Day: November 22, 2021

US Special Representative Fischer: Washington intends to impose new sanctions against Belarus The US intends to impose new sanctions against Belarus. This was stated by the US Special Representative for Belarus Julie Fisher at an online conference of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, TASS reports. According to her, the authorities of the States and the European Union (EU) make it clear that they will be against Minsk additional restrictions are introduced due to the situation on the country's border with Poland. Fischer stressed that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko “bears full responsibility” for the migration crisis. She also added that the West remains united on this issue and uses the available tools to change the policy of Minsk. In addition, the American diplomat noted that the sanctions will have an effect over time and become an element of pressure. She stated that the restrictive measures are not intended for

The State Department about reports about the “invasion” of Russia into Ukraine: we do not know the intentions of Moscow that Russia is allegedly preparing an invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by RIA Novosti. According to him, Washington does not know Moscow's intentions. Nevertheless, the diplomat noted that the United States is familiar with the schemes by which Russia operates. He also stressed that any aggressive actions towards Ukraine could cause concern for the States. At the same time, Price did not disclose what steps would be taken with respect to Russia in such a development of events. “We would not want to disclose our schemes of action,” he said. Earlier, Bloomberg, citing sources in the intelligence services, wrote that in 2022 Russia will attack Ukraine from three sides. The United States claims that most of the Russian tactical groups are already in their positions. The Russian Foreign Intelligence

Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was accused of accepting a particularly large bribe Press secretary of the anti-corruption committee Marina Ogandzhanyan reported this, RIA Novosti reports. As Ogandzhanyan said, a written undertaking not to leave the place was chosen as a preventive measure for the politician. “I cannot give other details yet,” she added. Earlier, the ex-president’s lawyer Amram Makinyan said that Sargsyan was summoned for interrogation to the anti-corruption committee as an accused. Makinyan recalled that the former head of state was interrogated in the bribery case two years ago. Then he was involved in the case as a witness. A criminal case against Sargsyan was initiated at the end of 2019. According to the investigation, in 2013 the then president provided protection to the Flash company. It won the tender for the supply of diesel fuel, although it offered a higher price than its competitor. The state suffered

Head of Russian Helicopters Boginsky: the promising helicopter will be optionally manned The features of the Russian helicopter of the future were described by Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the Russian Helicopters holding company of the state corporation Rostec, in an interview with TASS. “The machine of the future, first of all, should be optionally manned: both unmanned and manned version”, – said Boginsky, answering a question about a combat helicopter of the future. The head of Russian Helicopters noted that in a promising helicopter, interaction between manned, unmanned aerial vehicles and ground control points is important. He also stressed that the strike vehicle should receive unified weapons systems that can be used on other aircraft. Boginsky noted that the shape of promising combat helicopters may differ from the designs familiar today. Earlier, the head of the Kronstadt company, Sergei Bogatikov, spoke about the launch of missiles from the Termit unmanned

During the shelling of the settlement by the militants, four Syrian servicemen were killed This was stated by Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, Deputy Head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in Syria, RIA Novosti reports. group, banned in Russia) , produced from the Kansafra areas on the positions of government forces in the area of ​​the village of Kafer Nebel, one Syrian soldier was killed, “Kulit said at a briefing. He added that shelling also took place in the areas of Kafer Nuran and Kafer Khani – two soldiers were killed there. In the province of Hama, another Syrian was killed from wounds from a large-caliber machine gun, and one was injured in an artillery strike in the province of Aleppo. According to a representative of the department, over the past day, 11 attacks from terrorists were recorded in the escalation zone. Earlier it became