Category: Russia

White House: Biden and Putin instructed their teams to continue dialogue on Ukraine US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to continue contacts across Ukraine. This was announced by the White House following the talks between the heads of state, RIA Novosti reports. According to the US administration, Biden and Putin instructed their teams to continue the dialogue on Ukraine. The US President also called on the Russian leader to de-escalate around Ukraine and return to diplomacy. Earlier it was reported that the talks between the leaders of Russia and the United States had been completed; they lasted two hours. The meeting took place 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 the politicians' communication was shown to the journalists, but then the meeting

World of apartments: in 2021, rent of cottages for the New Year has risen in price by 15 percent more than usual with the help of their housing. In Russia, from December 2020 to December 2021, the rent of cottages for the winter holidays has risen by 15 percent. This is stated in the study of the portal “World of apartments”, materials are at the disposal of “Lenta.ru”. On average, in Russia, renting a house for three New Year's days will cost 58 thousand rubles. The cheapest option of the Moscow Region is rented for two people for 45 thousand rubles for a period from December 31 to January 2. A one-storey house is located 85 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road, guests have at their disposal a terrace with garden furniture and a barbecue. The average rental price in the Moscow region, excluding elite offers, is 60-120 thousand rubles.

Head of Rospotrebnadzor Popova: there are 24 Russians in hospitals who arrived from South Africa Currently, 24 out of the total number of arrivals are in hospitals from South Africa. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova. Many hospitalized patients test positive for COVID-19. There are also Russians who have tested negative, but show symptoms of coronavirus. According to Popova, so far only two cases of the omicron strain have been confirmed. These patients are under medical supervision, she stressed. In addition, in total, there are about 100 people who have arrived from South Africa to Russia in the observatory with suspected coronavirus. Earlier, Popova said that the omicron strain of coronavirus can be brought to Russia from 50 countries. The chief sanitary doctor of Russia noted that the omicron strain is more infectious than the previous options, and recommended that Russians returning

Mayor Sobyanin named the heroes of the deceased guard and policeman in the Moscow MFC MFC “Ryazansky”. He wrote about this on his Twitter. “Real heroes”, – said the mayor. He noted that the deceased security officer Alexei Ruzlev closed the visitors from the killer with his chest, and Senior Lieutenant Georgy Domolaev, alone and without a weapon, managed to detain the criminal. The shooting at the MFC became known earlier on Tuesday, December 7. The attacker was detained, it turned out to be 45-year-old Sergei Glazov. According to preliminary data, he refused to put on a mask and came into conflict with the center guard, and subsequently took out a weapon and started shooting. As a result, two people died, three were injured

Biden told Putin about economic and other measures in case of military escalation in Ukraine US President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about economic and other measures in the event of a military escalation in Ukraine. He said this during the talks between the heads of state, RIA Novosti reports.

Scientists wanted to carry out genotyping of Red Book Saker Falcons in Altai Altai Territory. Thus, Russian ornithologists could save the Red Book predator from complete extinction. This is reported on the official website of Altai State University. Increasing the number of the Saker Falcon in Altai and returning it to its natural environment is the primary goal of all work, since the number of birds is decreasing every year. According to experts, this happens for several reasons: poachers catch predators and resell them to the Middle East for falconry, and Saker Falcons also die due to lack of food and dangerous power lines. As a result, in 2021, ornithologists were able to find only two nests of the rarest bird in the region. The Altai-Falcon University Laboratory proposed a way to restore the number of falcons of this species. According to the director of the Zoological Center IBB AltSU,

The United States did not include sanctions on Russia's sovereign debt in the draft defense budget The country's defense budget is presented without corresponding restrictions, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the text of the bill. At the same time, the document assumes that $ 4 billion will be spent on the initiative for military deterrence of Russia. December 6 it became known that the United States has prepared a new sanctions package against Russia, including disconnecting from SWIFT. It is planned to apply it in the event of a military invasion of Ukraine by Moscow. The authors of the document assess it as “damn aggressive”. In addition, it contains a ban on the use of American banks and payment systems for large Russian businessmen and representatives of the close circle of President Vladimir Putin.

US Defense Budget Submitted Without Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline against the Russian gas pipeline “Nord Stream-2”. RIA Novosti writes about this, the corresponding document is also published on the website of the Congress. Judging by the document, the American authorities did not impose restrictions either against the gas pipeline, or against the state debt of Russia, or against Russian individuals suspected of violating human rights . Previously, Congressmen introduced all these points into the agreed draft defense budget, but now they are excluded. Idaho Republican Senator James Risch, in particular, insisted that the American authorities should introduce anti-Russian measures to help Ukraine. According to him, Nord Stream 2 is intended to replace the gas transportation system in Kiev.

UFC fighter Coach Conor McGregor: Third fight with Nate Diaz is tempting Kavanagh named the desired opponents for the athlete's first bout after his return. He is quoted by MMA Fighting. Mentor McGregor admitted that he considers the third fight against American Nate Diaz tempting. “This fight makes me fearful. This guy is rushing ahead and he does not care – to fight for three or five rounds. Therefore, it is extremely interesting, ”Kavanagh is convinced. He also noted that he would be interested in a duel between McGregor and American Tony Ferguson. McGregor was injured in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight with Dustin Poirier. The Irishman continues to recover from a broken leg. He is expected to return to performing in the spring of 2022. Michael Chandler, Max Holloway, and Khamzat Chimaev expressed their desire to fight the former UFC champion. McGregor fought Diaz twice. The American became