Trump told why he did not pardon Assange and Snowden

Former US President Donald Trump told why he didn’t & nbsp; solve the issue with & nbsp; criminal prosecution of former employee of the American special services & nbsp; WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. & Nbsp; what happened to them has two different perspectives, the former head of the White House said in an interview with the Daily Wire portal, commenting on the & nbsp; possibility of pardoning Snowden and & nbsp; Assange. Trump explained that & nbsp; saw two sides of these stories when I was president. On the one hand, it's kind of a spy story going on, but on the other, you have someone who exposed the real corruption. I had a feeling, I will not say which of them, but I had a feeling for one more than for the other.“I could & nbsp; did it, but let's just say there were people on & nbsp; both

Mayor of Krasnodar returned to work after being arrested in connection with a bribery case

Mayor of Krasnodar Andrey Alekseenko, who was earlier detained on & nbsp; Wednesday on & nbsp; a criminal case about & nbsp; taking a bribe, returned place, TASS reports with & nbsp; link to the & nbsp; mayor's office. The detained rector found a gilded toilet in a house near Smolensk “ The head of Krasnodar, Andrey Alekseenko, is at the & nbsp; workplace and & nbsp; continues to perform his duties, & nbsp; & mdash; noted there. RBC asked for a & nbsp; comment in the & nbsp; IC of Russia in & nbsp; Krasnodar Territory. SK & nbsp; reported that & nbsp; in & nbsp; respect Alekseenko opened a criminal case on & nbsp; suspicion of & nbsp; taking a bribe on an & nbsp; especially large scale. The maximum punishment for & nbsp; is a crime & nbsp; & mdash; imprisonment for & nbsp; up to &

Mishustin called the inflation rate in Russia a payment for the openness of the economy

“Macroeconomic parameters, according to & nbsp; which govern governments and & nbsp; other countries, are violated by many countries. (Other states are carrying out. & Mdash; & ldquo; Kommersant & rdquo;) emission, which quite unexpectedly can stimulate consumer demand and & nbsp; come unexpectedly to & nbsp; country & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the prime minister, adding that & nbsp; the situation with & nbsp; prices in & nbsp; Russia & nbsp; & mdash; this is a kind of “ payment for & nbsp; openness of the economy '' (quoted by & nbsp; TASS). “ And & nbsp; is a reset in & nbsp; including the global devaluation of national currencies in & nbsp; the side of those who & nbsp; still import goods & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Mikhail Mishustin said at a & nbsp; meeting with & nbsp; members of the expert council under the

The State Duma introduced a project to tighten control over the issuance of firearms

He & nbsp; noted that & nbsp; is the author of the bill, together with & nbsp; deputies & nbsp; State Duma and Vasily Piskarev; > “ We & nbsp; propose to check all candidates for & nbsp; receipt of weapons by the FSB and & nbsp; Ministry of Internal Affairs within the & nbsp; framework of the legislation on & nbsp; operational-search activities. In the & nbsp; case if there is information about & nbsp; involvement of a citizen in & nbsp; organized crime or & nbsp; his intentions to use weapons for & nbsp; illegal (criminal) purposes, this data will be transferred to the & nbsp; Rosguard and & nbsp; be the basis for & nbsp; refusal to & nbsp; weapons & nbsp; & nbsp; ;, & nbsp; & mdash; wrote the deputy. The draft law provides that the refusal will be valid for a year. It will

WSJ talks about White House irritation over Scholz's stance on SP-2

Author Brett Forrest notes that & nbsp; SP-2 is becoming a potential leverage for the US. Since the United States, according to the & nbsp; journalist, wants to keep Russia from an & nbsp; allegedly possible invasion of & nbsp; Ukraine. At the same time, Forrest drew attention to the fact that Scholz refuses to politicize a private economic project, unlike Washington. With this, the journalist recalled that & nbsp; German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock & nbsp; had already stated & nbsp; the impossibility of launching the gas pipeline in the & nbsp; case of an aggravation of the situation. Earlier, on December 20 & nbsp; Deputy official representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Wolfgang Buchner stressed that & nbsp; Scholz considers' Nord Stream & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' economic project. According to & nbsp; Buchner, on all issues related to the gas pipeline, the German government will

The Kremlin reacted to the assignment of the park named after Dudayev in Turkey

According to & nbsp; the reaction of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, who criticized the Turkish authorities, is emotional, but understandable. p> “ This is a very and & nbsp; very emotional, but & nbsp; explainable reaction of the head of the Russian region, which has survived several wars & nbsp; & mdash; several wars that were provoked, started by terrorists who tried to take control of this region of Russia '', & nbsp; & mdash; Peskov noted, recalling that & nbsp; one of such terrorists was Dudayev. On the eve of Kadyrov, commenting on the assignment of the park's name to Dudayev, he called on Turkish President Recep Erdogan to either build transparent relations with Russia, or confess to “harboring terrorists.” The name of Dudayev in & nbsp; mid-December was assigned to a park in the & nbsp; city of Korfez in & nbsp; north-west of Turkey. Dudayev

Russia introduced criminal liability for reckless drivers

The law introduces into the & nbsp; Criminal Code & nbsp; RF a new article & laquo; Violation of traffic rules by a person who is deprived of the right of administrative punishment and & nbsp; increases liability for & nbsp; those who & nbsp; deliberately exceed the speed limit or drive on & nbsp; “ oncoming lane. '' or leaving on the oncoming lane or on the tram tracks of the opposite direction, then for repeated such violation he will face criminal punishment. ; up to & nbsp; two years with & nbsp; deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for & nbsp; up to & nbsp; three years. Violators may face a fine of & nbsp; 200 & minus; 300 thousand rubles, or & nbsp; the amount of wages or other income for & nbsp; period from & nbsp; one to &

The Duma adopted an amendment to create a unified state system of biometric data

“The unified biometric system is a state information system”, & nbsp; & mdash; says the & nbsp; doc. The amendment establishes that & nbsp; the functioning of the biometric system is approved by the government of & nbsp; RF. According to the amendment, citizens will be able to independently & nbsp; visit state bodies or authorized organizations, place biometric samples in this system using & nbsp; trusted software, and & nbsp; also with & nbsp; the use of a confirmed account in the & nbsp; unified identification system and & nbsp; authentication and & nbsp; data from a & nbsp; chip on & nbsp; & nbsp; passport & nbsp; RF. In addition, mandatory accreditation is introduced by state bodies using for identification & nbsp; and & nbsp; authentication by means of biometric personal data other state information systems instead of a unified biometric system. It is also established that such

The State Duma canceled the mandatory inspection

Vehicle inspection remains mandatory for & nbsp; taxis, buses and & nbsp; trucks. Also, it & nbsp; according to & nbsp; will be valid for & nbsp; cars or motorcycles over four years old in & nbsp; cases of their & nbsp; registration, change of owner, change of design or replacement of the main units of a car or motorcycle over four years old. “ We are talking about & nbsp; 50 & nbsp; million vehicles. For & nbsp; participating in & nbsp; transportation of buses, trucks and & nbsp; taxis, nothing & nbsp; will change & nbsp; & mdash; for the & nbsp; purposes of the safety of passengers and & nbsp; other road users, they, like & nbsp; before, will be required to undergo an inspection. This procedure will also remain & nbsp; in & nbsp; with respect to cars and & nbsp; motorcycles over four years old