Poland and Germany will tighten sanctions against Belarus

At a & nbsp; meeting in & nbsp; Warsaw, politicians discussed the situation at & nbsp; Poland's eastern border. Morawiecki presented Scholz with 'changing tactics' President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko “ in & nbsp; regarding the use of people as human shields '' in & nbsp; every night. Moravetsky added that & nbsp; discussed with his colleague new potential sanctions against Belarus, which are to be considered at the & nbsp; meeting of the European Council. According to & nbsp; he said, the countries decided to tighten measures against the country. “ Real economic sanctions. We are & nbsp; determined to & nbsp; protect our eastern borders & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; stressed the Prime Minister of Poland. In early December, the European Union, the USA, Great Britain and Canada announced new sanctions against Belarus. The restrictions & nbsp; EU affected 183 Belarusian individuals and & nbsp; 26 organizations.

Ukraine accused Merkel of blocking the supply of deadly weapons

According to the & nbsp; Minister, in & nbsp; November Germany imposed a ban on & nbsp; Ukraine's purchase of anti-sniper rifles and unmanned & nbsp; devices. Subsequently, Berlin softened its position on rifles, recognizing them as & nbsp; non-lethal weapons. It is noted that the & nbsp; position of the new government of Olaf Scholz in & nbsp; issues of arms supplies is still unclear. Reznikov added that & nbsp; Kiev will continue to achieve this within the & nbsp; framework of bilateral agreements with & nbsp; allies, in particular with & nbsp; the United States, Great Britain, France and & nbsp; Lithuania. Earlier, the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense expressed hope for & nbsp; receiving weapons from & nbsp; ;U.S.A. He & nbsp; stated that & nbsp; “ very optimistic '' set about receiving missiles and & nbsp; other defensive weapons from the & nbsp; USA

Poland threatened to end EU contributions and veto European decisions

“Poland should respond to & nbsp; the EU blackmail by vetoing and & nbsp; thus blocking all threads that require agreement ; sides of Europe. Warsaw also needs to reconsider its commitments to the & nbsp; EU in & nbsp; parts of the climate and & nbsp; energy policy, which lead to & nbsp; a sharp increase in the cost of electricity & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he. The minister stressed that & nbsp; in the & nbsp; case of intensification of the dispute, he & nbsp; will require Poland to stop payments to the European Union. According to Zebro, such a step would be quite justified against the & nbsp; background of the & nbsp; EU illegally denying the republic & nbsp; funds from the & nbsp; general budget, which it also & nbsp; invests in. Among other things, the Polish Minister of Justice noted

Poland announced softening of the US position on “Nord Stream-2”

The White House has repeatedly warned Berlin about the & nbsp; consequences of putting Nord Stream 2 into operation, but & nbsp; while his position softened, said Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pavel Jablonski in an & nbsp; interview with the Australian Financial Review. “ In & nbsp; words, the United States opposes, but & nbsp; when it comes to & nbsp; concrete actions, they become much less persistent … They just retreat into & nbsp; hoping that & nbsp; we & nbsp; win ourselves a few months of peace & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; said the politician. In & nbsp; his opinion, this approach is naive and & nbsp; will not & nbsp; help to ensure security in & nbsp; Europe & nbsp; & mdash; sanctions are required for & nbsp; According to Yablonsky, putting the gas pipeline into operation will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to influence the

Putin called Russia the world leader in new weapons

“We have an approximate parity with the & nbsp; USA and & nbsp; in & nbsp; carriers, and & np & nbs; ; after all, in our promising developments, we, of course, are the leaders. This is the first thing. Well, and & nbsp; the potential traditionally available on & nbsp; weapons, we & nbsp; are not & nbsp; just modernize, we & nbsp; introduce new complexes. In & nbsp; in this sense, we can say with & nbsp; confidence that & nbsp; by & nbsp; this indicator we & nbsp; today & nbsp; & mdash; number one in the & nbsp; world & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Putin in the & nbsp; film “ Russia. Recent history '' on & nbsp; channel Russia 1 (quoted by & nbsp; RIA Novosti). Russia is the only country in the & nbsp; world with & nbsp; standing on & nbsp;

In the referendum on the independence of New Caledonia from France, almost everyone voted against

In the & nbsp; two previous referendums, in & nbsp; 2018 and & nbsp; 2020, opponents of independence won with & nbsp; less advantage Three referendums were foreseen in the 1988 agreement with the & nbsp; movement for & nbsp; independence of the islands. Proponents of independence asked to postpone the current vote, saying that & nbsp; the coronavirus pandemic made a fair campaign impossible, and & nbsp; also that & nbsp; the indigenous inhabitants of the archipelago, , it takes time for & nbsp; to mourn the dead from & nbsp; covid. Not & nbsp; having not achieved the postponement of the referendum, the separatists called for a boycott, which & nbsp; could contribute to a decrease in the turnout & nbsp; & mdash; it was only 43.9%. According to Agence France-Presse, its reporters observed a particularly low turnout in & nbsp; places of compact residence of the Canaks.

Putin called the collapse of the USSR a tragedy and “the collapse of historical Russia”

“Such & nbsp; the same & nbsp; tragedy, like & nbsp; for & nbsp; the vast majority of the country's citizens, & nbsp; & he said & nbsp; in & nbsp; the answer to & nbsp; the question, what & nbsp; personally for & nbsp; was the collapse of the USSR. & mdash; & nbsp; After all, what is the collapse of the Soviet Union? This is the collapse of historical Russia called the Soviet Union. '' “ We & nbsp; turned into & nbsp; a different country completely. And & nbsp; what was & nbsp; gained in & nbsp; for a thousand years, in & nbsp; was largely lost & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Putin added. The head of state emphasized that & nbsp; with & nbsp; with the collapse of the Union, & nbsp; 25 & nbsp; million Russian people in & nbsp; overnight ended up behind

Peskov said that Biden did not intimidate Putin during the conversation

“Our American colleagues immediately after the end of the conversation, in & nbsp; how Biden scared Putin, and & nbsp; and so on. It's not & nbsp; true. The conversation was mutually respectful. There is no other way to talk to & nbsp; Putin, he & nbsp; would not & nbsp; call & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Peskov in an & nbsp; interview with Pavel Zarubin in the & nbsp; program “ Moscow. Kremlin. Putin '' on & nbsp; TV channel “ Russia 1 '' (Quote from & nbsp; RIA Novosti). “ Yes, indeed, Biden spoke of & nbsp; that & nbsp; if there is this ephemeral invasion of & nbsp; Ukraine & nbsp; & mdash; apparently, the Americans themselves & nbsp; already believed in & nbsp; that & nbsp; this is not & nbsp; information stuffing, but & nbsp; the true truth & nbsp; & mdash; then

Kremlin calls Biden's statement about US troops in Europe aggressive

“Too much aggressive rhetoric we've been hearing from across the & nbsp; ocean in & nbsp; last weeks. This, unfortunately, & nbsp; does not contribute to the relaxation of tension & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; Peskov told the radio station “ Moscow Says. '' 😉 will happen & nbsp;. In the & nbsp; conversation of the leaders of the two countries on December 7 & nbsp; Biden called on Putin to & nbsp; de-escalation and & nbsp; return to & nbsp; diplomacy in & nbsp; the situation around & nbsp; Ukraine. Biden warned the Russian president that & nbsp; in the & nbsp; case of a military escalation in & nbsp; the situation with & nbsp; Ukraine, the United States and & nbsp; their & nbsp; allies would accept “ serious economic and & nbsp; other ''; measures. Later, Vladimir Putin, answering the & nbsp; question of Kommersant, is

Peskov spoke about the tone of the talks between Putin and Biden

“Presidents naturally show each other the attributes of communication, good communication”, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; in & nbsp; on the air of the program “ Moscow. Kremlin. Putin & nbsp ;. But & nbsp; from the & nbsp; point of view of discussing specific issues, the tone remains & nbsp; tolerant of discrepancies on both sides, & nbsp; he added. Also in the & nbsp; program showed footage of preparation for & nbsp ; video summit of the two leaders. The & nbsp; broadcast presented moments of the technical setup of the cameras and & nbsp; negotiations between the protocol services of the two presidents. The leaders began the online summit on December 7 & nbsp; at about & nbsp; 18: 08 Moscow time in & nbsp; tete-a-tete format. The negotiations took place in & nbsp; closed mode via a secure video communication channel for two