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In Russia officially started the election campaign of 2018. The corresponding decree of the Council of the Federation published in “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”. According to the decree, which comes into force from the date of publication, the election of the President of the Russian Federation are appointed to March 18, 2018. CEC today will start the countdown to the day of the vote and approve the calendar plan of the campaign. The desire to participate in elections have expressed the Deputy of the state Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky, TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak and Catherine Gordon, the businessman Sergey Polonsky and the business Ombudsman Boris Titov. Acting President Vladimir Putin announced the entry into the presidential race on 6 December. During a press conference, he said that he will run as an independent candidate. According to the law, in this case, the candidate first need to create an initiative group from among 500

In Israel, on 97-m to year of life has died the teacher of Vladimir Putin on the German language Mina Yuditskaya. About the Agency TASS reported in the Russian Embassy in Israel. States that her funeral took place on 7 December in the city of Petah Tikva, with the assistance of the Russian Embassy. Yuditskaya emigrated to Israel in 1973. In the 60 years she taught German at 281-th high school, where he studied under future President of Russia. In an interview with the newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda” she told me that met with Putin in 2005 in Jerusalem. According to her, the President spoke with her for about forty minutes, and then presented it to the former head of the Jewish state Moshe Katsav. Yuditskaya told that after the meeting, Putin gave her an apartment in Israel, and talking with her made the Russian leader “the great impression”. More important

On the s-Bahn station Veddel in Hamburg explosion, no injuries. This is stated in the message the local police in Twitter. It is reported that detonated pyrotechnic device hidden in the bag. Approval of law enforcement, talk about the attempted terrorist attack is not. In turn, the Bild newspaper reported on numerous scattered bolts and other sharp objects. Furthermore, while there is no evidence of their connection with the bomb. An investigation of the incident. The police said that they have the signs of the suspect. More important news Telegram-channel “Tape days”. Signed!

On the form of the Olympic team of Russia on hockey emblem will be replaced by the silhouette of the player. About it reports “R-Sport”, citing a source close to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). According to the Agency, the Federation of hockey of Russia sent an updated version of equipment. At the request of the IOC, the forms were removed the national emblem and the emblem of the FHR. Game jerseys are made in red and white. Also on the form there is an inscription Olympic athlete from Russia (“Sport-Olympian from Russia”). — R-Sport (@rsportru) 17 December 2017, 13:03 Previously on December 17, the IOC has banned athletes from Russia to use national symbols on the form during the Olympic games in 2018 in Pyeongchang. Instead, the equipment must be of the Olympic rings. On December 5, the IOC Executive Board suspended the national team of Russia from participation

Memorial cross on the territory of Moscow Spaso-Andronikov monastery desecrated by unknown. About it to Agency “Interfax” said the Executive Director of the public movement of the revival of Spaso-Andronikova abode Lada Savanna. “On Sunday during a routine bypass of the monastery the ancient monastery necropolis was discovered traces of vandalism — the entire surface of the wooden cross deep chopped, splinters strewn all over the place”, she said. Four-meter cross was erected on the site of a well dug by the hands of the founder of the monastery of St. Alexius of Moscow. 28 may, vandals unsuccessfully tried to burn the cross, after the restoration of the access it was renewed. Then to find the attackers failed. Moscow Spaso-Andronikov monastery was founded in 1357. More hell and strange news Telegram-channel “Tape bottom”. Subscribe!

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The leader of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is in the thrall of the us military. About it reports on Sunday, December 17, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, citing Syrian sources. According to the newspaper, the leader of ISIS was wounded and captured in Iraq. After smuggling military moved him on a U.S. base in the Syrian town of RAS al-Ayn and later moved to the base in Hasakah. The newspaper notes that six other commanders of the group were also taken by Americans in Syria. Official confirmation of this information. The Pentagon information, the Newspapers did not comment. “According to the materials of [the review] is not” — noted the request by TASS representative office, mayor Adrian Rankin-Galloway. In November it was reported that al-Baghdadi moved out of Iraq’s Anbar province to Syria on a standard taxi yellow.

Mikheil Saakashvili Supporters of the former Governor of Odessa region of Ukraine, Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia, the storm broke in October Palace in Kiev, left the building at his request. About it reports on Sunday, December 17, “Strenia”. According to the newspaper, most of the activists after his appeal was moved to the Parliament building. Saakashvili himself said that he was not going to storm the Palace. “I don’t know who it continues to break. This is not the Verkhovna Rada, why this violence! Who wants to smash the building — sorry, we are not on track,” he said. According to the former Governor, the incident was a provocation. “We were told that there can pass and hold the event. And there goes the concert. We were greeted by bombs and gas,” he explained. “I responsibly declare that there are no plans to capture the Palace we had. There are

Erdogan and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wants to open the country’s Embassy in East Jerusalem. He intends to do that according to the decision of the Organization of Islamic cooperation (OIC) on the recognition of this part of the city the capital of Palestine, Hurriyet Daily News reported. “We have already declared East Jerusalem the capital of a Palestinian state, but we are unable to open our Embassy there, because Jerusalem is currently under occupation. God, we will open our Embassy here,” said the Turkish leader, speaking at a meeting of the ruling party “Justice and development”. Erdogan added that the US President Donald trump was guided by the Zionist understanding of the problem and the logic “I decided point”, recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and taking the decision to move the us Embassy there. “Whoever did it, contrary to the

Thomas de maizière The Minister of internal Affairs of Germany Thomas de maizière proposed to create the post of Commissioner under the government of anti-Semitism. About it reports Deutsche Welle with reference to the interview of the newspaper Bild. According to him, the necessity of establishing such office is connected with the increased number of disparaging remarks, inappropriate jokes and discrimination against fellow Jews. “Every crime is motivated by anti-Semitism — it’s too much and a disgrace to our country. Hostility to the Jews has not been distributed in Germany” — said de Mezieres. He recalled that in April this year to create the position of Commissioner for the fight against anti-Semitism was advised by an independent expert Commission at the German Ministry of the interior. December 11, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the conservative CDU/CSU, which she represents, condemns the anti-Semitic actions, such as occurred on the eve

Bitcoin exchange rate broke the third record for the day. This is evidenced by the data service CoinMarketCap. The price of bitcoin has reached the maximum in the history the level of 20 thousand dollars in electronic trading. It happened on Sunday, December 17, approximately at 16:00 Moscow time. Total market capitalization of bitcoin exceeded $ 336 billion. On Monday is scheduled to start futures trading on the crypto currency on the Chicago Mercantile exchange (CME Group Inc). A pioneer in a new market was the Chicago Board options exchange (Chicago Board Options Exchange CBOE), which began trading shares on 10 December. 16 Dec cryptocurrency for the first time crossed the mark of 18 thousand and 19 thousand dollars for one bitcoin. Two days earlier, it was reported that the overall capitalization of the cryptocurrency market exceeded $ 500 billion. Bitcoin — a cryptocurrency that you can issue any member