Saule Omarova, a native of the USSR, refused & nbsp; appointment as head of the US Treasury Department of Foreign Exchange Control. President of the United States Joe Biden granted her & nbsp; request, the White House press service reports. “ I & nbsp; accepted Saule Omarova's request to & nbsp; withdraw her & nbsp; candidacy from & nbsp; nomination for & nbsp; the post of head of the Office of Foreign Exchange Control & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; quotes the press service of Biden's words. It is clarified that & nbsp; Omarova made this decision, as she considered her nomination inappropriate. Recall the nomination of Omarova, who was born in & nbsp; 1966 in & nbsp; city Uralsk (Kazakh SSR), drew sharp criticism from American lawmakers. In particular, Republican Senator John F. Kennedy asked her to & nbsp; explain her involvement in the & nbsp; & quot;
Category: Politics
White House explains Biden's position on Ukraine in negotiations with Putin
According to & nbsp; Biden was very frank during & nbsp; during this conversation and & nbsp; openly expressed his support for sovereignty & nbsp; ; territorial integrity of Ukraine. “I & nbsp; I will tell you clearly and & nbsp; directly that & nbsp; he & nbsp; [Biden] did not & nbsp; give such obligations.” & lt; & hellip; & gt; He & nbsp; adheres to the thesis about & nbsp; that & nbsp; the country should be able to freely choose, with & nbsp; with whom it & nbsp; to unite & nbsp;, & nbsp; & mdash; Sullivan told reporters. The Assistant to the President of the United States also noted that & nbsp; Biden did not & nbsp; began to yield to Putin in & nbsp; issues related to & nbsp; Ukraine's joining the & nbsp; alliance and & nbsp; not & nbsp; intends to reduce the
Mandatory use of the Russian language in advertising has been canceled in Kazakhstan
Thus, the document is considered adopted by parliament and & nbsp; is sent to the & nbsp; signature of the head of state. Previously a deputy mazhilis Berik Abdygaliuly reported that & nbsp; in & nbsp; the bill introduced norms aimed at & nbsp; presentation of traditional historically established Kazakh names of administrative-territorial units, settlements, and & nbsp; also other geographical objects, forms and & nbsp; signs in Kazakh & nbsp;. And & nbsp; only when & nbsp; needed & nbsp; & mdash; in & nbsp; Russian and & nbsp; other languages. According to current legislation, letterheads, signs, advertising and & nbsp; other visual information are set out in & nbsp; Kazakh and & nbsp; Russian, and & nbsp; if & nbsp; necessary and & nbsp; in & nbsp; other languages. All texts of visual information are arranged in & nbsp; in the following order: left or top & nbsp;
US House of Representatives approves defense budget without sanctions against Russia
363 congressmen voted for & nbsp; the final version of the budget, against & nbsp; & mdash; 70. Now the document will go for & nbsp; approval by the Senate, he & nbsp; can consider the document & nbsp; already at & nbsp; this week, the newspaper noted. The total volume of the defense budget indicated in the & nbsp; document was $ 770 billion. On November 25, Foreign Policy reported that the & nbsp; administration of US President Joe Biden is lobbying for the lifting of sanctions on the & nbsp; Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which were spelled out in the & nbsp; previous bill on the country's defense budget. A group of senators from the & nbsp; Republican and & nbsp; Democratic parties demanded that these amendments be made to the & nbsp; US defense budget bill. Against this background, the adoption of the previous bill was
The Foreign Ministry announced cooperation with Belarus in the fight against Western sanctions
“Russia supports Belarus in & nbsp; resisting Western pressure. We are pursuing a coordinated policy of & nbsp; taking response measures, joint & ldquo; stop lists & rdquo;, helping to mitigate the negative socio-economic consequences of restrictions for & nbsp; Belarusian citizens. We will continue this close cooperation with & nbsp; Minsk & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Pankin said in an & nbsp; interview with the agency. Relations between Belarus and the Western countries deteriorated sharply after the presidential elections in the & nbsp; republic, which were held in & nbsp; August 2020 and & nbsp; on & nbsp; which Alexander Lukashenko won for & nbsp; the sixth time. In & nbsp; the country hosted unauthorized mass protest actions of the opposition, which, among other things, were suppressed by law enforcement officers with & nbsp; the help of special equipment and & nbsp; special means. On February 11, the
Nuland says Putin wants to recreate the Soviet Union
who & nbsp; knows if & nbsp; will his appetite be satisfied with what he has eaten, or will he & nbsp; decide to go further? & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; she said at & nbsp; hearings in the & nbsp; Senate. Nuland warned Russia against & nbsp; implementation of the alleged invasion plans on & nbsp; Ukraine, warning that & nbsp; confrontation with & nbsp; modernized in & nbsp; compared with & nbsp; the year 2014 will cost & nbsp; 2014 big blood. There are many reasons why none of us should want war. It will be extremely bloody and difficult for Ukraine, but also extremely bloody and difficult for Russia.Victoria Nuland “ Russia is much larger, its & nbsp; troops are much larger, but & nbsp; Ukraine is now better prepared (than it was in & nbsp; 2014) ). In addition, many Ukrainians went through the army
Singapore authorities stop paying for coronavirus treatment for unvaccinated residents
As Minister of Health He & nbsp; Ye Kun explained, such measures are related to & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; accounts for the bulk of the unvaccinated patients who need expensive treatment, beds in intensive care wards, staff nursing and & nbsp; others. And & nbsp; it is for & nbsp; due to them, the healthcare system of Singapore has been undergoing a heavy load in & nbsp; lately. For a more illustrative example, the Ministry of Health published the average bill for & nbsp; treatment for & nbsp; coronavirus in & nbsp; Singapore. If unfavorable the development of a situation when a person enters intensive care, the average bill will be approximately $ 18.5 thousand. This includes directly staying in the & nbsp; intensive care unit, the use of special equipment, a course of anticonvulsant therapy. But & nbsp; citizens and & nbsp; foreigners with permanent resident
The United States is waiting for the stop of “Nord Stream 2” in the event of an “attack” on Ukraine
“If the President (RF & nbsp; Vladimir) Putin launches an attack on & nbsp; Ukraine, our expectations are & nbsp; that & nbsp; the pipeline will be suspended & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; She said at & nbsp; hearings in the & nbsp; Senate. Nuland added that the & nbsp; USA & nbsp; are already in consultations with & nbsp; the new government of Germany, on whose position the implementation of the project depends, and & nbsp; see from & nbsp; their & nbsp; parties readiness for & nbsp; ; decisive action.
Putin proposed to nullify all restrictions on the work of diplomatic missions of Russia and the United States
Russian and & nbsp; US presidents Vladimir Putin and & nbsp; Joe Biden held bilateral online talks. To improve Russian-American relations, the head of the & nbsp; RF suggested to his colleague that all restrictions on the & nbsp; work of diplomatic missions be canceled. At the & nbsp; meeting, Putin stressed that & nbsp; it is not & nbsp; to shift responsibility on & nbsp; shoulders of Russia & raquo; for & nbsp; development of the Ukrainian territory of NATO. He also recalled & nbsp; Kiev's ignorance of the Minsk agreements and & nbsp; provocative actions in & nbsp; Donbass. In a conversation with & nbsp; Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin said that & nbsp; their & nbsp; cooperation is still in poor condition & nbsp; In his opinion, the restriction of the work of the diplomatic missions of both countries is a consequence of the line of the American
Biden warned Putin about “economic and other measures” in case of escalation in Ukraine
“President Biden expressed deep concern of the United States and & nbsp; our European allies over & nbsp; the escalation of the Russian armed forces around & nbsp; nbsp; ; made it clear that & nbsp; the United States and & nbsp; our allies will respond with decisive economic and & nbsp; other measures in & nbsp; case of military escalation. President Biden reaffirmed his support for the sovereignty and & nbsp; territorial integrity of Ukraine and & nbsp; called for & nbsp; de-escalation and & nbsp; a return to & nbsp; diplomacy & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the statement reads. The heads of state also discussed the Russian-American dialogue on & nbsp; strategic stability, & nbsp; ransomware viruses and & nbsp; joint work on & nbsp; regional issues such as Iran. “ In & nbsp; videoconference mode, Vladimir Putin held talks with & nbsp; President of the United