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Kommersant: gas withdrawal from European UGS facilities in November reached its maximum level over the past five years reached its maximum level over the past five years – 11.2 billion cubic meters, writes Kommersant. As the newspaper predicted, given the current daily rate of extraction of gas reserves, there may be a shortage until the end of the heating season, especially in case of cold weather in winter in the region. According to Kommersant's analysts, the extraction of gas in storage has reached a record level over the history of observations – 11.2 billion cubic meters. Last year, this figure was 8.5 billion cubic meters, and the previous record was recorded in November 2016 – about 11.28 billion cubic meters. The sharp increase in withdrawal from UGS facilities this November is associated not only with a cold snap, but also with the rise in gas prices. As a result, consumers

Britain, the USA, France, Germany and Italy called on the Russian Federation to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine Leaders of Western countries – Britain, USA, France, Germany and Italy – called on Russia to de-escalate tensions on the border with Ukraine. This is stated in a joint statement, RIA Novosti reports. It is indicated that Western leaders agreed to talk to each other on Tuesday after talks between Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and the United States, Joe Biden, on December 7. They also called for the resumption of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in the “Normandy format.” Ukraine. Psaki added that Biden plans to discuss his actions with allies. She also stressed that the United States is trying to convey to Russia that the situation with Ukraine must be resolved by diplomatic methods. Talks between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden will take place on Tuesday evening, December 7. They will be

The IOC said it respects the refusal of American politicians to attend the Beijing Olympics The International Olympic Committee (IOC) commented on the White House guide to attend the Beijing Olympics, Match TV reports. IOC representatives clarified that they respect Washington's decision. The organization explained that the presence or absence of government officials and diplomats at the Games is a private matter for each country. On the issue of the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics, the IOC has decided to remain politically neutral. At the same time, the statement of the US government makes it clear that the Olympic Games and the participation of athletes in them remain outside of politics, and we welcome it International Olympic CommitteeBoycott of the Olympics At the same time, American athletes will be able to independently decide on participation in international competitions. Psaki clarified that members of the US national team can rest assured

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yekhanurov: The United States sees in us only an outpost on the border with Russia Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yury Yekhanurov is on the air the TV channel “NASH” revealed the true reasons why the United States is interested in good relations with Kiev. In his opinion, the United States wants to see Ukraine only as an outpost on the border with aggressive Russians. “Russia sets a goal for Ukraine to be an autonomous republic of Russia. The US wants to see Ukraine as a NATO outpost on the border with aggressive Russians. I think that from NATO's point of view, this is not the main problem, they are now more concerned about the Pacific Ocean and therefore they are building a new alliance there. To tell the truth, nobody pity Ukraine, only we need Ukraine, “the ex-prime minister said. He believes that Washington

Canadian Foreign Ministry spokesman Chartran: authorities are thinking about boycotting the Olympics in China Olympics in China after the US announced it. He told TASS about this. “We were notified of the US decision. We will continue to discuss this issue with our partners and allies, ”she said, adding that Canada remains deeply concerned about alarming reports of human rights violations in China. Previously, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) commented US decision to declare a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The organization stressed that the presence of officials and diplomats is a purely political decision of each government, and the IOC, being politically neutral, recognizes this right. On December 6, the press secretary of the US President Jen Psaki confirmed that the American leadership did not will go to the Olympics in China. According to her, American athletes themselves will be able to decide whether to participate in

The Chinese Embassy called the US decision to boycott the Beijing Olympics political manipulation in Beijing, announced by the US, Reuters reports. The embassy called the US decision to boycott the Olympic Games political manipulation and “a serious distortion of the spirit of the Olympic Charter.” The ministry added that the statement of the American side is a “pretentious act.” In his opinion, the boycott of the Olympics serves as a moral and psychological measure of influence on the PRC. The expert recalled that international sports competitions have repeatedly become an arena where states “measured the size of their ideological ambitions.” However, these measures will not affect the athletes themselves. The diplomatic boycott assumes that officials refuse to travel to the Games. The Beijing Winter Olympics will be held from 4 to 20 February 2022. The Paralympics are scheduled for March 4-13.

The RF Ministry of Digital Affairs proposed to introduce restrictions on the provision of services in electronic form “State services” of state and municipal services to impose restrictions on making an appointment. A draft of the corresponding resolution of the Russian government has been published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. The restrictions are proposed to be extended to cases where, when a body or organization considers a request, an excess of the request limit is revealed. It was proposed to extend the same restriction to the MFC RF. It is proposed that the limit will be determined by the administrative regulations for the provision of the service within the framework of limiting a certain number of requests that can be submitted within a certain period of time by one applicant until the result of the provision of the service is obtained or in in the event of

HSE study: the share of illegal beer on the market increased to 14% against 5.2% in 2020 The number of illegal beer has increased in Russia , in the first half of 2021, its market share reached 14 percent. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a study by the Higher School of Economics (HSE). Related materials 00:03 – July 23 Artificial meat is taking over the world. Why is Russia not ready for this? 10:00 – October 7 Food security. Russia and for export This happened after reaching a minimum level of 5.2 percent in 2020. “The decrease in sales of illegal products was due to the anti-epidemic restrictions in force for most of the year, which significantly hampered both the production and import of illegal products. However, already in the first half of 2021, the volume of illegal products increased to 14 percent, “the materials say.

A group of WHO scientists advised to stop treatment with blood plasma of COVID-19 patients A group of international experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) advised to stop treatment of patients with coronavirus blood plasma of COVID-19 patients. This is stated in a press release from the organization, which was received by Lenta.ru. According to WHO scientists, current data show that this method of treatment does not reduce the risk of death from coronavirus or the likelihood of being on mechanical ventilation, but plasma treatment is costly and time consuming. Thus, WHO opposes the use of plasma from recovered patients for patients with mild, moderate and severe disease. Recommendations are based on data from 16 studies involving 16,236 patients with mild, severe and critical COVID-19 infection. These recommendations are part of the guidance developed by the World Health Organization with the methodological support of the MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba does not expect “breakthroughs” in the talks between the leaders of the Russian Federation Putin and the United States Biden Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba revealed expectations from the talks between the leaders of Russia Vladimir Putin and the United States, Joe Biden, saying that he does not expect “breakthroughs.” He spoke about this on the air of the ICTV channel, RIA Novosti reports. “I think that tomorrow each side will declare its maximalist vision of the logic of further actions, and then different teams will work to further develop the situation,” – said the Foreign Minister, expressing confidence that Biden will give “very clear signals” what Kiev's partners will do if the Russian Federation “goes on a military operation against our state.” According to Kuleba, Kiev understands that NATO is not will fight for Ukraine, but the member states of the alliance can “do a