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Andriy Kortunov: Kiev is interested in the deployment of Western military personnel in any number taking such steps because they understood the potential risks. Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), said this in an interview with Lenta.ru. Related materials 00:02 – April 10 “The interests of Ukrainians are not taken into account” The US is sending warships to the Black Sea. What is expected in the West from the aggravation in Donbass? 15:34 – June 23 Russian sailors used weapons against a British destroyer. What is known about the incident Black Sea? According to him, such actions could lead to the involvement of these countries in a military conflict between Kiev and Donbass or between Kiev and Russia. At the same time, Ukraine itself is interested in deploying Western military personnel on its territory in any format and in any quantity. “This ties the West

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called journalist Dmitry Gordon a disgrace , called Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon a disgrace. The event was broadcast online on the social network Facebook. According to the head of state, Gordon “jumps out of his pants and shouts: he shouldn't go, he shouldn't, he shouldn't” (about Zelensky's intention to run for a second presidential term – Note “Lenta.ru” ). “Oh my God! Is this the main thing? I don’t see how my children grow up, this is what I have to do. I owe them only. A disgrace, “Zelensky said. Earlier, Dmitry Gordon accused Volodymyr Zelensky of dishonesty. According to the journalist, Zelensky promised to leave the presidency after the first term. “But decent people keep their promises. What talks can there be today about the second term of Vladimir Zelensky, if he promised, he goes for one term ?! ” – he said.

Comedian Galkin told how the singer Basque slept three flights in a row due to drunkenness Russian TV presenter and humorist Maxim Galkin told with singer Nikolai Baskov, who due to drunkenness was late for three flights in a row at the airport. He shared his memories in the new issue of the Bluff project on the Premier video service. According to Galkin, this story happened to Baskov about ten years ago, when they worked together at a corporate event in Italy. Immediately after the private event, Galkin flew to Russia, and Baskov had to fly to the States to work on a new album. “He drank a lot and, when he arrived at the airport, missed his flight. Then he took a ticket for another – to Moscow, but overslept it too. And he, still not getting out of his drunken stupor, told the American Express concierge service that

Vilfand: residents of the European part of Russia will face frequent thaws and severe frosts in winter uneven winter “. According to him, there will be many thaws and frosts up to 20 degrees below zero. He is quoted by TASS. The forecaster noted that such weather is expected in almost all regions, largely in the European part of the country. “This is a really serious problem, such episodes, we already they forgot about that, ”Vilfand emphasized. He explained that about 10-11 thaws are forecasted in Moscow alone for the coming season. Earlier, Vilfand warned the Russians about weather anomalies at the end of November. According to the meteorologist, in the center of European Russia the temperature will be several degrees higher than normal. At the same time, abnormal cold and “severe frosts” are expected in the north of the region.

Epidemiologist Rutherford: vaccines are effective against COVID-19 strains, the new one is no exception reason to think that the new strain from Africa will be an exception. This opinion was expressed in comments to “Lenta.ru” by Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California at San Francisco (USA) George Rutherford. Related materials00: 01 – September 8 ” The lack of vaccines is a shame “The acute phase of a pandemic could drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? 00:01 – 31 July ? The specialist emphasized that so far there is no evidence that the available vaccines have a lower chance against a new strain, called the Greek letter omicron. Earlier, the Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the strain could spread throughout the world in the next few months. On the evening of November 26, the World Health Organization recognized the

President of Ukraine Zelensky called the end of gas transit in 2025 a key challenge country. According to him, this is the end of the contract with Russia for gas transit in 2025. This was reported on the official website of the Ukrainian leader. “I think this will be a difficult moment. I believe that we must quickly implement the reform of thermal modernization, ”Zelensky said. According to him, the presidential office and the Ministry of Economy are already working on the preparation of a program for thermal modernization and energy efficiency. According to the head of state, the reform of thermal modernization of all multi-storey buildings will cost the state 300 billion hryvnia (about 837 billion rubles). The implementation of the program will begin next year, in particular, within its framework, gas consumption in multi-storey buildings will be halved. During the same press marathon, Zelenskiy said that Ukraine wants

South African Health Minister Paakhla called the global reaction to the omicron strain unjustified omicron coronavirus strain. So he commented on the decision of the EU and a number of other countries of the world to close the entrance to travelers from five African countries. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti. Paakhla said that such a measure is contrary to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). He stressed that scientists have not yet found signs of increased virulence of the new strain. In addition, the minister stressed, experts do not believe that this option complicates the course of the disease. The head of the Ministry of Health assured that the existing vaccines against coronavirus have proven their effectiveness and remain the “main protection” against COVID-19. > Earlier, the US authorities said that from Monday, November 29, they would ban the entry of residents of eight African countries

A Brussels court has banned Uber An appeals court in Brussels ruled that Uber should disable the taxi booking app in the Belgian capital. The service has stopped working in this country, writes Reuters. The ban on private individuals from providing taxi services now also applies to professional drivers. Uber said it was very upset with this court decision. This will affect about two thousand drivers, the company noted. In protest, taxi drivers blocked a main street in the EU capital on 25 November. The Brussels administration has said it will work on a “temporary solution” to ban Uber. Uber is suing many European countries for not meeting service regulations and staffing practices. Some drivers complain that they cannot make enough money through the app, and that they are unable to take advantage of hospital payments and annual leave. It was previously reported that food delivery service Uber Eats will

Roskosmos: cosmonauts Shkaplerov and Dubrov for the first time have switched to the new module “Prichal” on the ISS Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Peter Dubrov have crossed into the new Russian module “Prichal” on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported on the page of the state corporation “Roskosmos” on Twitter. “The hatches from the side of the module” Science “and from the side of the” Prichal “were opened at 22.39 Moscow time,” – said in the message of “Roskosmos”. Earlier it was reported that Progress M-UM with the Prichal nodal module docked to the ISS. Docking of the last Russian module with the ISS took place on November 26 at 18:26 Moscow time. The separation of the instrument-and-assembly compartment from the “Prichal” is scheduled for December 22 at 01:20.

WHO: the newest strain COVID-19 B.1.1.529, named with the letter “omicron”, may threaten countries World Organization experts Health (WHO) recognized the threat identified in South Africa, the newest strain COVID-19 B.1.1.529, which was assigned the Greek letter “omicron” (O). This is reported by Reuters. According to WHO experts, a new type of coronavirus may threaten countries that are fighting its spread. 50 mutations have a new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529 According to the organization, the B.1.1.529 virus, after a series of mutations, can affect the protein content in the body, and with such a change, current vaccines may not be as effective. The WHO also suggested that the omicron variant is spreading faster than its predecessors, as evidenced by the experience of South Africa. Therefore, the newer strain can affect more people in the world, including those who have recovered from other strains. The organization called on all countries to