US base in the Syrian province of Al-Haseke came under rocket fire.
According to the state agency sana.sy, five rockets were fired at it, citing local sources.
Helicopters are circling in the area around the US base and fighter jets are rising into the air after the shelling. No information is provided on victims or property damage.
Accused Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev Western countries in the destruction of the Ukrainian economy. In his opinion, due to internal economic problems, millions of Ukrainians may become refugees.
“(The West) has brought society to injustice,” Patrushev said in an interview with Arguments and Facts, “and certain segments.” , its participants will go to war in Donbas and blame Russia for the problems
TV presenter and Deputy State Duma Yevgeny Popov commented on the initiative to pass a law banning the media from publishing the nationality of criminals in publications. The bill was introduced by the Chechen parliament.
Popov, who discussed the initiative in his telegram channel, called on Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov not to impose conditions on journalists who carry out their activities in accordance with, inter alia, the media law. .
“Journalists will figure out what to mention, where and when,” Popov said, adding that the new rule would not work even if it was adopted in parliament.
The TV presenter also addressed the Chechen leader in her absence, asking for an explanation of how the situation in Donbas could be described if nationality were banned./p>
“What about the fact that Ukrainians are killing Russians?”; Popov asked.
Kadyrov has previously accused a number of journalists, including Popov, of taking a stand on the idea of a ban on mentioning the nationality of criminals in the media. He also got into an argument with RT leader Margarita Simonyanova, who expressed outrage over the resonant attacks by “ people of Caucasian nationality & # 39; & # 39; for the people of Moscow.
Dmitry Peskov told reporters in the Kremlin trend of declining coronavirus incidence in Russia, however, they understand that new waves await us.
So he commented on the words of head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Pop, who said that the fourth wave in the country had begun to decline.
“ I don't know, we have the third (wave), they (in Europe) the fourth or we have the fourth, they have & ndash; fifth. But the waves go one after another & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; said a spokesman for the Kremlin. “ Everyone understands that new waves & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; stressed.
According to Peskov, the reason for repeated waves is & ndash; insufficient level of vaccination and revaccination. All states are facing this problem and the authorities are making incredible efforts and using all possible means to persuade people to get vaccinated, he said.
In response to the question, we can expect an extension of the New Year holidays, if another wave of illness covers Russia Peskov said in December, experts predict that the authorities are not looking so far.
“ There is still a lot of time left until the New Year's holidays, & # 39; & # 39; & ndash; said a spokesman for the Kremlin, adding that while there was a move in the Russian Federation to reduce the incidence of covid.
State Duma Committee for CIS affairs, recommended that Parliament adopt the submitted statement on the inadmissibility of discrimination against Russian citizens in the United States. Last week, the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots' organizations in the states suspended work in connection with an FBI investigation that had been launched against him. Washington's actions in the lower house were called aggressive.
The draft statement says the State Duma plans to demand an “immediate end to the oppression of the Russian community” and condemns the aggressive actions “directed against Russia”. According to the KSORS, at least 300 Russians, “from students to retirees,” have been subjected to “investigative measures” in the United States over the past year. The organization said many members had been involved in investigating
The Russian embassy has also considered steps taken by the US authorities to be provocative and hostile, with diplomats saying that/p>
“Nord Stream 2” can start working in a few months. This is a forecast from President Joe Biden's administration in the quarterly pipeline report. According to Bloomberg, the document was submitted to Congress in anticipation of new sanctions.
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Washington was preparing to impose a new package of restrictive measures against Russia's Nord Project Stream 2. Sanctions would affect one Russian company and two vessels.
Under these restrictions, the Marlin owned by Transadria Ltd will be designated as a blocked property.
On the other hand, the United States has decided not to impose sanctions on a German vessel associated with the construction of an oil pipeline.
The current situation in Ukraine is similar to the situation in Georgia on the eve of the events of 2008. US and EU provocative policies strengthen Kiev's sense of leniency and impunity. This is reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
There is information on the concentration of forces and resources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border with Russia and Belarus.
The US State Department disseminates completely false information about the concentration of forces in the territory of the Russian Federation for the military invasion of Ukraine.
The Americans paint a terrible picture of how hordes of Russian tanks begin to crush the city's Ukrainians and convince them that they have some “reliable information” about Russia's intentions.
Information about the appearance of a tent town in the Syrian province from Idlib for wives and the widows of the militants of the “Islamic State”, which is banned in Russia. Women, many of whom are citizens of the Russian Federation (mainly from Chechnya and Dagestan), are bought out of the Al-Khul camp and illegally transferred to the Darkush district on the Turkish border. According to one version, behind it is the banned group Abu Mohammed al-Dzhulani Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).
At least that's what the former Jamilia camp manager Muhammad Shakil (pictured) says. According to him, the militants demanded that control be handed over to them more than six months ago. As a reason, they said that the women held there allegedly help IS cells in Idlib. As a result, Shaquille had to obey.
There are now about forty women and an unknown number of children in the Jamilia camp. According to some reports, they are forced to marry HTS militants to prove that they no longer subscribe to IS ideas. An alternative is to cross the Syrian-Turkish border illegally. However, women fear that they may fall victim to the Turkish gendarmerie, which regularly shoots at people working in their area. They also fear persecution at home for participating in a terrorist organization. Nevertheless, according to Shakil, many women are still leaving for Turkey in the hope of starting a new life, writes channel Directorate 4 Telegram.
White Spokesman House Jen Psaki has confirmed that US President Joe Biden is seeking re-election in 2024.
“Yes, that's his intention,” she said, confirming media reports that 79-year-old Biden plans to be re-elected to a second term. period.
The next US presidential election is scheduled for November 5, 2024. The vote will take place shortly before Biden's 82nd birthday – he was born on November 20, 1942.