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President Biden: The US is preparing measures to prevent Russia's aggression against Ukraine US President Joe Biden announced another set of measures designed not to allow Russian aggression against Ukraine. RIA Novosti writes about this. During a press conference, the American leader said that he would not allow Russia to do what “people fear” because of what. He called the upcoming foreign policy steps “a comprehensive set of initiatives.” The leaders will also likely discuss Iran, Libya and Syria, as well as talk about the state of bilateral relations, which is currently unsatisfactory. On December 3, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the exact date for new talks between Putin and Biden not yet agreed. According to him, the videoconference of the two leaders may take place on December 7th.

The Fed said that the omicron strain of coronavirus could lead to an increase in inflation in the United States the US economy and provoke a sharp rise in prices in the country. This scenario was named by the head of the US Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta Mester, in an interview with the Financial Times. According to a spokesman for the US Federal Reserve System (FRS), the new strain of coronavirus, in addition to a sharp rise in inflation, could worsen the situation with a shortage of workers and create additional pressure on global supply chains. If the omicron strain is more dangerous than the delta strain, those people who lost their jobs or quit during the pandemic will continue to stay at home. “Fear of the virus continues to be one of the factors holding people back from returning to the labor market,” Mester said. However, she

A Russian woman from Nizhny Tagil spoke about the skill of painting on trays painting on trays. Her works are also sent to private collections and exhibitions. Olga Matukova is often invited to master classes, she also works with foreigners who want to paint wood and metal products with her. Its story is cited by the regional news agency TagilCity. The craftswoman said that since childhood she loves to draw, which is why, after graduating from vocational school, she went to work at an enterprise. For example, she spent many years at the Metal Shop and Tagil Tray factories. The most common motifs in her works are flowers, butterflies and berries. According to her, when she worked in the shop, she was in a creative team and wrote works of authorship to order for both foreigners and Russians. Her trays were often purchased for the museum collection or as a

Russian President Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Erdogan Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to Turkish television. According to the agency, during a telephone conversation, the heads of state discussed the situation in the Caucasus, Ukraine, Libya and Syria. In addition, Putin and Erdogan touched upon bilateral relations between Moscow and Ankara and discussed further steps that will contribute to their strengthening and development. Earlier, the Turkish President said that Ankara is ready to mediate relations between Russia and Ukraine on the issue of resolving a potential conflict in the region. He stressed that Turkey supports the establishment of peace in the region and worries about the fate of the “Crimean Turks” – the Crimean Tatar people. Erdogan made a statement against the background of accusations by the US and NATO countries against Russia

The lawyer of the founder of Group-IB commented on the publication of Bloomberg about Sachkov Sergey Afanasyev, lawyer of the founder of Group-IBS.ru Sachkov, told NEWS that the information of Bloomberg that his client could be accused of transferring data about the interference of Russian hackers in the US elections to the American authorities is untrue. Earlier on December 3, Bloomberg, citing informed sources, reported that Sachkov, who is being held in the high treason case, could be accused of transferring data to the Americans about the Russian hacker group Fancy Bear and their attempts to interfere in the 2016 US presidential elections. According to the newspaper, this information helped the authorities find the GRU agents who allegedly participated in the cyberattacks. According to Afanasyev, Bloomberg based its publication on speculation and assumptions. “These are their guesses and assumptions, nothing more,” added the defender. At the same time, he himself

The Russian Ministry of Defense declassified data on the defense of Moscow by a water barrier in 1941 artificial water barrier. Published documents from the funds of the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation tell about a special operation to artificially flood territories. This was reported by TASS. Archival documents were published as part of the multimedia historical and educational section “The Great Turning Near Moscow. Dedicated to the immortal feat of the defenders of the capital. ” Water prevented the movement of military equipment, and the stakes in the ice prevented the use of the flooded area for aircraft landing. “One of the serious reasons for the failure of the German offensive north of Moscow was the creation of an artificial water barrier in the valleys of the Yakhroma and Sisters “, – reported in the Ministry of Defense. The department also noted that

The flight attendant advised to tune in to rest during long flights British Airlines stewardess Laura Reynolds (Laura Reynolds) revealed the advantage over short and long flights told the best things to do for passengers during many hours of flights. Her words are quoted by Express. So, the stewardess said that she herself prefers long-distance flights, since they are less stressful than short-haul flights. In addition, on the road, you can have time to finish tasks for which there is not enough time. “Since you know the flight is going to be long, you can do some work or just relax,” she said. To love long flights, Reynolds advises to set yourself up for a few hours of relaxation. “Don't think about the length of the flight. Use this time to relax and escape from everyday worries “, – the stewardess recommended. She also gave recommendations to those who travel

Axios: US Senate could not pass defense budget due to disputes over Nord Stream 2 US Senate could not pass defense budget amendments due to controversy over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. This is reported by Axios. The main difficulty in the debate was the refusal of Senator Chuck Schumer to vote on the Republican amendments, as they include the introduction of additional sanctions against the operator of Nord Stream 2. At the same time, the Senate decided to expedite consideration of 21 amendments, one of which involves the introduction of restrictions against the gas pipeline in the event of a military invasion of Russia by Russia. According to the portal, the law on the defense budget must be adopted no later than December 31. Prior to that, it was reported that the Republicans blocked the further passage of the country's defense budget draft for the next fiscal year in

Putin drew Erdogan's attention to the use of Turkish Bayraktar drones in Donbass drew his attention to the provocative activity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass and the use of Turkish Bayraktar drones. This was reported in the Kremlin. “The President of Russia drew attention to the fact that Kiev continues a destructive line aimed at disrupting the Minsk agreements. This is evidenced by the provocative activity of the Ukrainian armed forces in the conflict zone, including the use of Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles, “the report says. impact on Donbass. The conversation between Putin and Erdogan was reported earlier. It was noted that the heads of state discussed the situation in the Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Libya and Syria. In addition, Putin and Erdogan discussed bilateral relations between Moscow and Ankara in a conversation and discussed further steps that will contribute to their strengthening and development. At the end of October

NIIAS: unmanned electric train GoA3 will be put into operation in Russia in 2022 The date of the appearance of the new transport was named by Pavel Popov, Deputy Director General of the Research and Design Institute of Informatization, Automation and Communication in Railway Transport (NIIAS), TASS reports. He spoke at the forum about digital transformation in education, business and the state administration Digital Innopolis Days in Tatarstan. The GoA3 degree of automation assumes that the train moves without direct human involvement. However, a specialist will be present in the cockpit. “The driver will just sit and do nothing,” Popov said. The project to create unmanned trains began in 2015. Based on the degree of automation, transport was divided into four categories. With GoA1, drivers can rely on automatic assistance systems; with GoA2, trains move unassisted from station to station. The GoA3 category assumes that the driver is in the