Zelensky said he does not rule out a referendum on Donbass

“I & nbsp; do not & nbsp; exclude, and & nbsp; in & nbsp; I also have a separate & nbsp; format and support, do not exclude ; direct negotiations with the & nbsp; President & nbsp; RF. I & nbsp; see support for this direction and & nbsp; from our European partners and & nbsp; USA & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Zelensky said, commenting on the results of a telephone conversation with & nbsp; President Joe Biden held on Thursday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia and the West have come to a critical line

Biden's readiness to & nbsp; establish a serious dialogue on & nbsp; issues related to ensuring the security of the Russian Federation. Such a dialogue is urgently needed today, when relations between Russia and the & nbsp; collective West continue to degrade and & nbsp; have come to & nbsp; critical line & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in the & nbsp; message. The & nbsp; Foreign Ministry stressed that & nbsp; the refusal of the United States and & nbsp; other NATO countries from & nbsp; deployment of strike weapons systems on & nbsp; the territory of countries bordering & nbsp; Russia should be legally secured. < p> Earlier, the & nbsp; department warned against & nbsp; “ pulling in '' Ukraine in & nbsp; NATO, as this can lead to & nbsp; deployment in & nbsp; country of strike missile systems with & nbsp; minimum time of

The Kremlin accused Sokurov of unprofessionalism for a dispute with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin entered into a polemic with & nbsp; director Alexander Sokurov, who declared that the country was & nbsp; nbsp; nbs In the course of the debate, Putin made a remark to the director, recalling that the & nbsp; meeting of the HRC & nbsp; & mdash; this is not a & nbsp; discussion, but an & nbsp; exchange of views, otherwise it will turn into a & nbsp; talk show. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told the Daily Storm that & nbsp; Sokurov's remark was unprofessional and & nbsp; therefore provoked a harsh reaction from Putin. The president reacted rather harshly, because the director, unfortunately, was very unprofessional and without knowledge of the subject began to touch on very important, delicate topics. Dmitry Peskov “ This is something that the president does not & nbsp; tolerate. But & nbsp; he & nbsp; directly to him [Sokurov]

Moskalkova believes that the law on foreign media agents requires adjustment and clarification

“The law on & nbsp; foreign agents requires adjustment, clarification, understanding of political activity, so that [envisaged] the system, maybe even appeal against decisions on & nbsp; entry into the register of [foreign agents], understanding how a public organization recognized by a foreign agent should work. All this, in my opinion, requires serious clarifications. I am & nbsp; ready to take part in & nbsp; this work & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; she said, answering & nbsp; a TASS question about & nbsp; willingness to analyze the law enforcement practice of the law on media foreign agents.

The Federation Council spoke about the provocation of Ukraine in the Kerch Strait

The actions of the Ukrainian vessel Donbass, which approached the & nbsp; Kerch Strait, were not a clear provocation & npbs; which fortunately ; poured into & nbsp; something & nbsp; more serious, says Federation Council Senator Sergei Tsekov. In a & nbsp; conversation with & nbsp; “ Lenta.ru '' he & nbsp; added that & nbsp; Ukraine closely monitored the reaction of Russia and & nbsp; decided not to attempt to pass through the & nbsp; strait. Control ship 'Donbass' The Ukrainian Navy approached the & nbsp; Kerch Strait, ignoring Russia's demands for a & nbsp; course change. On the afternoon of December 9 & nbsp; the Russian coast guard ship called on Ukrainian sailors to comply with Russian laws, to & nbsp; that & nbsp; they replied that & nbsp; were not & nbsp; going to navigate the ship through the & nbsp; Kerch Strait. Someone's in &

Taliban hope for Russian help in fight against covid

“Now many countries, including Russia, provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, & nbsp; & mdash; Khazhir stressed. & mdash; & nbsp; Of course, we & nbsp; expect assistance from & nbsp; Russia in & nbsp; many areas, especially in the & nbsp; health sector, and & nbsp; assistance in & nbsp; fight against & nbsp; coronavirus & raquo ;. According to & nbsp; , which Afghanistan faced in & nbsp; the current period of the spread of the coronavirus, there was a lack of funding, since foreign organizations actually stopped providing support, and & nbsp; the country “ does not & nbsp; have sufficient budget and & nbsp; equipment to & nbsp; self-fight against & nbsp; pandemic & raquo;. The situation in the & nbsp; health sector in & nbsp; Afghanistan remains extremely difficult due to & nbsp; lack of necessary medicines, and & nbsp; also lack of specialists. According to

Lithuania will pay migrants € 1,000 for returning home

& nbsp; & nbsp; asylum applications. Only 54 out of & nbsp; 3272 applicants received refugee status. “ We & nbsp; hope that & nbsp; higher pay will increase the number of migrants voluntarily returning (to & nbsp; countries of origin. & Mdash; & nbsp; & ldquo; Kommersant & rdquo;) & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; the minister explained to AFP. The migration crisis worsened in & nbsp; November due to the & nbsp; influx of migrants who want to get to & nbsp; Europe through the territory of Belarus. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes that the crisis was caused, in particular, by the refusal of the European Union to build camps for refugees. Poland until & nbsp; 1 & nbsp; March banned outsiders from being at the & nbsp; border with & nbsp; Belarus. The ECHR has banned the expulsion of migrants from & nbsp; Poland back to

Putin spoke about the CIA officers in the Russian government in the 90s

In the & nbsp; 1990s, the & nbsp; Russian government employed personnel from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said at & nbsp; President Vladimir Putin of the Council for the & nbsp; Development of Civil Society and & Nbsp; Human Rights , official employees of the Russian government were sitting, as it later turned out, staff members of the US CIA & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; (quoted from & nbsp; RIA Novosti). According to the & nbsp; President, later in the & nbsp; United States, they & nbsp; were prosecuted for & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; they & nbsp; violated American law by participating in & nbsp; privatization & raquo; when they worked in & nbsp; Russia. Putin did not & nbsp; give the names of these employees. In & nbsp; April 2013, during a straight line, Putin said that & nbsp;

Biden in a conversation with Zelensky expressed concern about “aggressive actions of Russia”

The conversation between the leaders of the two countries took place the day before, 9 & nbsp; December. During the conversation, Joe Biden made it clear that & nbsp; the United States and & nbsp; their & nbsp; allies believe that & nbsp; discussing the situation in Ukraine is impossible without & nbsp; the participation of the Ukrainian authorities, according to the & nbsp; press release of the White House. 'Biden expressed deep concern of the United States and & nbsp; our European allies about Russia's aggressive actions towards & nbsp; & nbsp; Ukraine and & nbsp; made it clear that & nbsp; the United States and & nbsp; our allies will respond with decisive economic and & nbsp; other measures in & nbsp; in the & nbsp; case of further military intervention & nbsp; & mdash; noted in the & nbsp; press release. Following the conversation, the Presidents of

Biden and Zelensky discussed aid to Ukraine, Donbass and Nord Stream 2

; prospects for intensifying a peaceful settlement. '' Volodymyr Zelenskyy said about & nbsp; & quot; an adamant attitude towards & nbsp; finding ways to & nbsp; peace in & nbsp; Donbass & raquo; and & nbsp; noted that & nbsp; Kiev has “ clear proposals for & nbsp; unblocking the peace process '', which it & nbsp; is ready to discuss & nbsp; in & nbsp; different formats. The presidents of the two countries also discussed financial and & nbsp; political support for Ukraine in & nbsp; ongoing opposition to hybrid aggression. Zelenskiy said that the & nbsp; advancement of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline “ deprives Ukraine of an important factor in deterring Russian aggression. '' “ In this regard, specific steps were discussed that can be taken to & nbsp; enhance the energy sustainability of Ukraine '', & nbsp; & mdash; said in the &