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Lavrov considered Lukashenko's words about the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus as a warning Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov considers the possibility of placing Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus is a warning to Western countries. RIA Novosti quotes the diplomat. “I would take this statement as a very serious warning, which is dictated, first of all, by the reckless policy pursued by the West,” Lukashenka justified the words of Lavrov. At the same time, the diplomat did not disclose whether he considers such statements to be realizable. The Belarusian president threatened that he would offer his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to return nuclear weapons to the republic if similar NATO systems ended up in Poland. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previously spoke about plans to move American nuclear systems “to the east” if Germany refuses to deploy them. At the same time, in July 1993, Belarus officially joined the

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba called on NATO to unite efforts to contain Russia Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba took part in a Foreign Ministers of NATO member states. This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. He called for the unification of efforts of Ukraine and NATO to contain Russia “from further aggressive actions” and suggested that the member states of the North Atlantic Alliance to toughen sanctions against Moscow, as well as to strengthen the defense capabilities of Kiev. Related materials00: 01 – April 16 “We have nowhere to retreat” DPR head Denis Pushilin – about the threat of a big war in Donbass and the protection of Russians in Ukraine 17:26 – 23 November The DPR and Ukraine declare mutual shelling and are preparing for war. Why are Russia accused of aggravating the situation in Donbass? “Ukraine is actively working with partners to implement

Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: the expulsion of the US Embassy staff is a compulsory measure in relation to Russian diplomats. This is how the expulsion of American diplomats was explained by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, RIA Novosti reports. Ryabkov added that Russia urges the United States to abandon such measures. He also noted that the American side still has time to stop the expulsion of Russian diplomats before Moscow retaliates. Earlier on December 1, the Russian Foreign Ministry ordered the US Embassy staff to leave Moscow. As stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, by January 31, 2022, employees of the US Embassy who have been in Moscow for more than three years must leave Russia. Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that 27 Russian diplomats will leave the United States January 30, and the same number will leave on June 30,

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu signed an order on days off for the military on December 29 and 30 The Russian military will receive two days off before the New Year holidays. The corresponding order was signed by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, TASS reports. The personnel of the armed forces will rest on December 29 and 30 for the previous working Saturdays, the minister explained.

A 69-year-old man who capsized on a boat spent 22 hours at sea and managed to survive , and, having spent 22 hours on the high seas, managed to survive. The Guardian writes about this. The 69-year-old man, whose name has not been disclosed, was the only person on the boat that was heading to the resort island of Yakushima from the southwestern Kagoshima prefecture on Saturday, November 27. When the ship crashed and capsized, the Japanese managed not only to get out of the water, but also to inform his colleague about the incident. Despite the fact that emergency services immediately began looking for the man, rescuers were only able to reach him the next day. The Japanese was noticed 22 hours later – according to the Coast Guard, he was sitting on the engine of an overturned boat, holding on to the propeller. The Coast Guard noted the