Biden and Zelensky spoke on the phone

The Presidents discussed the upcoming talks between Russia and & nbsp; the United States on & nbsp; security, the Russia Council & mdash; NATO and & nbsp; discussion on & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; security and & nbsp; cooperation in & nbsp; Europe (OSCE). At the same time, the American president declared his adherence to the principle of “nothing about you without you”, the message says. The news is supplemented.

Zelensky called the main goal of Ukraine's policy “the inevitability of change”

He & nbsp; also outlined the main directions of his policy for & nbsp; realizing this goal: < li> Vaccination and & nbsp; revaccination against & nbsp; coronavirus of the absolute majority of the population of Ukraine. According to & nbsp; he said, it is impossible to determine how many more waves of the pandemic will have to survive, but a full course of vaccination of the population can be a prerequisite for & nbsp; to “ forget '' about & nbsp; quarantine. Continuation of judicial reform. He called this reform a “ graft '' against 'corruption and & nbsp; bias of judges.' and & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & raquo ;. Continuing infrastructure reform & nbsp; & mdash; 'the largest update in & nbsp; last 50 years' Ukraine. He & nbsp; also recalled that & nbsp; from & nbsp; May

Political scandal erupted in Ireland over criticism of Putin

“It amazes me that, speaking in the & nbsp; parliament in front of the & nbsp; European Council, members of & ldquo; rdquo; were silent on & nbsp; about a large-scale build-up of Russian armed forces on the & nbsp; border with & nbsp; Ukraine & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. Martin's words are reported by The Irish Times. The prime minister called unusual the & nbsp; fact that & nbsp; members of Sinn Fein; for & nbsp; the last few years “ never & nbsp; criticized Russia. '' According to & nbsp; his opinion, the party “ at heart is against the European Union. '' from the & nbsp; side of Russia at & nbsp; the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that & nbsp; Russia is moving troops within & nbsp; the limits of its territory and &

Finnish Prime Minister announced the possibility of the country's accession to NATO

“We & nbsp; retain the option to apply for NATO membership. We & nbsp; must evaluate this freedom of choice, as it concerns the right of the state to decide the issue of & nbsp; its security & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Marin in her New Year's address. She added that & nbsp; Finland is strengthening cooperation with the & nbsp; European Union in the & nbsp; defense sphere. About & nbsp; that & nbsp; Helsinki has the right to apply for & nbsp; joining the & nbsp; military bloc, recalled in & nbsp; his New Year's speech and & & nbs; Finnish President Sauli Niiniste. He & nbsp; also stated that & nbsp; the requirements voiced by Russia in & nbsp; December, the requirements for & nbsp; the United States and & nbsp; NATO contradict the European security model and & nbsp; cause concern on the &

Putin and Erdogan discussed proposals on security guarantees

“International topics were also & nbsp; including well-known proposals on in & nbsp; Transcaucasia, issues of the Syrian and & nbsp; Libyan settlement & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in & nbsp; the message. In addition, the President of & nbsp; RF Vladimir Putin and & nbsp; President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in & nbsp; during the telephone conversation confirmed their disposition to & nbsp; further intensify mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and & nbsp; Turkey, reported in the & nbsp; press -service of the Kremlin. “Having exchanged congratulations on the & nbsp; occasion of the coming New Year, Vladimir Putin and & nbsp; Recep Tayyip Erdogan summed up the main results of bilateral cooperation and & nbsp; confirmed their commitment to & nbsp; further intensify mutually beneficial partnership between Russia and & nbsp; , & nbsp; & mdash; says the & nbsp; post.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia is ready to work with the United States in Ukraine in any format

MOSCOW, 2 & nbsp; January./TASS /. Moscow is ready to work with & nbsp; Washington on & nbsp; Ukraine in & nbsp; any format with & nbsp; understanding that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements. This was stated in & nbsp; in an interview with TASS by the Deputy Foreign Minister of the & nbsp; RF Andriy Rudenko. Answering the & nbsp; question about & nbsp; the possibility of resuming bilateral consultations & nbsp; RF and & nbsp; USA on & nbsp; Ukraine, similar to the former US President's Bara administration, which was the administration of the former US President Bara Obama in the format of Assistant to the President of Russia Vladislav Surkov and & nbsp; US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Rudenko pointed out that & nbsp; “ This question should be addressed primarily to American partners. '' “ We & nbsp; from our side

US pledges to help Afghanistan deal with crisis

He explained that & nbsp; Washington is actively exploring ways to “ fill Afghans' pockets with money '' and & nbsp; has already unfrozen $ 280 million of Afghan assets that went to & nbsp; payments for humanitarian aid. In addition, the United States is working with & nbsp; other countries to create mechanisms to help Afghans in & nbsp; bypass the Taliban. (The movement is recognized as terrorist and & nbsp; is prohibited in & nbsp; RF). In addition, the United States has become the largest supplier of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. At & nbsp; at the moment, we are talking about & nbsp; an amount of & nbsp; 500 million dollars. This process will be simplified if the Taliban are recognized at the & nbsp; international level: in & nbsp; in & nbsp; for this, the government should fulfill a number of conditions (ensuring the rights person, freedom

Kiev said that Russia has deprived Ukraine of the chances of joining NATO

“I & nbsp; deeply convinced & nbsp; that & nbsp; while Russia will exist in & nbsp; that formula, format, where it exists now, NATO is more likely to cease to exist than & nbsp; Ukraine will be a member of the alliance & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the expert. NATO's expansion to the & nbsp; east and & nbsp; deployment of offensive weapons on & nbsp; the territory of Ukraine & nbsp; & mdash; red lines for & nbsp; Moscow. & Nbsp; This has been repeatedly stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. To & nbsp; settlement of existing concerns, the Russian authorities offered the United States and & nbsp; the North Atlantic Alliance to conclude treaties and & nbsp; agreements on & nbsp; security guarantees. Documents & nbsp; have already been submitted for & nbsp; consideration. Moscow, Washington and & nbsp; Brussels in various formats will discuss

The UN calls the declaration of a Russian persona non grata in Kosovo illegal

Earlier, the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of Kosovo declared an employee of the UN mission (UNMIK, UNMIK) from & nbsp; Russia persona non grata. “ We became aware of & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; the Kosovo authorities declared persona non grata an employee of the UN Mission in & nbsp; Kosovo. No official notification from the & nbsp; Kosovo authorities regarding this announcement has been made by the Mission & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; & nbsp; & mdash; Dujarrick said. According to him, “the doctrine of persona non grata is not applicable to UN staff and is not provided for in UNMIK regulation 2000/47 (on the status, privileges and immunity of KFOR and UNMIK and their personnel in Kosovo).” As Dujarrick noted, UNMIK and & nbsp; UN Headquarters are taking appropriate measures to & nbsp; ensure the safety of the employee and & nbsp;

Ambassador of Ukraine: Kiev discusses with the United States obtaining military aid intended for Afghanistan

KYIV, January 1 & nbsp;/TASS /. Ukraine and the & nbsp; US are negotiating on the & nbsp; possible transfer of military aid to the Ukrainian side, which was previously intended for Afghanistan. Oksana Markarova, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the & nbsp; United States, stated this in an & nbsp; interview published on & nbsp; Saturday on the & nbsp; website of the Ukrainian service “ Radio Liberty '' (recognized in the & nbsp; RF media-foreign agent). “We are actively working now, and & nbsp; Minister [Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba] talked about & nbsp; this during & nbsp; during his visit, and & nbsp; this issue is also & nbsp ; in & nbsp; active discussion & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Markarova, answering the & nbsp; question, can & nbsp; be transferred to Kiev military aid, which was intended for Afghanistan, but & nbsp; is