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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: Kiev is ready for negotiations on Donbass with Russia in any format Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba on the air of the TV channel Dom “said that Kiev is ready for negotiations with Russia on a peaceful settlement in Donbass in any format. His words are quoted by Izvestia. “Ukraine remains committed to the diplomatic way of resolving the conflict. We are ready for any format of moving forward and we want the Russian Federation to reaffirm its commitment to a diplomatic settlement, ”the Foreign Minister emphasized. Kuleba added that during a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, he discussed containment Moscow and a return to the implementation of the Minsk agreements. He concluded that the United States, Ukraine, Germany and France hope to bring Russia back to the negotiating table. Earlier, Blinken warned that Russia will face “very serious consequences” not only from

Virologist Chepurnov: “Sputnik V” gives higher immunity than “Sputnik Light” Alexander Chepurnov of the Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine explained to Lente.ru what the advantage of the Sputnik V vaccine is, and also why it is advised to use it for the first vaccination, and not Sputnik Light. After the initial administration of the Sputnik Light single-component vaccine, a person will not have such high immunity as after the introduction of the Sputnik V two-component vaccine, the professor said. Sputnik V's components differ in the carrier virus, the first is made on the basis of adenovirus Type 26, and the second type 5, he explained. “Adenovirus of the 26th type is used as a vehicle on which some proteins of the coronavirus are injected into a person in order to make a portrait of them against which the immune system will begin to be excited, and so

Political scientist Vakarov: the Ukrainian authorities are pursuing a triple and absolutely immoral policy said that in order to pass the heating season, the Kiev authorities need to buy coal from Donetsk and Lugansk, discarding their negative statements about them. He stressed that Ukraine, for example, sells water to Luhansk, receives money for it and does not see any problem in this. “So why can't we buy electricity? And everything is simple: because it will be fun. This is our, unfortunately, a dual or even triple and absolutely immoral policy, where on the one hand we can sell water, because water goes through Luhansk-Donetsk to Mariupol, and on the other hand we cannot buy coal. And from a third party, we buy the same coal, but according to gray schemes: through Turkey, through Poland, “the expert said. In addition, he noted that such things in the country are politicized, and

Het Nieuwsblad: two hippos at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium have been diagnosed with coronavirus Two hippos have been diagnosed with an Antwerp coronavirus at the zoo in Belgium. This was reported by the newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. The animals named Imani and Hermien developed a runny nose, after which the veterinarians took tests from them. It is not yet clear why the hippos got sick, the zoo followed strict sanitary measures, the employees were not infected. “As far as I know, this is the first case with this species. All over the world, this virus is mainly registered in apes and felines, “said a veterinarian who took samples from hippos. Currently, the animals are doing well, but are isolated. In addition to masks and shoe disinfection, employees wear safety goggles, avoid contact with other animals, and take a rapid test daily. Until a negative result for coronavirus, the aviary will

“RG”: the head of TsRNAP Shapkin predicted a deficit, an increase in the price of alcohol from January 1, 2022 Chairman of the National Union of Consumer Rights Protection, head Center for the Development of National Alcohol Policy (TsRNAP) Pavel Shapkin said that Rosstandart from January 1, 2022 will introduce new GOST standards for alcoholic beverages. In particular, new labeling will appear on the products, which will cause a shortage of goods on the market, Rossiyskaya Gazeta (RG) writes. Shapkin explained that unsold goods with the old counter-label will need to be equipped with an additional sticker indicating the new data. The head of the CRNAP predicted that such a situation would at least lead to a sharp rise in the price of alcohol and even to its deficit. He warned Russians that before the New Year, manufacturers may not have time to re-stick the counter-labels, and retail chains may