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Ambassador Antonov: Russia is in favor of mutual zeroing of all visa restrictions with the United States Russia is in favor of canceling all visa restrictions with the United States on a reciprocal basis in recent years. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, he is quoted by TASS. According to the diplomat, Russia stands for an honest and respectful dialogue on all visa “irritants”. He expressed confidence that if there is “goodwill” all problems can be resolved quickly enough. He called on Washington to return to international obligations regarding diplomatic property and good practice in the functioning of diplomatic missions. “Our proposals remain on the negotiating table,” Antonov emphasized. Earlier, US State Department spokesman Jalina Porter said that the departure of 54 Russian diplomats, scheduled for 2022, should not be regarded as their expulsion or punitive measure. According to Porter, the United States

MI6 chief Moore: need help from the tech sector to win the AI ​​race with China and Russia China. The Guardian newspaper writes about this with reference to the text of the speech, which is going to make the head of British foreign intelligence MI6 Richard Moore at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The text says that the agency will have to work with technology firms to win a race with the PRC and the Russian Federation, mastering artificial intelligence (AI). “We traditionally relied primarily on our own potential to develop world-class technology … We must become more open to stay secret.” , – the newspaper quotes an excerpt from Moore's speech. As the newspaper notes, China is rapidly improving its capabilities in cyberspace, and Russia is engaged in “building capacity in the field of hacker attacks.” “Our adversaries are investing … in AI, quantum computing and synthetic biology

Japanese Foreign Ministry: All citizens and tourists entering the country must undergo a 14-day quarantine Japan due to the emergence of a new strain coronavirus omicron from December 1 cancels relaxed quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated citizens and foreigners with long-term visas or residence permits (residence permit). This is stated on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. All persons, including those who have been fully vaccinated and have the appropriate certificate, arriving in Japan from countries with an acute epidemiological situation will be required to undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine. The requirement for mandatory quarantine for three days in a special hotel is also returning. In addition, the Japanese authorities are canceling the concessions introduced three weeks ago on the entry of foreigners on business and study visas. New measures will be about a month – so much time is given by the authorities to

Republicans in the US Senate have blocked the draft defense budget with sanctions against the Russian Federation next financial year. This is reported by TASS. The draft defense budget in the amount of approximately $ 770 billion includes sanctions against Russia. 60 votes were needed to move the project to the next stage of consideration in the Senate. However, 45 senators voted for this, 51 voted against. Before the vote, the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said that his party members would block the draft budget, since the majority Democrats did not allow the approval of a number of proposals. This is a package with 18 amendments, including additional sanctions against the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. Earlier, The Hill newspaper wrote that the US State Department seeks to convince the Democrats in the Senate to block the amendment to the draft defense budget countries