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About 20 tourists who have arrived from South Africa and Namibia in Domodedovo do not want to go to the observatory tourists for six hours refuse to go to the observatory for mandatory quarantine. This is reported by the SHOT Telegram channel. According to the channel, out of 170 arriving tourists, about 20 Russians are not ready to go to mandatory quarantine in Sergiev Posad – they declare that they will be at the airport until they are will be allowed to go home. One of the tourists said that a police officer had arrived at the airport. According to the Russian, all people are ready to undergo additional PCR tests to be released. Mandatory 14-day quarantine for those arriving from the Republic of South Africa and neighboring countries was introduced in Russia on December 2. The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that there are not many tourists who

Deputy of the State Duma Kalashnikov: if the laws are observed, the lease of the island by Denmark will pass without risks Danish energy company Copenhagen Offshore Partners lease of the Russian island of Shumshu, which belongs to the northern group of the Kuril Islands. Leonid Kalashnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, assessed the risks for Russia in the transfer of the island, his words are quoted by “Sekret Firmy”. According to the deputy, the Danish company will have to comply with a number of laws, including those related to land lease. In this case, the transfer of the island will take place without risks for Russia. “There is another risk here. The risk that this land will be harmed in some way, roughly speaking, will pump everything out of there and leave. But this should also be monitored by the relevant authorities, “the parliamentarian added.

Turchak was reelected as Secretary of the General Council of United Russia party council, reports TASS.

Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev outplayed Dominik Kepfer in the Davis Cup semifinals Davis Cup match. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent. The 24-year-old Russian defeated his opponent with a score of 6: 4, 6: 0. The meeting lasted 49 minutes. Rublev's victory allowed the Russian team to take the lead in the confrontation with Germany (1: 0). Another Davis Cup semi-final match will begin at 17:00 Moscow time. In it, Russian Daniil Medvedev will meet on the court with Jan-Lennard Struff. Earlier, the Croatian national team reached the final of the tournament. Croatian tennis players were stronger than the Serbian team. The Davis Cup matches are hosted by Madrid.

Analyst Snegovaya: Ukraine lost Crimea in 2014 due to the desire to enter the EU Ukraine lost Crimea in 2014 due to active aspiration to get into the European Union. This connection was highlighted in her article for the National Interest magazine by a researcher at the Atlantic Council, Maria Snegovaya. She is convinced that the “red line” drawn by Russia seven years ago has nothing to do with the possible accession of Kiev to NATO. “There is hardly an option suggesting the independent existence of Ukraine, which would satisfy the Kremlin,” Snegovaya admitted. The analyst also notes in his article that “the Kremlin's appetites will grow” over time. On the eve of the ex-adviser to the US Congress Ariel Cohen said that Ukraine voluntarily gave up Crimea and the Black Sea Fleet to Russia in 2014. According to him, corruption and incompetence prevent the country from “stopping its dependence