Category: Russia

Negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia began in Sochi Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. This was reported on Friday, November 26, TASS reported. According to Putin, the purpose of the talks is to create conditions for the revival of Nagorno-Karabakh. He considered it positive that there are no full-scale hostilities in Karabakh, although there are occasional incidents. Putin added that Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia should strive to strengthen ties, not destroy. In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, mostly populated by Armenians, declared independence from Azerbaijan, which tried to return it by force. In 1994, the parties signed a truce, which was periodically violated. On September 27, 2020, battles began on the line of contact between Azerbaijan and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. A few weeks later, on November 9, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a ceasefire statement. Baku regained control of part

Former head of Turkish intelligence: Washington is trying to make Ankara an enemy of Moscow but also hurts relations with partners – for example, Russia. Ankara should not succumb to Washington's attempts to exert pressure, said former chief of intelligence of the General Staff of Turkey, Colonel General Ismail Hakky Beijing in an interview with Lenta.ru correspondent Hayal Muazzin. Related materials 00:02 – 13 August They are crossing the border. Turkey is gently taking over the countries of the former USSR. Why can't Russia prevent it? 00:01 – 27 July Diplomatic acrobatics. Turkey does not recognize Crimea and sells weapons to Ukraine. How does she manage to be friends with Russia? The United States, among other things, is trying to make Turkey an enemy of Russia, increasing its activity in the Black Sea. In addition, Ankara itself agreed to strengthen the cooperation of the naval forces in the Black Sea

Zelensky said that he expects guarantees from the new government of the Federal Republic of Germany on gas transit … This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a press marathon, which is broadcast on the page of the head of state's office on Facebook. According to him, Kiev hopes to get guarantees from Berlin to preserve the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. He stressed that the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is the country's biggest tragedy, and expressed hope that the European Union (EU) will also fulfill all its promises to ensure Ukraine's energy security. Zelensky also put forward a demand for Germany to assist in resolving the conflict in Donbass and called for pressure on Russia to achieve a meeting in the “Normandy format”. Earlier it became known that the new ruling coalition of Germany agreed on the composition of the cabinet

Bloomberg: UK decided to save on railroad construction the most important projects for the development of the country's transport system, writes Bloomberg. Some local politicians accused the authorities of treason. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the Northern Powerhouse Rail program in January 2019. It included the construction of railways, the modernization of the railway infrastructure in Northern England, which was noticeably inferior to the more prosperous south of the country, as well as the improvement of rail links between regions throughout the country. As part of the program, a new metro station was planned in Manchester to expand the HS2 high-speed rail line. In mid-November 2021, the authorities decided to almost halve the program's budget of £ 34 billion ($ 46.5 billion). Due to cost savings, the construction of the Leeds-Birmingham high-speed line was canceled, and the road between Manchester and Leeds was only upgraded – a new modern line

Honda Introduces Smart Car Seat Belt Honda Motor Company unveils smart seat belt technology. This is reported by The Japan Times. The Japanese corporation said in a statement that it has begun integrating artificial intelligence into its vehicles to warn drivers of road accidents. The company said it hopes to achieve zero deaths in road accidents caused by human error by 2050. One of the features of the car equipped with sensors and cameras called the presence of a smart belt, which is equipped with a tension adjustment mechanism. So, in the event of a sudden appearance of pedestrians on the road, the belt will stretch, thus giving a signal to the driver to brake. If the owner of the car tries to move to an adjacent lane while overtaking by another participant in the movement, the car will give a sound signal through the speakers built into the cabin.

The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Zhirinovsky said about the “Stalinist system of camps” in the work of the FSIN The structure of the FSIN is still ” therefore, the work of the service still cannot be adjusted, and a change in leadership is unlikely to change anything. This is how LDPR chairman Vladimir Zhirinovsky in Telegram reacted to the resignation of the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Alexander Kalashnikov. According to the politician, the situation will change when other people come to the system. The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party noted that employees must be recruited at a general competition. In addition, in his opinion, it is necessary to get rid of the “cane” system that pushes workers to abuse. Kalashnikov was dismissed from his post as head of the Federal Penitentiary Service on November 25 by a decree of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Instead of

President Zelensky: the current situation on the border between Russia and Ukraine is no worse than in the spring worse than spring. President of the Republic Vladimir Zelensky said this during his press marathon, which is broadcast on Facebook. He compared the current situation on the border of the two states with the spring period and noted that now the number of Russian military there is less. At the same time, Zelensky stressed that since the beginning of the truce in Donbass, their number has increased. The head of the republic also expressed concern about Moscow's rhetoric towards Kiev and NATO and asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to refute the preparation of troops to invade Ukraine . Prior to that, Zelensky assessed the likelihood of a full-scale Russian-Ukrainian military conflict. According to him, information about this in the media is “intimidation”, and the borders of the republic are under the