Russians named Vladimir Putin the politician of the year

MOSCOW, December 24 & nbsp;/TASS /. The Russians named Russian President Vladimir Putin the politician of the year. This is evidenced by the data of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), presented at a & nbsp; press conference in & nbsp; Moscow. “ Politician of 2021. Here Vladimir Putin is in first place, he was named by 38% of respondents. & Nbsp; second place is Mikhail Mishustin and & nbsp; Sergey Lavrov (& nbsp; 17%), Sergei Shoigu (8%) & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; noted the head of VTsIOM Valery Fedorov. For & nbsp; for & nbsp; for & nbsp; the Russians would like & nbsp; to invite Vladimir Putin (21%), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (9%), Mikhail Mishustin and & nbsp; Sergei Shoigu (by & nbsp; 5 %). Initiative all-Russian poll “ VTsIOM-Sputnik '' held in & nbsp; December. 1.6 thousand Russians at & nbsp; age from &

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to build a highway for $ 172 million

In & nbsp; 2024 & mdash; 2025, it is planned to develop a feasibility study (feasibility study), and & nbsp; 2025 & nbsp; in & nbsp; for two to three years. & Nbsp; writes about & nbsp; LS with & nbsp; reference to & nbsp; Ministry of Industry and & nbsp; Infrastructure Development & nbsp; RK. “ The estimated cost of the construction of the highway will be 75 billion tenge (about & nbsp; 172 & nbsp; million dollars), including costs in & nbsp; in the amount of 5 billion tenge (11.4 & nbsp; million dollars) for & nbsp; construction of a checkpoint & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; reported to the & nbsp; ministry. According to the & nbsp; expectations of the department, this path will unite the Central Asian countries through the & nbsp; southern, central and & nbsp; northern regions of Kazakhstan with & nbsp; Russia. The

State Department urged Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine and stop “threatening rhetoric”

“The US welcomes the OSCE statement of & nbsp; & ldquo; full resolve & quot; government forces of Ukraine and & nbsp; Russian-backed forces in & nbsp; eastern Ukraine fully adhere to control measures for & nbsp; ceasefire from & nbsp; 22 & nbsp; July 2020 & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. Washington hopes this will “ create peace that will create the diplomatic space needed to de-escalate regional tensions. '' Mr. Price noted that & nbsp; the United States is ready to assist in the implementation of the Minsk Agreements. At the same time, the United States continues to call on Russia to fulfill its obligations under the & nbsp; Minsk Agreements & nbsp; to withdraw forces and & nbsp; armaments from & nbsp; the contact line to & nbsp; east of Ukraine. '' “ A & nbsp; also withdraw

Italy introduced the mandatory wearing of masks on the street

According to & nbsp; citizens should use FFP2 respirators in & nbsp; public transport, in & nbsp & np; cinemas, theaters and & nbs; ; stadiums. “ It is prohibited to eat food in & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. The minister also said that the validity period of the Green Pass electronic certificate will be reduced from & nbsp; nine to & nbsp; six months. & nbsp; We are also cutting the time for & nbsp; fourth dose, which is reduced to & nbsp; four months & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; added Speranza. Earlier, the Italian Ministry of Health called for mutual recognition of vaccines against the & nbsp; coronavirus. In & nbsp; this question should be guided only by the & nbsp; opinion of the scientific community, the & nbsp; department emphasized.

NATO denied Putin’s accusations and said it didn’t promise not to expand

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that, contrary to & nbsp; statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Alliance never promised & nbsp; expand. He & nbsp; explained that & nbsp; in & nbsp; the founding agreement of the organization says that & nbsp; every European state can become its & nbsp; member. Earlier, Putin said that the & nbsp; alliance had 'cheated' Russia without & nbsp; fulfilling its promises. NATO has never & nbsp; promised not to expand. Even in & nbsp; the founding agreement of our organization says that & nbsp; every European state can become a member of the alliance & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Stoltenberg in an & nbsp; DPA interview (translated by & nbsp; RIA Novosti). He & nbsp; explained that & nbsp; there are documents from the 1970s and & nbsp; 1990s & nbsp; & mdash; The Helsinki Final Act, the Charter

The FIU decided to merge with the Social Insurance Fund by 2023

“Commission members discussed the upcoming merger of the Pension Fund and the & nbsp; Social Security Fund, which is scheduled to be completed by & nbsp; 2023 & nbsp; ;, & nbsp; & mdash; According to the & nbsp; message. According to Golikova, a temporary working group will be created within the RTK to discuss legislative initiatives that implement the upcoming changes. , & nbsp; & mdash; she clarified. About & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; the idea of ​​transforming the FIU into a & nbsp; public law company (PPK) was discussed in the & nbsp; government, RBC sources reported in & nbsp; at the end of December 2017. Later, in an & nbsp; interview with RBC, PFR Chairman Anton Drozdov said that & nbsp; a public company is considered as one of & nbsp; possible options for transforming the Pension Fund. In & nbsp; December 2018, Golikova gave

The head of the DPR announced the presence of chemical weapons in Ukraine

“Chemical weapons are present & nbsp; already on the & nbsp; territory of Ukraine, will it be used or not, it’s a matter of time. I & nbsp; very much hope for & nbsp; that & nbsp; coverage in & nbsp; media, appeals will take effect, and & nbsp; Ukraine will not & nbsp; go to & nbsp; this very serious and & nbsp; illegal step & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Pushilin said on the & nbsp; air of the Russia 24 TV channel. He stressed that at the moment no one can give guarantees that Ukraine will not use chemical weapons in Donbass. that the United States supplied Ukraine with containers with & nbsp; chemical weapons, which were later transferred to & nbsp; areas near the & nbsp; contact line in & nbsp; Donbass. In addition, he & nbsp; stated that & nbsp; on the & nbsp; line

BOD “Admiral Levchenko” will become part of the Navy by the end of 2022

According to & nbsp; sources, the & nbsp; BOD main engines were repaired, cooling units and & nbs were replaced. > Also, onboard electronics and fire-fighting equipment were partially modernized on the ship. The modernization will allow to prolong the service life of one of the & nbsp; most active ships of the Northern Fleet for a long time, Izvestia sources noted. Also, according to & nbsp; interlocutors of the publication, the issue of installing the latest Russian anti-submarine complex “ Answer '' on the & nbsp; ship is being worked out. In & nbsp; December this year, the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov such a missile successfully hit an underwater target in the & nbsp; Sea of ​​Japan. “ Admiral Levchenko '' waited a long time for repair. He & nbsp; parked in the & nbsp; port of Severomorsk back in & nbsp; 2014. Before & nbsp; this, he & nbsp;

US regulator approves Merck's COVID-19 drug

“Today, the FDA [fast track] issued an authorization for & nbsp; use in & nbsp; mdash conditions & nbsp; & nbsp; note TASS) molnupiravir [produced by the company] Merck for & nbsp; treatment of COVID-19 mild and & nbsp; moderate severity & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in & nbsp; the message. Earlier, the American regulator approved for the & nbsp; emergency use of the drug for the & nbsp; treatment of COVID-19 Paxlovid, developed by Pfizer.

Putin answered the question about the indexation of pensions above inflation

“The government of the Russian Federation will have to do everything to & nbsp; keep the promises of the past years. Until & nbsp; so far, we generally managed to do it, and & nbsp; we & nbsp; will definitely do it & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he said, answering & nbsp; a question, will & nbsp; & nbsp; pensions in & nbsp; Russia be indexed at & nbsp; the actual level, and & nbsp; not & nbsp; planned inflation. According to him, next year, appropriate decisions will be made on the security bloc to equalize the incomes of people who work in law enforcement and security structures. Putin added. RBC asked for & nbsp; comments in the & nbsp; Ministry of Finance and & nbsp; Ministry of Labor. In & nbsp; in early December, the head of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov said that & nbsp; the