Deputy Foreign Minister of Latvia called Russia's requirements for security guarantees impracticable

“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

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