Russia appreciated the IOC's statement on the US boycott of the Olympic Games

State Duma Deputy Zhurova: with its statements the IOC confirms political neutrality The International Olympic Committee confirms its political neutrality and impartiality with its statements. So, in an interview with Lenta.ru, Olympic speed skating champion and Russian State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova appreciated the IOC's comment on the US decision to declare a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. Earlier, the IOC commented on the White House's statement on the refusal of the American leadership to attend the Beijing Olympics. Representatives of the organization clarified that they respect Washington's decision. The IOC explained that the presence or absence of government officials and diplomats at the Games is a private matter for each country. In the matter of the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics, the IOC decided to remain politically neutral. The US decision should not bother the IOC With its statements, the IOC proves its political neutrality

The Russians have listed the desired gifts for the New Year

Avito: women wanted to receive clothes, shoes and accessories as gifts for the New Year The corresponding press release of the Avito platform came to the disposal of Lenta.ru on Tuesday, December 7. Employees of the company conducted a study among 10 thousand residents of the country to find out what things they prefer to receive as a gift for the upcoming holidays … It turned out that women most of all want to become owners of gift certificates, clothes, shoes and accessories, and men – gadgets and tools. The list of the best gifts for women also includes travel, sweets and underwear (24 and 21 percent of the votes, respectively). Men named alcoholic beverages (19 percent) and a game console (17 percent) good gifts. In addition, popular answers include money, perfume and jewelry. According to the survey, Russian women want to present gifts to relatives and friends in accordance

The Czech Republic spoke about the impasse in relations with Russia

Candidate for the post of the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry Lipavsky: it is necessary to normalize relations with Russia pirate party, said that he did not know how to get out of the impasse that had formed in Czech-Russian relations. His words are quoted by TASS. He noted that the government of Acting Prime Minister Andrei Babis has begun to work on finding new channels of communication with Russia, and the acting Foreign Minister Jakub Kulganek is already conducting an audit of Czech-Russian relations. “After the publicity of the incident in Vrbetica, Russia included us, along with the United States, in the list of unfriendly states. This is disadvantageous for the Czech Republic in the long term, ”added Lipavsky. According to him, now the Czech Republic needs to normalize relations with Russia. The former head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, Jakub Kulganek, called on Russia and NATO to

The ninth round of the All-Russian competition for the most unusual art object has started

Tutu.ru: the ninth round of the competition for the most unusual art object will last until December 13 The ninth round of the All-Russian competition for the most unusual folk art object “Tutu Art” – the next stage of the competition will last from December 7 to 13. You can vote for participants on the official website. This became known from the press release of the online service “Tutu.ru”, received by the editorial office of “Lenta.ru”. Nine objects located in different regions of the Caucasus will compete for reaching the final. Among them are Leotavr made of tires (Krasnodar Territory), a planetarium with pots (Republic of Adygea), a spinning house (Karachay-Cherkess Republic), sculptures on the streets (Republic of North Ossetia), the house of Murad Polonkoev (Republic of Ingushetia), an ancient village on a stump (Republic Dagestan), a playground (Republic of Kalmykia), a garden of fancy stones (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic) and Vainakh

Ukraine accused Russia of pulling weapons into Donbass

Power Guidance of Ukraine: Russia is pulling artillery and tanks to the line of contact in Donbass … This was stated in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the press service of the military department reports. The GUR accused the “Russian occupation forces” of reinforcing units near the contact line in Donbass with 122-mm self-propelled artillery mounts, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles (BMP). The department also noted that the enemy increased the number of sniper pairs “to inflict losses” on the Ukrainian military in the area of ​​the Joint Forces Operation (JF), the destruction of “video surveillance elements”, as well as provoking return fire. In addition, the GUR added that training camps are being held with snipers of the Donetsk and Luhansk army corps under the leadership of regular servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces. Previously, a representative of the defense departments of the self-proclaimed

Dozens of people died in a fire in an African prison

At least 38 people were killed in a prison fire in Burundi's capital Burundi Gitege. This is reported by the local Iwacu on Twitter. According to the newspaper, about a thousand prisoners were held in an African prison. As a result of the fire, all the hangars caught fire, except for the one in which the women were located. The accident killed at least 38 people, 12 of whom died from suffocation. At least 69 people were seriously injured. Law enforcement agencies blocked the roads to the prison. It is noted that emergency workers and doctors quickly arrived at the scene, but hastily left the burning building. The causes of the fire are currently being established. In early September, a severe fire was reported in one of the blocks of the Tangerang prison on the outskirts of the capital of Indonesia. The fire killed 44 people, making it the deadliest

The ninth round of the All-Russian competition for the most unusual art object has started

Tutu.ru: the ninth round of the competition for the most unusual art object will last until December 13 The ninth round of the All-Russian competition for the most unusual folk art object “Tutu Art” – the next stage of the competition will last from December 7 to 13. You can vote for participants on the official website. This became known from the press release of the online service “Tutu.ru”, received by the editorial office of “Lenta.ru”. Nine objects located in different regions of the Caucasus will compete for reaching the final. Among them are Leotavr made of tires (Krasnodar Territory), a planetarium with pots (Republic of Adygea), a spinning house (Karachay-Cherkess Republic), sculptures on the streets (Republic of North Ossetia), the house of Murad Polonkoev (Republic of Ingushetia), an ancient village on a stump (Republic Dagestan), a playground (Republic of Kalmykia), a garden of fancy stones (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic) and Vainakh

Putin named the reasons for the rise in prices

Russian President Putin: the rise in prices is global Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the rise in prices is global inflation is the soft budgetary policy of a number of countries. His words are quoted by TASS. “We need effective mechanisms to reduce inflation,” Putin said and added that in 2022 inflation in Russia should be returned to the target level of 4 percent. Putin also spoke about the need to increase the potential pace of the Russian economy and asked the government to submit measures. Earlier, the investment strategist of Arikapital, Sergei Suverov, said that inflation in Russia continues to set multi-year records, despite the constant increase in the key rate of the Central Bank , due to a number of factors that the regulator is not able to influence. The Ministry of Economic Development explained that inflation in Russia is due to the global rise in prices

The girl managed to fight off herself and save a friend from a shark that attacked them

A shark attacked two teenagers while swimming. swimming time at Ocean Grove beach. This is reported by the Daily Mail. Eyewitnesses said they were swimming when they heard the screams of two teenagers. After that, they saw how a 15-year-old girl beat the shark that attacked her and her friend, drove the predator away and thereby saved everyone. Related materials00:05 – September 8, 2019 ” Doom hung in the air “They found themselves in the sea among the sharks and died one after another. Survivors were rescued by Soviet sailors 00:01 – 18 February “Then you wonder how you stayed alive.” The fearless woman swam with the most dangerous sharks all her life. She is 86 and still diving “At first we thought they were playing, and then they started screaming that they were bitten by a shark,” eyewitness Peter Hobbs said. Diana Hobbs, a former nurse from the traumatology