The year of the Russian-Ukrainian dialogue: was mutual understanding? The program is the director of the Kyiv Center for Political Research and Conflictology Mikhail Pogrebinsky and the director of the Institute for Political Analysis and International Relations Sergey Tolstov.

Alassan Wattar recognized by President D'Ivoir Kot The UN General Assembly recognized Alassan Wattaru by the legally elected President of the cat d'Ivoir. The credentials of the representative of the cat d'Ivoir at the UN, appointed by Wattar - a veteran of diplomacy of Yusuf Bamba, were also adopted. At the same time, the credentials of the former representative of the Cat D'Ivoir, a supporter of the current president Laurent Gbagbo, were canceled.

Elected President Cote D "Ivoara Allasan Wattar The Central Bank of Western Africa was recognized as lawfully elected President D'Ivoir Alassan Uatarru. The bank blocked access to the country's funds to the former President Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to recognize the victory of his opponent in the elections and leave the post of head of state. On Thursday, the UN General Assembly recognized the supporter of Wattara as the new representative of the cat d'Ivoir.

Pope Benedict XVI today - on the eve of the holiday Christmas, marked by the majority of Christians around the world on December 25, performed in one of the radio programs of the British Corporation Bibisi. This is the first message of the head of the Catholic Church in history, Specially prepared for the radio, and the first Christmas performance of the pontiff, addressed to the inhabitants of a particular country. The three -minute performance was aired on the record.

Manezhnaya Square, December 11 The world courts in Moscow were fined about 170 people detained during the riots on December 11, 15 and 18. Five more were sentenced in the form of administrative arrest for a period of 5 days. The detainees were found guilty of the articles - petty hooliganism, blocking transport communications, disobedience to the legal order of the police officer and a number of others.

Artem Loskutov Artem Loskutov became the hero of Novosibirsk in 2004, when he organized the monstrium that became popular throughout the country - the May Day processions that promoted the right to public expression of emotions with the help of absurd posters. Loskutov gained all -Russian fame in 2009, having received a sentence for drug storage.

Evgeny Gontmamer Inflation in 2010 will exceed the level of 8% declared by the government as a calculated norm and, according to various estimates, from 8.5% to 8.7%. Experts note that the fight against inflation complicates the direct dependence of the majority of the population of Russia on the state.

Not so long ago, I participated in a conference on foreign policy of Ukraine. My performance concerned the relationship of Kyiv and Moscow. Not the simplest topic, I admit. Nevertheless, I tried to be objective. Maybe even idealistic, which was noticed by another participant in the round table former Minister of Foreign Affairs Boris Tarasyuk. Referring to his diplomatic experience, he emphasized: “There will be no equality between Ukraine and Russia. No matter how Ukraine tried.

Mikhail Shevelev I do not go to rallies very often. Over the past year three times, probably. In support of the Khimkinsky forest, along with disabled people in the center of Moscow, and for Khodorkovsky on the day when they had to read the sentence. The Khimkinsky forest liked-a lot of people, and there was something unusual in the air. Khodorkovsky was standard.

Aviation designer Semen Lavochkin On December 25, 1888, Vera de Bosse was born in St. Petersburg. Variantly gifted and European -educated, this actress became a noticeable figure of the Silver Age. De Bossa starred in several films by Yakov Protazanova, played at the Chamber Theater Alexander Tairov. There Vera met the artist Sergei Sudeikin, who became her husband. For the sake of her wife de Bosse, she left a theater career.

State Duma deputy Natalya Ermakova is excluded from the party "United Russia" for fake a diploma of higher education. The Commission of the Presidium of the General Council of the Party for Considering complaints of citizens on Friday confirmed the decision of the Kuzbass branch on its exclusion from the party. This was reported by ITAR-TASS by the chairman of the Kuzbass branch of United Russia Nina Zinkevich, who took part in the meeting of the commission in Moscow.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, summing up the outgoing year on the air, called the signing of the Russian-American Treaty on the restriction of strategic offensive weapons (START) a serious event. Medvedev called the contract a cornerstone for security for the next decades in the world and expressed hope for its speedy ratification by the Russian parliament.

Hockey. Regular NHL Championship Nashville - Ottawa 1: 2. Alexey Kovalev (Ottawa) 1 goal New York Rangers-Tampa Bay 3: 4 (in a series of shootouts). Alexey Frolov (New York Rangers) 1 goal Buffalo - Florida 3: 4.

Portrait of Hugo Chavez on the city wall in Karakas In the capital of Venezuela Karakas, the police used waterlets and rubber bullets to stop a student demonstration. At least 3 people were injured, including an opposition politician and reporter. Students of the University of Central Venezuela tried to go march to the parliament building in protest against the law on strengthening state control over the work of universities.