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Senator Dzhabarov: The White House could have embellished Biden’s statements to appease Congress Of the White House after a conversation between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. His words are reported by RIA Novosti. According to a member of the Federation Council, the White House could “cheat, embellish and comb” Biden's statements in order to calm the Congress, which was very opposed to the president. He noted that these statements could complicate Russian-American relations. “I don’t think it will be of great importance. It is too early to draw such conclusions, “the senator added.

Cyberpolice of Ukraine opened a case against “Peacemaker” under Article 182 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine placing personal data on it. This is reported by the publication “Suspilne.” The maximum punishment for it is arrest for up to six months or imprisonment or restriction of liberty for up to five years. This was done after the appeal of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada Lyudmila Denisova, who called on the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to remove information about minors from the lists of the site. The reason for this was the situation with a 13-year-old resident of Luhansk Faina Savenkova, whose data was posted on the “Peacemaker”. She got there after she recorded a video message to French President Emmanuel Macron with a request to influence the settlement of the situation in Donbass.

Head of Rospotrebnadzor Popova announced tougher border controls due to the omicron – for the emergence of the omicron-strain of coronavirus. She announced this on the air of the Russia 1 TV channel, RIA Novosti reports. At the same time, Popova noted that there was no talk of closing the borders. “We have developed, so to speak, our own practice, just like the rest of the world, we have tightened control,” she stressed. In addition, the head of the department said that the border service is exercising control over the Russians, who come from Africa via other countries. So, in their passports, they check the stamps of the states with which communication is limited, and the data is transferred to Rospotrebnadzor. Earlier, Popova, during a meeting of the Presidium of the Coordination Council for the fight against coronavirus, urged Russians to be ready for any changes in the situation with

President of Ukraine Zelensky imposed sanctions against Crimean candidates to the State Duma published on his website. From there it follows that Crimean candidates for State Duma deputies and members of election commissions in the last elections fell under the new sanctions – for example, candidates from the Russian Ecological Party Green, Yuri Stavitsky and Vladimir Sorokin, United Russia deputy Konstantin Bakharev and head of the Crimean election commission Mikhail Malyshev. In November, Zelensky imposed sanctions against 23 Russian citizens. The corresponding decree was published on the website of the head of state, the document lists 28 people – citizens of Russia and Ukraine, employees of the Russian special services. The sanctions included blocking assets, restricting trade operations, stopping the transit of resources, preventing the withdrawal of capital from Ukraine, stopping the fulfillment of economic obligations, banning participation in privatization and leasing of state property.

White House: Biden and Putin instructed their teams to continue dialogue on Ukraine US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to continue contacts across Ukraine. This was announced by the White House following the talks between the heads of state. According to the US administration, Biden and Putin instructed their teams to continue the dialogue on Ukraine. The US President also called on the Russian leader to de-escalate around Ukraine and return to diplomacy. Earlier it was reported that the talks between the leaders of Russia and the United States had been completed; they lasted two hours. The meeting took place via a special video link. The Kremlin said that this line was created during the previous administrations, but today it is being used for the first time. The first footage of the politicians' communication was shown to the journalists, but then the meeting was held in

The United States did not include sanctions on Russian sovereign debt in the draft defense budget The United States abandoned sanctions on Russia's sovereign debt. The country's defense budget is presented without appropriate restrictions, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the text of the bill. In addition, the document did not include sanctions against the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream-2. At the same time, he assumes that $ 4 billion will be spent on the initiative of military containment of Russia. On December 6, it became known that the United States had prepared a new sanctions package against Russia, including disconnecting from SWIFT. It is planned to apply it in the event of a military invasion of Ukraine by Moscow. The authors of the document assess it as “damn aggressive”. In addition, it contains a ban on the use of American banks and payment systems for large Russian businessmen and

World of apartments: in 2021, rent of cottages for the New Year has risen in price by 15 percent more than usual with the help of their housing. In Russia, from December 2020 to December 2021, the rent of cottages for the winter holidays has risen by 15 percent. This is stated in the study of the portal “World of apartments”, materials are at the disposal of “Lenta.ru”. On average, in Russia, renting a house for three New Year's days will cost 58 thousand rubles. The cheapest option of the Moscow Region is rented for two people for 45 thousand rubles for a period from December 31 to January 2. A one-storey house is located 85 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road, guests have at their disposal a terrace with garden furniture and a barbecue. The average rental price in the Moscow region, excluding elite offers, is 60-120 thousand rubles.

Head of Rospotrebnadzor Popova: there are 24 Russians in hospitals who arrived from South Africa Currently, 24 out of the total arrivals are in hospitals from South Africa. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova. Many hospitalized patients test positive for COVID-19. There are also Russians who have tested negative, but show symptoms of coronavirus. According to Popova, so far only two cases of the omicron strain have been confirmed. These patients are under medical supervision, she stressed. In addition, in total, there are about 100 people who have arrived from South Africa to Russia in the observatory with suspected coronavirus. Earlier, Popova said that the omicron strain of coronavirus can be brought to Russia from 50 countries. The chief sanitary doctor of Russia noted that the omicron strain is more infectious than the previous options, and recommended that Russians returning from abroad

Biden told Putin about economic and other measures in case of military escalation in Ukraine US President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about economic and other measures in the event of a military escalation in Ukraine. This was announced by the White House following the results of the talks between the heads of state, RIA Novosti reports. According to the statement of the US presidential administration, Biden also voiced to Putin the concern of the United States and its European allies with the buildup of Russian armed forces in Ukraine. < p>