Day: November 21, 2021

Police injured several people during the crackdown on a protest in Rotterdam time of dispersal of protesters in Rotterdam. This was reported by the NL Times. According to the Dutch media, at least two people were injured. “The police were forced to open fire and at least two people were injured. The circumstances and reasons for the shooting are still unknown, “the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation reports. Protests in Rotterdam were initiated by opponents of the restrictive measures introduced to combat the coronavirus. Dutch Acting Prime Minister Mark Rutte said last week that the country's authorities have decided to introduce a new lockdown due to the worsening situation with the coronavirus. Restrictive measures will be in effect until December 4.

EP Special Committee: AI technologies can be applied in information warfare and technological developments of Russia and China in the field of armaments using artificial intelligence (AI). Russia Today reports this with reference to the draft resolution, which was presented in the preliminary report of the EP special committee on artificial intelligence in the digital age. AI technologies “. The leaders of the race, according to the authors of the report, are the United States and China, but Canada, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United Kingdom are also taking part in it. At the same time, the EP said that such developments related to systems of destructive offensive weapons without human control are being conducted without due attention to the risk to humanity. The document emphasizes that AI technologies can be used, among other things, in waging information wars, carrying out cyberattacks and controlling citizens. In addition,

New York Times: US intelligence warned of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine time is short, so action to contain it needs to be accelerated. With such a warning was issued by the US intelligence, according to The New York Times, citing American and European officials. According to media reports, the intelligence community is confident that everything is ready for an attack and it can happen soon enough. At the same time, American officials believe that Moscow has not yet decided what exactly to do with the troops gathered at the border. Nevertheless, the United States sees the need to push European countries to cooperate with Washington to coordinate economic and military steps. which will keep Moscow in check. In particular, this week the director of US National Intelligence Avril Haynes visited Brussels to talk about the threats. Sources of the publication note that the situation on the border between Russia

Poland is going to finish building the fence on the border with Belarus in the first half of 2022 The Polish authorities announced plans to complete the construction in the first half of 2022 on the border with Belarus. This was stated by the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, Maciej Vonsik, TASS reports on Saturday, November 20. The Polish official did not disclose additional details, citing the fact that the republic's authorities decided not to disclose specific data until the signing of the relevant contracts. After the start of the migration crisis on the border with Belarus, Warsaw erected a barbed wire fence, which turned out to be a weak barrier for migrants. A new and more reliable structure will cost the republic 1.615 billion zlotys (about $ 414 million), which will come entirely from the country's budget. Construction should begin by early December.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova: there have been changes for the better in US-Russian relations In Russia, in addition to difficulties, there have been changes for the better. This was reported by RIA Novosti. On the air of Radio Russia, Zakharova said that the negotiation process continues, including on the issue of strategic security. She highlighted the joint resolution on cybersecurity adopted by the UN General Assembly. According to her, a couple of months ago no one would have believed that Russia and the United States would jointly offer such a program document. Zakharova blames the American side for the continuing problems. “Yes, we still have a global visa issue, this is not even a question, but a problem that was provoked by our American partners, and a lot of other issues remain unresolved,” she said. In October it was reported that Russia and the United States submitted to the UN

American General Hodges considered the creation of US military bases in Ukraine an unnecessary provocation on the Black Sea region, otherwise it will be an unnecessary provocation. This was stated by the former commander of the US ground forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges (Ben Hodges), reports on Saturday, November 20, RIA Novosti with reference to the publication “HB”. “We must realize what is our plan. And of course, the United States and Ukraine must understand that our relationship is strong enough to develop such initiatives, “he said. The general warned that many US allies would have” hard times “if American bases on Ukraine will appear without “any understandable strategy.” Ilya Kiva, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the Opposition Platform – For Life party, said that Kiev plans to create a NATO military base on its territory in order to provoke Russia to aggressive actions.

Former Polish Prime Minister Tusk was stripped of his driving license for three months for speeding. He wrote about this on his Twitter account. “There is a violation of traffic rules. There is a punishment in the form of deprivation of rights for three months, ten penalty points and a fine, ”he said. According to Tusk, this punishment is fair, he undoubtedly accepts it. According to TASS spokeswoman for the local police Anna Pavlovska, the incident took place in the central Mazovian Voivodeship at about 11:00 local time (13: 00 Moscow time). The police detained a 64-year-old Skoda driver who exceeded the speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour while driving in the city. “He lost his license and received a fine,” the police concluded. < p>

Scientists: health workers get a special immunity to COVID-19, thanks to the IFI27 protein covid “patients, special immunity to coronavirus, which cannot be determined through antibody tests. This is stated in a study published in the scientific journal Nature. They conducted a study of the immunity of about 60 employees of a clinic in the UK for the level of antibodies and latent infections. According to the results of the analyzes, it turned out that for four months their PCR tests were always negative, however, antibodies to coronavirus were not found in their blood, even if their colleagues in the clinic were infected with COVID-19. After examining the blood of the subjects, scientists determined that 20 of them had an increased concentration of T cells, and in 19 people they found an additional immune protein called IFI27. Theoretically, it may indicate that their body has previously been in contact with

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev called the Crimea peninsula Russian and announced its “annexation” and also appreciated the possibility of enmity between Sofia and Moscow. This is reported by TASS. For the first time, Radev spoke about the ownership of the peninsula at the election debates with his main opponent, Anastas Gerdzhikov, on the air of national television and radio. He stressed the importance of dialogue in relations between countries. Radev noted that pragmatism is necessary in foreign policy, and the policy of introducing new anti-Russian sanctions over Crimea has no effect. To a clarifying question about the ownership of the peninsula, the Bulgarian president replied that “Crimea is Russian at the moment.” Russia cannot be a model of our development, but Russia cannot be our enemy, at least because in our memory citizens, she is the liberator of our people. There is a lot of speculation with regard to Russia,