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Russian Igor Danchenko charged with perjury in the United States … This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the statement of the US Department of Justice. The department clarified that Danchenko will appear before the court on Thursday, November 4. The statement explained that the charges are related with the sources of information that the Russian allegedly used to transfer information to the British company. According to the Ministry of Justice, in the period from June to November 2017, a Russian analyst allegedly reported incorrect information to the FBI five times, clarifying information about the sources transferred to him information. Earlier it was reported that an analyst who took part in the investigation of the alleged ties of ex-President of the United States Donald Trump with Russia, was arrested in the United States. Sources of The New York Times assured that the Russian was detained as part of

Special Prosecutor Durham: Danchenko's information formed the basis of accusations against Trump Trump was suspected of concealing ties with an American politician. This is reported by TASS with reference to the indictment of Special Prosecutor John Durham. The document notes that companies in the United States and Great Britain were collecting deliberately false statements about the former American leader's ties with Moscow. In particular, ex-British intelligence officer Christopher Steele and his company in London worked on collecting information. According to investigators, it was Danchenko who was an important source for Steele in this matter: he helped compile the dossier, and the versions “formed the basis of accusations” against Trump. In addition, the Russian analyst allegedly passed information on to a certain person who held leading positions in the structures of the Democratic Party. The name of this person is not called. Danchenko is accused of giving false testimony to the

The commanders of the submarine USS Connecticut, which collided with the seamount, were removed from their posts mountain in the South China Sea, was suspended due to loss of confidence. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the US Navy. According to the statement of the US military, the commander of the US Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Carl Thomas, said that this incident could have been avoided if the officers made prudent decisions and followed necessary procedures. It is noted that three senior officers of the submarine, including the captain of the ship, were removed from their posts. Earlier, the former chief of the main headquarters of the Russian Navy (1998-2005), Admiral Viktor Kravchenko said that the USS Connecticut submarine could collide with a seamount, since it probably did not use the sonar mode to hide its presence in the South China Sea. According to the military, the

Sperantza: those vaccinated with Sputnik V after boostering with an mRNA vaccine will receive an EU COVID certificate Vaccinated with coronavirus vaccines not recognized by the European agency for medicines, including the Russian “Sputnik V”, will be able to receive a COVID-certificate from the European Union (EU) after a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine. This was announced by the head of the Italian Ministry of Health, Roberto Speranza, reports ANSA. As Speranza explained, the booster will need to be received no later than six months after the completion of vaccination. According to a circular from the Italian Ministry of Health, published earlier, we are talking about the drugs of the companies Pfizer and Moderna. Earlier, Roberto Speranza called for mutual recognition of vaccines against coronavirus. He added that this is not a political issue and should be guided only by the opinion of the scientific community. Prior to this,

White House spokesman Jean-Pierre called identifying the origins of COVID-19 as a key priority Understanding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic remains a key focus of the administration President of the United States Joe Biden. This was stated by the spokesman for the White House Karin Jean-Pierre, writes Reuters. According to her, the United States and its partners intend to continue to put pressure on China in order to receive answers about the origin of the coronavirus. Jean-Pierre stressed that the American authorities will insist on transparency in this matter. “It is extremely important for us to get to the bottom of the truth,” she said. Earlier, US intelligence rejected the version of the creation of the coronavirus as a biological weapon. The intelligence community concluded that SARS-CoV-2 first infected a person no later than November 2019 in Wuhan. At the same time, the Chinese authorities were unlikely to know

The assistant who accompanied Biden on his European tour tested positive for COVID-19 Assistant to US President Joe Biden, who accompanied him in during the European tour, contracted the coronavirus. Bloomberg reports. The test results became known before the return of the American leader to the United States. Due to fears of further transmission of the coronavirus, this White House official, as well as several people from the American delegation, remained in Glasgow, where the climate summit is currently taking place. The exact number of people in quarantine has not been specified. Earlier it was reported that the secret service “evacuated” Biden from the event at the climate summit in Glasgow, when he was preparing to announce a new plan to reduce methane emissions. The American leader was removed from the meeting for security reasons, as too many people gathered in the meeting room. The organizers of the summit were

The US State Department did not find a bottle of whiskey donated by Pompeo by the Japanese government a bottle of Japanese whiskey worth 5.8 thousand dollars. ABC News reports this. Related materials 00:01 – 15 November 2020 Descended from heaven Donald Trump is accustomed to a luxurious life, but lost millions. What is left for his family after the elections? 00: 03 – May 23 “It's a shame to be rich.” from an impoverished people It is clarified that we are talking about a bottle of 30-year-old Suntory Hibiki whiskey, which Pompeo received from the Japanese government in 2019. Also, the inspectors did not find a commemorative gold coin and some other gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars, which disappeared during the administration of former US President Donald Trump. At the same time, the State Department discovered eight porcelain and copper vases, the total cost of which is

Jyllands-Posten: Europe is ill-prepared for a military conflict with Russia exercises of Russia and Belarus “West-2021”. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. According to the author of the article, Per Nyholm, with military aggression from Russia, Denmark and Poland will be at risk. Russia's potential interest is the Suwalki corridor, which runs along the border between Poland and Lithuania, which can connect the territory of Belarus with the Kaliningrad region. According to calculations, if Poland is attacked, Denmark will not be able to hold out for more than five days. Moscow specializes in infantry and tank forces, which, according to Nyholm, gives it an advantage in the open area of ​​the Suwalki corridor. In addition, Russian missiles can reach Copenhagen in half an hour, and to the Danish island of Bornholm in 10 minutes. The author of the article is frightened by the

Spiegel: Russian diplomat was found dead in front of the embassy in Berlin A Russian diplomat was found dead in Germany. This is reported by the German edition of Der Spiegel. It is noted that the body of the secretary of the Russian embassy was found on the sidewalk in front of the embassy in Berlin. According to the preliminary version, the diplomat fell out of the window. In October, it was reported that the bodies of four Russians were found in a hotel sauna in Albania. Initially, the investigators considered the version of their death from asphyxiation, but later experts called it unlikely, since during the inspection of the scene no elements capable of causing asphyxia were found. On the fact of the incident, the Albanian Prosecutor General's Office opened a murder case. It was clarified that the department made such a decision at the suggestion of the state

The German Foreign Ministry said that it was aware of the death of an employee of the Russian Embassy in Berlin The German Foreign Ministry (MFA) is aware of the death of an employee of the Russian Embassy in Berlin, but so far refrains from commenting for reasons of personal data protection. This was announced by the representative of the Foreign Ministry Christopher Burger, RIA Novosti reports. “I ask for your understanding that for reasons of protecting the personal data of the deceased and loved ones, I cannot give other details,” Burger commented on the Foreign Ministry's reaction. p> The death of the 35-year-old Russian diplomat was reported by the German edition Spiegel. As the publication suggests, the German security services saw him as a disguised employee of the internal secret service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia. The editorial staff clarified that after the discovery of the