Category: Russia

The head of Termoelectrica, through which Moldova repaid its debt to Gazprom, resigned The head of Termoelectrica, through whom Vyacheslav Yeniia repaid debt to Gazprom, resigned. He is leaving his post on December 1 amid suspicions of illegal enrichment. This is stated in a press release published on the company's website. The company noted that Yeni is completing his mandate. He served as CEO of Termoelectrica for six years, three consecutive terms. Yeni himself did not explain the reasons for his resignation, but wished his former colleagues “success in the future and the implementation of all the wonderful and expected projects of the enterprise.” On November 24, the anti-corruption prosecutor's office opened a criminal case against Yeni on suspicion of illegal enrichment. His home and office were searched. According to the investigation, in the period from 2015 to 2021, his expenses exceeded income by $ 217 thousand, and at that

Head of FMBA Skvortsova: it takes nine days to create a test to detect the omicron strain Head of the Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) Veronica Skvortsova on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel called the time frame for creating a test to detect the omicron strain of coronavirus. According to her, FMBA is ready to make a test system in nine days. “Now we will very quickly make a set for this omicron, because the design takes three to four days, five days to create this test system itself,” she noted. Skvortsova added that the new version of COVID is 19 is interesting in that he actually summed up those mutations that were accumulated by previous strains. Earlier, the director of the Gamaleya Center Alexander Gintsburg said that experimental work on creating a vaccine against a new strain of coronavirus infection omicron would take no more than ten

US President Biden: the omicron strain is cause for concern, but not for panic US President Joe Biden at a press conference stated that the new omicron strain of coronavirus infection is cause for concern, but not cause for panic. The broadcast was conducted on the White House website. The American leader noted that as soon as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the omicron strain as a new threat, he banned entry to the United States from eight African countries, including South Africa … According to him, this allowed to buy time to take measures to protect against the new strain of COVID-19. “We will fight this option using scientific and competent methods without any chaos and confusion,” he said. politician. A new strain of coronavirus under the code B.1.1.529 was detected in South Africa on November 11, isolated cases were also recorded in European countries. The World Health

RTL: The Netherlands is preparing a legal procedure in ICAO v. Russia in the case of the MH17 crash procedure in the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in the case of the crash of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July 2014. This is reported by the RTL Nieuws TV channel, citing anonymous sources. The issue will be on the agenda of the new government, which is currently being formed. RTL sources call this new procedure promising for the Netherlands. The interlocutors also claim that Russia allegedly violated the Chicago Convention, according to which countries are obliged to ensure the safety of civil aviation. The Chicago Convention states that each state must refrain from using weapons against civil aircraft, the authors of the material noted. The final decision on filing a claim against Russia in ICAO should be made by the new Cabinet of Ministers of the Netherlands. “If

The head of Roscosmos Rogozin called the words of NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg about Russia rudeness Jens Stoltenberg's NATO, which he said about Russia. He wrote about this in his Telegram channel. On Monday, November 29, the head of the North Atlantic Alliance said that he believes in the possibility of dialogue with Russia, since it is necessary “to reduce the potential risks that may arise.” He noted that NATO countries need to show that they are “united as never before” so that “Russia does not want to attack” any of them. As the head of Roscosmos noted, “the rhetoric of NATO bureaucrats have changed dramatically in recent years. ” Rogozin recalled that in 2008-2011, when he headed the Permanent Mission of Russia to NATO in Brussels, “not a single NATO official had the idea to say something like that to us.” “Now they are constantly rude and accustom others

People's Artist of Russia Gradsky will be buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery on December 1 at 13:30 cemetery on Wednesday 1 December. The date was revealed by the official website of the Gradsky Hall Theater. “The civil funeral service will take place at the theater on December 1 from 10:00 to 12:00. Burial at the Vagankovskoye cemetery at 13:30, “the message says. It is noted that the farewell will be held in a private format without media accreditation. Gradsky died in the capital on November 28. He was taken to hospital with suspected stroke. The coronavirus infection suffered by the artist in September led to a deterioration in health. He was 72 years old. Alexander Gradsky has released over 40 albums. He took part in work on several dozen films as a composer and singer, including “One among strangers, a stranger among friends”, “Do not part with your loved ones”,

US State Department: the departure of 54 Russian diplomats cannot be called expulsion The departure of 54 Russian diplomats, scheduled for 2022, cannot be considered their expulsion or a punitive measure. This opinion was expressed by the deputy head of the press service of the US State Department, Jalina Porter, writes TASS. She stressed that the Russian side had been notified of this decision in advance. According to Porter, the United States is making the same demands on Russian diplomats that Russia made to State Department officials. Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that 27 Russian diplomats would leave the United States on January 30. He stressed that the spouses of the diplomatic corps employees are deprived of their accreditation, children are not issued visas. The diplomat also said that the United States rejects all of Russia's proposals to restore inter-parliamentary ties, rejects requests for meetings in Congress

Lawyer Stavitskaya: ex-senator Rauf Arashukov and his father Raul did not plead guilty to the murders Former senator Rauf Arashukov and his father Raul during the first meeting in the Moscow City Court, on the merits of the case, they did not plead guilty to any of the charges brought against him, including murders. The ex-senator's lawyer Anna Stavitskaya told Interfax about this. As one of the participants in the process told TASS, only Guzer Khashukaev pleaded guilty, who is accused of embezzlement, false denunciation and membership in a criminal community. p> The next court session will be held on November 30, at which they will begin to interrogate witnesses and examine written materials. In the case of the former senator there are 20 defendants, including his father Raul Arashukov, who, according to the investigation , created a criminal group to steal gas from Gazprom worth more than 30 billion