Planes with Russian CSTO peacekeepers departed from Kazakhstan

“Units of Russian peacekeepers from the composition of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO in Kazakhstan loaded military equipment into aircrafts of VTA Il- 76 and An-124 and departed from Alma-Ata», — the message says. Fifteen Il-76s and three An-124s will deliver personnel and equipment of airborne units to airfields in Ivanovo and Moscow regions. Then the peacekeepers will return to points of permanent deployment. For assistance to CSTO “in overcoming the terrorist threat” President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev asked on January 5 after riots broke out in the country amid protests against a doubling of prices for liquefied gas. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 17 Kazakh security officials were killed, more than 1.3 thousand were injured. The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. Military personnel from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took

The United States will appeal to the UN Security Council in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine

The publication notes that the there the United States can do little in the UN Security Council against Russia, which has veto power there, in order to force it to abandon the supposedly planned invasion of the territory of Ukraine. However, American leader Joe Biden hopes to attract the attention of the world community to the problem at the expense of the authority of the organization by entering into a confrontation. The US President intends to “demonstrate the diplomatic isolation of Russia” and, if possible, drive a wedge between Russia and her most powerful ally — China”, which stands for the sovereignty and inviolability of the territorial integrity of the states of the world. The publication reports, with a high-ranking American official, that the United States has already informed its allies in Europe and the Security Council The UN and prepare for public confrontation.      the U.S. stressed that potential Russian interference in the affairs of Ukraine strikes at the heart heart of the UN Charter, so Washington intends to draw attention to the crisis situation and demonstrate Russia's isolation on the

Reuters: The United States discussed with energy companies supplies to Europe in the event of a conflict between Russia and Ukraine

WASHINGTON, January 15. /TASS/. Representatives of the US State Department held consultations with international energy companies about possible plans to supply gas to Europe in the event that existing channels are disrupted as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters on Friday with a link to representatives of the US government. «We consulted also with energy companies, <…> we spoke with them about their concerns   we spoke a a a a a of  the agency cites the words of one of the & nbsp; sources. At the same time, he noted that the US authorities did asked the companies to increase production volumes. According to these data, the consultations were led by the State Department's senior adviser on energy security Amos Hoksteen. It is noted that the it was in particular the possible interruptions in supplies that may occur in the event the United States imposes sanctions against Russia as as a result of the start of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.

In the United States presented a new package of sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine

The document is called the Deterrence of Authoritarian Warfare Act of 2022. It suggests the introduction of personal sanctions against President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu and other representatives of the country's leadership in in the event of an invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. “President [US Joe] Biden doesn’t seem to understand that America needs to show strength and resolve, not weakness. I urge my Senate colleagues to work with me to pass this bill before it's too late  — Rubio said in a statement. In addition, the document provides for the introduction of a ban on  transactions with Russian companies in energy, financial, mining and aerospace sectors, and imposes sanctions against the SWIFT international interbank system if it does stop providing services to Russian banks and  ;companies subject to sanctions. In a separate paragraph, Rubio mentioned sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Earlier, a similar package of sanctions was proposed by Democratic senators led by

Sergei Sobyanin: We must prepare for any scenario of a pandemic

Incidence of COVID-19 in Moscow is growing due to the spread of the omicron strain, Sergei Sobyanin said in an interview with the Rossiya 1 TV channel. “To date, it is safe to say that more than half of the patients are infected with the omicron strain. And this week, the incidence rates per day will already be about six to seven thousand new diseases identified. This is already quite a lot. But I think this is not the limit. The incidence will continue to grow next week, taking into account the picture that we see in other countries and cities,” said the Mayor of Moscow. According to Sergei Sobyanin, it is premature to call the new strain less severe. “We also want it to be like this, but we need to prepare for any scenario. Indeed, we see that the number of cases of moderate and severe course of the

The Pentagon accused Russia of looking for an excuse to invade Ukraine

“Without going into too much details, we have information that shows that Russia is already working actively to create a pretext for potential invasion, advance into Ukraine», — Kirby said at the briefing.  Basically we have information that they deployed a team of operatives to conduct a false flag operation. An operation that should look like an attack on them or Russian-speaking people in Ukraine as justification for invasion  — he added. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation noted that Kyiv sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons used in Donbass.

A unique ecosystem has been found in Antarctica

A breeding colony of 60 million fish has been discovered in Antarctica’s ice-covered Weddell Sea. The previously unknown ecosystem covers an area the size of Malta. https://t.co/9HOrso7EHy — CNN (@CNN) January 14, 2022 These are fish with a transparent head and blood, and the only vertebrates that do not have red blood cells. To survive at low temperatures, the body of ice fish produces an antifreeze protein that stops the growth of ice crystals. It is reported that the colony covers an area of more than 240 square kilometers and is a concentration of fish nests-pits about 15 centimeters deep and 75 centimeters in diameter and lined with small pebbles. On average, the nests are located at a distance of about 1.7 meters from each other, and each of them contains about 1500-2500 eggs. It is noted that the breeding colony was first discovered in February 2021 by the German

“Swim in the snowdrifts”: Sakhalin residents dive into the snow en masse (video)

View this post on Instagram Publication by Roman Lankis (@lankisr) In mid -January on Sakhalin was hit by a powerful snow cyclone. Due to record snowfalls, an emergency mode has been introduced in some areas. It is reported that in just the first day, 34% of the average monthly precipitation fell in the region. Schools have been temporarily closed in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, public transport is not working, and local residents are hopelessly trying to find their cars in giant snowdrifts. Some can’t even leave the house because of the snow-covered doors. But, despite the real collapse, the residents of Sakhalin are not discouraged. A funny challenge called “Swim in snowdrifts” appeared on social networks, in which people dive into two-meter mountains of snow. View this post on Instagram Publication from Kuzbassovets_v_shoke (@kuzbassovets_v_shoke) View this post on Instagram Post by Maxim Kapitonov (@kapitonov22) View this post on Instagram A post by Tatiana (@6844tatiana)

The royal family of the Netherlands has promised not to ride in the “Golden Carriage”, reminiscent of the colonial past

Until 2015, the Dutch monarchs traditionally came to the official opening of parliament in a “Golden Carriage” (De Gouden Koets). It is now in the Amsterdam Museum. However, anti-racism activists drew attention to one of the images adorning the carriage, which, in their opinion, glorifies the colonial past of the country. The drawing applied to the carriage doors is called “Tribute from the Colonies”. It depicts several Africans and Asians presenting gifts, including cocoa and sugar cane, to a seated white woman, symbolizing the Netherlands. At the same time, one of them is on his knees. A man is sitting next to a woman, holding out a book to a little boy. As the author of the work, the artist Nicholas van der Waay, said in 1896, this book symbolizes the “gift of civilization” presented by the Netherlands to its colonies. In his video message, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands