Day: November 17, 2021

The Kaliningrad Region introduced compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for people over 60 years old for local seniors. This is reported in the decree of the chief sanitary doctor of the region, Elena Babura. It is published on its website by the regional Rospotrebnadzor. According to the document, mandatory vaccination will affect citizens with diseases of the bronchopulmonary system, as well as cardiovascular pathologies. According to the regional operational headquarters for the control of coronavirus , on Tuesday, November 16, the Kaliningrad region received 579,234 sets of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier, similar measures were introduced by the authorities of the Kirov region. The region was obliged to vaccinate citizens living in social service organizations.

Head of Rospotrebnadzor Popova: up to 2.5% of those vaccinated with COVID-19 in the Russian Federation Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova estimated the incidence among the vaccinated Russians. This is reported by RIA Novosti. According to the head of the department, up to 2.5 percent of vaccinated citizens fall ill with coronavirus.

The number of hospitalized students after a party in Kazan increased to 15 The number of hospitalized students after a party in Kazan increased again – to 15. About this with reference to the chief toxicologist of the Ministry of Health of Tatarstan Aliya Nasibullina, Interfax reports. 13 people with methanol poisoning are in Kazan, one victim – in Bashkiria, and another girl – in intensive care in Moscow. Earlier it was reported about 12 victims. Young people mistakenly drank non-freezing liquid. The students took a bottle of liquid from the trunk instead of a container of alcohol, then added flavors to it and drank. The analysis showed the presence of methanol in the liquid. The incident took place in the village of Salmachi. A group of 19 people, ages 20 to 22, were vacationing in a cottage and drinking a five-liter canister of unmarked liquid. Most of them were

Former figure skater Irina Slutskaya: athletes are unhappy, despite good salaries Two-time world figure skating champion Irina Slu sports. She is quoted by Komsomolskaya Pravda. Slutskaya said that the athletes are unhappy because they feel a lack of money, despite good salaries. “You may be indignant:“ But what about the workers who plow all their lives and earn less than a successful minor athlete ?! ” But, my friends, the athlete's age is very short, ”the champion reasoned. She emphasized that many athletes do not achieve anything in sports and after the end of their careers do not have the simplest everyday skills. The former figure skater was also interested in the significant difference in the financial situation of athletes. “Why do footballers who have not achieved any results earn millions, while champions and prize-winners in other sports do not have advertising contracts or salaries?” Asked Slutskaya. The ex-athlete explained

The Drive: American reconnaissance aircraft operate near Belarus American reconnaissance aircraft operate near Belarus. Poland regions, writes The Drive. The publication refers to the flights of the E-8C Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), RC-135W Rivet Joint, RC-12X Guardrail and Challenger 600. The publication claims that these spy planes can be used to track radio broadcasts and the movements of vehicles with people in Belarus. In November, the Polish edition InfoSecurity24 stated that if during the situation between Poland and Belarus with migrants there is no de-escalation, in the near further militarization of interstate borders can be expected in the future. In September, the Polish edition of Defense24 wrote that the basic scenario of Russia's offensive against Poland and Lithuania assumes the timely introduction of Russian troops into Belarus, which was worked out by Moscow and Minsk during the rear part of the West-2021 joint exercises.

Residents of the Moscow region were given the opportunity to receive electronic certificates from the employment center All necessary certificates from the employment center of the Moscow region are available in electronic format. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Social Development of the region. “You don't need to go anywhere, you just need to leave an application on the regional portal of public services, the necessary information will be in your personal account,” said Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow Region Irina Kaklyugina. According to her, more than 200 thousand citizens receive certificates annually, who apply to employment centers. “If a resident needs a paper document, it can be obtained at any MFC office.” , – noted Kaklyugina. Earlier it was reported that the parents of first graders will automatically get access to the school portal of the Moscow region through the portal of state

Zakharova called the intervention of Western countries in the Middle East the reason for the influx of migrants its real reason is the intervention of Britain and other countries in the Middle East. This is how the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova explained, the correspondent of Lenta.ru reports. Iraq, Afghanistan, in the events in Syria. All this not only killed people and destroyed statehood, but also destroyed the economies of these countries, “Zakharova said. She stressed that Britain and the United States are primarily responsible for this: the foreign policy of these two countries caused the influx of migrants “forced a significant part of the population of these countries to go to other parts of the world, to other continents in search of not so much a better life as an opportunity to survive.” Earlier in November, British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss considered Russia responsible for

Political scientist Markov: Russia will have to take responsibility for Lukashenko Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. According to the expert, the head of the republic demands from the EU to restore interaction and dialogue. He added that the EU is not ready to agree to any of the president's conditions, therefore, most likely, Russia will have to take responsibility for Lukashenka's actions and resolving the crisis he created. Earlier, Lukashenko, in a conversation with the interim German chancellor Angela Merkel, put forward an ultimatum in exchange for ending the migration crisis at the borders of the European Union countries. The details of their conversation were revealed by Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets. According to her, the Belarusian leader demanded that the EU leaders recognize the legitimacy of his power, as well as lift all Western sanctions against Belarus. “Slander!” Markov is sure that the Estonian Foreign Ministry is lying. According to him,

Reuters: Problem in Nord Stream 2 certification could delay launch until March -2 “By the Federal Network Agency of Germany (BNetzA), deliveries along this route can begin no earlier than March. Reuters reports this, citing sources in the German government. The agency's interlocutor stressed that Gazprom needs to create a subsidiary of the Swiss operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project, and then transfer property and rights in Germany to it. Only after that, the regulator will be ready to resume the certification process, in order to then submit it to the European Commission. BNetzA reported problems in certification the day before, on November 16. The press service of Nord Stream 2 AG declined to comment on the details of the permitting procedure and the possibility of structural changes to affect the timing of the gas pipeline launch. Even before this information, Bloomberg experts did not rule out that