Day: November 17, 2021

Moldovan President Sandu: there are no secret terms in the agreement with Gazprom on the part of Russia upon signing a gas supply agreement. She commented on the information during the broadcast on the JurnalTV channel, Interfax reports. The journalist asked whether the signing of the gas supply contract is connected with the conditions on the part of Russia to give certain guarantees of the safety of the ex- President of Moldova Igor Dodon. “There are no secret terms in the agreement with Gazprom. I would also like this agreement to be published so that there is no room for any speculation. But this is an agreement between two economic agents, who decided as they decided, “she said. The channel's correspondent noted that after signing the agreement with Gazprom, Dodon returned from Moscow to Chisinau. However, Sandu noted that no one asked to guarantee Dodon's safety and no one made

Igor Sechin: the German market is of strategic importance for Rosneft 5 percent in the RSK refinery in the German city of Schwedt from the Shell company. The relevant documents were sent to the partner. The deal is expected to close after regulatory approval. As a result of the transaction, Rosneft's stake in DGC will increase from 54.17 to 91.67 percent. “The increase in the share in the PCK refinery indicates that the German market is of strategic importance for Rosneft. The company traditionally builds long-term relations with partners from Germany, guarantees timely and uninterrupted supplies of raw materials, modernizes key refinery units, “said Igor Sechin, head of Rosneft. According to Igor Sechin, RSK is one of the most technologically complex refineries in Germany with a Nelson index of 9.8. Rosneft plans to strengthen the plant's technological leadership, including through the implementation of low-carbon projects, taking into account the current

Lukyanov: the publication of Lavrov's correspondence with the Foreign Ministers of France and the Federal Republic of Germany was a forced measure Valdai Fyodor Lukyanov praised the correspondence between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his French and German counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas, published by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The expert's words are reported by RIA Novosti. According to him, this action of the department is an atypical practice. It is aimed at eliminating unfounded claims to Russian diplomacy in the Ukrainian direction, Lukyanov believes. “I think this is due to the fact that there is a large wave of reproaches that form the image of Russia as a country that does not want anything and rejects everything. Apparently, to avoid this, the original source is published. I don't know if this will work. Most likely not, but Russia's desire to demonstrate how it really

Former Schalke footballer Yannick Kamba sentenced to prison for fraud Former German Schalke footballer Yannick Kamba and his wife to three years and ten months in prison for faking the death of an athlete. This is reported by The Sun. According to the source, after the announcement of the death of the athlete, his wife received 1.2 million euros from the insurance company. However, three years later, the footballer came to the German Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and said that his wife organized his abduction in order to obtain funds from the insurance company, and only now he managed to escape from her. The court in Germany, where the footballer is insured his life, did not believe in the kidnapping story. As a result, Kamba and his wife were sentenced to prison for fraud. Kamba is a graduate of the Schalke 04 system. The player failed

The German regulator declined to comment on the launch of Nord Stream 2 in March 2022 A spokesman for the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) declined to comment information on the possible launch of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in March 2022 after the suspension of its certification. RIA Novosti reports this. “I can only say what we said yesterday in our press release,” a representative of the German regulator said. On November 16, Germany suspended certification of the gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. Sources in the German government noted that the launch of the gas pipeline could be postponed until March 2022 due to certification problems. They also indicated that Gazprom needed to create a subsidiary of the Swiss operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project. and then transfer property and rights to her in Germany. Only after that, the regulator will be ready to resume

German Cabinet: Merkel discussed the migration crisis with Polish Prime Minister Moravetsky Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkest discussed with Poland Mateusz Morawiecki the situation on the border of the Polish-Belarusian border. This was reported by the press service of the German Cabinet of Ministers on Twitter. Merkel stressed that Germany is absolutely in solidarity with Poland on the issue of the migration crisis. Earlier, Merkel also discussed the situation with refugees in a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Minsk claims that the parties discussed the migration crisis and “came to a certain understanding of how to act and move on in resolving existing issues.” The migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the European Union began at the end of May. Large groups of illegal migrants from Africa and the Middle East began to storm the borders of Lithuania, Poland and Latvia in the hope of

President Zelensky in a conversation with the head of the EC: Kiev is ready to reduce the cost of gas transit EC) Ursula von der Leyen that Kiev is ready to reduce the cost of gas transit. This is reported by TASS with reference to the presidential press service. “The President stressed that Ukraine is ready to reduce the cost of gas transit through its territory and provide its own underground storage facilities for storing strategic fuel reserves,” the message says. Also, the Ukrainian leader, in a conversation with the head of the EC, presented a number of proposals “aimed at preventing the energy crisis in Europe.” They discussed the idea of ​​creating a regional platform to strengthen energy security. Earlier in November, former Verkhovna Rada deputy Yevgeny Muraev said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could repeat the fate of former head of state Viktor Yanukovych. According to the politician,