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The EC criticized the FT article about the EU's distrust of the US data on Russia's “invasion” of Ukraine The European Union (EU) is closely monitoring news of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border and is serious about the threat of a possible escalation. This statement was made by the press secretary of the European Commission Peter Stano, criticizing the Financial Times article, which said that the EU initially did not trust the US warnings about a possible “Russian invasion”. His words are quoted by RBC. “Despite the fact that we do not comment on various speculations in the media, when it comes to the issue of building up Russian military power around Ukraine, we take it very seriously,” Stano said. He stressed that the EU has already announced that it is receiving “very alarming information” about this situation. “Our support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine is

Deputy Kurinny said that there is nothing wrong with the detection of the omicron strain in the Russian Federation Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Health Protection Committee stated that there is nothing wrong with the detection of the omicron strain in Russia. According to him, the virus will not be allowed to spread, according to the radio station “Moscow speaking.” “The later a new strain arrives in a country, the more it has the opportunity to prepare, the more it has the opportunity to take into account the experience of other countries that are faced with it“ in full growth ”. In this regard, of course, the fact that he appeared so early in the Russian Federation is most likely not an isolated case, it is not very cool, “the parliamentarian emphasized. At the same time, he added that the appearance a new strain is the turn that should

Member of the Federation Council Tsekov believes that Crimea and Sevastopol should unite into one region Sevastopol and Crimea should be one region of Russia. The need to unite the subjects was announced by the senator from the Republic of Crimea, a member of the international committee of the Federation Council Sergei Tsekov during a conference in the press center of the MIA “Russia Segodnya”, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the USSR, RIA Novosti reports. I will say that independence is such a thing that attracts many people. Even in our time. Let's say there is Crimea. But they often say: Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Everything is correct – there is the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol, “Tsekov said. The Senator called for the united regions to be called the Republic of Crimea, within which there will be the city

Tutu.ru: the demand for air tickets to Saudi Arabia among Russians has doubled on air tickets among Russians to one Arab country – Saudi Arabia – after reports of the recognition of the drug “Sputnik V” for the entry of tourists. This is evidenced by the results of a study of the online service “Tutu.ru”, received by the editorial office of “Lenta.ru”. The interest of domestic travelers in flights in this direction has doubled compared to the previous month. At the same time, analysts note that we are talking about a massive surge of interest, and not about the fact that Russians have started buying tickets to the country. In addition, experts added that the popularity of resorts will be affected by the fact that when entering the country, tourists vaccinated with Sputnik V must go through a 48-hour quarantine and take a PCR test. Earlier it was reported that

Gref predicted a 1 percentage point increase in the Central Bank rate before the New Year another 1 percentage point, up 8.5 percent. Sberbank CEO German Gref predicted such a development in an interview with Russia 24 TV channel, RIA Novosti reports. According to him, the current rate of 7.5 percent is still too low amid inflation. At the end of November, the rise in prices, according to the Ministry of Economic Development, reached 8.38 percent in annual terms, although a week earlier it was 8.05 percent. Gref stressed that he could not speak with confidence about the exact value of the increase, but believes that, firstly, it will be, and secondly, it will be no less significant than the previous one. The head of Sberbank also noted that the next increase may be the last, and by the end of 2022 the rate will gradually will begin to decline.

Journalist Oleksandr Kots spoke about the work of NATO specialists in Ukraine Currently, at least ten NATO military facilities are located on the territory of Ukraine. about 4 thousand US military and about 8.3 thousand military from other countries of the North Atlantic Alliance. The scale of NATO's presence in the country was revealed by journalist Alexander Kots in his article for KP.RU. According to the sources of the correspondent, familiar with the situation, 400 alliance fighters from the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Latvia are on a permanent basis at the Yavoriv training ground near Lviv. Since April this year, specialists working there have already trained 13 battalions and eight brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in accordance with NATO standards. In addition, it is known that representatives of American intelligence agencies are also located in the part of the Operational Control Center for

Netizens did not rate the photo with Anastasia Ivleeva on Prada's Instagram account Foreign and Russian netizens scolded the Prada fashion house for posting photos TV presenter Anastasia Ivleeva in her official Instagram account. Corresponding comments appeared on the social network on Monday, December 6. The 30-year-old blogger was captured at a party organized by the Prada brand in a shiny gray set of cropped bodycon long sleeve, pleated skirt and a small black bag with rhinestones. Her entire look consisted of wardrobe items from the Italian brand. Prada fans did not appreciate the choice of model for publication. “Everything is very bad”, “We made a little mistake with Ivleeva”, “Yeah. Loshizm “,” What a shame “,” What's wrong with her hand “, – said Russian-speaking users. English-speaking commentators also supported them: “What happened to Prada? Oh my God, this is disgusting “,” Are you serious? Is this really Prada?

The Museum of Old Believers in Kazan celebrates its first year The only museum of Old Believers in Russia, which is located in Kazan, celebrated the year of its existence. IA “Tatarinform” told the Russians about the exhibits of the museum, as well as its history. The museum is located on the basement of the cathedral of the Kazan-Vyatka diocese of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church in Kazan. The temple was founded at the beginning of the 20th century and consecrated in 1909. However, with the advent of Soviet power, in 1920, it was closed. Then, for most of the last century, the archive of the TASSR was located here. The church was returned to the Old Believers only in 1996. Among the exhibits of the museum are ancient cast icons (most of them were transferred to the collection from the descendants of Old Believer merchants), utensils, priests' vestments,

RAS Academician Zverev: the omicron strain can spread in Russia in six months terms, as the delta, it can become dominant in Russia within six months. Such terms in an interview with “Lenta.ru” were named by the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, microbiologist, scientific director of the State Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums named after Mechnikov Vitaly Zverev. such a period, “he believes. Zverev noted that no country in the world has yet precise data on the spread of the omicron. “ So far, no country has replaced the omicron the strain that had been running in it before, so we do not yet have reason to believe that it will become the main one, “he said. At the same time, the scientist believes that Russians should not be afraid of rapid spread omicron, because, according to the available data, the new variant of the virus is

Designer Beriestine: after the pandemic, interiors will prefer large windows lighting and large windows. Spanish interior designer Jaime Beriestain named the requirements for finishing apartments in an interview with RBC. During the conversation, the designer shared his assumptions about what materials in interiors will be popular. According to him, the coronavirus pandemic will affect architecture. Residents will want to build their premises in such a way that more fresh air can enter them. The surfaces of objects will be smooth so as not to absorb foreign substances. The designer also emphasized the prospect of the development of the trend towards sustainability and care for nature. “And, of course, there will be more eco-materials in finishing, as the trend towards sustainability is becoming central to all aspects of our lives, from food to cars. That is why I assign a special role to natural materials in my projects, “Beriestine explained. In