Category: Russia

Gas prices in Europe rose by almost 8 percent Gas prices in Europe rose 7.87 percent to $ 1,149 (96.66 euros), during trading on Tuesday, December 7, according to data from the ICE exchange. The value of January futures on the Dutch TTF hub jumped on news of possible US sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine. writes Bloomberg. The volume of purchases increased by 7.6 percent. Investors fear that escalating tensions between Moscow and the West will reduce gas supplies from Russia. “The European gas market is once again at the mercy of geopolitics, as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine increase the likelihood of new sanctions against Moscow,” said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.

Mercenaries from the Wagner PMC helped the CAR military to recapture the city of Kuango from the militants Central African Republic (CAR) FACA recapture the southern city of Quango, which was attacked by the Patriots for Change Coalition (CPC) militants. This was reported by the Special Purpose Channel Telegram channel. According to it, the militants attacked Quango, which is located in Huaca prefecture near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 2. Presumably, they intended to engage in the plundering of the settlement in the future, but Russian mercenaries interfered with the implementation of their plans. It is noted that after the fighters of the Wagner PMC in the course of their planned joint operation with FACA approached the city, representatives of the SRS were forced to retreat. Sweep operations are ongoing in the vicinity of Kuango. In addition, the mercenaries are looking for accomplices of the

Future German Chancellor Scholz: we are concerned about the movement of troops near the borders of Ukraine … This was stated at a press conference by the future German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, RIA Novosti reports. “Security and cooperation in Europe envisage the observance of the principles on which we agreed during the long processes of the policy of detente in 1970-1980,” – said the politician. He stressed that the inviolability of state borders belongs to the indicated principles. Scholz noted that the creation of a threat to Ukraine through military pressure is unacceptable. In his opinion, US President Joe Biden will express a similar position during the upcoming contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On December 4, American intelligence “discovered” that Russia was planning an invasion of Ukrainian territory, and drew up a map of the proposed offensive against several fronts. The Kremlin denied these allegations and announced an information

The Russian labor union of migrants supported the ban on discrimination against tenants containing a mention of nationality. The chairman of the trade union of migrant workers, Renat Karimov, said this in an interview with the radio station “Moscow speaking”. “We, of course, are in favor, we believe that it is a bad practice when they give preference to one nationality in the delivery of housing over another. We support, we approve, ”Karimov stressed. Earlier, CIAN decided to prohibit renting and selling housing“ exclusively to the Slavs ”. From February 1, 2022, grounds for discrimination or incitement to discrimination cannot be included in the texts of announcements. As a rule, we are talking about the mention of race and ethnicity, including skin color, citizenship and religion, explained in CIAN. Before the ban came into force, the portal left users the opportunity to edit ads themselves – later the system will

In an episode of his show dedicated to his grandmother, Ivan Urgant told several stories about her Russian artist and TV presenter Ivan Urgant dedicated the “On Channel One, to her grandmother, actress Nina Urgant, whose death it became known on December 3. In the program, he told several stories about her and talked with Andrei Smirnov, the director of the film “Belorussky Station”, in which Urgant played the main role. The episode was published on YouTube. “This is the first time our program will be called” Evening Urgant “. We decided that it would be right to dedicate it to my grandmother, ”said the host. He said that his grandmother always watched programs with his participation, shared her impressions and even made critical remarks. “She spoke directly, as it is:“ I didn’t like it. I didn’t understand what you said at all. You speak very quickly. ” Or “ProjectorParisHilton”

EU Representative Stano warned Russia about the serious consequences of the attack on Ukraine The European Union will not accept any aggression against Ukraine and will respond harshly if Russia will try to carry out an attack on it. This was stated in an interview with Lenta.ru by the official representative of the EU foreign policy service Peter Stano. “Our position is very clear: the EU does not accept any aggression. We will take the side of Ukraine and will support it in the face of any aggression, “the diplomat promised. According to him, if the invasion of Ukraine nevertheless occurs, it will have the worst consequences. “The European Union will defend Ukraine, we will support it. We will not allow any aggression or violation of its rights, its sovereignty, its territorial integrity. Otherwise, the EU and the entire international community will be forced to react. And I dare to

Future German Chancellor Scholz announced the need to support gas pumping through Ukraine Ukraine after the signing of the coalition agreement. The new government of Germany, after Angela Merkel's departure from the post of chancellor, will maintain its position on Ukraine's status as a gas transit country and will adhere to the previous requirements, TASS reports, citing Scholz's words. “We have set ourselves a goal for Ukraine to remain a transit country for gas. And we will strive for this in the future, ”said the future chancellor. Scholz added that the “Normandy format” should once again become an effective instrument for resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The Normandy Four is a group of leaders from Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, formed in 2014 to fight the crisis in eastern Ukraine. It is expected that the new government of Germany will be sworn in on December 8. Previously, Olaf Scholz

Russian skier Stepanova said that Norwegian Johaug was surprised at her congratulations silver in the individual race at the World Cup in Lillehamer. This is reported by “Sport-Express”. According to the Russian woman, the Norwegian was surprised by her ability to speak. “She looked at me with such shock. Like: “What? You congratulated me? Are you surely Russian?” “- added Stepanova. The athlete also said that she has no language barrier. “Now we need to be on the same wavelength with this world. Open up, talk about yourself, not be afraid to have your own opinion, “the skier emphasized. Johaug won silver on Saturday, December 4. A day later, Stepanova, as part of the Russian national team, won gold in the relay. The 20-year-old athlete ran in the final stage.

VK Calls launched its own AR background replacement technology in the web version For development, virtual backgrounds have appeared in the web version of the service. This was reported in the press service of the social network. It is noted that the low-level implementation of the segmentation model finds a person in the frame and builds his precise and smooth contour. The innovation is that all calculations are performed in a parallel thread so that the use of the virtual background does not affect the speed of VKontakte and neighboring browser tabs. Now in the web version of VK Calls, the speaker can safely move during call and not worry that the interlocutors will notice the situation behind him. “The virtual background also helps to create the right mood during a call, for example, to feel more confident during a work discussion. And event organizers can install the brand logo

Evan Rachel Wood had to move because of Marilyn Manson's threats to her son American actress Evan Rachel Wood accused musician Marilyn Manson of her eight-year-old son Jack. The Daily Mail reports. Due to the rocker's statements, the artist had to install bulletproof glass windows and a steel door in her home in Los Angeles. She also decided to temporarily move to Nashville. The threats from Manson became known from documents related to the lawsuit between Wood and her ex-husband Jamie Bell. The spouses are deciding the issue of custody of the child, and during one of the meetings, Bell said that the actress decided to move so that he would see his son less often. The artist herself insists that the move is connected with Manson's threats. Related materials 13:34 – February 2 Marilyn Manson was accused of Tied up, beatings and “indescribable things”: several women announced the brutality