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The Russian government has allocated 128 billion rubles for the construction of highways The Russian government has disclosed the cost of the main mega-routes. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin allocated 128 billion rubles for the construction of federal highways. The order is published on the website of the Cabinet. Most of the funds will go to the construction of the M-12 Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan highway, part of the international transport route “Meridian”, which will connect Europe and China. The journey from Moscow to Kazan along this highway will take 6.5 hours instead of more than 12. The construction of the road is planned to be completed in 2024. The M-4 Don highway (Moscow – Voronezh – Rostov-on-Don – Krasnodar – Novorossiysk) will also receive funding. Two new high-speed sections will be built on this route – they will relieve traffic flows and reduce travel time from the capital

Senator Klishas supported the idea of ​​the Ministry of Defense to free the military from QR codes Defense of Russia to exempt military personnel from the need to receive QR codes for vaccination against COVID-19. He gave such an assessment in a conversation with TASS. “The proposals of the Ministry of Defense should be taken into account,” the senator emphasized. Earlier, the first deputy head of the social committee of the Federation Council Valery Ryazansky also supported the proposal of the Ministry of Defense to release the military from QR codes. According to him, in principle, in this case, ordinary documents can be dispensed with. The Ministry of Defense has prepared a draft government decree, which proposes to exempt military personnel from the need to receive a QR code on vaccination against COVID-19. According to the project, it will be enough for them to show the vaccination certificate and documents

Another monument to Marshal Georgy Zhukov was unveiled in Yekaterinburg another sculpture dedicated to the marshal. This was reported by “Nakanune.RU”. It is noted that the ceremony was attended by Deputy Governor Azat Salikhov, Mayor of Yekaterinburg Alexei Orlov and representatives of the Central Military District. In honor of the opening, a small parade was held along Lenin Avenue. “I see a special symbolism in this ceremony: we are opening a monument on the birthday of Georgy Konstantinovich and at this very place where the marshal came to work. The Urals are proud that the stage of his life passed here, in the Sverdlovsk region. Today, monuments, memorial plaques installed in different cities remind of his life in the Urals, ”Salikhov said. He added that the new monument will be a tribute to Zhukov and “the entire great generation of winners.” The installation of the monument weighing five tons is

Putin: Russia and its partners insist on the inadmissibility of NATO's eastward expansion Russia and its partners will continue to insist on the inadmissibility of NATO eastward expansion. The North Atlantic Alliance must provide appropriate legal guarantees, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin. The quote is given by RIA Novosti. Related materials00: 00 – March 22 “Our relations are nowhere worse” the brink of a new cold war. Why is it not considered important in America? 00: 02 – October 13 “Sanctions are for life” The US threatens Russia with new sanctions. Who makes these decisions and how? In his opinion, the guarantee of non-expansion can only be legal, since NATO members “did not fulfill their oral obligations.” to form “an atmosphere of good-neighborliness and partnership in the post-Soviet space.” However, he is convinced that NATO, on the contrary, is determined to actively confront Moscow. The North Atlantic Alliance and Russia

Biotechnologist Krasilnikov: it can take up to 10 days to construct an antigen in vaccines If it turns out that antibodies are powerless against the new omicron strain, a new antigen will need to be introduced into existing COVID-19 vaccines. Igor Krasilnikov, General Director of the Biotechnology Development Company, said that such a procedure could take about 10 days. The biotechnologist shared his forecast with the Russians on the air of the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio. The specialist explained that first, scientists need to establish whether the antibodies produced after vaccination against coronavirus can neutralize the omicron strain. According to Krasilnikov, this is a quick procedure. “There are laboratory methods that will show whether this scheme works,” he said. Nevertheless, Krasilnikov is confident that the development of a vaccine and its introduction into civilian circulation will take much more time than the construction of the antigen. Earlier, immunologist, candidate of medical

Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko urged to urgently develop sanctions against Russia Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko called on the West to urgently introduce new sanctions against Russia … Interfax-Ukraine reports this on Wednesday, December 1. “The EU, the US must appoint each new representative who will urgently develop a list of sanctions that some need to be adopted now, while others – hellish sanctions for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin – when he decides on the second stage of aggression, “Poroshenko said at the Kiev Security Forum. According to him,” the price of aggression for Putin should become exorbitant and unbearable. ” “At a minimum, the West must demonstrate exactly what will happen in the event of an expansion of aggression,” the ex-president said. Earlier, Poroshenko called for “hellish” sanctions against Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko because of the migration crisis on the border of the

UN: Afghanistan's economy without women's participation could lose one billion dollars i> The Taliban, a terrorist organization banned in Russia ) restrict job opportunities for women. This is stated in a UN report published by Bloomberg. A UN study notes that a ban on Afghan women from work could bring the country's economy losses of almost one billion dollars (about 5 percent of GDP). At the moment, the Afghan economy is going through a period of rapidly growing inflation and a shortage of cash. At the same time, women make up about 20 percent of the labor force in the country. In September, Afghan women were denied the opportunity to work with men in government offices, banks, the media, and most companies. Thus, women could only work where there are no men due to the fact that the Taliban decided to follow their vision of Sharia and Islamic law. “I

Infectionist Malyshev: to draw conclusions about the omicron strain, you need to wait 2-3 weeks It's too early to judge how the disease is progressing in those infected with the omicron strain of coronavirus. Such an assessment of the new version of COVID-19 was given by an infectious disease specialist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Malyshev, his words are quoted by RBC. “It's too early to say that the disease in those infected with the omicron strain is easy. Too little time has passed – in fact, about ten days since the appearance of reports in the media about the omicron-strain, “- said Malyshev. The virologist also noted that the omicron-strain is still little described in scientific articles. In order to draw any conclusions about it, you need to wait 2-3 weeks. This time is needed to understand how patients carry the South African strain and in which countries it

Zelensky awarded the commander of the Right Sector AUK Kotsyubailo with the title Hero of Ukraine President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy the medal “Gold Star” of the nationalist Dmitry Kotsyubailo, who joked about feeding the wolves with the bones of Russian-speaking children. This is reported by the portal “Strana”. It is clarified that Kotsyubailo is the commander of the first assault company of the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (DUK) “Right Sector” ( the organization is recognized as extremist, banned in Russia ) … According to the newspaper, he took part in the hostilities in the Donbass. On April 20, 2021, the American newspaper New York Times published an article stating that the Kotsyubailo unit contains a domestic wolf in the city of Avdeevka. The wild animal was in a cage near the commander's office. “Commander Dmitry Kotsyubailo – Da Vinci's military pseudonym – jokes that the soldiers feed him the bones

Biathlete Eckhoff about Russian athletes: they look scary because they are unhappy athletes. She is quoted by Aftonbladet. Earlier, Eckhoff said in the podcast “Unfinished Envelope” that the extremely arrogant look of Russian women frightens her. The only biathlete from the Russian team with whom the Norwegian communicated well was Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht. “I thought that Russian biathletes were really Russian. I said that they look scary because they are unhappy and often angry, ”explained the Norwegian. The athlete added that the misunderstanding of her words arose due to the difficulties of translation. Russian biathlete Svetlana Mironova responded to Eckhoff's words. She told Match TV that she agreed with the Norwegian athlete. “However, this does not mean that we are evil. We just don't know English so well to communicate, “the Russian woman added. Earlier, the Italian skier Federico Pellegrino shared his opinion on the reasons for the tensions between Russian