Putin criticized cryptocurrency

President Putin: the cryptocurrency is not backed by anything, but perhaps the future belongs to it Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized cryptocurrency and stressed that the risks of using it are too great, because it is not provided with anything. The President made such a statement at the Russia Calling Investment Forum, RIA Novosti reports.

Russian sledges were left without sleds

Russian sledges were left without equipment at two stages of the World Cup Russian sleds were left without equipment at the World Cup in Sochi. The head coach of the national team Sergei Chudinov told RIA Novosti about this. “At the second stage of the World Cup in Sochi, we became hostages of circumstances,” said Chudinov. He stated that the inventory of several athletes was lost in China, where the starting stage was taking place. Roman Repilov, Tatyana Ivanova and Diana Loginova were left without sleds. Chudinov added that at the third stage of the World Cup, which will also be held in Sochi, athletes will again have to compete on someone else's sleds, which they had not ridden for several years … “It is nonsense to play on someone else's sleighs,” the expert summed up. The second stage of the World Cup was held in Sochi from November 27

Moldova announced about work on joining the European Union

Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Popescu: the country hopes, wants and works on joining the EU Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Nikolai Popescu spoke about the country's work on joining the European Union, RIA Novosti reports. “Moldova hopes, wants and works on joining the European Union, including within the framework of the Eastern Partnership”. We hope to receive a higher level of support from the EU for those projects that will bring our country closer to the EU, ”Popescu said. Earlier, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova asked to provide them with access to the economic zone of the European Union. In the opinion of the leaders of these countries, the unification of the economic space will accelerate the integration with the EU. “The Prime Ministers of the Associated Troika stated that their desire is to gain access to the Common Economic Space of the European Union and to maximize sectoral cooperation

Russian schoolchildren movement gathered young volunteers

The final of the competition of the Russian movement of schoolchildren “Good does not go on vacation” has begun The final event of the competition “Goodness does not go on vacation”, which is held by the Russian movement of schoolchildren, has begun. In the Odintsovo district, 200 young volunteers and 55 educators-curators of volunteer teams from 55 regions of Russia gathered. “It's no secret that Good Doesn't Go on Vacation is a competition that started in 2018. Now this is not just a competition – it is a big trend in the Russian movement of schoolchildren. There are already more than one and a half million of us in the country, and I think that there are few activists of the movement who are not associated with volunteering. Volunteering is the most important component of any character, of any personality, which forms the values ​​that our movement broadcasts, that is,

Moldova announced about work on joining the European Union

Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Popescu: the country hopes, wants and works on joining the EU Popescu spoke about the country's work on joining the European Union, RIA Novosti reports. “Moldova hopes, wants and works on joining the European Union, including within the framework of the Eastern Partnership. We hope to receive a higher level of support from the EU for those projects that will bring our country closer to the EU, ”Popescu said. Earlier, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova asked to provide them with access to the economic zone of the European Union. In the opinion of the leaders of these countries, the unification of the economic space will accelerate the integration with the EU. “The Prime Ministers of the Associated Troika stated that their desire is to gain access to the Common Economic Space of the European Union and to maximize sectoral cooperation to ensure the physical integration of

20-year-old Ukrainian woman convicted of murder amid depression dies in jail

In Poltava, Veronika Motorina, sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, died in jail the court sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of premeditated murder of an instructor in a shooting range. Some Telegram channels say that the girl died of an epileptic seizure, the doctors did not have time to save her. The incident is reported by UNIAN. Motorina was arrested in February 2020. On February 7, she mortally wounded instructor Sergei Smolyaninov in a shooting range. The court charged the girl with premeditated murder. Motorina stated at the trial that she committed the crime by accident. According to the girl's assurances, she came to the shooting gallery to commit suicide. Motorina claimed that she was depressed due to a conflict with a young man. “I just wanted to die, but it turned out that I, unwittingly, took the life of your husband. Now this sin

Yellow rain with sand from Africa fell on Crimea

In Crimea, a yellow sand rain fell from North Africa On Monday, November 29, a yellow rain with sand fell on the Crimean peninsula – unusual precipitation brought warm air masses from areas of North Africa. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the Crimean hydrometeorological center. Due to the sharp change in weather, the inhabitants of Crimea have witnessed an unusual yellow rain with sand. Thus, precipitation fell in Yalta, Alupka, Simferopol and other regions of the republic in the first half of the day. The average temperature on the peninsula was about 20 degrees above zero. As explained in the regional hydrometeorological center, the phenomenon is associated with strong winds. “Both at the ground and at high-rise buildings up to 10 kilometers the same direction, the jet stream – could very well have brought sand from North Africa, Sahara,” – noted experts. Earlier in February, residents of

20-year-old Ukrainian woman convicted of murder amid depression dies in jail

In Poltava, Veronika Motorina, sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, died in jail the court sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of premeditated murder of an instructor in a shooting range. Some Telegram channels say that the girl died of an epileptic seizure, the doctors did not have time to save her. The incident is reported by UNIAN. Motorina was arrested in February 2020. On February 7, she mortally wounded instructor Sergei Smolyaninov in a shooting range. The court charged the girl with premeditated murder. Motorina stated at the trial that she committed the crime by accident. According to the girl's assurances, she came to the shooting gallery to commit suicide. Motorina claimed that she was depressed due to a conflict with a young man. “I just wanted to die, but it turned out that I, unwittingly, took the life of your husband. Now this sin

Yellow rain with sand from Africa fell on Crimea

Yellow sand rain fell in Crimea from North Africa precipitation brought warm air masses from areas of North Africa. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the Crimean hydrometeorological center. Due to the sharp change in weather, the inhabitants of Crimea have witnessed an unusual yellow rain with sand. Thus, precipitation fell in Yalta, Alupka, Simferopol and other regions of the republic in the first half of the day. The average temperature on the peninsula was about 20 degrees above zero. As explained in the regional hydrometeorological center, the phenomenon is associated with strong winds. “Both at the ground and at high-rise buildings up to 10 kilometers the same direction, the jet stream – could very well have brought sand from North Africa, Sahara,” – noted experts. Earlier in February, residents of Krasnodar complained about a strange snow on the streets and filmed it. According to the Russians, they

Russian immunologist spoke about a new route of transmission of COVID-19

Immunologist Kryuchkov: a new route of transmission of COVID-19 with a delta strain – air-dust A new route of transmission of COVID-19 with -the strain has become airborne (aerosol), said in a conversation with Ura.ru the general director of the contract research company “KEG”, immunologist Nikolai Kryuchkov. He noted that particles of coronavirus are transported over long distances, in in particular, they can penetrate the ventilation system. For this reason, Kryuchkov recommended that the premises be ventilated more often. He is confident that this will result in a sharp decrease in the concentration of the virus. Earlier, the virologist admitted that the meeting of two strains of COVID-19 in one organism could lead to the emergence of a new combined version. According to Kryuchkov, a hybrid option may not necessarily be dangerous. The likelihood of a meeting of two strains of coronavirus in the same organism depends on the path