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“BBC”: the city with the most congested roads in the world was London Inrix navigation service analyzed traffic on the roads in large cities of the world and found out that it was most intense in London. The capital of Great Britain in 2021 topped the ranking of the places with the longest traffic jams, according to the BBC. Over the entire 2021, London drivers spent an average of 148 hours to overcome congestion – just one percent less. than before the coronavirus pandemic, and significantly more than in other metropolitan areas. Paris is named next in terms of traffic congestion – there this year drivers stood in traffic jams for 140 hours on average. The third place was taken by Brussels (134 hours), and the fourth and fifth – by Moscow (108) and New York (102). In 2020, London took 16th place in the ranking. According to experts, the

Head of the Hydrometeorological Center Vilfand: four Russian regions await abnormal cold The scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand predicted four cold weather for four Russian regions working week, TASS reports. According to Vilfand, cold weather awaits the Arkhangelsk and Magadan regions, Karelia and Chukotka. The temperature there will drop below normal by 7-11 degrees: in the Arkhangelsk region to 20-21 degrees below zero, in Karelia to 18-23 degrees below zero. The forecaster added that the strongest temperature deviations will be in the Magadan region and in Chukotka. The temperature there will drop to minus 48-49 degrees. Earlier, the leading specialist of the Phobos center, Mikhail Leus, spoke about the weather for the next three days in the central part of the European territory of Russia: a Balkan cyclone will pass over the country, it will bring a large amount of precipitation and cooling. Summing up,

Ushakov: Biden informed Putin about “large-scale sanctions” during the escalation in Ukraine and American leader Joe Biden. This was told by the assistant to the head of Russia Yuri Ushakov, reports RIA Novosti. According to him, one of the main topics of the meeting was the situation in Ukraine. So, Ushakov said that it took a lot of time in the conversation between the heads of state. He also stressed that the American leader noted his concern about the movements of Russian troops near the Ukrainian borders and informed Putin about “large-scale sanctions” in the event of an escalation. The Russian President also spoke about NATO's eastward movement. In addition to this, Putin drew Biden's attention to the actions taken by the Ukrainian authorities regarding the Russian language in the country. As a result, the parties agreed to continue contacts on the situation in Ukraine. At the same time, Ushakov

Economist Chernikov: alcohol excise tax will increase by 4-5 percent from January 1, 2022 Prices for alcoholic products will rise by the New Year, warned Sergei Chernikov, associate professor of the Faculty of Economics at RUDN in a conversation with the Prime agency. The economist explained that from January 1, 2022, alcohol excise tax will increase by 4-5 percent. In this regard, manufacturers are already trying to compensate for the expected losses due to the loss of demand. As an example, he cited vodka, the cost of which, at a minimum price of 230 rubles, is only about 36 rubles. Another 6 rubles is pledged as profit for the manufacturer. The rest, about 190 rubles, is excise, VAT, retail mark-up and transport. “If now the price for a ton of wheat suddenly doubles again, then the cost of the bottle itself will rise by about 9 rubles. At the same

VTsIOM: Gagarin topped the list of heroes of the USSR, Gorbachev turned out to be the main anti-hero Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin turned out to be the protagonist This is stated in a study conducted by RBC together with VTsIOM. Related materials 00:02 – June 12 Pizza killer and pedophile with sandwiches: how food advertising drives people crazy and makes them take up arms00:02 – May 8, 2019 antiheroes. We decided to quietly get rid of ”The historian told about the Soviet traitors and their help to the Nazis. Now they are trying to fire her 41 percent of respondents voted for the first man in space. According to the polling service, Russians remember Gagarin as an emotionally close iconic symbol of the era. Also, ideological questions do not usually arise to him. Commander Georgy Zhukov is in second place in the list of heroes. 22 percent of the respondents voted

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Victoria Nuland: there are fears that Vladimir Putin is seeking to recreate the USSR Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said that the United States is afraid of the USSR Russian President Vladimir Putin. RIA Novosti reports her words. “There are fears that he is seeking to recreate the Soviet Union as a project of his legacy, and then, who knows whether his appetite will be satisfied with what he has eaten or will he decide to go further?” – she spoke out. Nuland once again warned Russia against “invading Ukraine” and noted that the confrontation with the Ukrainian army would cost “a lot of blood.” At the same time, the level of support for Russia among Ukrainians, she said, “reached an all-time high of 12 percent or so.” In June, Vladimir Putin found similar problems in the United States and the USSR, and also expressed the opinion that the

White House spokesman Psaki: The US does not plan to evacuate Americans from Ukraine evacuation of Americans from Ukraine, TASS reports. According to Psaki, the United States does not plan to evacuate its citizens. She announced this to reporters on December 7. Earlier, at a briefing following the talks between the leaders of the United States and Russia, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, the US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the United States does not believe that Russia has decided to attack Ukraine … The White House does not see signals that indicate Putin's decision to invade, he said. On December 4, US intelligence “discovered” that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine, and mapped the proposed offensive on several fronts … The Kremlin denied the information of the Western media.

Baza: the head of the criminal investigation department at the Golyanovo police station is suspected of taking a bribe According to the Telegram channel Baza, an entire floor of the building was completely blocked for the event. As a result of a special operation, the head of the criminal investigation department was detained. He is suspected of taking a bribe in the amount of three million rubles for refusing to initiate a case under the article “Forgery of documents.” According to TASS, investigations are currently underway in the building. “Perhaps these actions are carried out in connection with the suspicion of some employees of crimes,” – said the source of the agency. He added that the operational support of investigative measures is carried out by the own security service of one of the police units. Earlier in Voronezh, officers of the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative