Day: November 7, 2021

French President Macron will address the nation due to the worsening coronavirus situation French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation due to the situation due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country. This was stated by the official representative of the French government Gabriel Attal, TASS reports. “Very soon the president will again address the nation,” he told reporters during a visit to a vaccination center in Paris. According to Attal, the French president in his address intends to touch upon issues of vaccination, economic recovery and some reforms. As Agence France-Presse clarifies, Macron may address the citizens of the country on the evening of Tuesday, November 9, that is five months before the first round of the presidential elections. Earlier, Emmanuel Macron presented the interim Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, one of the main awards of France, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor,

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople was discharged from hospital in New York Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople was discharged from Mount Sinai hospital in New York stent. Archbishop Elpidophoros announced this on his Twitter account. “We thank God that His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was discharged from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York in good health and good spirits.” he wrote. Bartholomew is expected to leave the US on Sunday, November 7. The Patriarch was hospitalized during his 12-day visit to the United States. He felt fatigue from the long trip and the program of activities.

Pentagon: US monitors Russia's “unusual” activity near Ukraine Secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby. This was reported by RIA Novosti. “We also continue to consult with allies and partners on this issue,” he said. According to Kirby, any “escalating or aggressive actions” by the Russian side will greatly disturb Washington. A spokesman for the department declined to explain what kind of “unusual” behavior was being discussed. On October 30, The Washington Post announced an increase in the presence of Russian troops near Ukraine. According to the newspaper, “unusual movements of equipment and military” in the west of Russia were recorded after the completion of the large-scale exercises “West-2021”. The Pentagon said that the United States is monitoring the situation on the border between Ukraine and Russia.

German environmentalists from Deutsche Umwelthilfe demand to stop Nord Stream 2 ) Sasha Müller-Krenner called for a halt in the certification of Nord Stream 2 due to the “ignorance” of the German authorities on the Polish position on the gas pipeline. This is reported by TASS with reference to Der Spiegel. “The federal government is ignoring the well-founded fears of our neighbors,” said Müller-Krenner. In his opinion, the gas pipeline jeopardizes the energy security of Europe and compliance with climate targets. This is not the first attempt by environmentalists from DUH to interfere with the implementation of the project. In June, activists insisted on a temporary halt in the laying of the pipeline to assess its impact on the environment. The construction of Nord Stream 2 was completed on September 10. In early November, the Ministry of Economy and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany reported that the certification