“We need long term, legally binding guarantees. But & nbsp; we & nbsp; with & nbsp; you know well & nbsp; & mdash; and & nbsp; this something & nbsp; cannot be trusted! Because the & nbsp; USA easily withdraws from all international treaties, which they & nbsp; become uninteresting. Easy! Explaining something & nbsp; or not & nbsp; explaining at all. As it was with the & nbsp; agreement on & nbsp; ABM, & nbsp; Open skies. But & nbsp; even though it is, at least something, but & nbsp; not & nbsp; oral assurances. The price of such words and & nbsp; promises we & nbsp; know & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the president at the & nbsp; expanded collegium of the Ministry of Defense. He noted that in the event of the appearance of the US and NATO missile systems in Ukraine, the time of
Category: Politics
Peskov: suspension of gas supplies across Yamal-Europe is a commercial situation
“No, this is an absolutely commercial situation, for & nbsp; specific reasons you need to ask a question in & nbsp; & ldquo; Gazprom & rdquo ;, no connection not here, this is a completely commercial situation & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; in & nbsp; during a press call, answering & nbsp; a question about & nbsp; whether & nbsp; is & nbsp; related to the & nbsp; situation with & nbsp; & nbsp; Nord Stream 2. Previously, the physical flow of gas through & nbsp; gas pipeline Yamal & mdash; Europe to & nbsp; Germany was suspended, only reverse deliveries began & nbsp; & mdash; from & nbsp; Germany to & nbsp; Poland. Gazprom has already begun & nbsp; filling the second string of Nord Stream 2, because of which Western countries threaten Russia with sanctions, in & nbsp; October … Later, Germany suspended
Russian woman Sapega asked Lukashenko for clemency
“Any & nbsp; decision can only be made after a trial. But & nbsp; we & nbsp; still hope for & nbsp; pardon the president. I & nbsp; know that & nbsp; Sophia wrote a petition for & nbsp; pardon for & nbsp; the name of the President of the Republic of Belarus & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; on the & nbsp; air of Echo of Moscow. Sapega is accused of & nbsp; in particular, of & nbsp; incitement to hatred, a crime against information security and & nbsp; threats to & nbsp; the address of law enforcement officers. 8 & nbsp; December & nbsp; Investigative Committee of Belarus presented her with a final charge, the case was sent to the prosecutor for & nbsp; transfer to the & nbsp; court. The Russian woman was detained in & nbsp; May during & nbsp; during the
Putin noted the merits of the “Popular Front” in solving the problems of Russians
“Over the past ten years, the Popular Front has come a long way, united around its large-scale, popular social tasks organizations, and & nbsp; the main thing & nbsp; & mdash; hundreds of thousands of caring people in all regions of the country. It is important that & nbsp; you do not & nbsp; only control the efficiency of government bodies at all levels, honestly and & nbsp; identify problems, but & nbsp; and & nbsp; are actively involved in & nbsp; their & nbsp; solution in & nbsp; interests of citizens & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; noted in the & nbsp; message. The President also highlighted the key initiatives of the movement. Vladimir Putin thanked for & nbsp; painstaking, informal, persistent work with & nbsp; millions of citizens' appeals to & nbsp; “ Direct Line. '' support of the volunteer movement, the organization of free meals for &
Russian officials will be taught to communicate clearly
“The main goal of the training course & nbsp; & mdash; development of business speech competencies and & nbsp; increasing clarity, accessibility of official documents. This course is based on & nbsp; examples and & nbsp; materials from & nbsp; reports of the Accounts Chamber, but & nbsp; can be useful to all government officials working with & nbsp; texts of official documents & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in & nbsp; press release. The & nbsp; text notes that & nbsp; Materials are divided into & nbsp; three thematic groups: “Basics of structuring information”, “Lexical and stylistic content of the text”, “Visual content”; … Each group consists of a & nbsp; cycle of video lessons and & nbsp; presentations to & nbsp; them. In total, the course has 24 videos, the total duration of which is four hours. According to the message, the course developed in & nbsp;
China urges NATO to abandon Cold War mentality
“As the largest military alliance in the & nbsp; world, NATO must abandon & nbsp; the Cold War mentality, and more prejudices efforts contributing to the maintenance of international and & nbsp; regional security and & nbsp; stability & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; this is how the & nbsp; department commented on Russia's proposals on & nbsp; security guarantees. On December 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry published draft agreements with & nbsp; NATO and & nbsp; the United States on & nbsp; security guarantees in & nbsp; Europe. The initiatives contain demands not to & nbsp; consider Moscow as an adversary, not & nbsp; create threats of military escalation and & nbsp; abandon & nbsp; NATO's expansion to the & nbsp; East. Russia also offered the alliance countries not to & nbsp; include Ukraine in the & nbsp; composition of the organization.
US State Department assessed Russia's proposals on security guarantees
“We & nbsp; so far & nbsp; have not & nbsp; seen anything that & nbsp; dispels & nbsp; our concerns & nbsp; he said & nbsp; during a briefing with & nbsp; journalists. According to Price, Moscow has outlined points that worry it, but & nbsp; Washington has its own reasons for & nbsp; concern. The spokesman for the State Department said that & nbsp; any dialogue and & nbsp; diplomacy should be based on & nbsp; principles of reciprocity. “They must respond to & nbsp; our concerns about Russian activities,” & nbsp; & mdash; concluded & nbsp; he. Previously, Price said that & nbsp; the United States will present its own list of concerns about Russia's actions. At this & nbsp; Price expressed his readiness for & nbsp; diplomatic work with & nbsp; RF, but added that & nbsp; could not yet & nbsp; announce specific plans. 20
The United States accused the creator of the monitoring system for the Kremlin of fraud
Five Russians, including & nbsp; including businessman Vladislav Klyushin, who was extradited & nbsp; last week to Switzerland from & nbsp; accusations of & nbsp; participation in the & nbsp; global scheme for & nbsp; insider information trading stolen from & nbsp; networks of American companies, according to the & nbsp; message from the US Department of Justice. The & nbsp; department noted that & nbsp; this illegal activity brought those who & nbsp; it carried out, tens of millions of dollars in profit. Klyushin is charged with conspiracy with & nbsp; to obtain illegal access to & nbsp; computers, and & nbsp; also fraud with & nbsp; securities. Together with & nbsp; him, 35-year-old Ivan Ermakov, 33-year-old Nikolai Rumyantsev, 43-year-old Mikhail Irzak and & nbsp; 42-year-old Igor Sladkov are involved in the case. “ Ermakov, Rumyantsev, Irzak and & nbsp; Sladkov remain at & nbsp; freedom '', & nbsp;
German Ambassador rejects statements about the politicization of the verdict in the Khangoshvili case
On December 20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation declared two diplomats working at the & nbsp; Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Russia. & nbsp; As emphasized in the & nbsp; department, Russia took such a step in response to & nbsp; the expulsion of two Russian diplomats from & nbsp; Germany. “ Ambassador von Gayr took this message into account and & nbsp; called this measure unreasonable. He & nbsp; categorically denied the Russian government's accusations that & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; the verdict of the Supreme Regional Court of Berlin was politically influenced & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; reported the German Embassy in & nbsp; Moscow. On December 15, a Berlin court sentenced 56-year-old Russian citizen Vadim Sokolov to & nbsp; life imprisonment in the & nbsp; case of & nbsp; murder of Georgian citizen Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.
Assistants to the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States discussed negotiations within the framework of Russia's proposals
WASHINGTON, December 20 & nbsp;/TASS /. Aides to the presidents of Russia and & nbsp; the United States Yuri Ushakov and & nbsp; Jake Sullivan held a telephone conversation on & nbsp; Monday, during which they discussed negotiations on & nbsp; offered by Russia security guarantees. & Nbsp; This was reported by the White House press service. According to & nbsp; her testimony, Sullivan pointed to the & nbsp; willingness of the United States to participate in & nbsp; diplomatic efforts through & nbsp; numerous channels, including bilateral contacts, Council Russia & nbsp; & mdash; NATO and & nbsp; OSCE & raquo ;. “ He & nbsp; (Sullivan & nbsp; & mdash; comment TASS) made it clear that & nbsp; any dialogue should be based on & nbsp; [principles] reciprocity, take into account our concerns about the actions of Russia and & nbsp ; pass in & nbsp; full coordination