Kerry holds in his hands an agreement on the nuclear program of Iran US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the extension of American sanctions against Iran would not affect the agreement under his nuclear program, and the United States is still committed to this agreement. This is stated in Kerry’s written statement, which is distributed in connection with the extension of 10 years of sanctions against Iran.

Colony, archive photo In the Sverdlovsk region, a 64-year-old disabled person who has undergone a stroke was released from the colony by a court decision, the human rights organization "Zone of Law" reports . The diseases that Gennady Shivrin suffer, give him the right to release. A man needs medication therapy, observation by a neurologist, a room and a walking wheelchair, said lawyer Sergey Bushmakov.

Why seduce Japan? Discuss George Kunadze and Alexei Makarkin After Crimea, Vladimir Putin promised the turn of Russia from Europe to Asia. Over the past two and a half years, it became evident: there was no strategic alliance with the PRC either. On December 15, a two -day visit of the President of the Russian Federation to Japan began. Where are the new goals of Vladimir Putin in Asia and Europe?

In many countries, people protested against what was happening in Aleppo. In Sarajevo, people carried posters: "After the cut, you said -" Never again! ".

Deputy head of Mejlis Ilmi Umarov Amnesty International International Human Rights Office accused Russia of systematic persecution of the Crimean Tatar community since the annexation of the peninsula in 2014. The report entitled “Crimea in the darkness: pursuit of disagreements” tells about repressions that over the past two and a half years have been applied by the Russian authorities to representatives of the Crimean Tatar people who opposed the annexation.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that his representatives will meet with Russian diplomats on December 19 to discuss the conflict in the east of Ukraine between Kiev and separatists supported by Russia. At a meeting of the Russian Council, NATO Russia is represented by the ambassador Alexander Grushko, and NATO ambassadors of NATO members. NATO has suspended all practical cooperation with Russia since the accession of Crimea.

In Brussels, the European Union summit is opening today. One of the main issues of the agenda is the extension of another 6 months of sanctions against Russia, imposed because of its policy against Ukraine. Participants in the summit will also discuss an agreement on strengthening the political and trade relations of the EU with Ukraine. The Netherlands are opposed to this agreement.

Exhibits of the exhibition "Crimea: gold and secrets of the Black Sea" Gold is divided in Runet. Scythian. Yesterday, the Dutch court completed the trial in the Scythian gold case, shortly before the annexation of Crimea brought to the exhibition in the Netherlands. Crimean museums, now working under Russian jurisdiction, demanded that they return the exhibits, but the Amsterdam court decided to transfer the collection to the Ukrainian government.

The leaders of the countries of the European Union agreed on the summit on Thursday the extension of economic sanctions against Russia for six months. This was reported by Reuters with reference to diplomatic sources in Brussels. A formal decision on this issue will be made at the beginning of next week. At the moment, the effect of restrictive measures expires on January 31, 2017.

The leaders of the EU countries agreed to take into account the requirements of the Netherlands by agreement of the Association of Ukraine with the EU, reports Reuters. At the Summit on Thursday, the heads of European countries approved a document explaining some provisions of the association agreement, and agreed that this document would be required to execute.

Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe (Nagato, Japan, December 15, 2016) Russian President Vladimir Putin positively appreciated the contribution of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the field of improving bilateral relations. Starting today an official visit to Japan, which has been postponed since 2014, the Russian leader met with the Japanese Prime Minister in his constituency - the city of Nagato (Yamaguti Prefecture).

The head of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Anders Besserberg said that the organization received from the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA) a list of 31 suspects of the prohibited substances of the Russian athlete. IBU has already created a special working group, which holds its first meeting on December 15. It will be considered a list of suspects of doping of Russian athletes. The group included lawyers and specialists in the anti -doping sphere.

American unmanned vehicle-observer The United States softened sanctions against Rosoboronexport in order to purchase special digital equipment from a Russian company. This was reported in the statement of the State Department of the United States. We are talking about a digital chamber (OSDCAM4060), which is used on Russian observers-observers of American military facilities within the framework of an open sky.

Sports facilities in Krasnaya Polyana, archive photo Gazprom is going to expand the territory of the Krasnaya Polyana resorts belonging to it, including at the expense of the Caucasian biosphere reserve, Kommersant reports with reference to the video presentation of the project. On the territory of the Mountain Massive Pseashho, which is part of the reserve, it is planned to place four new resorts with infrastructure.

The authorities of the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea intend to reject the application of Gazprom for the rental of the port site due to fears that this may damage the country's security. The official decision to rent in the ports of the merging on Gotland and Karlshamn on the mainland should be announced on December 15. Gazprom wants to store pipes on the island for the construction of the Nord Stream-2 submarine gas pipeline (Nord Stream-2), which will be from Russia to Germany.