Category: Russia

Senator Dzhabarov: no need to blackmail Russia with sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov called useless blackmail with sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. His words are reported by RIA Novosti. “There is no need to blackmail Russia with Nord Stream in connection with Ukraine, it is futile,” the senator said. He stressed that the project is commercial and more beneficial to Germany. At the same time, Russia is not a party to the conflict within Ukraine and is not preparing for an invasion, Dzhabarov stressed. The United States expects that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be stopped if Russia invades Ukraine, the deputy said earlier US Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. She noted that the US is already consulting with the new German government on this matter. The implementation of the

President Putin told Biden that the sanctions are not having any positive effect Biden said that the sanctions have no positive effect, including for the United States itself. This was announced by the aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov, reports TASS. “Biden talked about possible sanctions, and our president talked about what the Russian side needs, that sanctions are not new, they have been adopted for a long time, only, unfortunately, they do not give any positive effect either for the United States or for Russia, ”he said. Ushakov also clarified that Biden, warning of new sanctions, spoke of the threat to the Russian “economy, finance and politics.” Earlier, the Kremlin said that Biden softened his rhetoric on possible sanctions against Russia. According to Ushakov, during the conversation, Biden mentioned the restrictive measures in a more acceptable form than was done earlier in various public statements.

Ushakov: Biden mentioned sanctions in a more acceptable form during his talks with Putin US President Joe Biden during online talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin has toned down his rhetoric on possible sanctions against Russia. This was told by the assistant to the head of Russia, Yuri Ushakov, reports TASS. According to him, during the conversation Biden mentioned restrictive measures in a more acceptable form than was done earlier in various public statements. < p> Prior to this, the White House listed the main topics that were raised during the online talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States. Washington indicated that Biden voiced the concern of the United States and European allies with the build-up of Russian forces near the borders of Ukraine. The meeting was held via a special video link. The Kremlin said that this line was created during the previous administrations, but today

Roskomnadzor threatened to block access to the Tor browser in Russia In Russia, they began to block access to the Tor browser. Its developers announced this in their blog. As stated in the message, some Russian Internet providers in Russia began to block access to Tor from December 1. After that, Roskomnadzor threatened to block access to the browser in the country and demanded to remove the prohibited content. In response, the developers called for raising browser exit nodes.

Expert Sergey Khatylev: the British Sky Saber system lags behind the Russian air defense systems ) Sky Saber, which is capable of hitting small targets. Russian military expert Colonel Sergei Khatylev compared the British development with the Russian S-400 system. This is reported by Vzglyad. The British Defense Department said that the Sky Saber air defense system could shoot down a target the size of a tennis ball, which flies at the speed of sound. “We illustrated our tracking systems for air and space bodies with this example more than 20 years ago. Then it was said that our systems are capable of detecting over the Mediterranean Sea, issuing target designations and destroying an object the size of a tennis ball, “Khatylev said. According to the expert, the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system can destroy a target the size of a five-ruble coin at an altitude of 70 kilometers. Colonel

French President Macron will discuss the situation in Ukraine with Putin and Zelensky in the coming days French President Emmanuel Macron wanted to discuss the situation in Ukraine with the President Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, RIA Novosti reports. According to the agency, he plans to call his colleagues in the coming days. On December 7, Macron participated in negotiations on this issue with the heads of the United States, Germany, Italy and Great Britain. Earlier, Macron expressed hope that the talks held on Tuesday, December 7, between the leaders of Russia and the United States would lead to a decrease in tensions in relations between Western countries and Moscow. “Our strategy is to start working towards reducing tensions,” he said.

US Presidential Advisor Sullivan: The discussion between Biden and Putin was straightforward and frank US President Joe Biden welcomed the opportunity to communicate clearly and directly with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This was stated by the adviser to the head of the United States for national security Jake Sullivan, RIA Novosti reports. According to Sullivan, the discussion between Biden and Putin was direct and frank. Previously, the White House listed the main topics, which were raised during the past online talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States. Washington indicated that Biden voiced the concern of the United States and European allies with the build-up of Russian forces near the borders of Ukraine. The meeting was held via a special video link. The Kremlin said that this line was created during the previous administrations, but today it is being used for the first time. The first footage of

Biden's advisor Sullivan: The US still does not believe that Russia has decided to attack Ukraine The US still does not believe that Russia decided to attack Ukraine. This was stated by the US President's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, RIA Novosti reports. According to him, the White House still does not see signals indicating President Putin's decision to invade. Nevertheless, he noted, US leader Joe Biden warned his Russian colleague about the consequences of the attack during the December 7 talks and gave advice on “how to avoid it.” as if Russia is ready to attack Ukraine with half of all ground forces. According to her, Moscow plans to involve in the military operation “about 100 battalion tactical groups, or practically all combat-ready ground troops west of the Urals.” On December 4, American intelligence “discovered” that Russia is planning to invade the territory Ukraine, and drew up a map

TechCrunch: Google accused Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov of creating Glupteba Google has sued two Russians who allegedly created a bot Glupteba, which has infected over one million Windows computers worldwide. This is reported by TechCrunch. The claim was filed with the District Court of New York. Russians Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov are called the main developers of the botnet. The charges are based on their Gmail and Google Workspace accounts, which were allegedly created “to run a criminal enterprise.” The botnet gains access to user credentials and other data, as well as secretly mines cryptocurrency and sets up a proxy to redirect traffic. According to company representatives, Glupteba can be used at any time to carry out a powerful attack. Google demands compensation for damage from hacking, as well as permanently ban Russians from using the company's services. Previously, Microsoft published a report from which it follows that

Consul General of the Russian Federation in Houston Zakharov: negotiations on diplomatic visas with the United States will take place by the end of 2021 visas. The Consul General of Russia in Houston Alexander Zakharov told TASS about this. Negotiations should take place before the end of this year. According to Zakharov, there are “cautious positive shifts” on this issue. He also expressed the hope that these trends will lead to new agreements. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden during online talks noted that bilateral cooperation is in an unsatisfactory state. In particular, this is manifested in the difficulties experienced by the “curtailed” diplomatic missions of both countries in their work.