USA assured Poland of readiness to defend it from Russian attack

According to & nbsp; information on the & nbsp; website of the White House, the parties exchanged views on & nbsp; building up the military power of Russia at & nbsp; and & nbsp; also reaffirmed the need for Allied unity in & nbsp; & nbsp; '' containment efforts. '' flank in & nbsp; defending their countries & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said in the & nbsp; message. According to article 5 of the NATO charter on & nbsp; “ collective defense '', an attack on & nbsp; one of the members of the alliance will be considered as an attack on & nbsp; all of its members. The aggravation in & nbsp; east of Ukraine has been going on since & nbsp; beginning of November, when several foreign media outlets reported on the & nbsp; build-up of Russian troops near & nbsp; Ukrainian borders. Later, in & nbsp;

In 2023, the procedure for identifying those in need of social support will be introduced

The Foundation will assess the situation of people in a & nbsp; difficult situation with & nbsp; taking into account the income and & nbsp; property of family members. The PFR will inform about the & nbsp; right to & nbsp; receiving benefits, who have passed all the parameters of citizens. According to the & nbsp; opinion of experts, such changes will increase the coverage of recipients of social support, reduce the time for & nbsp; needs assessment and & nbsp; promptly take into account changes in the financial situation of the family. Firefighters are looking for, the police are looking The draft resolution (available at the & nbsp; disposal of Izvestia), prepared by the Ministry of Labor, contains changes to the & nbsp; resolution dated & nbsp; 16 & nbsp; August this year “ On & nbsp; Unified State Information System of Social Security '' (EGISSO). The basic principle

Dr. Myasnikov predicted an increase in the incidence of omicron in Russia

“In Europe, it is assumed that the rapid increase in the incidence of omicron will last until mid-January. I assume that then it will start with us…. For some reason, the waves of coronavirus are moving in opposite phase with Europe,” Myasnikov wrote. He stressed that according to all existing data, omicron “really” flows much easier than the delta strain. Myasnikov also recalled the need for vaccination against coronavirus. “Now is the time, Americans remind their citizens. And we are our own!”, – the doctor wrote. Earlier, Myasnikov said that patients who have had COVID-19 will receive even stronger protection from infection after vaccination. Myasnikov stressed that protective antibodies begin to be produced in the body only three weeks after receiving the second dose of the vaccine. He also added that in people who have already had coronavirus, vaccination will give a particularly strong effect, which may be able to

Difficult case: Rosstat estimated the number of Russians with salaries at the minimum wage level and below

The main reason for such statistics is underemployment, the & nbsp; service explained. They added that & nbsp; violations of the law with & nbsp; wages are possible at & nbsp; 0.2% of & nbsp; these 2.5%. Not & nbsp; by & nbsp; full < p> In & nbsp; 2019, according to & nbsp; Rosstat data, the share of employees of large and & nbsp; medium-sized enterprises receiving wages below or at the & nbsp; level of the all-Russian minimum wage was 2.9%, or 775 thousand people. In & nbsp; 2021, this figure decreased to & nbsp; 2.5%, or 689.8 thousand workers (the study is carried out once every & nbsp; two years). In 2021, the minimum wage is equal to 12 792 rubles, and from 1 January 2022 will grow to 13,890 rubles. According to the Labor Code, the employee's salary for & nbsp; month in which he &

Sandu appreciated Moldova's chance to join the EU and maintain relations with Russia

Answering & nbsp; a question about & nbsp; how Russia will react to & nbsp; Moldova's steps towards & nbsp; & laquo; European integration; & nbsp; The fact that & nbsp; we & nbsp; want to move forward does not & nbsp; mean that & nbsp; we & nbsp; cannot & nbsp; have constructive and & nbsp; pragmatic relations with the & nbsp; Russian Federation. The President indicated that there are EU countries that support with Russia a good relationship. Sandu noted that she considers the dialogue between Moscow and Brussels to be important. According to the & nbsp; President of Moldova, she does not & nbsp; plan the republic's entry into & nbsp; NATO: & nbsp; Our constitution says that & nbsp; we & nbsp; a neutral country, its & nbsp; nobody & nbsp; ; changed. There are no such initiatives now. We & nbsp; do not & nbsp;

Klitschko demanded to deploy the territorial defense system of Kiev

It is noted that & nbsp; to & nbsp; to & nbsp; various scenarios of events, the Ukrainian capital is prompted to prepare ' ' . > & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; worst. We must have a clear plan of action in a & nbsp; critical situation, coordinated and & nbsp; actions of all services and & nbsp; structural units & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Klitschko said. In addition, at the meeting it was noted that the system of territorial defense of Kiev as a whole should start working in the near future, and in January the city will host command-staff exercises. Reservists are being recruited now. Earlier on & nbsp; this day, the secretary of the Verkhovna Rada committee on & nbsp; issues of national security, defense and & nbsp; intelligence, a deputy from the & nbsp; party “ Voice ''

Bloomberg: the number of gas tankers heading from the USA to Europe has grown

According to & nbsp; the newspaper estimates, there are 20 tankers with & nbsp; American gas on the & nbsp; way to & nbsp; Europe. On the eve of Catholic Christmas (24 & nbsp; December), the number of tankers with & nbsp; liquefied natural gas from the US was 15 units. The publication notes that fuel shipments from the US to Europe could help reduce concerns about further increases in gas prices. < p> Earlier it became known that & nbsp; & nbsp; gas prices in & nbsp; Europe will remain high throughout the next year, in & nbsp; including & nbsp; summer months. “ Prices for & nbsp; forward contracts for & nbsp; last month have increased by more than than & nbsp; twice, and & nbsp; traders believe that & nbsp; unprecedented growth will continue until & nbsp; early 2023. Gas will be expensive even in & nbsp;

Day in History: December 28

Major earthquake in Sicily On December 28, 1908, a powerful earthquake occurred in Sicily. The main victim of the disaster was the city of Messina. The city of Reggio Calabria and surrounding villages were also seriously affected. It is noteworthy that this earthquake was not among the strongest. The tremors, the strength of which reached 7.5 points on the Richter scale, claimed the lives of more than 75 thousand people. The earthquake in Messina was so great because the tremor occurred directly under the city. Fortunately for the surviving residents, there was a Russian warship in the near raid, whose team organized a rescue operation in the disaster zone. Russian sailors, whom many here later called “Angels from the Sea”, participated in the aftermath of the earthquake and helped save thousands of residents. In 2012, a monument to the Russian sailors who participated in this rescue operation was unveiled in

Angara-A5 with the Perseus upper stage was launched for the first time from the Plesetsk cosmodrome

“On Monday, December 27, at 22:00 (Moscow time), a test launch of an Angara-A5 heavy-class carrier rocket with an overall-mass payload layout was carried out from the launch pad No. 35 of the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk Region by the combat crew of the Aerospace Forces,” the military department reported. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that all pre-launch operations and the launch of the Angara-A5 space rocket took place in normal mode. Ground-based means of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces controlled the launch and flight of the launch vehicle. “Angara-A5” was taken for escort by ground means of the Russian Aerospace Forces. “The Angara-A5 space rocket launched at 22:00 (Moscow time) from the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk Region

Brazilian state went under water due to large-scale flooding

The Brazilian state went under water due to large-scale flooding 40 cities were in the disaster zone, there are dead. Weather in Berlin: Weather in Berlin: Now Forecast for 2 weeks Forecast for a month View this post on Instagram Publication from NA MIRA DA NOTICIA BRASIL (@namiradanoticia_brasil) An error occurred while uploading. At the end of December heavy rains hit northeastern Brazil, resulting in massive flooding due to & nbsp; overflowing rivers and & nbsp; dam breaks. The & nbsp; epicenter of the disaster was about & nbsp; 40 cities and & nbsp; settlements in the & nbsp; state of Bahia. Rescuers report & nbsp; 18 dead and & nbsp; 280 injured. 35 thousand people were forced to leave their homes. On & nbsp; photos and & nbsp; videos from & nbsp; social networks and & nbsp; rescue monitoring you can see catastrophic destruction and & nbsp; houses, almost