Day: November 19, 2021

Reanimobile with ex-President of Georgia Saakashvili went to the military hospital Former President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili left the emergency hospital for the hospital. This is reported by TASS with reference to TV Pirveli. It is noted that the ex-head of state will be taken to the military hospital in Gori. Earlier it was reported that Saakashvili agreed to go from the prison hospital to Tbilisi to a military hospital. “He agrees to be transferred to the Gori hospital and will end the hunger strike as soon as he is admitted to the hospital. It is important for us to know for sure that everything is going well there, and that the further protocol of recovery after the hunger strike is prepared by specialists, and that there is a daily report, ”one of his lawyers, Nika Gvaramia, told reporters.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov and Nuland discussed counteraction to threats from Russia

The Investigative Committee has indicted Usman Nurmagomedov's friend Kamal Idrisov, who shot down a police officer. who shot down a police officer at the Makhachkala airport. This was reported by the press service of the department. According to the investigators, on November 11 at the checkpoint of the Makhachkala airport, the police tried to stop a Toyota Camry with tinted windows and no license plates. The driver did not stop and knocked down the guarding barrier of the post, after which he ran into a police officer. Idrisov was accused of “using violence dangerous to life or health against a police officer.” Previously Idrisov himself said that he did not run into a traffic police officer, but an armed soldier of the Russian Guard, who ran out onto the road without a reflective vest. According to him, the blow of the victim on the right side of the hood was

Kommersant: cinemas asked Deputy Prime Minister Golikova to cancel occupancy restrictions and asked her to lift restrictions on the occupancy of halls, Kommersant reports. According to the newspaper, on November 17, the Association of Cinema Owners (AVK) sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Golikova asking to cancel the antiquated restrictions on ticket sales for those cinemas that already work on the QR-code system. Restricting ticket sales will slow down the industry's recovery more, AVK said. According to experts, the collection of Russian New Year's comedies will suffer the most. As early as last year, Russia imposed restrictions on the occupancy of cinemas. In most regions, only 50 percent of tickets can be sold, but in some areas this figure is higher. For example, in St. Petersburg, more than 40 people cannot be present in one cinema hall without the consent of the authorities. Earlier it was announced that the

Oscar Tabares has stepped down as head coach of the Uruguayan national team Oscar Tabares has been fired from the post of head coach of the Uruguayan national football team. This was reported on the Twitter account of the Football Association of Uruguay. The 74-year-old is leaving the team after 15 years with the national team. In 2016, he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Currently Tabares is unable to move independently. Tabares has led the Uruguay national team twice. The first time was in 1988, and returned to this post in 2006. He led the team in three world championships, five America's Cups. In 2011, he led the Sky Blues to their first America's Cup win since 1995. Leading the Uruguay national team from 1988-1990 and from 2006 to 2021, he played in 214 matches. This is the third ever record for national team mentors.

White House: US not ready to announce future contacts between Presidents Biden and Putin Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, writes RIA Novosti. According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, she will be ready to provide this information if the telephone conversation or meeting of the presidents is confirmed. “As soon as something is agreed, we will announce it,” said Psaki when asked by journalists about the upcoming contacts between the leaders of the United States and Russia. Earlier, US Congressmen Steve Cohen and Joe Wilson submitted a proposal to the House of Representatives , which called on not to recognize Putin as the head of state if he decides to run for this position in 2024. According to American politicians, the amendments to the Russian Constitution, which were introduced in 2020, contradict both the legislation of Russia itself and international obligations.

FDA Chairman Linder: Nord Stream 2 should get a chance to operate Christian Lindner, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party in an interview with the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, he named the condition under which the Nord Stream 2 project should get a chance. This is reported by TASS. According to the politician, a permit for operation must be issued in accordance with European legislation, and the fair interests of Ukraine and German East European partners must be taken into account. The JVP chairman stressed that the project had been “announced exclusively as a commercial project” for too long, while, in his opinion, this is not true. Lindner also noted that Germany needs to expand its own production capacity energy from renewable sources so that the country is less dependent on Russian gas. In particular, he suggested that Germany will be able to import hydrogen and synthetic liquid fuel to a

Zakharova on the possibility of non-recognition of the US elections: we have clear criteria for assessing the possibility of non-recognition by Moscow the future of the US elections. She stated this on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel, RIA Novosti reports. Zakharova noted that Russia has “absolutely clear criteria” for assessing electoral processes in other countries. At the same time, she stressed that this is an internal affair of the state. According to her, Moscow, when assessing the elections, proceeds from facts and reality, and is also guided by certain criteria. Zakharova added that Russia is sending its observers as part of international missions to elections in other states. “And coming up with such schemes is not our approach,” Zakharova noted, commenting on the draft resolution of US Congressmen Steve Cohen and Joe Wilson, in which it is proposed not to recognize Russian President Vladimir Putin as the

The White House agreed with a number of Putin's statements at a meeting of the Russian Foreign Ministry collegium time of an extended meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (MFA). This was stated by the press secretary of the White House Jen Psaki, writes TASS. In particular, Washington agrees with the words of the Russian leader that the two countries need to maintain a dialogue in order to resolve the many existing differences. Psaki also stressed that the White House welcomes the Russian leader's statement on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass. On November 18, Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian Foreign Ministry. In his speech, he called the situation in Ukraine a dead end and remembered about lethal weapons, and also accused Western partners of unreliability and reproached for an easy rejection of