Day: December 3, 2021

Deputy Representative to the UN Polyansky: Afghan wing of IS poses a threat in Central Asia Afghan branch of the terrorist group Islamic State Russia ) is one of the key factors in the destabilization of the situation in Afghanistan and threatens the border countries of Central Asia. This statement was made by the First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky at a meeting of the Security Council of the world organization. His words are quoted by TASS. “The Afghan wing of ISIS (the former name of the group – approx.” Lenta.ru “) remains one of the key factors in destabilizing the situation in the country, – noted the diplomat. Polyansky noted that an additional threat is posed by his expanding ideological, propaganda and recruiting activities with the skillful use of information and communication technologies. He noted that the presence of the group is noticeable in

Journalist Portnikov: there is no point in direct negotiations between Zelensky and Putin Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “to the applause of distraught fans” is a direct path to further destabilization of the state. He wrote about this in his article for Espreso. “The head of state is not pathologically trained, even when he ceases to be the president of Ukraine, he will never understand what he should have been doing in this position,” the journalist said . Portnikov believes that there is no point in direct negotiations between the heads of state, since Putin does not plan to discuss Crimea and Donbass with Zelensky. According to the journalist, the Russian leader wants to discuss Ukraine not with Zelensky, but with US President Joe Biden. Earlier, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the Batkivshchyna faction Valentin Nalyvaichenko said that Ukraine is not ready for direct dialogue with Russia. He criticized

Alexander Gunzburg: it is possible to adapt the COVID-19 vaccine without a sample of the omicron strain adapted for the new strain of coronavirus omicron vaccine against COVID-19 can be created without a sample. This is reported by TASS. According to the scientist, it is possible to adapt the vaccine knowing the nucleotide sequence of the virus, just as the Center's specialists have already done similar work for all previous strains. So far, there is no sample of the omicron-strain at the Center, they are waiting for it from the Ministry of Health, or “when we have an infected one, then we will isolate it.” A new strain under the code B.1.1.529 was detected in South Africa on November 11 , isolated cases were also recorded in Japan, Canada, Spain, Sweden, Egypt, Austria and other countries. The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that there are no cases of infection

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he accepted Putin's invitation to visit Russia Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced during his weekly speech that he had accepted Russian leader Vladimir Putin to visit Russia. The broadcast was conducted on the Brazilian president's YouTube channel. “President Putin invited us to visit Russia. The invitation has been accepted, ”Bolsonaro said. He added that it is a “joy and great honor” to pay a visit to Russia. According to him, this trip “opens a window of opportunity” for Brazil. In April, Putin and Bolsonaro discussed the prospects for the development of bilateral relations during a telephone conversation. In particular, the leaders of the two countries considered various aspects of practical cooperation in the fight against the spread of the new coronavirus, including the registration in Brazil of the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 Sputnik V, the organization of supplies, as well as the production of the