The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the US accusations of violation of the WTO rules by Russia

The & nbsp; office of the American sales representative previously emphasized that the & nbsp; department will work with & nbsp; like-minded partners and the WTO & nbsp; uses tools for & nbsp; ; '' bringing Russia to & nbsp; accountable for & nbsp; its behavior in the & nbsp; multilateral trading system. '' “ What does the WTO have to do with it? If someone & nbsp; and & nbsp; violated the WTO rules, it is the United States of America and the EU with its unilateral sanctions, & nbsp; & mdash; Zakharova said on the & nbsp; air of the YouTube channel Soloviev Live. She also added that the White House put pressure on the European Union, Brussels decided to impose sanctions on Russia, and the Russian Federation responded as it did in order to “To bring everyone to their senses.” On the eve of the US Trade

State Department called on Russia to stop “provocative rhetoric” in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, 22 & nbsp; December./TASS /. The US State Department, after statements by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu regarding the situation in & nbsp; Ukraine, called on the & nbsp; Russian Federation to stop using “ false and & nbsp; provocative rhetoric. '' This statement was made on & nbsp; Tuesday by the press secretary of the American Foreign Ministry Ned Price. “ Contrary to & nbsp; statements by the Russian Minister of Defense, Russia and & nbsp; the forces supporting it & nbsp; are responsible for & nbsp; escalating tensions, and & nbsp; not & nbsp; Ukraine or the United States & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he wrote & nbsp; on his & nbsp; Twitter page. “ We & nbsp; urge Russia to stop using false, provocative rhetoric and & nbsp; to take effective measures to de-escalate tensions in order to create a positive atmosphere for & nbsp;

The United States reacted to Shoigu's words about American provocations in Donbass

RIA Novosti quoted Kirby as saying. “These statements by Minister Shoigu are absolutely not & nbsp; true & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; replied & nbsp; he. A Pentagon spokesman said that & nbsp; US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not & nbsp; spoke to & nbsp; Shoigu on & nbsp; the background of the escalation of the conflict in & nbsp; Ukraine. Earlier Shoigu said that & nbsp; American private military companies are preparing a provocation with chemical components in & nbsp; Donetsk region. The Minister clarified that & nbsp; unidentified chemical components were delivered for & nbsp; to commit provocations in & nbsp; the cities of Avdeevka and & nbsp; Krasny Liman. According to the & nbsp; information of the military department, about & nbsp; 120 employees of American companies preparing Ukrainian special forces are located in the & nbsp; Donetsk region. In & nbsp; in connection with

Reuters: US sanctions in case of Russian attack on Ukraine will affect the supply of smartphones

According to the & nbsp; source, the & nbsp; number of goods whose import into & nbsp; Russia may be limited & nbsp; & mdash; smartphones, automotive and & nbsp; aviation components, and & nbsp; also materials from & nbsp; a number of other sectors. The scenario is being considered & nbsp; in the event that Russia attacks & nbsp; Ukraine. The restrictions, & nbsp; according to the agency's source, could seriously affect & nbsp; consumers, industry and & nbsp; & nbsp; employment in & nbsp; Russia. Their & nbsp; is planned to be discussed at the & nbsp; meeting of high-ranking officials in the & nbsp; White House. The sanctions will be implemented through legal instruments laid down by Mr Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, before the & nbsp; ban on & nbsp; the supply of advanced semiconductor technologies to the Chinese company Huawei, a source added to Reuters …

Blinken: the United States is engaged in both diplomacy and containment in relation to Russia

WASHINGTON, December 21 & nbsp;/TASS /. The United States is engaged in & nbsp; in relation to Russia, both diplomacy and & nbsp; containment, ready to respond toughly to those steps of Moscow, which, according to Washington's version, are aggressive. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said this on & nbsp; Tuesday, answering & nbsp; questions from journalists in the & nbsp; State Department. Russia on & nbsp; Ukraine and & nbsp; US actions in & nbsp; connection with & nbsp; this. “ We are & nbsp; engaged [in relation to & nbsp; RF] diplomacy and & nbsp; deterrence at the same time. They run in parallel. President [US Joe] Biden, during his first meeting with President [Russian Federation Vladimir] Putin in Geneva a few months ago, told President Putin that & nbsp; we & nbsp; strongly prioritize a more predictable and & nbsp; stable relationship between Russia and the

British Supreme Court denies Nicolas Maduro access to Venezuelan gold

This is & nbsp; the third decision of the British courts on & nbsp; gold of Venezuela: the Supreme Court of Britain overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal in July this year overturned the decision of the High Court of England and & nbsp; Wales. As a result, at & nbsp; at the moment, from the & nbsp; point of view of the British judicial system, the only one who & nbsp; can dispose of Venezuela's gold reserves & nbsp; & mdash; this is the opposition leader Juan Guaido, whom Britain recognizes as the legitimate leader of the country. At & nbsp; while & nbsp; at the same time, de facto Britain is in contact with the Maduro government, since it is he who controls the country. In the & nbsp; first half of last year, the Maduro government tried to take gold from the Bank of England,

Putin signed law expanding police powers

The law, in & nbsp; in particular, gives police officers the right to enter & nbsp; residential and & nbsp; other premises, & nbsp; land and for & nbsp; detention, and & nbsp; also cordon off buildings and & nbsp; territories. The police are allowed to introduce themselves to the detainee & nbsp; after he stops & nbsp; illegal actions. In addition, the police get the right to open cars to & nbsp; save lives and & nbsp; ensure the safety of citizens or public safety in & nbsp; riots and & nbsp; emergencies, for & nbsp ; detention of suspects or accused, and & nbsp; also in case of & nbsp; threat of a terrorist attack. Also, police officers now have the right to demand from & nbsp; citizens in the & nbsp; case of their & nbsp; address to give their last name, first name and & nbsp;

Putin signed the law on the organization of regional power

& nbsp; & mdash; “ head of the subject of & nbsp; RF ''. In this case, the constitution or charter of the region may provide for an additional name for this position, but it is & nbsp; forbidden to use the word “ president. '' The law was adopted by the State Duma on December 14 & nbsp; and & nbsp; approved by the Federation Council on December 15 & nbsp;. It & nbsp; will enter into force & nbsp; June 1 & nbsp; with the exception of certain provisions.

Putin signed a law to freeze the funded part of pensions until the end of 2024

The moratorium in force from & nbsp; 2014 on & nbsp; the formation of pension savings is extended for another & nbsp; one, 2024 & nbsp; preliminary estimate, this year will allow to increase by & nbsp; 772.9 billion rubles the budget revenues of the & nbsp; RF Pension Fund according to & nbsp; distribution component, which will be directed to & nbsp; current payments of insurance pensions. As noted in the & nbsp; explanations to & nbsp; ; to the law, “ the volume of pension rights of insured persons in the & nbsp; system of compulsory pension insurance will not & nbsp; decrease. '' The amount of insurance premiums will be reflected on the & nbsp; individual personal accounts of insured persons and & nbsp; taken into account when & nbsp; determination of individual pension coefficients. Since & nbsp; 2014, deductions to & nbsp; funded part in &