Day: November 23, 2021

Press Secretary of the Russian President Peskov on the liquidation of Memorial: this is not a topic on the Kremlin's agenda Memorial ”is not among the most important topics on the Kremlin agenda. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, reports on Tuesday, November 23, “Interfax”. He also indicated that within the framework of this case there is a position of the General Prosecutor's Office. At the same time, the representative of the head of state urged to wait for the court's decision. “We do not want to comment on this situation now,” Peskov emphasized. Earlier, the former president called on to withdraw the claims against Memorial USSR Mikhail Gorbachev and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Dmitry Muratov. They noted that they share the alarm caused by the demand to close it. The General Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit to liquidate the Memorial Society

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced a desire to improve relations with Russia The German authorities wanted to improve relations with Russia, subject to the settlement of the conflict in Donbass … This was stated at a foreign policy forum in Berlin by the country's foreign minister, Heiko Maas, reports TASS. “Of course, we want better relations with Russia. They can only get better, ”the head of the German Foreign Ministry stressed. According to him, this requires progress in resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine on the basis of the Minsk agreements. On November 15, the former head of the European Parliament and candidate for chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from the Social Democratic Party of Germany Martin Schultz suggested that under the new government Germany and Russia will maintain a special relationship, the further development of which could make a positive contribution to improving relations between the

Honored Pilot of Russia Sytnik: Insufficient training is the cause of pilot errors This opinion was expressed by the honored pilot of Russia Yuri Sytnik, reports News.ru. Sytnik said that pilots who have graduated from flight schools have no experience in flying a large aircraft, while newcomers are immediately trusted with such aircraft. According to the expert, pilots have little time to rest, since they are mainly at work or training. Due to accumulated fatigue, after 1.5-3 years, pilots can make erroneous actions when flying the aircraft. Also, the honored pilot of Russia noted that it is necessary not only to properly prepare the aircraft commander, but also to devote more time to training the co-pilot. In case of aircraft system failures, aircraft crew members need to maintain a good level of interaction, Sytnik stressed. The heads of the airlines need to “put a specific order on the pilots for

Virologist Altstein: the fourth wave of COVID-19 will continue despite a decrease in incidence The fourth wave of COVID-19 in Russia will continue despite a decrease in incidence, said The virologist, professor of the Gamaleya Center Anatoly Altstein, on the TV channel 360, thus questioning the previously announced data of the researchers. The number of cases of coronavirus infection has indeed decreased in Russia. The incidence is declining, the specialist noted. At the same time, the sixth wave of coronavirus infection is taking place all over the world, the specialist is sure. Alstein urged his compatriots to be more actively vaccinated. This contributes to the improvement of the epidemiological situation. Earlier, Andrei Isaev, director of the DNKOM Center for Molecular Genetic Research, said that the fourth wave of coronavirus in Russia had ended. According to him, the number of positive PCR tests for COVID-19 fell to six percent between November