The Kremlin began preparations for the presidential elections in 2024

Baseline scenario The Kremlin has begun preparations for the 2024 presidential election … Preliminary discussions on & nbsp; this topic began in the & nbsp; summer, said two acquaintances with & nbsp; the course of the discussion of the source of RBC. In & nbsp; in particular, it was said that & nbsp; the campaign should be planned not & nbsp; for & nbsp; a year, but & nbsp; in advance, says one of & nbsp; interlocutors of RBC. At the & nbsp; meetings, where the issue of the presidential election was touched upon in one way or another, there was talk of a & nbsp; possible campaign by the incumbent President Vladimir Putin, both sources told RBC. “ Discussing a campaign with a & nbsp; certain candidate. There are no other options [at & nbsp; at the moment] & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; emphasized one of them. At

Putin instructed to continue the implementation of additional payments to doctors fighting covid in 2022

“The Government of the Russian Federation, taking into account the previously given instructions, to continue the implementation in 2022 of special social payments to medical and & nbsp; other workers medical and & nbsp; other organizations (their & nbsp; structural units) providing medical care (participating in the & nbsp; provision, providing medical care) for & nbsp; diagnosis and & nbsp; treatment of coronavirus infection, employees in contact with & nbsp; patients with & nbsp; diagnosed with COVID-19 19), social workers of stationary social service institutions & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; According to the & nbsp; list of instructions of the head of state on the results of a meeting with & nbsp; members of the government. Putin also ordered to establish for doctors and workers in contact with patients with covid, the payment of special social benefits doubled for work on weekends and holidays from December 31 to January

Traffic lights need special permission

As it became known to Kommersant, the Association of Transport Engineers (unites specialists in the & nbsp; field of traffic management) came up with an initiative to introduce amendments to & nbsp; current GOST 52289. We are talking about & nbsp; standard (mandatory for & nbsp; observance in & nbsp; RF), which sets the rules for the use of signs, markings and & nbsp; traffic lights. Until & nbsp; April 2020, he & nbsp; prohibited the organization of the so-called single-phase regulation at & nbsp; crossroads & nbsp; & mdash; when the car turns right simultaneously with & nbsp; a pedestrian who is crossing the road at this moment. The ban was partially lifted by the new edition of GOST. But & nbsp; the introduction of such an order is now possible only with & nbsp; low traffic intensity, when not more than 120 cars turn at & nbsp; hour,

From 2023, digital passports will be issued in three regions of Russia

He & nbsp; explained that & nbsp; digital passport & nbsp; & mdash; This is an analogue of an electronic bank card with a & nbsp; contactless chip. In & nbsp; it, you can additionally enter TIN, SNILS or driver's license number. “ Personal data of a person and his photograph will be applied to the card containing several degrees of protection against counterfeiting. By the end of next year, all preparatory activities will be completed & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; noted the Deputy Prime Minister. According to & nbsp; he said, the system project of the digital passport & nbsp; is already ready, technical tests of basic electronic components have been carried out & nbsp; & mdash; microcircuits and & nbsp; form. Earlier it was reported that & nbsp; to issue passports with & nbsp; electronic media will be & nbsp; on a voluntary basis to citizens of

Khusnullin proposed to reduce the maximum allowable amount of alcohol in the driver's blood

& nbsp; I & nbsp; believe that & nbsp; it is necessary to reduce the number of permissible fractions per mille of alcohol in & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; driving, & nbsp; & mdash; stated to & ldquo; Vedomosti & rdquo; Deputy Prime Minister. & mdash; & nbsp; After all, there is a direct dependence of mortality and & nbsp; accidents on & nbsp; the number of ppm alcohol in & nbsp; blood. The percentage of accidents among & nbsp; those who & nbsp; drank a glass of beer or so is minimal. Those who & nbsp; sat behind & nbsp; a wheel with & nbsp; one ppm of alcohol in & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; & nbsp; are potential death row. Therefore, these things need to be regulated. ” The struggle for“ ppm ”was active in the early 2010s. S & nbsp; 2008 & nbsp;

Harris threatened Russia with unprecedented sanctions over Ukraine

“We & nbsp; are cooperating with & nbsp; our allies on & nbsp; this issue, and & nbsp; we made & nbsp; we are & nbsp; ready to impose sanctions that you & nbsp; have never & nbsp; seen & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the politician on CBS. She did not name specific measures, but & nbsp; said that Washington is “ in direct discussions '' on & nbsp; this topic with the & nbsp; Russian side. Harris stressed that “Russia should not violate Ukraine's sovereignty” and that the United States will support the country's territorial integrity. The United States has repeatedly stated that & nbsp; can impose sanctions in & nbsp; military aggression of Russia in & nbsp; relation to & nbsp; Ukraine. 1 & nbsp; December on & nbsp; Washington's readiness to take “ economic and & nbsp; other measures '' against Moscow in & nbsp;

Peskov called Russia “absolutely democratic” country

& laquo; Russia & nbsp; & mdash; an absolutely democratic country where really strong, very proud and & nbsp; very free people live. If someone & nbsp; declares & nbsp; the opposite, he & nbsp; simply does not & nbsp; know and & nbsp; does not & nbsp; understand our country & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Peskov. Commenting on the host's question, is & nbsp; is Russia a dictatorship or a democracy, the Kremlin spokesman stressed that & nbsp; it is & nbsp; first and foremost a sovereign state. We are the Russian Federation, we are a sovereign state. In the hands of President [Vladimir] Putin is concentrated the power that is provided for by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, no more and no less. Dmitry Peskov ; some & nbsp; & mdash; no, and & nbsp; held by the USA on December 9 & mdash; 10

Kadyrov answered the question about the appointment of a woman to the post of head of Chechnya

“A woman [head] of the Chechen region? I think no. The head of the family is always a man. Therefore, the head of the republic must be a man & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. Earlier, Kadyrov said that & nbsp; would think about & nbsp; participation in the & nbsp; elections for the & nbsp; post of the head of Chechnya when the time comes. On December 24 & nbsp; he & nbsp; said that & nbsp; & nbsp; afraid to die without & nbsp; taking revenge on his critics, and & nbsp; will not & nbsp; forgive descendants if they & nbsp; do not & nbsp; take revenge. Kadyrov also warned opponents that & nbsp; they had little time left before & nbsp; until they got to & nbsp;. The video recording with & nbsp; his speech was published by the speaker of the

Peskov compared Putin to a grandmaster

“Putin does not calculate & nbsp; one move forward, not & nbsp; two moves forward, but & nbsp; calculates, like a real chess ; in & nbsp; such matters, you must have abilities higher than & nbsp; even a grandmaster. Therefore, & nbsp; I have no doubts that & nbsp; President Putin is calculating everything & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. On December 15 & nbsp; the Russian Foreign Ministry handed over to the American side the draft treaty between Russia and the US on & nbsp; security guarantees and & nbsp; agreement on & nbsp; security measures & nbsp; RF and & nbsp; states & nbsp; & mdash; members of NATO. Later, Peskov said that & nbsp; Russia is interested in & nbsp; to get a response from the US and & nbsp; NATO as soon as possible to & nbsp; their proposals on &

Putin: Russia's response to NATO's rejection of security guarantees may be very different

“It & nbsp; can be very different. It depends on & nbsp; those suggestions that our military experts will make me & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Mr Putin in the & nbsp; program “ Moscow. Kremlin. Putin. '' “ I & nbsp; hope that & nbsp; still & nbsp; & mdash; and & nbsp; we & nbsp; are not & nbsp; for & nbsp; to & nbsp; to blackout something and & nbsp; to & nbsp; stop, from the & nbsp; point of view of this diplomatic process, we proposed, but & nbsp; for & nbsp; to achieve a diplomatic, negotiated result, I & nbsp; already said, legally, within the & nbsp; framework of the documents that we & nbsp; offered & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the President of Russia. The news is being updated.