Alexander Sokurov. Photo: Anton Kichev / Interpress / TASS The Irony of the Presidential Graphic is a joint meeting of the Councils on Culture and the Russian Language the day after the joint meeting of the chambers of the Federal Assembly, listening to the annual message of Vladimir Putin. It was probably so conceived that a light genre - a meeting with artists - went for heavy and default an important message, but in practice everything turned out strictly the opposite.

Rosneft approved the conditions for the release of its own 10-year bonds in the amount of 600 billion rubles. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the oil company. The press service noted that securities are not supposed to be placed by tranches. In total, 600 million bonds of a thousand rubles will be placed by open subscription, the Prime indicates. When exactly the placement occurs, until it is specified.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov called success that as a result of the Su-33 crash from the cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov managed to survive the pilot. His words are given by Interfax . “This is primarily about the fact that the pilot survived,” Peskov said. Meanwhile, Peskov called the “complex and heroic” work of the Russian military in Syria.

The Ministry of Finance of the Chechen Republic refused a statement allegedly made by its representative Zaur Dukaev, about the insufficient amount of subsidies to the republic, planned for 2017. It is reported by RNS with reference to Dukaev himself. He explained that the State Duma did not approve the law on the federal budget for 2017 and the period of 2018-2019 in the second reading, that is, the amount of subsidized assistance to Chechnya is currently not finally determined.

The second Russian soldier-doctor who suffered during the shelling of the hospital died in Aleppo. This was reported in a press release from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which was received by Republic. The wounds that she received during the shelling turned out to be incompatible with life, said in the message. At the moment, Russian and Syrian doctors are assisting the third, seriously wounded pediatrician.

Responsibility for the death of a nurse in Aleppo lies on terrorists and their patrons from the USA, Great Britain and France. This is stated in the press release of the Ministry of Defense, which entered the Republic. According to the Ministry of Defense, the terrorists from the "Anger Front", clamped in the eastern part of the Aleppo, cannot apply aiming hit, so the department believes that the opposition forces of Syria are involved in the shelling.

Investigators interrogate three drivers who became participants in the accident in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug), as a result of which 11 children and one adult were killed, Interfax reports. “During the investigation, it was found that the participants in the accident were two truck truck trucks, transporting special equipment, one passenger car and a bus.

On December 5, the Gazprom was fined Kyiv in Kiev in the amount of 171.8 billion hryvnias (about $ 6.8 billion) for abuse of the monopoly position in the fuel transit market. It is reported by Prime . The court fully satisfied the lawsuit of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) against the Russian concern. The hearing was closed. The amount of the claim consists of the amount of the Gazprom fine for 86.86 billion hryvnias and a penalty for the same amount for the delay in payment.

The thesis about the dependence of Europe on Russian gas is worthless, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. His words are conveyed by Interfax . “There is such an idea that those who buys our gas completely, depending on Russia, is a stupid absolutely, worthless argument, because this is a mutual dependence,” TASS quoted the head of state quoted. Putin added that Russia is able to provide gas and itself and other states.

In the republics, the initiative of the ex-minister of nationalities Vyacheslav Mikhailov to adopt a law on the Russian nation is concerned, writes Kommersant. The law on the Russian nation “cannot exist in nature, it has not been adopted in virtually any state of the world,” says Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of Dagestan and the former national minister for nationalities.

Rosneft did not hold a meeting of the board of directors in time, where she was supposed to discuss the issue of their privatization. It is reported by RBC. At the disposal of the government on the sale of 19.5% of Rosneft shares, it was stated that Rosneftegaz, which managed it with assets, was supposed to close the transaction no later than December 5.

The United Nations (UN) requested a record $ 22.2 billion for humanitarian aid in 2017. This was stated by the Deputy Secretary General of the UN for humanitarian issues by Stephen O'Brien, reports Reuters . “This reflects the condition with the humanitarian needs in the world that have not been so high since the Second World War,” he said. As O'Brien specified, approximately 93 million people in 33 countries need humanitarian aid.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella asked Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to postpone the planned resignation, according to the official website of the Italian president. The report said that the president turned to the Prime Minister Renzi with a request to resign until the parliament approves the budget for 2017. Parliament can accept the budget for 2017 on December 9. During the meeting with President Renzi, he said that he could no longer stay in his post.

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes pictures with students of the Sirius educational center in Sochi. Photo: Sergey Guneev / RIA Novosti Support for gifted children is one of the priorities of Vladimir Putin. On his initiative, the Sirius Center was created in Sochi, where talented schoolchildren are invited. Founder of the Fund is a cellist and friend of Putin Sergey Roldugin.

The subsidies of Chechnya from the federal budget of the Russian Federation in 2017 will be preserved at the level of the current year. This is evidenced by the amendments of the government for the second reading of the budget, adopted on December 2, the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes without discussion, RBC reports .