It is unknown at this time whether these sanctions, developed by EU experts, will be finally approved during a meeting of EU leaders on 22 June.EU experts agree on economic sanctions against Belarus / photo by REUTERS The European Union has agreed on economic sanctions against Belarus in response to the Ryanair incident and the arrest of blogger Roman Protasevich . This

Occupied Kerch and Yalta have been hit by floods over the past few days.Danilov reacted to the floods in the Crimea / Photo UNIAN, Vyacheslav Ratinsky Commenting on the Security Council’s climate initiatives, Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine, drew attention to the  flood in the occupied Crimea. This was discussed at a briefing following a meeting of the

Moscow reported its highest-ever number of new coronavirus infections Friday, as the city’s health authorities warned “new, aggressive mutations” of the virus were spreading at an alarming pace. Russia’s national coronavirus task force confirmed 9,056 new Covid-19 cases in Moscow over the last 24 hours — a 46% surge on the previous day. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin moved Friday to extend a limited

Over the past two days, an increase in mortality associated with COVID-19 has been recorded in Russia. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said this, as Interfax reports. In the last two days, we have recorded a rise in mortality by 14%. If before that we recorded a decrease in mortality rates for the entire period, starting from December last year, until the

America is heading for default, according to Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire and a key shareholder of the holding companies En+ and the Gaz Group. According to the businessman, the impending default of the world’s largest economy is evidenced by the “fall in popularity of the dollar.” “The dollar is still the world’s top reserve currency, but its popularity has already

REUTERS The National Security and Defense Council imposed sanctions on Dmytro Firtash and Pavel Fuchs. This was announced at a briefing by Secretary of the Security Council Alexei Danilov. (C)UNIAN 2021

Update:  One person died during a heavy rainstorm in Yalta, said the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov. In Yalta, which was flooded due to torrential rains, the water supply is turned off, TASS reports with reference to the mayor of the city Yanina Pavlenko. In Yalta, schedules for supplying water to the population will be formed, Pavlenko said, urging residents to

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in an interview with Channel One that 89.3% of Muscovites infected with COVID-19 had a strain of the delta coronavirus . The latest data that we received, 89.3% of patients fell ill with a mutated coronavirus, the so-called delta, this is an Indian strain. And he turned out to be more aggressive, which spreads faster. And the most unpleasant thing

The Moscow Department of Health said that it temporarily “for the safety of patients” banned the provision of routine medical care , for example, operations, to people who had not been vaccinated against coronavirus before hospitalization. The new rules do not affect patients with oncological and hematological diseases, as well as patients with contraindications for vaccination. (C)MEDUZA 2021

The situation in Moscow is rapidly deteriorating. The dynamics are unexpected. 60% of Muscovites either got sick or were vaccinated – we expected not an increase, but a decrease in the incidence. Most likely, we are faced with new, more aggressive strains. In a matter of days, the number of cases increased from three thousand to seven, and tomorrow it will be nine thousand. This

EU: Russia bears responsibility for so-called ‘republics’ and is party to conflict in eastern Ukraine 17.06.2021 10:34In the communication of the High Representative of the EU and the European Commission on further relations with Russia, the European side explicitly calls the Kremlin a party to the conflict in Donbas and expresses concern over Moscow’s attempts to present itself as a

Kravchuk says that Khrushchev was met in 1954 by Russians in the Crimea with a call to take them away.Kravchuk called the real amount, which cost Ukraine a “gift” from the Communists / photo UNIAN The first president, Leonid Kravchuk, denied rumors that USSR Secretary General Nikita Khrushchev allegedly “gave” Crimea to Ukraine in 1954. According to him, the peninsula cost Kyiv more

The Moscow Mayor’s Office allowed companies to suspend employees who refused to be vaccinated against coronavirus from work without paying salaries. According to TASS, this was announced by Sergey Mironov, authorized in the sphere of restaurant business in the capital. “We discussed [with the mayor’s office] the situation with the workers: can we remove them if they refuse to be vaccinated. We

The dictator of the DPRK during his speech looked noticeably thin.Kim Jong Un / photo by REUTERS Kim Jong Un has said that North Korea is threatened by famine. This is stated in the story of TSN. He blamed the crop failure and the coronavirus, warning citizens to prepare for a difficult period.  According to him, the adopted restrictions delayed the

The network is outraged by the behavior of the deputy.People’s Deputy Kulchitsky watched a hard video in the Rada / photo facebook.com/dzindzia People’s Deputy from the Servant of the People party, Alexander Kunitsky, during a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on June 16, watched a Russian Telegram channel with tough content. A photo in confirmation of this was published by journalist Andrei

Joe Biden also told Vladimir Putin that the United States will continue to raise the issue of respect for human rights.Biden spoke about the consequences for the Russian Federation because of Navalny / photo REUTERS United States President Joe Biden said Russia would face “devastating consequences” if Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in the colony. As a UNIAN correspondent reports, Biden

State Duma deputies adopted in the second reading three bills, which are designed, according to the idea of ​​their authors, to make the Russian Internet more transparent, RBC reports. The first bill , which was introduced by the deputy of the LDPR faction Sergei Zhigarev, proposes to establish control over all advertising posted on the Runet. According to the document, advertisers and sites

Putin presented Biden with the Moscow Khokhloma writing set.June 16, Putin and Biden held their first meeting in Geneva / photo REUTERS US President Joe Biden presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Geneva summit a crystal statuette of a bison and aviator glasses. This is reported by TASS . The figurine is installed on a cherry wood plinth: it should remind of

According to the American leader, the new Cold War “is not in the interests of either side.”Joe Biden / photo REUTERS US President Joe Biden believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not seeking a new Cold War with America. He made the corresponding statement at a press conference in Geneva on June 16. “I don’t think he is committed to a

At the same time, Joe Biden hinted that the United States would react if certain actions of other countries harm American interests.Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin held talks in Geneva / Reuters The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, told the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, that his programmatic policy is not directed against Russia or any

According to the President of the Russian Federation, the Anti-Corruption Foundation has publicly called for “street riots.”Putin said he did not want the illegal events of the Black Lives Matter protests to be repeated in Russia / photo REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Anti-Corruption Foundation, recognized in the Russian Federation as a foreign agent and an extremist

In fact, this is the only agreement that the presidents have reachedPutin and Biden agreed on a joint agreement / photo REUTERS The presidents of the United States and the Russian Federation agreed during the talks in Geneva. Vladimir Putin  and Joe Biden have agreed to launch a bilateral dialogue on strategic stability. This was reported by the Kremlin press service . The agreement states that

he Russian president admitted that he was not invited to visit the White House.Vladimir Putin / Reuters Commenting on the outcome of the meeting with Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin complained that the West called Russia’s policy “unpredictable,” while the United States itself behaved unpredictably. Enumerating the treaties from which America withdrew, Putin also mentioned the 2014 Revolution of

Putin said Navalny had returned to Russia knowing he would be arrestedPutin said that Navalny wanted to be arrested in Russia / photo REUTERS Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has deliberately violated Russian law. He knew he would be arrested when he returned from treatment in Germany. This was stated by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during a press conference at

In a long interview with ABC News in March, Joe Biden said he considered Putin a murderer.Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden / photo by REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that US leader Joe Biden called him after calling him a murderer . Putin made the statement during a press conference at Villa La Grange in Geneva on June 16. “He