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According to Sputnik Radio, In an interview with journalists, nutritionist Alexey Kovalkov advised citizens who want to get in shape for the New Year on how to lose weight quickly.
“We need to use the maximum amount of fat and the minimum amount of carbohydrates. This means that we exclude sweets, flour, cereals, fruits,” advised the expert.
As a substitute, Kovalkov recommended eating meat with fatty sauces such as mayonnaise.
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Military expert center – political journalism Boris Rozhin published on his Telegram channel the material in which he talked about the main points during the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine at 23:59 Moscow time on December 1, 2022.
According to him, in the direction in Svatovo, there were attacks by the armed forces of Ukraine on Kuzemovsk and the Svatovo-Kremennaya highway was repelled. There is no enemy advance here.
“Belogorovka has not been cleared to the end. The fighting is going on, just like in Disputed. In Soledar – no changes. Artemovsk: Ours are fixed in Kurdyumovka and Andreevka. The fighting is going on in the Kleshcheevka area and in Opytny. Enemy counterattacks were repulsed. No changes in the eastern suburbs,” the expert writes.
As for Marinka, Rozhin reports on the fighting in the city center. the pace of progress is low.
No changes in the direction of Ugledar, in the Pavlovka area there has been no attack on Ugledar yet.
“No changes in the Novomikhajlovka area. Avdeevka: Attack on Vodiane, Pervomaisky , as well as the battles for the fortified area near Nevelský,” – said Rozhin.
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US President Joe Biden said that his plans for the near future do not include personal contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to the American leader, contacts can take place after prior consultation with NATO, but not on an independent basis from Washington. At the same time, Biden added that he is ready to talk to Putin if there is a decision by the Russian authorities to end the conflict in Ukraine.
“I am ready to talk to Putin if he is really interested in finding a way to end (the conflict) , Biden said. – I don't see it yet.
The statements were made after the US president's meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Washington. In a joint statement, the two leaders pledged to continue providing comprehensive support to Ukraine, including air defense systems and equipment to repair energy infrastructure, “for as long as it is needed.” In return, Macron said separately that a shared history obliges Paris and Washington to “become brothers in arms again”.
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Blow up gas Nord Stream pipeline and Nord Stream 2 used explosive charges placed outside the highways themselves. This was stated by Hans Livong, a researcher at the Swedish Defense Research Institute, in an interview with the Expressen newspaper.
According to the Swedish expert, the charges could have been launched from a surface vessel. Liwong noted that this is not a small high-precision round, but a larger round. Such a charge was placed on the seabed next to the pipeline.
According to the expert, the operation could have been controlled from one or more ships. Now it remains only to find out the ownership of the ships that participated in the sabotage against the gas pipelines.
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Print – the service of the company “Concord” announced that its owner Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to participate in the “direct line” of the governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov. According to the report, Prigozhin has been receiving complaints from St. Petersburg residents that the city authorities are allegedly “not hearing” them. In this regard, he allegedly decided to collect the most pressing questions of the city's residents.
The press service published a list of 80 questions for Beglov. The explanation for the questions states that Prigozhin wants to receive answers to them during Begl's “direct line” or later in writing “in time”. The questions are divided into several blocks – business comes first. The following are questions about housing and communal services and street cleaning, ecology, transport, infrastructure, food and others, including the block “criminalization of St. Petersburg authorities.”
A separate block is devoted to mobilization and self-defense. In it, Prigogine asks on behalf of, allegedly, Petersburgers “how many officials were sent from St. Petersburg to the NVO zone” and whether the country should “know its heroes.”
“Which of your family members were called to mobilize? Which of your family members volunteered? – sounds a separate question. – If no one, then why, on what basis?”
Also, Prigogine asks Beglov about financing the purchase of equipment for the mobilized, programs for the cities of the Podratimov in Donbass.
“Are you ready to go to front zone to meet with those mobilized from St. Petersburg?” – another question is asked.
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Secretary General Military NATO bloc Jens Stoltenberg said that the task of the alliance is to prevent the transfer of hostilities outside the territory of Ukraine.
“The task of NATO is to prevent the spread of hostilities beyond the borders of Ukraine. ,” said the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance.
In addition, Stoltenberg emphasized that NATO does not consider China a security threat, but believes that China poses a security threat to the military bloc.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the United States, together with NATO, is directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict by supplying weapons to Kiev and providing its territories for training military personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine.
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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted to accept the on the basis of Act No. 8224 on National Minorities. The publication “Strana” informs about it.
274 members of the Council voted for the adoption of the law as a basis. Earlier, the draft law “on national minorities (communities)” was submitted to the Council for consideration. Its adoption is a condition for consideration of Ukraine's future membership in the European Union.
The draft law emphasizes that the national minorities of Ukraine will receive protection from forced assimilation, direct and indirect discrimination against national minorities, and their representatives will be prohibited. The draft law also guarantees the rights of national minorities to self-identification, peaceful assembly, use of languages in education and publication of mass media in national languages.
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Newspaper The Financial Times has released its annual list of the 25 most influential women of the year. The list didn't bring any big surprises. It also includes Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, at the center of a national scandal over her love of partying, who is also a fierce campaigner for her country's non-aligned status, and Mia Mottli, Prime Minister of Barbados, who was in favor of leaving the British crown) and Meghan Markle (American , which was not received enthusiastically by the British royal family).
However, the list also includes a Nobel Prize winner from Ukraine, human rights activist Alexandra Matviychuk and representatives of the women's community in Iran as the vanguard of the fight against the regime there.
Among those noted by the newspaper are American singer Billy Eilish and Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, and writers Annie Erno and Tzitsi Dangarembga.
In addition, the list includes ladies, known to the newspaper audience, but not always outside the countries in which they live. For example, black US Supreme Court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson or abortion rights activist Rebecca Gomperts
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President of the European Council Charles Michel during his visiting Beijing called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence over Russia to ensure it was “in line” with the UN Charter. He stated this at a press conference in the Chinese capital.
In particular, Michel described China as a “global player” and recalled that the country is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
“We all share an interest in achieving peace. I called on President Xi Jinping to use his influence on Russia to uphold the UN Charter,” the head of the European Council said.
Earlier, Xi Jinping himself said that China “has always stood on the side of the world ” and in his own way will continue to play a constructive role in solving the Ukrainian crisis.
At the same time, the Chinese President emphasized that the conflict should be resolved as a result of peaceful negotiations.
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Ukrainian and Russian sides conduct another exchange opinions of prisoners of war. This time it was held according to the 50 to 50 formula. This was announced by the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DLR) Denis Pušilin on his Telegram channel.
“Another exchange of views with Kyiv is underway today. 50 Russian soldiers are coming home. We give the same number of VES to Ukraine, », — wrote the head of the republic.
He noted that during the exchange, 12 soldiers from the DPR and 8 from the LPR were released from captivity.
The last exchange of prisoners of war took place on Friday, November 25, during which nine soldiers of the Russian army, including one from the DLR, returned home. Nine prisoners, mostly soldiers of the Ukrainian army, were also handed over to the Ukrainian side.
