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United Arab Emirates The Emirates are negotiating with the Taliban (banned in Russia) to manage Kabul International Airport.
The Taliban have also asked the Emirates for financial assistance that the UAE is likely to provide to reduce Qatar. influence in the region.
On 14. October, the US Air Force reported on the prevention of hijacking from Kabul airport.
This is a benign but potentially precancerous lesion that does not currently require further intervention.
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White House Doctor Kevin O & Connor said doctors identified a polyp that had previously been removed by US President Joe Biden during a colonoscopy. It turned out to be a tubular adenoma, a benign but potentially precancerous entity that does not currently require further intervention.
“Joe Biden had a 3 mm benign polyp removed from his ascending gut. The research found that it was a tubular adenoma, “the press service notes with the patient's consent.
According to Connor, tubular adenoma is a slow-growing and benign formation that doctors consider” potentially precancerous lesions. ” which does not currently require any further intervention. “
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Four countries – Ukraine, United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden – Iran were convicted of refusing to negotiate compensation payments for a shot down Boeing aircraft by Ukraine International Airlines.
The ministers of these states expressed “deep disappointment” over Tehran's position. “We remind the Islamic Republic of Iran that it is international law to pay full reparations to a group of [affected] countries, and we reiterate our call for negotiations to begin in good faith by the end of this year,” the statement said. According to them, they will continue to seek the prosecution of Iran and consider taking action if Tehran continues to avoid discussing compensation.
Recall that the Boeing 737-800 UIA was shot down shortly after The plane crash killed 176 people, including citizens of Iran, Ukraine, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and Afghanistan, and the Iranian authorities later confirmed that the plane had been shot down by mistake. p>
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As stated by Glavred;, Chairman Center for Global Studies “ Strategy XXI & # 39; & # 39 ;, energy expert Mikhail Gonchar named the way Ukraine can force Russia to extend the gas transit agreement.
According to the expert, this can be done by helping to put strong pressure on another Russian gas project – the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
“If the EU and Germany take a hard line on the Nord Stream” 2 “. .. then Russia will have nowhere to go but to renew the treaty with Ukraine or sign a new, & # 39; & # 39; Gonchar said.
At the same time, he admitted that such a development of the event is hardly possible, because the tactics of pressure on SP-2 “ do not correspond to European interests and principles. & # 39; & # 39;
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As the newspaper states Globe and Mail, sources close to the Canadian government, said the cabinet was discussing the issue of increasing the country's military contingent in Ukraine.
Canada's National Defense Minister Anita Anand is said to have taken the initiative.
“ Against the background of increased military activity in Russia near the Ukrainian border … the government is considering the possibility of sending several hundred more soldiers, CF-18 fighters. .. and a warship to Ukraine, & # 39; & # 39; it is written in the report. >
“Materials on nuclear submarine accidents are usually classified for 25 years, will not wait long”
Experts continue to comment on the statement of the first commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, that the nuclear submarine K-141 “Kursk” was lost after a collision in the Barents Sea with a NATO submarine. The MK Chairman of the St. Petersburg Submarine Club, Captain of the 1st Rank Reserve Igor Kurdin, presented his version of the tragic events that took place on August 12, 2000.
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– Today, November 22, Admiral Vyacheslav Alekseevich Popov is living to be 75 years old. Maybe it was an informational reason to talk to him. Although the reporter did not even congratulate him on his birthday and did not mention it. I listened intently to an hour-long conversation between Admiral Popov, who, of course, did not even ignore the sinking of the Kursk submarine. I want to say that many experts, including senior naval admirals, support Admiral Popov's version and believe that the main reason for Kursk's death was a collision with a foreign submarine. I would also like to draw attention to the very prompt statement of the Kremlin representative. Dmitry Peskov pointed to the fact that the investigation was carried out, a conclusion was drawn, so they do not consider it necessary to comment on the occurrence of any other hypotheses.
Igor Kurdin says that given the current military-political situation and the relations we have built with NATO, Admiral Popov's statement was very timely. Our country thus reminded Americans of old debts.
Kurdin has been conducting his own investigation for many years. Last year he published the book “Kursk. 20 years later. ” The 1st rank captain met and spoke to many people – the submarine designers, the shipbuilders who built it, the admirals and officers who prepared Kursk, including participating in these exercises, as well as the rescuers. .
– I draw attention to the opinion of rescuers, who immediately after the accident inspected not only the submarine lying on the ground, but also the entire adjacent area, – says Igor Kurdin, – They were given a clear task: to find evidence that there was a foreign submarine. They say they “dug the bottom through the nose” but found no evidence in favor of this version. Each of us can comment on any version, for example, there were more than 20 of them 20 years ago.
As a result, the government commissioner, led by the Attorney General, concluded that there was a man-made disaster. On the “Kursk” torpedo 65-76A exploded in torpedo No. 4 due to a leak of fuel components. The resulting fire resulted in the explosion of torpedoes located in the 1st Department. Two minutes later, a second explosion occurred, which destroyed several sections of the submarine.
Of course, I would not compromise on the version about the involvement of foreign submarines in the downing of Kursk. What I wrote about in the book. If Admiral Popov says he has evidence of foreign submarine involvement in the sinking of the Kursk, the main military prosecutor's office should be interested in them. But an investigation was still done. I repeat that the criminal proceedings I have do not contain any facts or evidence in favor of this version.
We know that Kursk was deep in the periscope on the day of his death, sailing at a constant course and speed for quite some time. It is absolutely true that foreign submarines could have watched him. That's why they were in this area. It may also be the fact that a foreign submarine could lose contact with Kursk, although this is unlikely. The ship sailing in the depths of the periscope is well intercepted. Well, let's say a foreign submarine has lost Kursk, what is it doing? He goes to the point of losing contact to restore it. In order to collide with Kursk, she had to be at the same depth or hit our submarine from below. However, experts who examined the Kursk hull before and after the ascent found no trace. Even during the explosion, some traces could be found, but they could not be found.
– The investigation concludes that there is no real confirmation of this fact. Or we don't know about it. The SOS signal is not just three dots, three dots, three dots. It is delivered via a special communication line on a specific international frequency that everyone can hear. The coordinates are entered automatically.
– The submarine project 667BDRM “Dolphin”, which I once commanded, also participated in these exercises, conducted rocket fire. At the same time, it was at a relatively large distance from Kursk. The submarine commander, my former assistant, told me that when they were 45 meters deep, they felt a strong water hammer at some point. He understood perfectly well that there could be no glaciers in the area at this time. No surface ship or vessel has such a draft to collide with a submarine. And they correctly assumed that they had encountered an alien submarine, which they reported. Then it turned out that their submarine was more than 80 kilometers from Kursk. This water hammer was from the second explosion, when the cruiser had already hit the ground.
I agree, if a foreign submarine hit Kursk, it would be several tens of meters from our cruiser. The impact on him would be like an explosion of a huge depth charge. And to say that it lay on the ground, and then the submarines managed to fix it, restore the course, it went on and our aviation found it in the Norwegian Sea, it kind of doesn't make sense.
Materials on nuclear submarine accidents are generally classified for a period of 25 years. We do not have to wait long, and quite possibly we will learn about some facts that suggest that we were wrong and that foreign nuclear submarines were indeed involved in the sinking of the Kursk.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Lavrova with her colleague from Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan. The Russian Foreign Ministry informed about it.
During the talks, the heads of the diplomatic departments of the two countries discussed the implementation of the Nagorno-Karabakh agreements between Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation. The issue of the forthcoming meeting of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikola Pashinjan was also raised.
In addition, the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Armenia paid attention to other important issues of international and regional policy.
It should be recalled that a trilateral meeting between the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, and the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikola Pashinjan, should take place the day after tomorrow, November 26, in Sochi.
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If the Russian authorities comply with the Minsk Agreement then Germany will lift sanctions from it. This is stated by the coalition agreement concluded by the Social Democrats, Liberals and the Greens on Wednesday.
Berlin therefore demands an immediate end to attempts to “destabilize Ukraine”. Eastern Ukraine. In addition, Germany is waiting to hand over Crimea to Kiev.
The document states that the path to a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions, “depends”. on the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. “
And the future cabinet of ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany intends to push for an extension of sanctions against Belarus unless Minsk changes its policy. Earlier, the parties representing the new German government signed a coalition agreement. & Nbsp; It outlines the main points on the political agenda of the future government.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in 2014, when a referendum was held in Crimea. As a result, an overwhelming majority voted in favor of returning to Russia. However, Kiev and Western countries have accused Russia of annexing the peninsula. Russia has also been found guilty of a deteriorating situation in the Donbas. However, Russia denies the allegations and declares them inadmissible.
Lavrov accuses Ukraine and the Baltic states of nationalism, anti-Semitism and Russophobia
On Monday, November 22, Moscow's third international conference on combating xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism “defends the future”. Experts from dozens of countries around the world discussed the acute challenges of our time and ways to address them.
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The conference is organized by the Russian Jewish Congress with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and other ministries. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sent a call to the organizers and participants, saying that “Russia has historically developed as a multi-ethnic state in which representatives of different nations, cultures and religions have peacefully coexisted for centuries.”
At the same time, according to the head of the foreign policy department, unfortunately, manifestations of nationalism, anti-Semitism and Russophobia are on the rise in a number of European countries, especially in Ukraine and the Baltic countries. There is open propaganda of misanthropic ideas, intensifying the activity of neo-Nazis and other radicals. Persistent attempts to divide society along ethnic, religious and linguistic lines are a matter of deep concern. & # 39; & # 39;
“ These dangerous actions require the most energetic response of the world community, & # 39; & # 39; summed up Sergei Lavrov.
As for Russia, according to the chairman of the Russian Jewish Congress Yuri Kanner, the level of anti-Semitism in our country is one of the lowest in the post-Soviet area, lower than in Georgia, but higher than in Estonia.
The only international conference on the fight against xenophobia, anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, which takes place in the post-Soviet space, has gained a reputation in this area as one of the leading platforms in the world.
Conferences & ndash; already third in line & ndash; was scheduled to take place in the autumn of last year, but was postponed due to the COVID pandemic.
On the eve of the event, RJC President Yuri Kanner said that despite the pandemic, representatives of 40 countries responded to the invitation to attend the conference (for comparison: in 2018, there were participants from 35 countries). In addition, the conference program itself, covering the current challenges of our time, has been significantly expanded. Thus, for the first time, the conference decided to hold a round table on Islamophobia, which, the organizers point out, is gaining strength as Islamic radicalism, extremism and terrorism spread around the world. A separate conference venue is also devoted to the section dedicated to online multiplayer online games. Conference participants spoke about the need to combat hate speech on social networks in the prevention of hate crime.
There is a separate section on “sports”. exacerbation of xenophobic moods. Indeed, unlike the popular phrase “Oh sports, you are the world,” sports passions can turn into violence (including racial and nationalist) & ndash; and effective tools are needed to combat this phenomenon.
Vladimir Putin received a nasal coronavirus vaccine. According to the president, this happened on Monday – the procedure was carried out by Deputy Director of the Gamaleya Center Denis Logunov.
According to Putin, the vaccine is a powder from which a solution is prepared. “I have it on one side, blow on the other, I sat for 15 minutes – and I went,” Putin said, adding that you had to take a deep breath first. According to him, the president tolerated revaccination and nasal vaccine well. “I went to play sports today,” he said.
