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Ambassador Sullivan: US hopes to avoid “tragic violence” in Ukraine tragic violence in Ukraine ”by Moscow. He stated this in an interview with RBC. You saw the statement of Secretary of State Blinken about the unusual military strengthening of the Russian military on the border with Ukraine. We believe that there are destabilizing actions within the country John Sullivan US Ambassador to Russia Sullivan said the country's authorities hope the violence can be prevented through diplomatic engagement. He recalled the meeting between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on December 2, where politicians discussed this issue. The diplomat added that, on behalf of US President Joe Biden, despite the differences, he is ready to build stable relations with Moscow. How the conflict escalated Talk of an escalation of the conflict in Donbass began amid reports of a concentration of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border

RT: Russians are on average ready to spend up to 13 thousand rubles on New Year's gifts relatives and friends. This is reported by RT with reference to a study of the SuperJob service. According to the survey, the average budget of Russian residents for these costs is 13 thousand rubles. At the same time, Moscow is ready to spend an average of 17 thousand rubles, in Khabarovsk and Rostov-on-Don – 16 thousand rubles, and in St. Petersburg – 15 thousand rubles. At the same time, residents of Novosibirsk (12.3 thousand rubles) and Samara (12.2 thousand rubles) have the most economical budgets for gifts. It is noted that the majority of respondents (66 percent) are going to buy gifts for their relatives … 32 percent of those surveyed said that they would give something to their loved ones, and 19 percent – friends. 16 percent of Russians are planning to

Washington won the regular season match, Ovechkin scored 750th goal in the NHL Washington Capitals beat “ Columbus Blue Jackets “in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular championship match. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. The meeting took place on the night of Sunday, December 5, and ended with a score of 3: 1 in favor of the hosts. As part of the winners, one of the goals was scored by Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin. For this striker, this goal was the 750th in the regular league championships. According to this indicator, it is in fourth place. There are 16 goals left before the third-place Czech Jaromir Jagr. This season, 36-year-old Ovechkin has played 25 games in the NHL regular season. The Russian has 20 goals and 19 assists.

An American jumped out of a moving plane, injured his leg, and then locked himself in the airport An American jumped out of a plane at Phoenix Skye International Airport in the state of Arizona. The plane was moving towards one of the exits, CNN reports. The man used a hatch in the tail section of the aircraft, fell onto the runway and escaped with a leg injury. Then he locked himself in one of the airport rooms. The pilot immediately stopped the plane and notified the air traffic controllers. “After a few minutes, the firefighters were able to persuade the man to open the door, where he was then examined, provided the necessary assistance and taken to a local hospital, he injured his lower limb,” said the representative airlines. Earlier in the United States, a passenger tried to break into the cockpit after landing, and then left the board

Izvestia: Fraudsters Use Fake QR Codes for Phishing with this document. Sergey Golovanov, the chief expert of Kaspersky Lab, told Izvestia about this. According to him, Russia began selling codes that lead to phishing pages that imitate official resources. The purchase of real codes of vaccinated Russians has also spread on the black market. Experts warned that the purchase of a fake certificate entails criminal liability (part 3 of Article 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), with a punishment of up to one year in prison. At the same time, the use of someone else's or fake QR code is still not a punishable act due to gaps in the legislation. However, lawyer Yulia Kremer noted, if the QR code contains a hyperlink to a vaccination certificate with a number, date of birth and the date of vaccination, such a code will be considered an official document,

Naftogaz: Germany's decision on Nord Stream 2 is a mockery of EU rules Head of Ukrainian Naftogaz Yuri Vitrenko called the decision of the German Federal Network Agency (BNA) on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline “a mockery”. This was reported by the Euractiv edition. According to him, Nord Stream 2 cannot be certified in Europe, because it allegedly does not comply with the rules of the European Union (EU). Vitrenko, commenting on the decision of the German operator to allow the operator Nord Stream 2 AG to create a German subsidiary, noted that Ukraine is against such an approach. He noted that the certification of only part of the pipeline is a mockery of the EU rules. “And we hope that this will not happen,” the head of Naftogaz said. In addition, Vitrenko added that the pipeline should be filled with alternative gas suppliers along its entire length. Earlier,

Pope Francis asked forgiveness from God and the Orthodox for their mistakes Pope Francis asked forgiveness from God and the Orthodox for the mistakes made many Catholics. He stated this during a meeting with the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church Jerome II during a visit to Greece, Vatican News reports. According to him, it was allowed that the fruitfulness was threatened by divisions. The Pope noted that history has its own weight. “And today here I feel the need to again ask for forgiveness from God and from the brothers for the mistakes committed by many Catholics,” he stressed. Francis also spoke about the “weeds of suspicion” that divided Catholics and Orthodox Christians after which in both churches stopped “cultivating communion”, He also “with shame” acknowledged that contact between Christians was weakened, in part, due to the actions of the Catholic Church, which were far from the gospel teachings.

Olympic champion in gymnastics Lidia Ivanova: the feeling of fear was not brought up in us Two-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Lidia “Lenta.ru” explained the fear that modern athletes experience during training and performances. The former gymnast reacted to the words of the absolute world champion Angelina Melnikova that in training, when performing elements, it is scary every day. “Well, Angelina has an incredible complexity! We were not afraid to the same degree as the current gymnasts. We did not do such complex elements, there was some kind of gradual training. You make an element on the uneven bars and constantly hone and improve it. Therefore, the feeling of fear was not brought up in us, “Ivanova noted. She added that the difference between the current artistic gymnastics and that of the 1950s and 1960s is colossal. “It is difficult to find a quantity that would measure how gymnastics

Reuters: 13 people killed, 98 injured in a volcanic eruption in Indonesia increased to 13. This is reported by Reuters with reference to the local disaster relief agency. According to a government spokesman, another 98 people were injured, 902 residents were evacuated. He also said that out of 13 dead, two were identified. Earlier it was reported that during the eruption of a volcano in Indonesia, one person died. Video footage from the crash site was posted online. It was also clarified that as a result of the eruption, one of the roads was blocked with hot volcanic ash. The bridge in the area has been completely destroyed.

Professor of the PRUE Plekhanov Ramazanov: potatoes will not be more expensive than oranges that potatoes may soon rise in price to the level of oranges. He shared his opinion with the Prime agency. According to him, such statements are not substantiated. The only option in which such a development of events is possible is if Russia almost completely switches to import of root crops. However, now, on average, 95 percent of the total volume of potatoes supplied to the shelves is of Russian production. At the same time, the economist noted, given the low cost of potatoes, at high rates of price growth, producers will be interested in increasing their production. “And even the efforts of speculators, taking into account inflation, will not be crowned with success,” Ramazanov summed up. On November 27, Executive Director of the Investment and Agrarian Fund Marina Strogaya said that this year the potato