Category: World

President of Belarus Lukashenko confirmed his readiness to stop the transit of gas from Russia President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko confirmed his readiness to stop the transit of energy from Russia to Poland the closing of the Polish-Belarusian border by Warsaw. He stated this in an interview with RIA Novosti. “Listen, when Poles or some other Poles strangle me, will I look at any contracts? Come on, what are you talking about? ” – Lukashenka said. According to the president, by closing the border, Poland will harm itself. “Then think about how you will buy energy resources from Russia,” he said.

Zakharova: Ukraine pulled 125 thousand servicemen into the conflict zone in Donbass pulling half of the Ukrainian army into the conflict zone in Donbass, RIA Novosti reports. “The Ukrainian armed forces are building up their military force, pulling together heavy equipment and personnel. According to some reports, the number of Ukrainian troops in the conflict zone already reaches 125 thousand people, and this, if anyone does not know, is half of the entire composition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, “Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday, December 1. In November, Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said that Russia plans to attack the republic in late January or early February, for which it has concentrated more than 92,000 troops on the border. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that “any future aggression against Ukraine will have a high price and

Twitter decided to remove personal content if the user did not consent to its publication The social network Twitter decided to prohibit the sharing of personal photos and videos of users without their consent. The management of the social network will remove such content if a complaint about the post is received from the first person or his representative. This is reported in the official blog of the company. It is noted that the innovation is necessary to preserve privacy when publishing personal content, since women, activists and dissidents, as well as representatives of minorities, can be especially affected by violations. “When we receive notification from the persons portrayed or an authorized representative that they have not given their consent to the publication of their personal image or video, we will remove it,” the message says. Twitter users can “Report a Tweet,” and then select “This is offensive or dangerous,”

A farewell ceremony for Alexander Gradsky began at the Moscow Gradsky Hall Theater A farewell ceremony for musician Alexander Gradsky began in Moscow. The funeral event takes place in the capital's Gradsky Hall theater, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday, December 1. The artist served as artistic director for seven years at the Gradsky Hall theater.

Morozov: Russians will be interested in ecological transport only after the creation of a network of charging and filling stations charging and refueling infrastructure. This condition was named by the deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Alexander Morozov, in an interview with Kommersant. In his opinion, not only the state should invest in their creation, but also the automakers themselves. To switch to ecotransportation, Russians must have all the conveniences for charging their electric cars and refueling hydrogen vehicles. “I'm sure none of the electric vehicle users and fans of green vehicles will charge it for eight hours, everyone will demand fast charging. And while there are no charges, there will be no demand for electric vehicles. So it is with hydrogen, “Morozov explained. After the infrastructure is organized, it will be possible to open production facilities and localize e-transport in Russia, the deputy head of the

Doctor from South Africa Unben Pillay said the similarity of flu symptoms with the omicron strain COVID-19 Doctor from South Africa ( ) Unben Pillay listed the main symptoms that appear when infected with the omicron strain of coronavirus. His words are reported by Bloomberg. The expert emphasized that at the moment in those infected the disease is mostly mild, but it is too early to draw long-term conclusions. “We have seen patients with flu symptoms, dry cough, fever, night sweats and body aches,” he revealed. According to Pillay, these symptoms are similar to the manifestations of the disease in other waves of COVID-19. Earlier, Professor and Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Cape Town Hospital Mark Mendelso called a way to combat the omicron strain of coronavirus. According to him, vaccination will protect against the disease most effectively. The expert did not rule out that the strain

Norway has reiterated its proposal to ISU to raise the figure skating age limit The Norwegian Ice Skating Association has again proposed to raise the figure skating age limit. This is reported by Match TV. “Adults will be available from the age of 17 for women and men in all ISU disciplines, including figure skating, and from the age of 16 – for dance duets and sports couples,” – explained to Match TV the initiative in the leadership of the association. The issue will be considered at the congress of the International Skating Union (ISU) in 2022. If the initiative is approved, the new rules will come into force in the 2023/2024 season. At the same time, junior skaters who have already participated in the European Championships, the Four Continents Championships or the World Championships in 2023 will be admitted to adult competitions in the 2023/24 season. The Norwegian Skating

Yandex.Schedule: about 70 flights canceled and delayed at Moscow airports – for snow and icing of roads. Mass delays are reported by the online service for tracking departures Yandex.Schedule. According to information at 10:24 Moscow time, eight flights were delayed in Vnukovo and four more flights were canceled, 12 flights were delayed at Sheremetyevo. 23 were canceled, and 21 more flights were delayed at Domodedovo. There are no data on any disruptions in the schedule in Zhukovsky. Earlier on November 30, about 30 flights were delayed and canceled at the capital's airports. Thus, five flights to Vnukovo were delayed and two more flights were canceled, six flights were delayed to Domodedovo, one was canceled, and five flights were delayed at Sheremetyevo, another ten were canceled.

Turkish Foreign Minister: Erdogan plans to hold telephone talks with Putin December 3 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday, December 3. This became known from the words of the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Mevlut Cavusoglu. The quote is given by RIA Novosti. It is assumed that the heads of state will also discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine. “We are in favor of de-escalation [of the situation at the border]. I recently held talks with the Foreign Ministers of [Russia Sergey] Lavrov and [Ukraine Dmitry] Kuleba, “the Turkish minister emphasized. Cavusoglu added that he intends to meet with Lavrov and Kuleba in person, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers OSCE cases in Stockholm. It will take place on December 2-3.