UN mission employee from Russia declared persona non grata in Kosovo

According to the diplomat, the decision & nbsp; to declare the Russian representative persona non grata was made at the & nbsp; request of the Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin p> The reason is allegedly harmful activity due to “which violates the national security of the Republic of Kosovo.” On November 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the & nbsp; unchanged position of the country on the Republic of Kosovo, Moscow supports Belgrade. The Russian leader expressed confidence that & nbsp; the issue of & nbsp; settlement of the situation in & nbsp; Kosovo will be resolved in a manner that meets the interests of citizens. In & nbsp; 2008, the Kosovo-Albanian structures in & nbsp; Pristina declared independence from & nbsp; Serbia. According to the Serbian constitution, the territory of the unrecognized state is an autonomous region of Kosovo and & nbsp; Metohija in the & nbsp; part of

Putin in New Year's address expressed words of support for those who lost loved ones due to the pandemic

“Dear citizens of Russia, dear friends! The year 2021 ends, very soon time will take us from the & nbsp; past to the & nbsp; future. Yes, it happens every day, minute and & nbsp; second. But & nbsp; this continuous passage of time we & nbsp; clearly hear when we celebrate the New Year. We are waiting for it as an important milestone in life. All of us are now united by the hope of & nbsp; good changes, but & nbsp; we & nbsp; understand that & nbsp; them & nbsp; cannot be torn off, separated from & nbsp; events of the outgoing year & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Putin said. In his New Year's address, Putin expressed words of support to everyone who & nbsp; lost loved ones due to the & nbsp; pandemic. Improving the welfare and & nbsp; quality of life of people will

Skvortsova questioned the end of the coronavirus pandemic in 2022

“According to & nbsp; forecasts in 2020, the pandemic should have ended somewhere & nbsp; in & nbsp; July-August 2022. This is the & nbsp; original that & nbsp; was understood in & nbsp; 2020. But, since there is now an accelerated mutation and & nbsp; we & nbsp; see that & nbsp; each line acquires new properties, here, of course, it is impossible to unequivocally answer when and & nbsp; how, what will be the end of & nbsp; this epidemic & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; She said. Omicron Skvortsova described the coronavirus strain discovered in & nbsp; early November this year in & nbsp; southern Africa as “ ambiguous. '' This option carries 32 mutations & nbsp; & mdash; more than all previously known strains. This makes it more infectious, while it causes a less severe course of COVID-19, said the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova. Skvortsova

Lavrov accused the United States of trying to “bargain” unilateral concessions

, & nbsp; & mdash; quotes the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of RIA Novosti. According to & nbsp; he said, Washington does this “ not & nbsp; just like that '', but & nbsp; to “ bargain '' for & nbsp; himself, unilateral concessions from & nbsp; Russia. Putin threatened Biden with a complete breakdown in relations if new sanctions were imposed on Russia < p> As the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized, nothing & nbsp; prevents the US Embassy from filling the quota of 455 employees and & nbsp; stabilizing the work of its consular service. Speaking generally about the & nbsp; situation with & nbsp; visas, Lavrov noted: & nbsp; unfortunately, the situation is still difficult. with & nbsp; vital emergencies. “ This is & nbsp; & mdash; sovereign decision of the USA '', & nbsp; & mdash; he pointed out. Lavrov also

The Ministry of Defense wants to launch 3 “Hangars” with satellites next year

“For & nbsp; 2022 it is planned to launch three launch vehicles & ldquo; Angara & rdquo; & nbsp; & mdash; two heavy class & ldquo; Angara-A5 & rdquo; and & nbsp; one light & ldquo; Hangars-1.2 & rdquo ;. They will put operating spacecraft for various purposes into orbit, and it is not planned to launch mock-ups of payload anymore, & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; indicated in the & nbsp; message. Earlier in & nbsp; Russia conducted a firing test of a rocket engine for & nbsp; Angara-A5. The main task of operating the family of environmentally friendly carrier rockets Angara is A5 '' is the launch of modern and & nbsp; promising heavy spacecraft into & nbsp; high-energy orbits. It is assumed that & nbsp; missiles will be launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, which has a dual, military-civilian purpose. Danila Titorenko

Putin threatened Biden with a complete break in relations if new sanctions were imposed on Russia

Ushakov said that & nbsp; during the conversation, Vladimir Putin detailed the main principles from & nbsp; Moscow's proposals on strategic security & nbsp; guarantees The aide to the president stressed that & nbsp; Russia “ needs a result '' and & nbsp; the Russian authorities “ will seek '' him. Biden did not rule out the possibility of an early personal meeting with Putin “ The President of the United States, in & nbsp; principle, agreed with this point of view and & nbsp; reacted quite logically and & nbsp; quite seriously & hellip; Biden also stressed that & nbsp; Russia and & nbsp; the United States could & nbsp; and & nbsp; play a key role in & nbsp; efforts to & nbsp; ensure peace and & nbsp; both in & nbsp; Europe and & nbsp; in & nbsp; other places on & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;

The conversation between Putin and Biden lasted almost an hour

This is the second conversation between the presidents of Russia and the & nbsp; USA over the last month. Last time they communicated via video call on December 7 & nbsp; the conversation lasted more than two hours. The second conversation was held at the & nbsp; initiative of Moscow. The Kremlin explained the need for a conversation by the importance of the upcoming talks between Russia, the United States and NATO on Moscow's proposals on security guarantees. They include, in & nbsp; in particular, the requirement for & nbsp; non-expansion of NATO to the & nbsp; east, & nbsp; refusal to & nbsp; military cooperation with & nbsp; post-Soviet countries and & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; withdrawal of the North Atlantic Alliance force to & nbsp; position 1997. US Ambassador to & nbsp; RF Jake Sullivan in & nbsp; interview to Kommersant said that & nbsp; a number

Putin approved a ban on commercial fishing of dolphins and whales

“ Commercial fishing and & nbsp; coastal fishing is prohibited in & nbsp; with respect to cetaceans & raquo; & md & nbsp; says the & nbsp; doc. The law should come into effect & nbsp; 10 days after its official publication. In addition, the State Duma introduced a bill on & nbsp; banning & nbsp; fishing of marine mammals for & nbsp; cultural and educational purposes. As follows from the & nbsp; explanatory note, it & nbsp; will & nbsp; & nbsp; close the possibilities of replenishment of dolphinariums, sea circuses, etc. The bill was prepared following the & nbsp; meeting of the President with & nbsp; members of the Council for & nbsp; Human Rights, at which this proposal was made. Even more interesting things about animals

Putin signed a law banning the write-off of social benefits for debts

Banks are prohibited from writing off one-time social payments from the state to & nbsp; account of debt repayment for & nbsp; consumer loans without additional & nbsp; consent of each borrower & nbsp; such payment. The document was developed after the head of state at the congress of the United Russia party called on parliamentarians to protect all social payments from automatic write-off. that & nbsp; we are talking about & nbsp; social benefits “ to everyone who the president or the government decides to help. '' In & nbsp; in particular, not & nbsp; benefits and & nbsp; payments to citizens with children, pregnant women, carried out at the expense of the federal budget, state extra-budgetary funds, budgets of the subjects of & nbsp; RF and & nbsp; local budgets, payments of the president and & nbsp; ; in order to provide social support measures to certain categories