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Photo: The business newspaper “Sight” Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the absence of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the summit of the EAEC and the CSTO does not hurt to discuss integration, RIA “Novosti”. “As for the absence of the President of Belarus, de facto it does not hurt to discuss substantive issues related to integration”, – said Peskov. He said that all the documents have been agreed. “Because, I repeat, all the documents that will be signed today, they had previously been entirely agreed in the course of the meeting with our Belarusian partners. The signed documents will be then simply sent to Minsk to Alexander G. was able to sign them there,” said Sands. Earlier media reported that Lukashenko will not take part in the planned Monday, December 26, in Saint Petersburg the summit of the collective security Treaty (CSTO)

City budget 2017 adopted today at the twentieth session of the Magadan city Duma of the VI convocation. Expense of the Treasury of the regional centre will amount to 5.5 billion rubles, the income of 5.4 billion rubles, reported IA MagadanMedia the press service of the Magadan city Council. The Council meeting began with a minute of silence in memory of those killed in the crash of Tu-154 that occurred yesterday. After started the discussion on amending the city budget for 2016. This is an incomplete text of the news

Photo: EPA/TERJE BENDIKSBY Former U.S. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger will develop for the elected President of Donald trump’s plan to normalize relations with Russia, writes German tabloid Bild, citing data from the European intelligence services. Kissinger believes that the establishment of relations with Russia right step amid the rise of China, the article notes. As an experienced negotiator and one of the few Americans who met frequently with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he will become a mediator between Moscow and Washington. “According to a European intelligence analysis, which is based on the information from the team trump, the new President of the United States seeks to withdraw Russia sanctions “on the advice of Kissinger,” writes the newspaper. In addition, Kissinger allegedly advised “to give” Russia a sphere of influence in former Soviet republics. The Ukrainian question, according to Bild, are expected to be resolved in the following way: Moscow

Photo: RIA “Vistanew” The budget of the Pskov region in 2017 and the planned period of 2018-2019 adopted today, December 26, at the 5th session of the regional Parliament. As reported to IA REGNUM in the press service of the Pskov regional Assembly of deputies after the first reading in the main financial document of the region 18 amendments have been made. In addition, the results of the work of the Commission prepared more than 40 recommendations on budget execution. The total revenues of the regional budget for 2017 21 billion 787,2 million rubles, the planned expenditure of 23 billion 977,1 million. The budget deficit will amount to 2 billion 189,9 million. “These numbers are not final, in the next year, Pskov oblast will receive additional funds from the Federal budget.”, — noted in a press-service of administration of region. In the Pskov regional meeting of deputies has specified that

Photo: RIA Novosti World powers agree on peace in Syria The UN Security Council adopted yesterday a resolution on Aleppo, which determines the procedure for conducting humanitarian operations in the second largest Syrian city. Agreement on the evacuation of civilians and armed opposition groups, which will be implemented under the supervision of international observers, are the result of a difficult compromise. Final version of UN security Council resolution drawn up on the basis of two projects — Russian and French, merge that before seemed impossible. The transition from confrontation to cooperation could mark a turning point in the efforts of international diplomacy to establish peace in Syria and to contribute to reducing tension in relations between Russia and the West. The adoption by UN security Council resolution on Aleppo occurred after the second-largest Syrian city, at the end of last week completely passed under the control of government troops, according

Photo: RIA Novosti After the arrival of the new US President Donald trump to power is unlikely Washington will immediately abandon plans for NATO enlargement and lift sanctions against Russia – in the Kremlin don’t. But expect a more constructive approach. “We do not expect that we will be able to solve all the problems, we do not expect America to suddenly abandon NATO expansion or by bringing the NATO military infrastructure to our borders”, – said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov in interview to TV channel “Mir”. “We do not expect that once sanctions are lifted, and we do not put this issue”, – said the representative of the Kremlin. But in Moscow lay “some hope for a new, more fresh and more constructive approaches from the new administration.” In particular, Peskov explained, what is meant is Washington’s willingness to conduct a dialogue with Moscow and