Category: Russia

A group of WHO scientists advised to stop treatment with blood plasma of COVID-19 patients A group of international experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) advised to stop treatment with coronavirus blood plasma of COVID-19 patients. This is stated in a press release from the organization, which was received by Lenta.ru. According to WHO scientists, current data show that this method of treatment does not reduce the risk of death from coronavirus or the likelihood of being on mechanical ventilation, but plasma treatment is costly and time consuming. Thus, WHO opposes the use of plasma from recovered patients for patients with mild, moderate and severe disease. Recommendations are based on data from 16 studies involving 16,236 patients with mild, severe and critical COVID-19 infection. These recommendations are part of the guidance developed by the World Health Organization with the methodological support of the MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation to provide

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba does not expect “breakthroughs” in the talks between the leaders of the Russian Federation Putin and the United States Biden Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba revealed expectations from the talks between the leaders of Russia Vladimir Putin and the United States, Joe Biden, saying that he does not expect “breakthroughs.” He spoke about this on the air of the ICTV channel, RIA Novosti reports. “I think that tomorrow each side will declare its maximalist vision of the logic of further actions, and then different teams will work to further develop the situation,” – said the Foreign Minister, expressing confidence that Biden will give “very clear signals” what Kiev's partners will do if the Russian Federation “goes on a military operation against our state.” According to Kuleba, Kiev understands that NATO is not will fight for Ukraine, but the member states of the alliance can “do a

Economic expert Skarshevsky: It makes no sense for Russia to attack Ukraine Economic expert Viktor Skarshevsky admitted the lack of profit on the air of NASH TV channel, which Russia could get in the event of an allegedly planned invasion of Ukraine. “No one will attack us, because Russia does not need this headache, Russia has no point in attacking, it is now happy with everything in geopolitical terms, the only thing is now a showdown, competition between the United States, Russia and China. Now the rates are really increasing and everyone wants to bargain for themselves more and Ukraine is secondary in this context, ”the expert said. In addition, he noted that the country's authorities make a large number of statements that contradict each other. In his opinion, this suggests that people making such statements do not communicate with each other. Earlier, the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Svyatoslav

Rospotrebnadzor warned of an increase in the incidence of influenza and SARS in 54 regions the incidence of influenza and ARVI. Epidemic thresholds have been exceeded in all of them, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the department. “In the 48th week of 2021 (November 29 – December 5), the level of acute respiratory viral infections increased compared to the previous (47th) week. The number of Russian regions with an excess of the epidemic thresholds for influenza and ARVI in the total population has increased by 10, ”experts warned. The department stressed that Russians have become more sick with influenza and ARVI in 54 regions of the country. Exceeding weekly morbidity thresholds is observed among adults and adolescents. “The incidence of influenza and ARVI is mainly due to the circulation of respiratory viruses of non-influenza etiology, while the share of influenza viruses in the total structure

Former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Piskun explained hysteria on the topic of a possible “invasion” of Russia Former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Svyatoslav Piskun explained why there is such hysteria in the country about a possible “invasion” of the Russian military. He named three “safety devices” thanks to which Moscow will definitely not attack Kiev. “” You know that “Putin will attack” – this was done on purpose only so that protest moods would not arise inside the country I give 100 percent that Putin will not attack if we do not have a coup d'état, secondly, if we do not have an offensive by our military on the territory of Donbass or Crimea, and thirdly, if we do not have missiles with atomic warheads of NATO countries – these are three fuses, “- said the ex-prosecutor general. Earlier it became known that the official representative of the US Department

Izvestia: RF banks want to provide access to data on spouses and children of borrowers and children of potential borrowers. For this, the use of the “Digital Profile” is being considered, Izvestia reports. Information from the unified state register of the registry office was required by financial organizations after the corresponding marks in the passport became optional. Information about children and marriage is required to assess a citizen's spending and ability to pay. In addition, there are risks of challenging transactions and difficulties in identifying heirs. It is noted that work on the withdrawal of information through the “Digital Profile” is being carried out by the Ministry of Digital and the Federal Tax Service. It is planned to expand this list. Andrei Yemelin, President of the National Council of the Financial Market, noted that most banks will connect to the system after 2022. According to him, the Central Bank supports

The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov said that the country does not need American soldiers American soldiers to defend their country. He told about this in an interview with CNN, RIA Novosti reports. “We do not need American soldiers, we will fight for ourselves,” he denied. Reznikov added that for this Kiev needs “weapons and the like.” On December 5, Reznikov asked the military from England, the United States and Canada to protect the integrity of the state in the event of aggression from Russia. They, according to Reznikov, should be quartered in those regions of the country that “can become positions on the front line in the event of a large-scale attack by Russia.” of the Ukrainian army to the conflict zone in Donbass. She noted that, according to some information, the number of Ukrainian troops in the conflict zone has already reached 125 thousand

The Chinese Embassy called the US decision to boycott the Beijing Olympics political manipulation in Beijing, announced by the US, Reuters reports. The embassy called the US decision to boycott the Olympic Games political manipulation and “a serious distortion of the spirit of the Olympic Charter.” The ministry added that the statement of the American side is a “pretentious act.” In his opinion, the boycott of the Olympics serves as a moral and psychological measure of influence on the PRC. The expert recalled that international sports competitions have repeatedly become an arena where states “measured the size of their ideological ambitions.” However, these measures will not affect the athletes themselves. The diplomatic boycott assumes that officials refuse to travel to the Games. The Beijing Winter Olympics will be held from 4 to 20 February 2022. The Paralympics are scheduled for March 4-13.

The film of the Russian director Kira Kovalenko “Unclenching his fists” will compete for the “Oscar” in the list of contenders for the Oscar, the organizers said, writes RIA Novosti. In the Best Foreign Feature Film category, the Russian film will compete with Bad Roads by Ukrainian director Natalya Vorozhbit, “Two Thousand Songs Farids ”(Elkin Tuychiev, Uzbekistan),“ Shambhala ”directed by Artykpay Suyundukov from Kyrgyzstan and the Kazakh film“ Yellow Cat ”directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov. In total, 93 countries submitted applications for participation in the competition. The newcomer to this category is Somalia, which announced its film for the first time. According to the Oscar rules, films longer than 40 minutes can compete for the Best Foreign Feature Film nomination. They must be produced outside the United States and have over 50 percent of the dialogues in non-English languages. Previously, film critics stated that “the film will have an impact on

Canadian Foreign Ministry spokesman Chartran: authorities are thinking about boycotting the Olympics in China Olympics in China after the US announced it. He told TASS about this. “We were notified of the US decision. We will continue to discuss this issue with our partners and allies, ”she said, adding that Canada remains deeply concerned about alarming reports of human rights violations in China. Previously, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) commented US decision to declare a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The organization stressed that the presence of officials and diplomats is a purely political decision of each government, and the IOC, being politically neutral, recognizes this right. On December 6, the press secretary of the US President Jen Psaki confirmed that the American leadership did not will go to the Olympics in China. According to her, American athletes themselves will be able to decide whether to participate in