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Political scientist: Russians in the countries of the former USSR become victims of nationalist actions Russia will not support an irredent unless provoked to do so. Andrey Sushentsov, Acting Dean of the Faculty of International Relations of MGIMO, Program Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, spoke about this in an interview with Lente.ru. “I think this was a fundamental decision of the Russian leadership in the early stages of the existence of independent post-Soviet states: to respect the existing state borders and established sovereignties,” the political scientist explained and added that Russian national irredentism in all post-Soviet states would be a direct path to civil war. p> At the same time, Sushentsov called Russians in many post-Soviet countries “victims of nationalist actions.” “For all the new post-Soviet states, nationalism turned out to be very attractive, since it is very effective instrumentally. You can always mobilize the public around the nationalist

Google has postponed the return of staff to offices in the US due to the spread of the omicron strain Google has rescheduled the return of its staff to offices in United States due to concerns about the spread of the omicron strain of coronavirus. Bloomberg reports this. In a letter to employees, the company's management announced that it is necessary to wait until 2022 to assess the decision to fully return to office work. According to the agency. Recently, more and more employees have begun to voluntarily return to their jobs – nearly 40 percent of Google's U.S. staff have traveled to Google's offices in the past few weeks. The newest strain of COVID-19 B.1.1.529 has been identified in South Africa, it was assigned the Greek letter omicron (O). WHO experts have recognized this mutation as a matter of concern. It can affect a large number of people in

The US Congress approved a bill on temporary government funding until February 18 a bill on temporary financing of the federal government of the country until February 18, 2022. This is reported by TASS. Thus, the Congress prevented the blocking of work that threatened the executive branch. BUT US President Joe Biden is expected to sign the document shortly. The current funding period ends on the night of December 4. Earlier, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Congress to raise or freeze the government debt limit by December 15th. She believes that after this date, there may be a risk of government shutdown (shutdown) due to lack of funds and inability to pay obligations.

A Russian tourist visited Grozny and called the atmosphere of the city tense looks intimidating. ” She shared her impressions of the trip to the Caucasian republic in her personal blog on the Yandex.Zen platform. As the girl admitted, the trip was spontaneous – according to her, she and her friends went to Chechnya “at random”, without blanks and experience. Therefore, at the border, when entering the republic, her fellow travelers, who were in shorts, were asked to change. In Grozny, a tourist was delighted with beautiful buildings and spacious broadband roads. Nevertheless, she described the atmosphere of the city as strict and tense. For example, she was frightened by a large number of military men with machine guns, and also embarrassed by the portraits of the president of Russia and the head of the republic that are often found on the streets. “I also noticed that there are only

Norwegian Foreign Minister Witfeldt: Oslo is against the movement of NATO allies near the borders of Russia that the new government of the country opposes the movement of the Oslo allies in NATO near the borders of Russia and plans to restrict them. According to Witfeldt, the military presence in the surrounding areas is important for Norway, but “it would be better if in the immediate vicinity of We will deal with the Russian border ourselves – with the help of Norwegian aircraft and frigates. “ The Minister noted that she intends to discuss this issue with the UK and the United States, since forces “. She added that the presence of US military forces in the area near the border with Russia is no greater than in other periods of the “post-war era.” a US boat made a call at the civilian harbor of Tromsø in northern Norway. Ministry

A man lost 45 kilograms for the sake of playing football A resident of the Indian city of Mumbai, who weighed 115 kilograms, lost 45 kilograms in three years and gained 10 kilograms of muscle mass. The secret of his success was revealed by the Times of India. Vivek Nadimetla, 22, was overweight. In 2019, the arrow of the scales showed 115 kilograms. Due to his obesity, the Indian could not play football, although it was his favorite sport. It was difficult for him to run, and the team stopped inviting him to participate in matches. In order to be able to participate in games, the man decided to change his lifestyle. He signed up for the gym and began to exercise on his own, and also switched to a healthy diet. As a result, he not only lost weight, but also gained muscle. Related materials00: 00 – April 13,

Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation: a criminal case has been initiated on a bribe against an investigator from the Tomsk region Arefiev Tomsk region Sergey Arefiev, who received a bribe on an especially large scale. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the department. According to the investigation, an investigator from the department headed by Arefyev was conducting a criminal case on the fact of tax evasion by the management of one of the local companies. “Wanting to receive a bribe for its termination, Arefyev found an intermediary who brought this information to the founder of the legal entity,” the Investigative Committee reported. Arefyev himself also met with the executive director of the company and demanded that a bribe be transferred to him on an especially large scale … The founder of the company appealed to law enforcement agencies, further negotiations on the date

Doctor Roshal: lawsuits against doctors treating COVID-19 have become a large-scale threat to healthcare clinics treating COVID-19 have become a new large-scale threat to the Russian medical community during the pandemic. This opinion was shared by the President of the National Medical Chamber (NMP) Leonid Roshal in an interview with Lente.ru. “The coronavirus presented another reason for receiving money from doctors – some human rights lawyers' organizations began to actively create demand for their services encouraging patients to sue medical organizations for compensation for moral damage in case of any adverse consequences in the treatment of coronavirus infection, “the doctor said. To combat this phenomenon, Roshal proposed to establish a moratorium on prosecution of health workers in cases related to the provision of care for patients with coronavirus infection. He also drew attention to the fact that in Russia, doctors do not have the necessary protection in the event of

ABC: Actor Baldwin Didn't Hear About Security Issues on the Set of Rust American actor Alec Baldwin said he didn't about any security concerns, including the handling of weapons, on the set of Rust, where cameraman Galina Hutchins was killed in a shooting incident. He spoke about this in his first interview with ABC after the incident. “I have not heard that there were any problems with this. I believed that if people were hired for the appropriate positions, then they are familiar with their responsibilities, “Baldwin said. The actor added that he also had no questions about the competence of the people hired after how their predecessors decided to stop filming due to poor working conditions. According to him, a pistol was handed over to him with the words “cold steel”, which means that it is not loaded. Baldwin added that he did not expect formal charges against him.

Mitchell Institute: US Air Force Needs New Missiles to Deter Russia and China confrontation with Russia and China. Former US Air Force pilot, Mitchell Institute analyst Mark Ganzinger has found a cure for enemy defenses. This is reported by Flight Global. The Mitchell Institute noted that the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) system is not efficient enough. A set of equipment that converts free-fall bombs into corrected ammunition will not be able to withstand modern air and missile defense. Ganzinger emphasizes that the US Air Force needs medium-range cruise missiles. Ammunition, which will be able to hit targets at a range of 90 to 460 kilometers, will allow carrier aircraft not to enter the affected area. Also, the new family of missiles should be inconspicuous. This will make it possible to effectively hit mobile targets. The publication suggested that in a potential conflict, the effectiveness of stealth aircraft with melee