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Special Representative West: US expects more from the Taliban in ensuring women's rights US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West welcomes the decree of the leader of the radical Taliban movement ( a terrorist organization banned in Russia ) Haybatulla Akhundzad on the protection of women's rights, but Washington wants more from the new Afghan government on this issue. The diplomat noted that the United States is positive about strengthening the ability of women to decide whether to marry and whom. “At the same time, much more is needed to ensure women's rights in all aspects of Afghan society, including schools, workplaces, politics and the media, ”West said. The leader of the radical Taliban movement, Khaybatullah Akhundzada, ordered measures to ensure the rights of women in Afghanistan. He called the woman a noble and free person and stressed that she is not property. Akhundzada forbade the forced marriage of Afghan

US President Biden said that he does not respect anyone's “red lines” in Ukraine US President Joe Biden refused to respect anyone's ” red lines “on the situation with Ukraine. This statement was made by the American head of state ahead of a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, TASS reports. Thus, Biden commented on statements that Moscow considers the deployment of weapons in Ukraine, in particular, hypersonic weapons, to be “red lines”. and bringing NATO infrastructure closer to Russian borders. “I do not recognize anyone's red line,” the US President emphasized. The American leader said that Washington is developing comprehensive initiatives to make it difficult for Russia to invade Ukraine, as there are fears that a full-scale conflict, writes Reuters. On December 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the North Atlantic Alliance to provide guarantees of non-expansion to the borders of Russia. Speaking at a collegium of the

Reuters: Recycling will not save humanity from the plastic waste crisis Experts interviewed by Reuters questioned the benefits of sorting for the planet. Circulate Capital is investing in initiatives to reduce waste in developing countries. Its head, Rob Kaplan, believes that radical changes in the production system will help rid the planet of mountains of garbage. To do this, businesses need to reduce the volume of disposable goods and focus on reusable use – to create packaging that implies refilling the product. According to the UN, about 300 million tons of plastic waste ends up in landfills around the world every year, and only ten percent of this is reused – the rest is burned or left to rot in landfills. According to experts, such a small share of properly disposed of waste is associated with too expensive equipment for sorting and recycling waste. The lack of advanced waste management

Bloomberg: Turkey sold more Bayraktar drones to Ukraine than was previously known Turkey sold more Bayraktar TB2 drones to Ukraine than previously announced , as reported by Bloomberg. As it became known, there may be new deliveries in the future. We are talking about several dozen aircraft already purchased by Kiev and at least 24 planned. Officials of Baykar company, which produces drones, as well as the Turkish government did not comment on this information. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, drew his attention to the provocative activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass and the use of Turkish Bayraktar drones. The Ukrainian Armed Forces were first used in hostilities in Donbass Bayraktar October 26. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the devices used cannot be called Turkish after the agreement on the sale.

US Secretary of State Blinken noted the “pressure” of the Russian Federation on Europe on the eve of winter US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the current situation around Ukraine the migration crisis on the borders of Belarus with the European Union (EU), as well as the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project are interconnected. He spoke about this within the framework of the Reuters NEXT conference, TASS reports. Blinken was asked whether he found a “military threat against Ukraine”, the situation with migrants on the Belarusian border, as well as “Nord Stream -2 “by the” coordinated geopolitical strategy “of the Russian Federation, which in this way can allegedly exert pressure on Europe. “Probably yes. In other words, all these phenomena are taking place, and they are related to each other, “the Secretary of State said. ” What we see in Belarus on the border with three countries,

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation will not allow migrants to be photographed with colored lenses and tinted glasses For labor migrants and foreign citizens who arrive in Russia for more than 90 days, restrictions on compulsory photography are introduced. The corresponding rules were announced in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, writes TASS. So, migrants will not be allowed to take pictures in colored lenses, glasses with tinted glasses. “The frames of glasses should not cover their eyes,” the document says. Foreigners in Russia will also not be able to take a photo in uniforms and outerwear, in scarves or other items that cover part of the chin. At the same time, foreign citizens will be allowed to take pictures, whose religious convictions do not allow showing them in front of strangers without a headdress. However, it is necessary that it does not

Lawyer Soloviev: scammers have come up with a new scheme with payments for vaccination against COVID-19 Honored lawyer of Russia Ivan Soloviev warned a new scheme to deceive Russians. They began to steal funds from citizens under the guise of payment of benefits for vaccination, reports “Prime”. protection measures of support and mechanisms for their implementation, “- urged the lawyer.

Political scientist Zolotarev: the oligarchs benefit from the political crisis in Ukraine named the composition of the Verkhovna Rada, which would be the most beneficial for the Ukrainian oligarchs. According to him, businessman Rinat Akhmetov, whom President Volodymyr Zelensky accused of preparing a coup d'etat, would be very beneficial to the political crisis and the collapse of the mono-majority of the head of state … In this case, the formation of a new coalition may play into the hands of him, which is an unlikely event, or early elections to the Rada, which is much more likely, the political scientist noted. “The oligarchic cooperative is just interested in maximum fragmentation The Verkhovna Rada, so that there is someone to negotiate with and from which cubes to form a coalition with a much weaker president, “the expert said. He added that in the event of rolling blackouts and stoppages of industrial

US President Joe Biden hopes to hold a “long conversation” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin US President Joe Biden said he hopes to Russian leader Vladimir Putin “long talk”. This is reported by TASS with reference to Bloomberg.

White House spokesman Psaki: US authorities concerned about spyware threat White House spokesman Jen Psaki said US authorities worried about the threat to US officials from commercial spyware. Her words are quoted by TASS. Thus, a representative of the administration commented on the reports of hacking the phones of diplomats using the software of the Israeli company NSO Group. “We are very concerned that commercial spyware such as NSO Group software pose a serious counterintelligence and security threat to US employees, ”Psaki said. She added that Washington has stepped up efforts to counter and limit the proliferation of these hacking tools. Apple previously warned 11 American diplomats that their phones were hacked using spy software from the Israeli firm NSO Group, an Israel-based company that helps government clients in dozens of countries secretly steal files, eavesdrop on conversations and track movements. their goals.