Day: December 7, 2021

Senator Klimov assessed the plans of US congressmen to exclude sanctions against Russia from the budget the US defense budget. He shared his opinion with RIA Novosti. The senator noted that the American parliament understands the harm that restrictions are for the United States itself. Earlier on December 7, it became known that the US defense budget for the coming fiscal year was presented without sanctions against the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Judging by the document, the American authorities did not impose restrictions either against the gas pipeline, or against the state debt of Russia, or against Russian individuals suspected of violating human rights.

Emmanuel Macron: to ease tensions in relations between Russia and NATO, we need our own format French President Emmanuel Macron expressed hope that the On December 7, talks between the leaders of Russia and the United States will reduce tensions between Western countries and Moscow. His words are quoted by TASS. “Our strategy is to start working in the direction of reducing tensions,” he said. The French leader also recalled the Normandy format for resolving the situation in eastern Ukraine. According to Macron, a format should be envisaged for “removing tensions in relations between Russia and NATO” and neutralizing contradictions. In July, Macron, during a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, announced Paris's desire to establish more trusting relations between The European Union (EU) and Russia.

The White House showed a photo from Biden's office during online talks with Putin time of negotiations via video link with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The photo was posted on the official Twitter account of the American presidential administration. The photo shows that in addition to Biden, four other people were present during the conversation, including the head of the US Department of State Anthony Blinken. Previously, White House listed the main topics that were raised during the talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States. Washington indicated that Biden voiced the concern of the United States and European allies with the build-up of Russian forces near the borders of Ukraine. The meeting was held via a special video link. The Kremlin said that this line was created during the previous administrations, but today it is being used for the first time. The first footage of the politicians'

Telegram now has the ability to prohibit sending messages or taking screenshots On December 7, Telegram developers released an updated version of the messenger with functions to protect content. This is reported in the company's blog. Thanks to the updates, channel owners have the ability to prevent subscribers from forwarding messages, saving content or taking screenshots. Also, users can delete correspondence for a specific day or a selected period of time. On September 20, the founder of the messenger Pavel Durov announced a major update of the platform. The new version became available after Apple's approval. He said that over the past year, Telegram has been almost completely rebuilt. The application and its storage structure had to be changed to switch to the 64-bit range.

Savills: in 2021 more than 1.4 thousand premium apartments and apartments were sold in Moscow In 2021, 1, 43 thousand premium apartments and apartments. The total cost of expensive housing purchased by unknown persons amounted to 202 billion rubles, follows from the materials of the real estate agency Savills, provided by “Lente.ru”. These are transactions concluded by buyers with budgets of one million dollars, analysts said. Of the 202 billion spent funds, about 128 billion fell on the primary housing market. According to Savills, the cost of an elite square meter in Moscow increased by 20 percent over the year, from 765 thousand to 920 thousand rubles. The average transaction budget increased by 14 percent to 141 million rubles. “However, such a strong rise in prices does not restrain the interest of buyers of elite real estate,” experts emphasize. The only indicator with negative dynamics in the elite housing market