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Rosprirodnadzor: “our big Chinese brother” vacuums everything that can be obtained Head of Rosprirodnadzor Svetlana Radionova said in Russia red book resources. This is reported by RBC. “Let's be clear – our“ big Chinese brother ”just vacuums everything that can be obtained,” she said. The official explained that she has to give permission for the export of musk deer, pine cones and chaga mushroom. Among other things, China is the largest consumer of wood in the world. According to the UN, China accounts for up to 39 percent of all world timber purchases, while Russia is one of the leaders in the export market. However, deliveries often follow gray and black schemes. Illegal logging and further sale to Chinese consumers is one of the key problems of Russian Siberia and Russia's bordering regions with China. In 2019, amid large wildfires in Siberia, the Russian authorities did not rule out the

The ISS successfully performed an evasion maneuver from the Chinese satellite Fengyun-1C Mission Control Center (MCC) reported that the International Space station (ISS) avoided collision with the debris of the Chinese satellite. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the state corporation “Roskosmos”. According to the statement of “Roskosmos”, a space debris evasion maneuver was successfully carried out. It is noted that for this, with the help of the Progress MS-18 cargo spacecraft docked to the ISS, the flight altitude of the station was increased by 1.2 kilometers. The threatened ISS is one of about 2.5 thousand fragments of the Chinese meteorological satellite Fengyun- 1C was formed in January 2007 as a result of an anti-satellite weapon test by Beijing.

Secretary Blinken: US to supply lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine The White House will work with the US Congress to ensure continued military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, RIA Novosti reports. The American politician made the corresponding promise during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. Blinken noted that the United States will supply Ukraine with the systems the country needs, including lethal defensive weapons. Previously, Blinken accused Russia of all provocations in the Donbass, including the movement of troops near the Ukrainian border. He expressed concern that Moscow could “repeat the mistake of 2014”, when Russia allegedly accumulated forces along the border, crossed it and penetrated into the sovereign territory of Ukraine.

YouTube will stop displaying the number of dislikes for videos from November 10 Youtube video hosting announced that from November 10th it will hide dislikes under all videos. This is reported on the platform's website. The “Dislike” button itself will remain, however, only the content authors will be able to see the number of negative reactions posted. The company noted that this decision is aimed at ensuring that channels with a small audience are not attacked or harassed because of hostility. The rules are also designed to promote “respectful interaction between viewers and creators.” For the first time, the service thought about such an opportunity in the spring of 2021. Then it turned out that it turned out that users are less likely to click on the “Dislike” button if the site does not display statistics.

Dodon: Moldova can pay off its gas debt only at the expense of the state budget or an increase in tariffs on how the country can pay off its debt to Russia for gas. He stated this on the air of the TV channel NTV Moldova, RIA Novosti reports. According to him, the current debts of Chisinau can be partially covered by the state budget, and partially by citizens. Nevertheless, the historical debt, which amounts to about $ 700 million, can be returned only in two ways: either the Moldovan authorities will transfer the money to the Moldovagaz company from external or internal sources, or it will have to be paid off by raising prices. The former head of state stressed that Moldova's internal resources will not be enough to pay off the debt. Earlier, Dodon said that the new gas tariff for the country was the highest in the

US Secretary of State Blinken: all provocations in Donbass come from Russia He stated this during talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, RIA Novosti reports. Blinken expressed concern that Moscow could “repeat the mistake of 2014”. He also stressed that Washington supports the de-escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Pentagon: we will conduct operations in the Black Sea as we see fit borders of Russia. This is reported by RIA Novosti. This is how he commented on Moscow's statement on the intensification of US and NATO military activities in the Black Sea, including overflights. “We conduct operations with NATO allies and, of course, unilaterally. Now we are talking, and in the Black Sea there are a couple of ships of the US Navy. This is an important principle to be upheld, “he said. Kirby pledged that the United States will continue to fly, sail and operate in international air and sea space as it sees fit. Previously On November 10, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that US actions in the Black Sea – for example, the passage of warships – indicate an attempt to threaten Russia with war. The diplomat is convinced that the exercises of