“The logic of Russia's security guarantees is incomprehensible, because & nbsp; in & nbsp; the last decades of Russia's security no one & npbsp; & npbs; ; & mdash; noted the diplomat. He & nbsp; emphasized that & nbsp; & quot; the right of every country & nbsp; & mdash; choose membership. ” “ Russia's neighbors, whose territorial integrity has been violated, are under threat, '' & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. On December 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a draft of treaties with & nbsp; the United States and & nbsp; NATO on & nbsp; security guarantees. The RF & nbsp; wants to legally consolidate the refusal to & nbsp; admission to NATO of “ states that were formerly members of the & nbsp; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. '' The United States considered some of the proposals unacceptable. Washington plans to discuss Russia's security concerns
Category: Politics
Zelenskiy makes it easier for “persecuted” Russians to obtain citizenship
“Also signed the Law & ldquo; On & nbsp; Amendments to & nbsp; Law of Ukraine & ldquo; On & nbsp; Citizenship on & nbsp; simplified acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by certain categories of persons & rdquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; reported in & nbsp; Zelensky's office. The law was adopted by the country's parliament on December 14 & nbsp;. The procedure prescribed in & nbsp; it, as specified in the & nbsp; office of the president, is provided for & nbsp; persons who have served or are serving in the & nbsp; ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have outstanding services to & nbsp; Ukraine or are of state interest, are citizens of the aggressor state or state -occupant and & nbsp; were persecuted for & nbsp; political beliefs. All of the listed categories in order to obtain Ukrainian citizenship will need to provide an application and declaration
Vice-Chancellor of Germany called Nord Stream 2 a geopolitical mistake
& laquo; Nord Stream & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' was a mistake from a & nbsp; geopolitical point of view. All European countries, except Germany and & nbsp; Austria, have always been against him & nbsp; & mdash; said Habek. & ldquo; Now & nbsp; the same & nbsp; pipeline is built. It is unclear whether & nbsp; can it & nbsp; get started. On & nbsp; this issue needs to be decided in & nbsp; in accordance with & nbsp; European and & nbsp; national legislation & rdquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. Habek recalled that & nbsp; the pipeline must comply with the rule of the so-called unbundling, or separation of companies. Its meaning is & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; companies that are engaged in the extraction of resources do not & nbsp; have the right to & nbsp; transport them &
The Foreign Ministry assessed the effect of the sanctions imposed by the West on Russia
“We are & nbsp; faced with this all the time. It is clear that & nbsp; we got used to, we adapted. I & nbsp; do not & nbsp; want to joke as & nbsp; what is & nbsp; because & nbsp; these are all not & nbsp; very good phenomena. The preoccupation is this, the programmed actions of the Western community in & nbsp; different formats on the & nbsp; Russian direction, it just hits & nbsp; eyes & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; in an & nbsp; conversation with & nbsp; Interfax. According to the Deputy Minister, those who & nbsp; count on the & nbsp; opportunity for Russia to consider the demands put forward by the West are naive. Ryabkov is convinced that nothing & nbsp; is worth the statements of Western partners about & nbsp; readiness to build constructive relations with &
Il-76 planes delivered humanitarian aid to Kabul
“They delivered 36 & nbsp; tons of humanitarian aid to & nbsp; Afghanistan & nbsp; & mdash; these are food, medicine and & nbsp; essentials & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; indicated by the correspondent with & nbsp; the place of events. Three aircraft took off from the & nbsp; Chkalovsky airport near Moscow. The operation to & nbsp; the provision of humanitarian aid was organized by the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu. On December 2 & nbsp; three planes with & nbsp; evacuated from Afghanistan & nbsp; landed at & nbsp; Chkalovsky airfield. This evacuation was the third in & nbsp; a row. In total, military transport aircraft took out more than 380 citizens, including & nbsp; & mdash; residents of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and & nbsp; also Afghan students of Russian universities.
The United States announced a “significant” number of Russian military at the border of Ukraine
The United States continues to monitor the & nbsp; situation on the & nbsp; Russian-Ukrainian border, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a & nbsp; briefing According to & nbsp; he said, a large number of Russian troops are concentrated there. “ We & nbsp; do not & nbsp; observe any significant changes in & nbsp; the location of Russian troops near & nbsp; the border of Ukraine. There are still significant forces there '', & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. In the & nbsp; answer to a journalist's & nbsp; question about & nbsp; is it possible & nbsp; is the expansion of the US military presence in & nbsp; countries on the & nbsp; eastern flank of NATO, Kirby said: 'I have nothing to report on & nbsp; a new rotation of forces concerning our NATO allies. We & nbsp; have significant funds in & nbsp;
Poroshenko left Ukraine after trying to hand him a summons for interrogation
Former President of Ukraine, leader of the European Solidarity Party Petro Poroshenko went on a & nbsp; diplomatic visit to & nbsp; Turkey and & nbsp; Poland, the press service of the political force in & nbsp; Facebook. The politician's departure for the & nbsp; border took place on the & nbsp; that & nbsp; day when the investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) of the country tried to hand him a summons for & nbsp; interrogation in & nbsp; a criminal case on & nbsp; illegal coal supplies from & nbsp; self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk people & nbsp; The & nbsp; video published by the department shows that & nbsp; Poroshenko ignored the bureau's employees and & nbsp; drove off in & nbsp; a car. The European Solidarity statement said that it was a pre-planned diplomatic tour. On December 18 and & nbsp; 19 &
The quieted Don: what will happen to the Open Skies Treaty after December 18
Russia finally withdrew from the & nbsp; Treaty on & nbsp; Open Skies (DON) & nbsp; & mdash; From & nbsp; 18 & nbsp; December, it will no longer & nbsp; be able to make observation flights over & nbsp; the territory of the & nbsp; NATO allies. Nevertheless & nbsp; less this will not & nbsp; prevent her & nbsp; from receiving information about & nbsp; their & nbsp; military facilities & nbsp; & mdash; for & nbsp; this Moscow has satellites. The key question in & nbsp; is, will the Republic of Belarus (RB), which worked in the & nbsp; document with & nbsp; Russia, remain in & nbsp; as part of a group of states. As Izvestia was told in the & nbsp; Permanent Mission of the & nbsp; RB at the & nbsp; OSCE, Minsk will make a decision on & nbsp; membership in the &
The European Union responded to Russia's proposals on security guarantees
Russia must accept and & nbsp; respect the right of other countries to choose their foreign policy and & nbsp; union, which it would like to join & nbsp; … This is how the & nbsp; European Union responded to & nbsp; RBC's request for & nbsp; new Moscow initiatives on & nbsp; security. “ Every sovereign state has the right to freely choose its foreign policy and & nbsp; security policy, as well as & nbsp; unions. Russia must understand and & nbsp; respect this & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in the & nbsp; answer of & nbsp; EU Representative Peter Stano. According to & nbsp; he said, the key principles of European security are set out in the & nbsp; Helsinki Final Act and & nbsp; Charter of Paris. “ To support them & nbsp; we have developed a range of confidence-building mechanisms. The OSCE, in