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Category: Politics
Media: Stoltenberg wants to convene a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12
The agency's interlocutor noted that & nbsp; NATO is in contact with & nbsp; Russia on & nbsp; this issue. Earlier, the NATO press service reported that & nbsp; 12 & mdash; 13 & nbsp; January, Brussels will host a meeting of the NATO Military Committee at & nbsp; the level of chiefs of general staffs of states & nbsp; & mdash; alliance members. On & nbsp; Tuesday, the Alliance Secretary General said that & nbsp; NATO offers & nbsp; Russia to hold a meeting of the Council of Russia & nbsp; & mdash; NATO at & nbsp; early 2022 to discuss the situation in & nbsp; Ukraine. With & nbsp; this he & nbsp; emphasized that & nbsp; NATO would never & nbsp; compromise with & nbsp; Russia on & nbsp; Ukraine's right to “ choose its own path '' and & nbsp; apply for & nbsp; joining the
Peskov: Russia never attacked anyone first
“Russia has never been the first to & nbsp; & nbsp; who has never & nbsp; attacked & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; answered Peskov in & nbsp; air of the TV channel “ Russia 1 '' on the & nbsp; question, is Moscow calculating the steps of other countries. Commenting on reports of & nbsp; a possible Russian attack on & nbsp; Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov called them & nbsp; empty and & nbsp; groundless escalation of tension. The Russian Federation neither for who poses no threat.Dmitry PeskovPress Secretary of the President of Russia -East of Ukraine, while maintaining adherence to the Minsk agreements and & nbsp; “ Normandy format '', Dmitry Peskov said. He warned that & nbsp; attempts to resolve the conflict by force in the & nbsp; Donbass would have the most serious consequences. Kiev previously reported that & nbsp; at & nbsp; state borders were seen
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine named those responsible for the energy crisis
“Centralization of monetary resources is in progress. Local budgets will be deprived. In & nbsp; in particular, energy. There was money and & nbsp; time to buy cheap gas. But & nbsp; because of & nbsp; inability to predict, the authorities overslept the gas issues and & nbsp; the situation with & nbsp; coal. With this she gave us to the & nbsp; hands of Belarus. And & nbsp; by & nbsp; essence & nbsp; & mdash; Russia & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he stated & nbsp; in & nbsp; interview to the magazine “ Country ''. Groisman believes that & nbsp; this could have been done on purpose. “ There are two options & nbsp; & mdash; either complete incompetence, or deliberately undermine the foundations of energy security. The price for a & nbsp; country will be too high. Here is the question of our independence & raquo;,
Russian inspectors will perform observation flights over the territories of Estonia and Finland
Read TASS in Yandex.NewsYandex.Zen … Show hidden linksGoogle News MOSCOW, July 20./ITAR- As part of the implementation of the international treaty on open skies, Russian specialists will perform two observation flights over the territories of Estonia and Finland. This was reported to ITAR-TASS by the head of the National Center for the Reduction of Nuclear Risk Sergei Ryzhkov. The flights will be operated by the Russian An-30B aircraft. “Observation flights will be carried out from 20 to 26 July from the open skies airfields of Helsinki-Vantaa (Finland) and Tartu-Ulenurme (Estonia),” Ryzhkov specified. “The maximum ranges of observation flights are 1400 and 800 km, respectively.” > Observation flights are carried out with the aim of promoting greater openness and transparency in the military activities of the states parties to the treaty, as well as strengthening security through strengthening confidence-building measures. The Russian observation aircraft will fly along the route agreed with
Zakharova denied US statements related to non-expansion of NATO
According to & nbsp; her, the issue will be one of the & nbsp; main & nbsp; upcoming talks with & nbsp; USA and & nbsp; NATO. The commentary was published in & nbsp; her personal Telegram channel. Zakharova emphasized that & nbsp; the key issues in the & nbsp; negotiations will be the non-expansion of NATO and & nbsp; the non-appearance of weapons systems threatening the country's security at & nbsp; Russian borders. “ Those who & nbsp; have not yet & nbsp; understood the & nbsp; essence of the Russian position & nbsp;, & nbsp; & mdash; added a Foreign Ministry spokesman. Earlier, White House spokesman Jen Psaki said that & nbsp; the United States will hold talks with & nbsp; Russia on & nbsp; security in & nbsp; January. According to & nbsp; her, the details of the talks at & nbsp; at the moment are not
Volodin named the most important laws among those adopted by the State Duma in 2021
MOSCOW, December 25 & nbsp;/TASS /. The laws on & nbsp; requirements for & nbsp; foreign IT companies to open representative offices in & nbsp; RF, increasing maternity capital and & nbsp; tax deduction for & nbsp; sports have become one of the & nbsp; most important among those adopted by the State Duma in & nbsp; 2021. The speaker of the lower house Vyacheslav Volodin said on & nbsp; Saturday on his Telegram channel. “In the outgoing year, the State Duma adopted many laws important for & nbsp; our citizens. Some of & nbsp; them come into & nbsp; force in & nbsp; the first month of the new 2022. There are many such laws. Therefore, today I will tell you about & nbsp; the first 10 most significant of the & nbsp; decisions taken & nbsp; & mdash; increasing maternity capital, tax deduction for & nbsp; sports, &
Former Austrian Chancellor Kurz got a job in a private company from the USA for € 500 thousand a year
It is noted that & nbsp; the contract was signed before & nbsp; Christmas, the name of the company is not & nbsp; specified. Kurz's annual income at & nbsp; new job is estimated at & nbsp; & euro; 500 thousand. At the & nbsp; post of Chancellor, Kurz received a salary of & nbsp; a little more than & nbsp; 270 thousand in & nbsp; year. According to & nbsp; according to the publication, in & nbsp ; USA Kurz will move with & nbsp; family, but & nbsp; plans to periodically return to & nbsp; Austria. On December 2 & nbsp; ex-Chancellor of Austria Kurz announced his & nbsp; retirement from & nbsp; politics. It was reported that & nbsp; he & nbsp; made such a decision after the birth of his son. On November 18 & nbsp; the Austrian Parliament unanimously approved the decision to & nbsp;
NYT learns of US plans to transfer intelligence to Ukraine in case of Russian attack
According to the newspaper's interlocutors, we can talk about & nbsp; images showing the movement of Russian troops for & nbsp; crossing the Ukrainian border. If such information is passed on at the & nbsp; right time, it can help the Ukrainian military prevent an attack, NYT wrote. Now US intelligence & nbsp; is already transferring more materials to Kiev than & nbsp; it was before & nbsp; the increase in the Russian military contingent near & nbsp; the border with & nbsp; Ukraine, one of the & nbsp; sources told the publication. However, the transfer of such information to Ukraine may lead to & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; Kiev decides to hit first & nbsp; & mdash; such a potential problem is recognized by officials in the & nbsp; United States, says NYT. According to & nbsp; & nbsp; her sources, Russia could use such a scenario
Iran pledges not to exceed 60% uranium enrichment
He & nbsp; explained that & nbsp; uranium enrichment in & nbsp; the country is engaged in & nbsp; industrial purposes, but & npbs; weapons. On the & nbsp; question of RIA Novosti About & nbsp; whether Iran will exceed & nbsp; 60% uranium enrichment if negotiations on the & nbsp; nuclear deal in & nbsp; Vienna are not & nbsp; successful, Mr. Eslami replied in the negative. “ All our goals for & nbsp; part of uranium enrichment are & nbsp; satisfaction of our industrial, production needs, and & nbsp; also the needs of our consumers in & nbsp; those goods that our country and & nbsp; our population need today & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the official explained. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was concluded in & nbsp; 2015 by Iran with & nbsp; “ Group of Six ''; (USA, Russia, China, UK, Germany, France).