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Bloomberg: leading EU countries oppose planning new anti-Russian sanctions
According to the agency, among the countries in favor of the dialogue are Germany, Spain, Italy and France. The agency notes that & nbsp; others EU countries argue that & nbsp; public support for new sanctions will help to better contain the & nbsp; RF. Bloomberg does not & nbsp; explain which countries are in question. In & nbsp; recently, in the West and & nbsp; in & nbsp; Ukraine, statements about & nbsp; allegedly possible “ invasion '' have been increasingly heard. Russia to & nbsp; Ukrainian territory. The press secretary of the President of the & nbsp; RF Dmitry Peskov called such information empty and & nbsp; groundless escalation of tension, stressing that & nbsp; Russia nor & nbsp; for & nbsp; anyone not & nbsp; is a threat. While & nbsp; this he & nbsp; did not & nbsp; ruled out the possibility of provocations to justify
Federation Council approved the law on the organization of regional power
For & nbsp; 146 senators voted for & nbsp;, four opposed, and did not abstain. As noted Andriy Klishas, the head of the Federation Council on constitutional legislation, in the & nbsp; law, many things are described in detail and & nbsp; that were previously [indicated] only in large strokes. '' revision of the document, and it complies with the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The law stipulates that & nbsp; federal authorities, regional authorities and & nbsp; local authorities & nbsp; their & nbsp; aggregates are included in the & nbsp; unified system of public power & raquo;, their & nbsp; coordinated functioning and & nbsp; interaction is provided by the President & nbsp; RF. The document contains a complete list of the powers of the subjects of the Russian Federation, the changes of which will be agreed with the State Council, only after that it will be possible
The council of doctors does not recommend the authorities to transfer Saakashvili to prison
TBILISI, 14 & nbsp; December./TASS /. The council of doctors, formed under the & nbsp; Ombudsman of Georgia, believes that & nbsp; ex-President Mikhail Saakashvili has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and & nbsp; considers it inappropriate to transfer it from the & nbsp; military hospital in Gori back to & nbsp; prison. Neurologist Tengiz Tsuladze said at a briefing on & nbsp; Tuesday, summing up the results of monitoring the health of the former head of state. “[Saakashvili] has post-traumatic stress disorder. This means that & nbsp; he & nbsp; received this stress, trauma in the & nbsp; penitentiary, and & nbsp; especially in & nbsp; Gldani (prison hospital on the & nbsp; outskirts of Tbilisi & nbsp; & mdash; note TASS). Therefore, we & nbsp; will not & nbsp; advocate its reverse translation in & nbsp; the plan that & nbsp; treatment of the disorder should take place in
Russian frigate hit the target with a missile of the latest “Answer” complex in the Sea of Japan
The & nbsp; ministry said that & nbsp; the ship's anti-submarine missile system 'Answer' designed to & nbsp; defeat submarines. The department noted that universal launchers are used to launch anti-submarine missiles, which also allow the use of cruise missiles “Onyx” and “Caliber”. Earlier, on November 29, the frigate ” ; Admiral Gorshkov & raquo; performed a new test launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile from the & nbsp; White Sea to & nbsp; range over 400 & nbsp; km. Previous launch of the Zircon rocket Admiral Gorshkov completed 18 & nbsp; November by & nbsp; marine target from & nbsp; White Sea. The target was hit by a direct hit. “Answer” consists of & nbsp; anti-submarine guided missile, which is fired from & nbsp; universal launchers 3C-14. In the & nbsp; head of the rocket “ Answer '' there is a small-sized homing anti-submarine torpedo. The maximum firing range
The Elysee Palace told what Putin and Macron discussed during the talks
The & nbsp; communique states that & nbsp; Macron confirmed support for the release of prisoners, the opening of checkpoints, the opening of checkpoints. A decision on & nbsp; these issues can be made on the & nbsp; occasion of the New Year, they say in & nbsp; Paris. Mark also asked Putin to provide his support for & nbsp; humanitarian measures. The parties agreed to renegotiate before the end of the year. Earlier it was reported that & nbsp; Putin and & nbsp; Macron discussed the situation around & nbsp; Ukraine. In the course of telephone conversations, both parties outlined their vision of the situation. The Russian president cited examples of & nbsp; Kiev's violation of the Minsk agreements. Prior to & nbsp; Putin and & nbsp; his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niiniste in & nbsp; during telephone conversations discussed Ukrainian issues and & nbsp; the crisis within & nbsp;
EU reforms Schengen area due to pandemic and migration crisis
The European Commission (EC) came up with & nbsp; proposals for & nbsp; reform of the Schengen area against the background of the pandemic & nbsp; nbsp; crisis in & nbsp; EU countries bordering on & nbsp; Belarus. The EC & nbsp; proposes to create a new protection mechanism for the Schengen Agreement. “ The proposed Schegen protection mechanism aims to & nbsp; address situations where there is a serious threat to public policy or internal security that jeopardizes the overall functioning of the territory without & nbsp; internal border control '', & nbsp; & mdash; said in the & nbsp; message. In particular, the European Commission proposes, in the event of a recurrence of the situation on the border with Belarus, to take a number of measures, including reducing the number of existing checkpoints, strengthening measures to protect the external border of the EU, consideration of applications refugees for
US consults with EU on format of dialogue with Russia
“We & nbsp; continue to consult & nbsp; European partners to determine the format of the consultation and & nbsash; how to proceed & nbs; ; Jen Psaki said at the & nbsp; briefing (quoted from & nbsp; RIA Novosti). A spokesman for the State Department said that & nbsp; Washington is monitoring the situation around & nbsp; Ukraine, noting that & nbsp; it is important to stay within the & nbsp; diplomatic path. “ Good sign that & nbsp; diplomatic work continues '', & nbsp; & mdash; Ms Psaki answered the & nbsp; question about & nbsp; whether the White House is watching the actions of the Russian side aimed at & nbsp; de-escalation. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called the goal of Kiev “peace through force” Joe Biden announced that & nbsp; Washington and & nbsp; some other NATO countries intend to discuss
Putin opposed the introduction of restrictions with QR codes on New Year's Eve
“Now, on New Year's Eve, it seems to me to introduce restrictions of this kind & nbsp; & mdash; a rather complicated story. Let's create a lot of problems for & nbsp; people & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the president, commenting on the reports of the Secretary of the General Council of United Russia; Andrey Turchak and & nbsp; Minister of Transport & nbsp; RF Vitaly Savelyev on the & nbsp; decision to remove from & nbsp; consideration the bill on & nbsp; introduction of QR codes on & nbsp; transport. The Head of State also listened to the explanations of Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova about how & nbsp; restrictions related to & nbsp; QR codes are being introduced in & nbsp; other countries.