Category: Russia

US Energy Secretary Granholm: Washington hopes for oil prices to fall Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters at the White House, RIA Novosti writes. “We hope that prices will stabilize and begin to move down. We are not saying that there will be some dramatic difference [with current prices], “she said. Earlier, the White House assessed a plan to release additional oil reserves to reduce the rise in fuel prices in the country. Granholm said freeing up state oil reserves is a temporary strategy, while the long-term strategy remains clean energy.

Head of the Gamaleya Center Gunzburg: the pace of vaccination against coronavirus needs to be accelerated 4-5 times 4-5 times, said the head of the Gamaleya Center Alexander Gunzburg. This is reported by TASS. According to the expert, in this case, herd immunity in Russia will reach the required level in three months. “The volume of vaccinations per day should be increased 4-5 times, then we will reach the required immunization coverage threshold within three months and stop curling our fingers about the next wave,” the specialist believes. Previously, a deputy of the Ryazan Regional Duma Vladimir Sidorov, during a meeting of the Regional Duma, urged to shoot people who buy and sell certificates of vaccination against coronavirus. “Today they buy certificates from vaccinations. In general, you have to shoot for this. I figured … I myself would have taken part in the executions. It is imperative to do this,

Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili said there was no progress in relations with Russia Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said there was no progress in political relations between Tbilisi and Moscow. He expressed this opinion in an interview with the First Channel of the Georgian Public Broadcaster. Garibashvili accused Russia of disrespect for the territorial sovereignty and unity of Georgia, as well as the occupation of 20 percent of the country's territory. According to him, this is the main barrier in establishing relations. At the same time, the head of the Georgian government noted that in 2021, when his Georgian Dream party came to power, there was no no contacts, including economic and cultural. According to Garibashvili, his party managed to achieve de-escalation with Russia. He pointed to the current format of the informal dialogue of the two countries “Abashidze-Karasin”, which concerns trade, economic and cultural relations. At the same time,

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov: exchanged information about Russia with intelligence services of the United States and Britain , USA and UK exchanged information on Russian actions near Ukrainian borders. He told about this during a trip to the Shirokiy Lan training ground in the Nikolaev region, his words are quoted on the agency's website. The Ukrainian delegation headed by Reznikov was on a visit to Washington on November 18-19. “I had two important meetings: with the British Defense Ministers Ben Wallace and the US Secretary of State Lloyd Austin. We had serious conversations, where we clearly compared the factual that our intelligence receives and theirs. We made an exchange of information between our intelligence agencies – the conclusions are the same. We understand the risk regime, “he said. Earlier in November, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, accused Kiev of

Deputy Sidorov explained with emotion the words about shootings for the purchase of covid certificates and sell certificates of vaccination against coronavirus, explained his words with emotion. This is reported by RZN.info. In an interview with the publication, Sidorov explained that his words were so emotional, since his wife died after being infected with the coronavirus, and he himself had been sick with COVID-19 for a month. At the same time, he did not abandon his position regarding the fact that those who buy and sell covid certificates and violate antiquity legislation should be “treated harshly.” Earlier, “Komsomolskaya Pravda Ryazan” reported that Vladimir During a meeting of the Regional Duma, Sidorov urged to shoot people who buy and sell certificates of vaccination against coronavirus. Honored Lawyer of Russia Ivan Solovyov warned that criminal liability for acquiring a fake vaccination certificate could come under Part 3 of Article 327 Of the

Infectionist Voznesensky: the next jump in the incidence of COVID-19 is expected in January Lente.ru “, when we can expect the next sharp jump in the incidence of COVID-19. ” If we focus on the increase in the incidence of other acute respiratory viral infections, which we track annually, the jump is observed in the second half of January, “the specialist said. The infectious disease specialist noted that this is due to the departure of schoolchildren and students for vacations and holidays in adults. “As a result, epidemic chains are formed and new cases of infection are formed, then everyone comes back and begins to actively transmit the virus from the infected to the healthy,” Voznesensky explained. Whether the fifth wave of coronavirus will come in Russia depends on the formation of herd immunity and on how widespread vaccination will become, the infectious disease specialist believes. He added that “today

US Energy Secretary Granholm called the release of state oil reserves a short-term strategy in the country. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. According to her, the release of state oil reserves is a temporary strategy, while the long-term strategy remains the transition to clean energy. ” This is a short-term strategy: to ensure that people do not suffer today. A long-term strategy is to ensure that the country does not suffer in the future, to build clean (energy), ”Granholm told reporters. Earlier, US President Joe Biden announced the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the country's strategic reserve. The decision to use strategic reserves was also made by China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK.

The Call of Hell series has overtaken The Squid Game in the list of the most viewed Netflix projects “Play squid” at the top of the list of the most viewed projects on the streaming service Netflix. This is reported by The Guardian. “Call of Hell” directed by Yong Sang Ho topped the top in more than 80 countries 24 hours after its premiere. According to the plot of the series, monsters hunt sinners who know the day and hour of their death, and send them to hell. Earlier, the South Korean series “The Squid Game” about cruel children's survival games was recognized as the most popular in history Netflix. In the 25 days since its premiere, it has been viewed 111 million times. Thus, the show bypassed the American TV series “Bridgerton”, which received 82 million views in its first four weeks.

Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in all UEFA Champions League matches for the 2021/2022 season all matches of the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League. Statistics are available on the website of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The Portuguese scored a goal in the 78th minute of the meeting against Spanish Villarreal (2: 0). Thus, he scored six goals in five matches of the tournament. The 36-year-old has become the first Manchester United player to achieve such an achievement. Manchester United secured an early entry into the Champions League playoffs. The team scored ten points in five matches and will not fall below second place in Group F. In the same season, Ronaldo set another record in the Champions League. The Italian Atalanta, whose goal was scored by the footballer, became the 38th team, the goal of which was hit by the Portuguese in the tournament. This is