Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with his Polish colleague Donald Tubuska Vitaly Portnikov : What is the place of Russia on the Russian continent. How the image of the country in the eyes of its eastern and central European neighbors changes. What needs to be done to continue Russia's dialogue with countries that have recently been so close, and now they were by no means as clear to Russians as it was several decades ago. We will talk about this with our guests.

In the center of Moscow, four people died in a residential building as a result of a fire. According to the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies, the fire area in the basement of the old building house was 100 square meters. Operational services work at the scene.

A search was held at the Barnaul City Hall - as part of a criminal case against the mayor of the city, Vladimir Kolganov. According to the prosecutor's office, the police seized some documents. Vladimir Kolganov is suspected of exceeding official powers when concluding contracts with management companies. The investigation evaluates the damage caused to the city budget at 19 million rubles.

The Perm court on Thursday left under the arrest of the head of the state fire supervision of the Perm Territory Vladimir Mukhutdinov. He was charged under the article "negligence" - in connection with a fire in the Perm club "Lame Horse", the victims of which were 149 people; 80 victims remain in hospitals. According to the investigation, Mukhutdinov and his subordinates did not reveal numerous violations of fire safety standards in the club.

Anders FOG Rasmussen told reporters that he was pleased with a three-day visit to Moscow (in the photo: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogg Rasmussen and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin) Anders Fog Rasmussen on the last day of his visit to Moscow met with the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, which indirectly confirmed the guesses that Patrushev had recently become a kind of chief security officer in Russia.

The head of the department of the European Council for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, visits Tbilisi and Tskhinvali in order to agree on the release of two Georgian teenagers from prison in South Ossetia, where they were placed, accusing of illegal crossing, storage and transportation of explosives. Students of the secondary school of the border Georgian village of Tirdznisi - 16 year old Viktor Buchukuri and 17 year old Levan Khmiadashvili - were detained in South Ossetia on November 3.

The anniversary of the men of the ensemble "Birch" Marina Timasheva: On December 25, in the Tchaikovsky hall, the choreographic ensemble “Birch” will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the male group of the ensemble and the orchestra. Did you even know that men dance in Birch? That's it. We listen to the leader and chief choreographer of the ensemble, professor and laureate of all conceivable bonuses to the world Koltsov and we will understand everything.

The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi left the hospital, where he was after the attack committed on him. The 73-year-old Berlusconi, whose nose was broken and two teeth were knocked out, there are still dressings on his face. The attack was made on Sunday during a rally in Milan a man suffering from a mental disorder. On Wednesday, the police detained a person who made it to the hospital, where the Italian prime minister was located.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan recognized as an unconstitutional decree on the amnesty, which defended from the judicial persecution of Asif Ali Zardari. As the current head of state, Zardari cannot be held accountable, however, cases can resume thousands of other officials accused of criminal offenses, including those related to corruption. In October 2007, the then president Perevez Musharraf signed the amnesty decree.

Radio Liberty begins the show of a series of cartoons "Opening of Russia" . The heroes of the series Khryun Morzhov, Stepan Cabbage and the dog Philip explore the milestones of Russian history and expose propaganda myths. Cartoons are based on the book of Nikita Sokolov, Irina Karatsuba and Igor Kurukin "Choosing her story. A fork in Russia: from Rurikovich to oligarchs." The book was published in 2005 with the support of the Open Russia Foundation.

Many world leaders will take part in the last two days of the UN conference on climate problems ending in Copenhagen. Among those who perform at the forum are the presidents of the United States, Russia, France, and Brazil. Serious contradictions between the conference participants, in particular, on the issue of financing the fight against global warming are reported.

Michael Murkock: performance - 15,000 words per day. On December 18, the age of 70 marks Michael Murkoko-the writer, the author of science fiction novels and works in the fantasy genre. On the eve of the anniversary, Murkok, in an interview with Radio correspondent, revealed the secrets of his super -production and many other secrets of scientific and unscientific fantasy. Dmitry Volchek: Michael Murkokok has a great many fans in Russia.

Academician Eduard Kruglyakov has been fighting pseudoscience for many years. At the annual general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which takes place from December 14 to 18, a nanofilter, patented by inventor Viktor Petrica and the speaker of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov, is discussed.

Irina Lagunina: In early December, the Belarusian parliament approved a new election procedure that removes a number of restrictions for the opposition. The changes have occurred because Minsk is now forced to listen to the requirements of the European Union, which decided to extend the sanctions against the country-mainly due to violations of human rights.

In Kyiv, the presentation of the book “Without Putin”, written by the leader of the Russian People's Democratic Union, Mikhail Kasyanov, in collaboration with journalist Evgeny Kiselev. According to Radio Liberty, press secretary Kasyanova Elena Dikun, in the premises of the Prime Minister Palace Hotel, where the presentation was supposed to be held, the lights suddenly went out, then about 20 young people blocked the entrance to the hotel.