Russian President Vladimir Putin according to the official legal information portal, appointed the head of the main directorate for drug control, Lieutenant General Andrei Khrapov, to the position of Deputy Minister of the Interior.
Khrapov has headed the Directorate-General for Drug Control since 2016.
By the same decree, Putin also dismissed Deputy Interior Minister General Police Colonel Mikhail Vanichkin.
Khrapov is a graduate of the presidential program for the training of the public service personnel management reserve, which was launched in 2017 on the basis of the University of Economics.
A list of Russian President Vladimir Putin's instructions to the Russian government has appeared on the Kremlin's website. The report states that the head of state has ordered the Cabinet of Ministers to ensure the elaboration and implementation of a program for the development of medical rehabilitation for the years 2021 – 2026. This instruction was issued following the results of the United Russia Congress, which took place on 19 June.
As stated in the report, the government should provide funding for a rehabilitation program at the expense of the federal budget of 100 billion rubles. At the same time, 60 billion rubles should be spent in 2021-2024.
The government must report to the President on the execution of the order by August 15, 2021. In addition, reports should be prepared every six months.
Vladimir Putin previously said that a medical rehabilitation program is already underway, which will require the purchase of special equipment. This work will begin soon.
A private fleet is meeting in Florida to help protesters
In Washington, they announced support for Cuban protesters demanding the overthrow of the communist government in the country. The Cuban authorities have decided to send troops and armored vehicles to Havana and other major cities in the country. At the same time, a fleet of private ships is gathering on the east coast of the United States, which is said to be preparing to land on & nbsp; Liberty Island. & Nbsp;
The deterioration of the domestic political situation in Cuba could lead to a civil war. The government's decision to fight the coronavirus pandemic has plunged the country into a huge economic crisis. At the beginning of June, when the shortage of food and medicine began, the government was forced to introduce ration distribution of basic goods.
Demonstrators are calling on the Cuban authorities to take more active measures to support the population. Many demand the deployment of the US military in Cuba. Protesters use American symbols and record appeals to Biden and the Pentagon. The White House supported the protesters and called on the Cuban leadership to resign.
It reached an extreme point in the middle of the situation. Army units and armored vehicles were introduced to Havana and other large cities. The army is occupying a crossroads, building roadblocks in government residences and ministries. The protesters claim that they do not intend to resign their positions and are ready to clash with the army. The country's leadership is once again calling on supporters to take to the streets to save their homeland.
Meanwhile, the United States appears to be preparing to support Cuban protesters. At the beginning of the week, a fleet of private ships and ships belonging to Cuban migrants – opponents of the communist regime – began to gather off the coast of Florida. They plan to move to Cuba to support local protesters. Many do not hide the fact that they took weapons and ammunition with them in support of the new Cuban revolution.
A number of US senators have called on the White House to support the Cuban migrants' initiative and help them land on the island. Some media reports state that the Migrant Fleet initiative is directly owned by the CIA. This claim is supported by the fact that the number of US Coast Guard ships and aircraft is increasing in the Strait of Florida. Guardian, which states: The CIA created a network of fake social media accounts that incite anti-government sentiment in Cuba as early as 2014.
The US intelligence service has previously tried to overthrow the Cuban leadership from outside invasions. In April 1961, a ship carrying an offensive force of Cuban migrants, which received weapons and military equipment from the CIA and the Pentagon, attempted to land in Cachinos Bay (known in Russia as Pig Bay). The Cuban communist forces managed to prevent an attempt to land. Since then, however, there have been separate attempts to land sabotage groups on the island or to drop a load of weapons, which have been suppressed by local authorities. & Nbsp;
On Tuesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the US government of organizing unrest in the country and demanded that the White House immediately end its support for anti-government protests. According to Rodriguez, the protesters receive money and support from abroad, and calls for the introduction of US troops in Cuba can be used as a pretext for another military invasion by the US military.
Protests in Cuba: civilian security forces and angry mobs
Acute situation with Migrants on the borders of Lithuania and Belarus can have serious consequences for the whole of Europe, but this can only be a harbinger of a real “migration blow” from Russia, writes Mysl Polska. Article author Andrzej Zapalovskiy noted that most see the migration crisis as revenge by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for sanctions and support for the Belarusian opposition by Lithuania. However, it can only be a warm-up before Russia's upcoming events.
The journalist believes that Russia and Turkey have a large capacity for migrants. The Russian Federation can use Ukraine to “strike”, which does not control a relatively large area of territory in the east.
There is an agreement on readmission between Poland and Ukraine, but due to the massive influx of migrants, the Ukrainian side will not be able to meet it, the article states. If Russia and Turkey open the “Eastern Road” and provoke a migration crisis, Poland and the whole of Europe will be defenseless. Even the army will not be able to stop migrants and will not report them anywhere.
Due to the difficult migration situation, the Lithuanian authorities used to start building a barbed wire fence on the border with Belarus. At the same time, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko himself claims that his country has neither the strength nor the means to tackle the influx of migrants.
Russian President Spokesman Dmitry Peskov answered the question journalists on whether a foreign certificate of vaccination against coronavirus and vaccines themselves can be recognized in the Russian Federation.
“ The problem of non-recognition of Russian vaccines abroad exists & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; Peskov said, noting that reciprocal action from the West was necessary to approve foreign vaccines.
“Of course, countermeasures are needed here,” & ndash; Peskov stressed.
The head of the presidential press service also explained that the Russian authorities cannot simply put Russian citizens, who have great difficulty traveling abroad, in a discriminatory position.
Ukrainian website “Peacemaker “They mocked the deaths of actor and musician Petr Mamonov, who had died of coronavirus the day before.
A crossed-out photo of Mamonov appeared on the web with the caption: “COVID-19 destroyed. “
The site appeared in 2014, publishing personal data of people he considers” agents of the Kremlin “and separatists. The site does not have official status and people included in the “Peacemaker” lists are often denied entry to Ukraine. Mamonov is listed on the website as “intentionally violating Ukraine's borders when entering occupied Crimea.”
Mamonov died on July 15 at the age of 71 after being infected with coronavirus. The artist was in a intensive care unit in a medical coma for a long time. It was reported that he had been diagnosed with other health problems against the background of the underlying infectious disease, so the doctors' prognosis was disappointing.
On the Rostec site A photo of a new Russian fighter, which will be presented on the first day of the MAKS-2021, has appeared on social networks. The plane was now delivered to Zhukovsky Airport.
The photo shows the plane in a briefcase. Attached to the article is an inscription in English: “ Do you want to see me without clothes? “. According to RG, it is probably a single-engine version of the Su-57. Suchojská previously informed about the development of such a model.
As stated by RIA Novosti military expert Oleg Panteleev, new aircraft & ndash; he is a lightweight tactical fighter with low signature technologies.
Photograph of a new Russian fighter in Zhukovsky. Photo: v3Tritium pic.twitter.com/ZLgdCHkArO
— Ivan O & # 39; Gilvi (@o_gilvi) July 16, 2021
The MAKS-2021 exhibition will take place July 20-25 Zhukovsky near Moscow. The network will broadcast the event online. The event itself will be subject to restrictions on coronaviruses.
According to the Daily Express, the disputed British territory in Antarctica may be the subject of claims from Russia. The current international treaty does not allow eight states to divide the territory of Antarctica among themselves, it remains open to scientific research. Historian Rip Bulkley, who specializes in studying Russian missions in Antarctica, is convinced that Moscow intends to claim a significant portion of the continent's resources.
The material emphasizes that the United Kingdom, the USA and Australia have reduced the scope of their activities in Antarctica due to the pandemic, but Russia is showing activity. “Russian scientists are continuing their work on the continent and are allegedly aggressively looking for fishing, oil reserves and minerals,” the article said. Mining is banned on the continent, but Professor Klaus Dodds assures that it can be hidden under the guise of geological research.
Russia refers to the fact that it first discovered the country of Antarctica in 1820. In any case, the next decade will be decisive. “We will certainly see that China and Russia behave more and more assertively – both in the Arctic and in Antarctica,” Dodds said.
However, Bulkeley is appalled to point out that the British discovered Antarctica two weeks later, a weakness in their territorial claims. The author of the article, meanwhile, intends to build a “White Empire” on the poles. Bulkeley adds that Russia can withdraw from existing treaties and start using the continent's natural resources.
Readers of the British Daily Express have noted that historian Bulkeley's view is speculation. Others believe that Russia cannot be stopped. “They just come and take what they want.” The United Kingdom will still not be able to object to anything – it will be broken in 24 hours, “wrote one of the commentators.
Adviser to the Kiev delegation in The trilateral contact group, an independent adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Oleksij Arestovich, on the TV station Ukraine 24, said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had “given up Ukraine's interests” in favor of Russia.
According to the politician, Volodymyr Zelenský's visit to Germany and his talks with Merkel were in vain.
“They did not work because Mrs Merkel lasted seven years, but in the end she gave up some of Ukraine's interests in favor of Russia,” Arestovich said.
Zelensky did not find a “common language” with Merkel in the line issues, including the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the implementation of the “Steinmeier formula.” Arestovich and Western leaders are concerned about China's growing influence and are ready to negotiate with Russia.
Spring conscription to the armed forces ended in Russia Russia, which began on April 1, was reported to the Ministry of Defense.
“Despite the difficult epidemiological situation, the spring proposal for 2021 was completed with due quality and on time,” the report said.
that in the spring more than 134,000 people were sent to military formations. In particular, more than 350 people were sent to scientific and scientific production companies, more than 150 people to sports companies.
