dmitry Volchek: The Russian authorities demand the return of 9 orphans who recently wished to stay in Spain, where they have been living with the permission of the same authorities for two years. As a repressive measure, Moscow closed the entrance to Spain for other children who were supposed to come to this country for the winter holidays.

George Kobaladze, Tbilisi: As you know, in the hospitals of Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia, Chechens, wounded during hostilities are treated for free. Most of them are women, children and old people, but there are men. This circumstance causes discontent in Moscow, however, the President of Georgia intends to continue to defend his position in this matter.

Hasin Raduev, North Caucasus: Last night and in the morning, Russian troops fired a massive shelling from the reactive systems of the Grad and Hurricure of forests south of the city of Shali and the Vedensky gorge. It is assumed that it was in this direction that Chechen armed detachments from Argun and Shali moved away. Aviation continues the bombing of mountainous areas.

The author of the program is Ivan Tolstoy Ivan Tolstoy: Fashion and fashion in Russian: A conversation with theater artist and fashion historian, Parisian Alexander Vasiliev. Alexander Vasiliev: My main specialty is theatrical scenery and costumes. I work as a professional decorative artist, set designer for operas and ballets in different countries. On the other hand, I am a fashion historian and write books on fashion history and articles for various magazines.

Gennady Muravin, Helsinki: The summit meeting of the leaders of the EU countries continues and is due to end today. In the morning, the summit discusses the draft final document and the situation in the Balkans, as well as Solana's report on the negotiations in Ankara last night. Türkiye, although not without some difficulty, agreed to the EU's demand to resolve its dispute with Greece amicably or through an international court.

Results of the week from 6 to 10 December Ophthalmologists from the University of Jones Hopkins tested a prototype of an electronic visual prosthesis intended for the blind, who lost the ability to see the retina due to degeneration. In the eyes of seventeen patients, microelectrodes were implanted for a short time, reading the image created by a lens. The electrodes were connected to the processor, which, in turn, was associated with the optic nerve of the patient.

Over the past day, Russian artillery and aviation struck the alleged bases of Chechen armed groups in Grozny, as well as in the settlements of Vedeno, Shatu, Sergen-Yurt and others. According to law enforcement agencies of the Stavropol Territory, last night the armed group attacked the Chechnya on the artillery division of the Ministry of Defense, deployed in Dagestan. The attack was repelled.

Fuel, which in the next century may replace oil and coal, the American society of Mars of Mars, as well as the latest scientific news - these are the topics of our transmission today. Lilia Shukaeva: In Japan, the development of emergency fuel deposits of a new type, which experts unanimously call the fuel of the 21st century, began.

Host of the "Liberty Live" program Dmitry Volchek: Yesterday in Rostov-on-Don the forum of the Association of North Caucasian Republics "North Caucasus" was held. Radio Liberty correspondent Sergei Sleptsov reports. Sergey Sleptsov: The speech of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Nikolai Koshman attracted the greatest attention of presidents and governors. The current devastation of Chechnya is much worse than it was in 1996, after the departure of Russian troops.

The program is conducted by Savik Schuster.

Presenter of the program "Liberty Live" Dmitry Volchek: Yesterday in Rostov, the Forum of the Association of the North Caucasian Republics of the North Caucasus was held in the Don. Says the Radio correspondent Freedom Sergei Sleptsov. Sergey Sleptsov: The greatest attention of the presidents and governors was attracted by the performance of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Nikolai Koshman.

Results of the week from 6 to 10 December The Japanese government allocated a million dollars to assist refugees from Chechnya in Ingushetia. Help will consist in providing refugees of sanitary and hygienic equipment and other essential items and arranging premises for temporary residence. The next convoy of the UN Supreme Commissioner for refugees with humanitarian aid arrived in Nazran. 15 trucks were delivered to refugees 225 tons of food - flour, canned meat, millet and pearl barley.