Category: Russia

Sberbank Chairman of the Board Gref to propose to extend the preferential mortgage program This was stated by the chairman of the board of Sberbank, German Gref, RIA Novosti reports. “I would, for example, in some form, maybe not 100 percent, but for certain categories of people, maybe for certain regions such a program could well be preserved, “Gref said and added that the program has shown good results. The head of Sberbank noted that now the program costs the state a little more due to the growth of the key rate. However, if the rate decreases, the program will become profitable in terms of its costs. The term of the concessional mortgage program has already been extended until June 2021. Then the maximum rate under the program was raised from 6.5 percent to 7 percent, and the loan amount was reduced to three million rubles for all regions. The

Professor Sarah Gilbert said the next pandemic could be worse than COVID-19 One of the developers of the AstraZeneca vaccine, professor at Oxford University Sarah Gil (Sarah Gilbert) warned that future pandemics could be more dangerous and more deadly than the coronavirus pandemic. Her words are reported by The Washington Post. “This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods. The truth is, the next [time] could be even worse. It can be more contagious, or more deadly, or both together, “the expert explained. She also called for more active funding for research and stated that a situation should not be allowed in which after huge investments in the fight against the pandemic, the world will not be ready for new infections. Gilbert compared pandemics to war: according to her, just as states invest in diplomacy and defense, they need to invest in protection

The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case after the shooting in the Moscow MFC This was announced on Tuesday, December 7, to Lente.ru by the official representative of the Moscow ICR department, Yulia Ivanova. According to the investigation, a criminal case was initiated under Article 105 (“Murder of two or more persons”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation , law enforcement officers are working on the spot. All the circumstances of the incident are being established. Earlier on December 7, it became known that an employee of the center and a visitor were killed during the shooting at the MFC in the southeast of Moscow. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also confirmed the death of two people, he noted that the attacker had already been detained. The mayor stressed that doctors are helping the wounded.

Foreign Minister Lavrov: Russia will help Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania with weapons Russia will continue to help the African countries of the Sahel group five (G5 Sahel – Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania) by supplying weapons, military equipment and training peacekeepers to fight terrorism. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, TASS reports. “We talked about the steps that Russia is taking in order to support the emerging forces of the Sahel Five. The process of their formation is now ending. We will continue to support this process, “the Russian minister said following talks with Chad Foreign Minister Mahamat Zene Sheriff. Earlier on Tuesday, December 7, it became known that the fighters of a Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner helped soldiers of the National Army of the Central African Republic (CAR) FACA to recapture the city of Kuango in the south of

Former adviser to the US leader advised NATO to deploy troops in Ukraine on a rotational basis John Bolton said that NATO countries should deploy their troops on the territory of Ukraine on a rotational basis. He advised regularly replacing some of the units in order to “effectively contain Russia.” Such words sounded in his interview for Radio Liberty (included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of foreign agents). In his opinion, NATO should also place more weapons in Ukraine. “We need to make sure that the cost [of confrontation] is so high that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and his advisers find it unacceptable. I think this is a way to restrain hostilities that seem so inevitable, “Bolton is convinced. Earlier, a high-ranking US administration official said during his speech that the United States, together with the European Union, had developed economic countermeasures against Russia in case of

“MK”: Sergei Glazov, who started the shooting at the MFC in Moscow, was the first to injure the guard in the arm The first victims of the actions of Sergei Glazov, who shooting in one of the Moscow MFCs, was a security officer. The identity of the first victim was revealed by the Telegram channel of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. As it became known, Glazov wounded security guard Yevgeny Kondratyev on the ground floor near the ATM in the hand. The wounded Kondratyev ran to the second floor shouting “Hide in the offices!” Earlier it was reported about two people killed as a result of the attack by a man in the building of the MFC. In addition, three more people were injured, including one child of 10 years old. The shooting, according to the source of the Telegram channel “112”, was opened by 45-year-old Sergei Glazov. This was preceded

Norwegian Foreign Minister Witfeldt: it is important to continue contacts with Russia in times of tension In a period of growing international tension, it is important to maintain contacts with Russia. This was stated by Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Witfeldt, TASS reports. The diplomat said that she had her first meeting as Norwegian Foreign Minister with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “It is important that we continue to cooperate with Russia at a time when the level of conflict in this part of the world has intensified,” she said. Witfeldt stressed that Oslo's policy towards Moscow has not changed under the new Cabinet of Ministers. with the Labor Party. Among the ways of possible cooperation with the Russian side, she named fishing and rescue at sea. On December 3, the head of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said that the new government of the country opposes the movements of Oslo's allies

Ministry of Internal Affairs: during the shooting at the MFC in the southeast of Moscow, an employee of the center and a visitor were killed an employee of the center and a visitor were killed, TASS reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Earlier it was reported that two people died as a result of an attack by a man in the building of the MFC. In addition, three more people were injured, including one child of 10 years old. The shooting, according to the source of the Telegram channel “112”, was opened by 45-year-old Sergei Glazov. This was preceded by a conflict over a protective mask after a security guard asked to put it on. The shooter was detained, a criminal case was initiated under articles on the murder of two or more persons, as well as on illegal arms trafficking.

The head of the HRC Fadeev called for the removal of signs in Uzbek and Tajik in Moscow for the sake of migrants to the Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin with a request to deal with the signs in the Uzbek and Tajik languages. This is reported by the official Telegram channel of the HRC. According to Fadeev, local residents living near the Prokshino metro station asked him to check the signs. “Instead of the integration policy migrants to society and local culture, we create all the conditions for a comfortable stay of newcomers without knowledge and command of the Russian language, “- noted in the channel HRC. Fadeev notes that the translation of signs contradicts the provisions of the Federal Law” On the State Language Of the Russian Federation “, as well as clause 44 of the Model Rules for the Use of the Metro. ” In addition, it

The creators of the film “Tsoi” were accused of falsifying evidence release of the film directed by Alexei Uchitel “Tsoi”. This was reported on Tuesday, December 7, by the Telegram-channel “Caution, novosti”. It is noted that the lawyer Alexander Nikolaev, the representative of Viktor Tsoi's son, turned to the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Preobrazhenskoye district of Moscow. The accusatory statement on falsification of evidence says that the picture illegally uses photographs of Viktor Elizarov, who worked as a staff photographer for Lenkontsert. The relatives of the late rocker said that the staff of the Rock Films Teacher's film studio, the creators of the film about Tsoi, forged documents giving them the right to use Elizarov's works. The applicants rely on the expert's handwriting opinion that the signature is under the agreement with the Rock Films studio executed not by Elizarov, but by another person. Tsoi's