Day: December 6, 2021

White House spokesman Psaki did not clarify whether the United States will impose unilateral sanctions against Russia – for the situation around Ukraine. Press Secretary of the US President Jen Psaki did not clarify whether such restrictions could be introduced without support from the European Union (EU), TASS reports. She noted that American leader Joe Biden will hold talks with a number of key partners , answering the question about the possibility of additional restrictions against Moscow without the participation of the Europeans. “Of course, it is important for us to move in coordination, in sync with the transatlantic allies and partners. But I do not want to rule out or allow anything before these negotiations take place, “Psaki said. Earlier, a White House official said that US President Joe Biden intends to clearly explain to Russian leader Vladimir Putin that he is ready exert economic pressure on Moscow in

President Zelensky agreed positions with Blinken before the video call between Biden and Putin President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he spoke with US Secretary of State Blinken a video call between the leaders of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. The parties decided to continue to act “together and in a coordinated manner,” Zelensky wrote on his Twitter account. “We agreed positions with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken before the conversation between Presidents Biden and Putin. We agreed to continue to act jointly and in a coordinated manner. I am grateful to the strategic partner and ally – the United States for the constant support of our sovereignty and territorial integrity. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, “the Ukrainian leader disclosed the results of the talks.

Deputy Irina Rodnina on Eteri Tutberidze: the greatest coach? This is overkill Three-time Olympic champion, State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina commented on the conflict between the honored trainer of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova. Her words are quoted by “Sport-Express”. The deputy called the incident funny. She also refused to consider Eteri Tutberidze the greatest coach. “This is overkill. I am afraid of this word. And I can't call a single coach and athlete the greatest. Our greatest [cosmonaut Yuri] Gagarin, “Rodnina said. On December 5, Tarasova spoke about the sports prospects of Rudkovskaya's son and two-time Olympic figure skating champion Evgeny Plushenko Alexander. The coach said that at the moment she does not see the athletic potential of the seven-year-old skater. In response, Rudkovskaya said that Tarasova's opinion was not fundamental to her, and Tarasova's coach praised the producer with the phrase “who is she.” The conflict between Tarasova and

White House: Do not view the Biden-Putin meeting as an opportunity for threats United States Joe Biden threats against Moscow at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In her opinion, the meeting of heads of state should not be viewed in a similar vein. She stated this at a briefing with reporters, her words are reported by TASS. The journalists asked her whether Biden was going to threaten Russia in the event of her possible “invasion” of Ukraine. “I think it’s not about threats. The point is to convey that diplomacy is the right way forward here, “the White House spokeswoman replied. She added that the United States has consulted with its allies about the readiness, if necessary, to impose new sanctions that should be applied the Russian economy has significant and serious harm, so there is a likelihood of using this mechanism. Earlier, First Deputy Chairman of the

State Duma Deputy Shkhagoshev said that Russia will not attack Ukraine Ukraine. According to the politician, Russia will not attack Ukraine, the only thing that can happen now is the provocation of the Ukrainian side in Donbass. “But in this case, there will be only one losing side – this is Kiev,” he said. The parliamentarian stressed that in this case the losses could be “of a geographical nature”. “I believe that this is the most serious concept now that can be deployed,” Shkhagoshev added. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is extremely concerned about the possibility of deploying NATO troops in Ukraine. “Of course, this is what worries us extremely, this is what we don’t like,” he stressed. According to him, this situation forces Moscow to take measures to protect its interests and in order to insure against what is happening.

Head of State Department Blinken spoke with President of Ukraine Zelensky between American leader Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. State Department spokesman Ned Price announced this, TASS reports. “When I went to the briefing, the Secretary of State was in touch with President Zelensky,” said a State Department spokesman. Earlier it became it is known that Biden will speak with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky after talks via videoconference with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. According to a spokesman for the American administration, the head of state will inform the President of Ukraine about the content of his conversation with Putin and hold consultations with him.