EU extended economic sanctions against Russia for six months

“The leaders of the 27 EU countries unanimously decided to extend economic sanctions against Russia. We & nbsp; urge Russia to fulfill its part of the deal and & nbsp; fulfill the Minsk agreements & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Michel said. In & nbsp; Moscow repeatedly emphasized that & nbsp; the conflict in & nbsp; Donbass is an internal Ukrainian, and & nbsp; Russia acts along with & nbsp; OSCE, France and & nbsp; Germany only as a mediator in & nbsp; its settlement in & nbsp; within the framework of the Minsk Agreements & nbsp;

NATO called the condition for dialogue with Russia

“If Russia takes concrete steps to & nbsp; reduce tensions, we are & nbsp; ready to work on & nbsp; building confidence-building measures & nbsp; & mdash; said in the & nbsp; document. The & nbsp; alliance clarified that & nbsp; are aware of & nbsp; RF & nbsp; proposals on & nbsp; European security, but it is also necessary to take into account & nbsp; NATO concerns. Any dialogue, noted in the & nbsp; alliance, should be conducted on the & nbsp; basis of reciprocity, based on & nbsp; fundamental principles and & nbsp; documents that make up the architecture of European security. NATO stressed that Russia should not interfere in relations between the alliance and Ukraine, and noticed that all countries have the right to determine their own future and foreign policy. Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister & nbsp; of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov threatened NATO with a

Bloomberg learned the position of the West on disconnecting Russia from SWIFT

The Joe Biden administration is trying to get the EU to agree on a broad package of sanctions against Russian banks and & nbsp; energy companies that could be ; in the event that Russia invades & nbsp; Ukraine, Bloomberg writes with & nbsp; a link to & nbsp; aware of & nbsp; discussions between Washington and & nbsp; and & nbsp; sources. According to & nbsp; agency data, among the possible options: New restrictions on & nbsp; on Russia's ability to refinance its sovereign debt Limits on & nbsp; interbank transactions of large Russian banks, possibly including currency conversion New restrictions on companies defense and & nbsp; energy sector Disconnecting Russia from & nbsp; SWIFT. Some of these & nbsp; measures, including disconnecting from & nbsp; SWIFT, are considered 'extremely problematic' ;, the agency refers to & nbsp; sources. In & nbsp; in particular, the & nbsp; EU and

Biden signs law to increase the limit of national debt

“Document signed in & nbsp; as law & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; noted the press service of the American administration. The limit of the US national debt increases by & nbsp; $ 2.5 trillion and & nbsp; will be $ 31.4 trillion. On December 14, the increase in the ceiling of the national debt was supported by the US House of Representatives … On & nbsp; that day, the initiative was adopted by a simple majority in the & nbsp; Senate. On December 10 & nbsp; the American leader signed a bill that simplifies the procedure for raising the public debt ceiling in the & nbsp; country and & nbsp; prevents default. The innovation makes it possible to raise the ceiling of the national debt in the & nbsp; United States by a simple majority, which the Democrats currently have in the & nbsp; House of Representatives and the

Zelensky said he intends to focus on the fight against oligarchs in 2022

KIEV, December 16 & nbsp;/TASS /. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy intends to focus in & nbsp; next year on & nbsp; fight against & nbsp; oligarchs, vaccination against & nbsp; coronavirus, judicial and & nbsp; infrastructure reforms. & nbsp; In & nbsp; May 2022, the most clear red line will appear & nbsp; & mdash; & mdash; & mdash; & nbsp; for & nbsp; those who & nbsp; thinks since the & nbsp; 1990s that & nbsp; state & nbsp; & mdash; this is their & nbsp; personal property. Anti-oligarchic law will begin to operate. This is the most powerful step for the & nbsp; process of withdrawing from the & nbsp; shadow of economic and & nbsp; political relations in & nbsp; Ukraine & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; it says in & nbsp; his article for & nbsp; edition “ Novoye Vremya. '' “ You can unite

The State Duma approved the bill on QR codes in public places in the first reading

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on & nbsp; mandatory use of QR codes in & nbsp; public places. 329 deputies voted for & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; 87. The bill, which the government submitted to the State Duma in November, suggests that QR codes will be required to visit public events, cultural institutions, cafes and shops. The QR code can be obtained from & nbsp; as confirmation of vaccination, transferred COVID-19 or the presence of a medical withdrawal from & nbsp; vaccination. During the & nbsp; time of the transition period until & nbsp; February 1 & nbsp; it will be possible to present a negative PCR test, after this date such an opportunity will only be available for & nbsp; people who cannot & nbsp; be vaccinated against coronavirus for & nbsp; medical reasons. The State Duma Committee on & nbsp; Security and

Rostov court explained the verdict with “Russian units in the DPR and LPR”

Kirovsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don published on its website a verdict, in which mentions military units of the Armed Forces RF, deployed on the territory of the DPR and LPR. The court of RBC reported that on the website of the instance posted an “impersonal verdict. ” He corresponds to the original verdict, which is in the & nbsp; materials of the criminal case. It contains the testimony of the defendant. The plot of the accusation and in that the court  does not say. It says that [Vyacheslav] Zabaluev showed this — and enumeration. “We cannot influence  his readings” — explained to RBC in Kirovsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don. The verdict about in question, the court delivered on November 10, 2021. The court found guilty the deputy of the regional department for military nutrition of one of the commercial companies in mediation in giving bribes to the head of the

The Kremlin announced that it is ready to negotiate with NATO in a “neutral country”

Russia is ready to consult with & nbsp; NATO in & nbsp; & quot; any neutral country & quot ;. & Nbsp; This was stated by the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, RBC correspondent reports. “[Presidential Aide Yuri] Ushakov gave [US Presidential Adviser] Jake Sullivan yesterday an explanation on & nbsp; security guarantees, which were yesterday by & nbsp; diplomatic channels were transferred to the American side, and & nbsp; brought to & nbsp; Sullivan [information] about & nbsp; our readiness to immediately begin negotiations on & nbsp; drafts of these documents & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Peskov. According to & nbsp; & nbsp; he said, the talks from the & nbsp; Russian side will be conducted by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “ He & nbsp; will be ready at & nbsp; any time to fly to & nbsp; any neutral country to & nbsp; start negotiations

Co-author of the 1993 Constitution assessed the law on public authority

Shablinsky noted that & nbsp; the President of Russia and & nbsp; could fire governors on his own initiative, but now there is the right to issue heads of regions before & nbsp; their removal from & nbsp; office. “ The president replaces the legitimacy that people give de jure. Yes, voters and & nbsp; not & nbsp; the best governors were elected. Nevertheless & nbsp; less, if people have elected him, one person cannot & nbsp; remove. This is my objection as a lawyer & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Shablinsky. He & nbsp; added that & nbsp; resetting the terms of governors & nbsp; & mdash; this is a different story, which does not & nbsp; refer to & nbsp; 2004, when the elections were canceled. Thus, the heads of the regions have opened a new option, the lawyer clarified. Under the & nbsp; current Russian leader

Medvedev will hold a meeting on the situation around refugees from Ukraine

Read TASS in Yandex.NewsYandex.Zen … Show hidden linksGoogle News SLIDES, July 16./Corr. ITAR-TASS Natalia Slavina /. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will hold a special meeting on the situation around refugees from Ukraine. It is supposed to make decisions on a national scale and regulation, the head of government said at a meeting with the acting governor of the Oryol region Vadim Potomsky. “We have a rather serious situation in a whole in a number of regions due to the appearance of refugees from Ukraine . This applies to all regions of the European part of the country, but it is especially hot in the south, although I know that you have a fairly decent flow of refugees, “the prime minister said, addressing Potomsky. “Next week I will hold a special meeting – a video selector on this matter, we will talk about what nationwide decisions to take,” Dmitry Medvedev said.