Category: Russia

Andriy Kortunov: Kiev is interested in the deployment of Western military personnel in any number taking such steps because they understood the potential risks. Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), said this in an interview with Lenta.ru. Related materials 00:02 – April 10 “The interests of Ukrainians are not taken into account” The US is sending warships to the Black Sea. What is expected in the West from the aggravation in Donbass? 15:34 – June 23 Russian sailors used weapons against the British destroyer. What is known about the incident Black Sea? According to him, such actions could lead to the involvement of these countries in a military conflict between Kiev and Donbass or between Kiev and Russia. At the same time, Ukraine itself is interested in deploying Western military personnel on its territory in any format and in any quantity. “This ties the West

Roscosmos: cosmonauts Shkaplerov and Dubrov for the first time switched to the new Pryhal module on the ISS Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Peter for the first time moved to the new Russian module “Prichal” on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported on the page of the state corporation “Roskosmos” on Twitter. “The hatches from the side of the module” Science “and from the side of the” Prichal “were opened at 22.39 Moscow time,” – said in the message of “Roskosmos”. Earlier it was reported that Progress M-UM with the Prichal nodal module docked to the ISS. Docking of the last Russian module with the ISS took place on November 26 at 18:26 Moscow time. The separation of the instrument-and-assembly compartment from the “Prichal” is scheduled for December 22 at 01:20.

Roskosmos: cosmonauts Shkaplerov and Dubrov for the first time switched to the new module “Prichal” on the ISS into the new Russian module “Prichal” on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported on the page of the state corporation “Roskosmos” on Twitter. “The hatches from the side of the module” Science “and from the side of the” Prichal “were opened at 22.39 Moscow time,” – said in the message of “Roskosmos”. Earlier it was reported that Progress M-UM with the Prichal nodal module docked to the ISS. Docking of the last Russian module with the ISS took place on November 26 at 18:26 Moscow time. The separation of the instrument-and-assembly compartment from the “Prichal” is scheduled for December 22 at 01:20.

A Brussels court has banned Uber An appeals court in Brussels ruled that Uber should disable the taxi booking app in the Belgian capital. The service has stopped working in this country, writes Reuters. The ban on private individuals from providing taxi services now also applies to professional drivers. Uber said it was very upset with this court decision. This will affect about two thousand drivers, the company noted. In protest, taxi drivers blocked a main street in the EU capital on 25 November. The Brussels administration has said it will work on a “temporary solution” to ban Uber. Uber is suing many European countries for not meeting service regulations and staffing practices. Some drivers complain that they cannot make enough money through the app, and that they are unable to take advantage of hospital payments and annual leave. It was previously reported that food delivery service Uber Eats will

Epidemiologist Rutherford: vaccines are effective against COVID-19 strains, the new one is no exception reason to think that the new strain from Africa will be an exception. This opinion was expressed in comments to “Lenta.ru” by Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California at San Francisco (USA) George Rutherford. Related materials00: 01 – September 8 ” The lack of vaccines is a shame “The acute phase of a pandemic could drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? 00:01 – 31 July ? The specialist emphasized that so far there is no evidence that the available vaccines have a lower chance against a new strain, called the Greek letter omicron. Earlier, the Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the strain could spread around the world in the next few months. On the evening of November 26, the World Health Organization recognized the

WHO: the newest strain COVID-19 B.1.1.529, named with the letter “omicron”, may threaten countries Experts from the World Organization Health (WHO) recognized the threat identified in South Africa, the newest strain COVID-19 B.1.1.529, which was assigned the Greek letter “omicron” (O). This is reported by Reuters. According to WHO experts, a new type of coronavirus may threaten countries that are fighting its spread. 50 mutations have a new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529 According to the organization, the B.1.1.529 virus, after a series of mutations, can affect the protein content in the body, and with such a change, current vaccines may not be as effective. The WHO also suggested that the omicron variant is spreading faster than its predecessors, as evidenced by the experience of South Africa. Therefore, the newer strain can affect more people in the world, including those who have recovered from other strains. The organization called on all

Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of dishonesty. He stated this on the air of the program “Freedom of Speech by Savik Shuster” on the TV channel “Ukraine 24”. Gordon called the press marathon, timed to coincide with the “equator” of Zelensky's presidential term, a theater of one actor. He noted that he was no longer interested in the Ukrainian leader. “Today there was a very mediocre actor on the stage who lied, constantly lied, and this was visible with the naked eye, who was aggressive, who entered into a skirmish with journalists, which simply belittled himself. Several times he repeated“ I am the president ”,“ I am the president ” … It seems to me that he himself still does not believe in this, he wants to convince himself of this, “Gordon emphasized. According to the journalist, Zelensky promised to leave the presidency after the first

The head of the Ministry of Health of South Africa Paakhla called the global reaction to the omicron strain unjustified for a new strain of coronavirus “omicron”. So he commented on the decision of the EU and a number of other countries of the world to close the entrance to travelers from five African countries. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti. Paakhla said that such a measure is contrary to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). He stressed that scientists have not yet found signs of increased virulence of the new strain. In addition, the minister stressed, experts do not believe that this option complicates the course of the disease. The head of the Ministry of Health assured that the existing vaccines against coronavirus have proven their effectiveness and remain the “main protection” against COVID-19. > Earlier, the US authorities said that from Monday, November 29, they

Former speaker of Rada Razumkov announced his intention to run for the presidential elections in Ukraine to the presidency of Ukraine in the next elections, as well as plans to create their own party. He said this on the air of the Youtube program “Freedom of speech by Savik Shuster.” “There will be elections – then let's go. I said, I took part in all the elections. I think that I will also take part in the next elections, ”Razumkov said. Answering the clarifying question of the presenter, the ex-speaker of the Rada stressed that he intends to participate in both the presidential and parliamentary elections. According to him, he will do “what he failed to do” in 2019. Razumkov also added that by the next parliamentary elections he will have time to create his own political party. Razumkov already announced his intention to go to the next presidential elections

State Duma Deputy Shkhagoshev: cars of reckless drivers must be parked often exceed the speed limit. This is reported by RIA Novosti. When preparing a bill on punishment for drivers who are reckless on the roads, it is proposed to consider such a measure as banning driving a “faulty” car or placing it in the parking lot, the author of the initiative emphasized. > Earlier it became known that the updated Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO) will include several new fines for drivers. In particular, if the code is approved, both new and previously announced fines will appear in it. One of the “costly” violations will be drunk driving with a child in the cabin, for which a punishment of up to 50 thousand rubles and deprivation of rights will be imposed. Another change in the document was the absence of the term “average speed”. Although back in September it