Psaki: White House welcomes Putin's words on peaceful resolution of conflict in Donbass

“We & nbsp; welcome the statement of President Putin on & nbsp; the need to resolve the conflict in & nbsp; Donbass peacefully on the basis of mine agreements & nbsp;. We & nbsp; support the intensification of efforts to & nbsp; resolve the situation within the & nbsp; framework of the Minsk agreement and & nbsp; urge immediate steps to be taken to & nbsp; restore the ceasefire regime & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; said Psaki. Earlier, the plenipotentiary representative of Russia in the & nbsp; contact group for the & nbsp; settlement of the situation in & nbsp; eastern Ukraine Boris Gryzlov said that & nbsp; Moscow urges Kiev to begin negotiations with the & nbsp; self-proclaimed LPR and & nbsp; DPR on a & nbsp; political settlement in & nbsp; reports Donbass, & quot; On November 18 & nbsp; Vladimir Putin at the & nbsp; expanded

Biden Accepts Jury Verdict In Kyle Rittenhouse Case

WASHINGTON, 19 & nbsp; November./TASS /. US President Joe Biden makes a jury ruling acquitting an American teenager who shot and wounded two people during the & nbsp; Kenosha, Wisconsin riots in & nbsp; August 2020. The American leader confirmed this in & nbsp; Friday in a & nbsp; conversation with & nbsp; reporters on & nbsp; returning to the & nbsp; White House with a & nbsp; routine medical examination at the & nbsp; Walter Reed US Navy Hospital in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. . “ I support what the jury says. The jury system works & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Biden, commenting on the verdict in the & nbsp; case of 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse. The decision was made earlier on Friday by a jury at a & nbsp; Madison, Wisconsin. The riots in & nbsp; Kenosha began in & nbsp; August 2020 on the

Biden will temporarily transfer powers to Vice President Harris

This will be the first time since the & nbsp; moment when the Biden administration came to & nbsp; power in & nbsp; US, when the American leader handed over his powers President. “This morning, the President will go to the & nbsp; Walter Reed Medical Center for a scheduled check-up. While the president is there, he will have a routine colonoscopy. Like & nbsp; in the & nbsp; case with & nbsp; President George W. Bush in & nbsp; 2002 and & nbsp; 2007, and & nbsp; & nbsp; in & nbsp; in accordance with the & nbsp; procedure set out in & nbsp; the US Constitution, President Biden will transfer power to the Vice President for a short period of time, while & nbsp; will be under anesthesia & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Psaki said in & nbsp; a written statement. She also indicated that & nbsp;

Putin signed a law on the right to transfer confiscated money of corrupt officials to the PFR budget

“The budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation is formed at & nbsp; account of confiscated funds received as a result of committing corruption & nbsp; also funds from & nbsp; sale of confiscated property received in & nbsp; as a result of committing corruption offenses & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; it says in & nbsp; the law. According to current legislation, the PFR budget is formed for & nbsp; account of insurance premiums, federal budget funds, penalties and & nbsp; other financial sanctions, income from & nbsp; placement (investment) of temporarily available funds of compulsory pension insurance , voluntary contributions of individuals and & nbsp; organizations, paid by them not & nbsp; in & nbsp; as policyholders or insured persons, means of payment reserve for & nbsp; payment of funded pension, pension savings of insured persons who have been assigned an urgent pension payment.

The Kremlin considers the US proposal not to recognize Putin as ridiculous and aggressive

The US Congressmen are leading a “ fairly unprecedented '' legislative activity that does not & nbsp; fit into the & nbsp; framework of modern international relations, said the press secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov, the correspondent of RBC reports. He & nbsp; commented on the draft resolution, & nbsp; which proposes the US Congress not to & nbsp; recognize Vladimir Putin as President of Russia if he & nbsp; ranks as a candidate for & nbsp; the next presidential election after the end of his term in & nbsp; 2024. “ Every time it seems to us that & nbsp; nothing more ridiculous, nothing more aggressive, unfriendly and & nbsp; unconstructive from & nbsp; the other side of the ocean can no longer come & nbsp;. And & nbsp; every time we are & nbsp; wrong. Comes to & nbsp; unfortunately & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said

Saakashvili appealed to the United States for help

Earlier, the US State Department called on the Georgian authorities to allow Saakashvili to attend & nbsp; all court hearings on & nbsp; his case and & nbsp; treat the former president & nbsp; ; fair and & nbsp; with & nbsp; respect for dignity. ' notes that & nbsp; Saakashvili handed over “ hastily written from & nbsp; hands '' answers to & nbsp; questions through & nbsp; your lawyers on & nbsp; Wednesday. Among other things, he & nbsp; wrote that & nbsp; in & nbsp; he was beaten, and & nbsp; dragged along & nbsp; asphalt under “ ridicule '' other prisoners. Saakashvili also drew attention to & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; the Georgian authorities refused to transfer him to a & nbsp; civil hospital, hand over the phone or give the opportunity to be present at the & nbsp; court. The Ministry of Justice

The Federation Council and the State Duma commented on the draft resolution of the US Congress on the non-recognition of Putin as president

& nbsp; A draft resolution on & nbsp; not recognizing V.V. Putin as president of the Russian Federation, if he decides to run for & nbsp; a new date in & nbsp; 2024. It's too early for & nbsp; this time, the Americans began to interfere in the & nbsp; presidential elections in & nbsp; Russia. The rest is nothing new and & nbsp; nothing unexpected. Intervention in & nbsp; our internal affairs in & nbsp; pure form. And & nbsp; yet & nbsp; & mdash; a provocation aimed at & nbsp; disruption of the emerging normalization of bilateral relations & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; posted by Kosachev on & nbsp; Facebook. Vladimir Dzhabarov expressed to RIA Novosti confidence that & nbsp; & quot; this document will & nbsp; pass & quot;. “ But, if the resolution is adopted, it will lead to & nbsp; rupture of relations between

The Council of the Russian Diaspora in the United States suspended work due to the FBI

The Coordinating Council of Organizations of Russian Compatriots in the & nbsp; USA (KSORS) has suspended work, according to & nbsp; its website. < p> “ The decision was made in & nbsp; in connection with & nbsp; investigation of the American special services, in & nbsp; as a result of which for & nbsp; over the past year, & nbsp; at least three hundred Russian compatriots in & nbsp; USA, from & nbsp; students to & nbsp; pensioners, were subjected to investigative measures by the FBI & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; reported to the & nbsp; organization. The & nbsp; KSORS noted that & nbsp; in & nbsp; in essence it is an informal, non-political advisory body that “ never & nbsp; intervened in the & nbsp; US domestic political agenda, did not & nbsp; had financial resources, did not & nbsp; received and & nbsp; did not

A draft resolution on non-recognition of Putin as president after 2024 has been submitted to the US Congress

The authors write that & nbsp; Mr. Putin is in & nbsp; power due to violations during & nbsp; elections, and np & nbsp; ; & mdash; illegal. Also, amendments to the & nbsp; Constitution of 2020 are called violating the laws and & nbsp; Russia's international obligations. “ Any attempt by President Vladimir Putin to remain in & nbsp; office after the end of his current and & nbsp; last term on May 7, 2024 should entail non-recognition from the & nbsp; US side & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in the & nbsp; draft resolution. The updated Constitution of the & nbsp; RF was adopted in & nbsp; July 2020 following the & nbsp; results of an all-Russian referendum. 77.92% voted for amendments to the & nbsp; Basic Law of the country, 21.27% of the referendum participants voted against. On April 5 & nbsp; Vladimir Putin signed

Klimkin urged Kiev to change its strategy so as not to lose Donbass

“ We are & nbsp; in a & nbsp; very dangerous situation & hellip; We are & nbsp; a step away from & nbsp; to start losing Donbass. We need to talk to & nbsp; our friends and & nbsp; say that & nbsp; we need a new strategy, we need to say: this & ldquo; Minsk & rdquo; does not & nbsp; work. He & nbsp; will not & nbsp; will work, because (President & nbsp; RF Vladimir) Putin is ready to go further & hellip; Now a real geopolitical meat grinder can start spinning. And & nbsp; we & nbsp; must understand, and & nbsp; where we & nbsp; in & nbsp; this game. And & nbsp; if we & nbsp; do not & nbsp; make the right bets, then & nbsp; we have a real threat that & nbsp; they will grind us into & nbsp; mincemeat