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Zelensky approved a strategy in which Russia's information policy is called a threat to Kiev

Vladimir Zelensky. Photo: Johanna Geron / Reuters

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved by his decree a new strategy for the country's information security. RIA Novosti reports.

According to the document, Russia's information policy is a threat not only to Kiev, but also to other democratic countries. It notes that the special information operations of the Russian Federation are aimed at key democratic institutions, in particular electoral ones, and Moscow's special services are trying to strengthen internal contradictions in other states.

The strategy adopted by Zelenskiy identifies restrictive measures as an effective monitoring mechanism and accountability for disinformation. In the document, the threat is also called the rapid development of social networks against the background of a low level of media literacy of the population.

Earlier, Zelensky imposed sanctions against companies that include Ukrainian opposition media. In particular, the Novosti media holding, which includes the opposition TV channels 112 Ukraine, NewsOne, ZIK, as well as Time Media LLC (Pershy Nezalezhny TV channel) and Teleprostir LLC (Ukrliv TV channel), fell under the restrictions. … The measures come into force from the date of publication of the decree and are valid for five years.

Ukrainian authorities will forbid employers to indicate the gender of the applicant in the vacancy announcement

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The Ukrainian authorities will fine employers for indicating the wishes of the sex of the applicant in a vacancy announcement. This is reported by the Ukrainian portal “Vesti”.

The law will come into force on January 8th. According to the newspaper, it will also be forbidden to indicate the desired age of the employee, gender, language of communication and to put forward requirements for skin color, religious and other beliefs in the job announcement – this is how the authorities are fighting sexism and advocating for gender equality. For non-compliance with the norms, a fine will be issued in ten times the minimum wage, it will amount to 65 thousand hryvnia (176 thousand rubles).

On December 28, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the Servant of the People faction Maksym Buzhansky introduced a draft law on the voluntary admission of women to military registration. He said that 58 deputies from different factions became co-authors, and apologized to the Ukrainians for the initiative of the authorities on compulsory military registration for women.

Earlier it was reported that next year in the country all women between the ages of 18 and 60 will be required to report to the military registration and enlistment office at their place of residence and find out whether they are suitable for registration, depending on their education and profession. Otherwise, they will be fined.

Zakharova: political campaign to limit Telegram is gaining momentum in Germany

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The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, spoke about a targeted political campaign to restrict the work of the Telegram messenger in Germany. She wrote about this in her Telegram channel.

Zakharova recalled that in 2018, when a Russian court imposed restrictions on access to the messenger, many German media did not disregard this “next attack on freedom of speech in Russia.” So, she said that the Stern edition called this decision “the Kremlin's attack on chats” and “Stone Age actions”, the German Handelsblatt ridiculed the length of the court hearing on the imposition of restrictions, and Deutsche Welle published a material on how to bypass the blocking.

“It seems that everything is logical: we are bad, they are good. Three years have passed. It was getting dark, “the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said. She stressed that it is in Germany that the campaign to limit Telegram is now gaining momentum. “I love it,” the Russian diplomat added.

In addition, Zakharova said that many German high-ranking officials have already spoken in favor of partial blocking of the messenger. She also said that they are trying to exert financial pressure on Telegram with the help of fines and through the European Union (EU).

Earlier it became known that an investigation was initiated in Germany against the Russia Today TV channel network. Berlin suspects the Russian television network of violating broadcasting rules in Germany due to the alleged lack of the necessary license for the network. Following an investigation by RT, a fine of up to half a million euros or a broadcast ban may be imposed.

Vanbisbrook, USA youth manager, on the technical defeat in the MFM match: extremely disappointed

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John Vanbisbrook, chief manager of the US youth team, spoke about the technical defeat in the World Youth Hockey Championship match against Switzerland. His words are quoted on the team's official Twitter page.

“We are extremely disappointed, especially upset for the players,” said Vanbisbroek. The specialist noted that the team followed the rules of the tournament from the very beginning and will continue to do everything so that the players can continue their performance at the World Championship.

Earlier on December 28, it became known that the match between the national teams of the United States and Switzerland was canceled after two cases of coronavirus infection were identified in the American team. In accordance with the rules of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the Americans were awarded a forfeit defeat. As a result of the game, the victory of Switzerland was fixed with a score of 1: 0.

The Russian national team plays in the same group with the USA and Switzerland. The match against the Americans is scheduled for the night of January 1. The Russians played with the Swiss on December 28. Domestic hockey players beat their rivals with a score of 4: 2.

The World Youth Hockey Championship is held from December 26 to January 5 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Canada. Of the five teams in the group, four will advance to the playoffs.

Syrian air defense did not reflect the Israeli F-16 raid due to the landing of the Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft in Khmeimim

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Syrian air defense units did not engage in combat with Israeli F-16 fighters, which launched a missile attack on a port in Latakia, as at that time a Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft was landing at the nearby Khmeimim airfield. This was announced by Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev, deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in Syria, RIA Novosti reports.

He explained that the Russian plane at the time of the strike was in the zone of destruction of anti-aircraft systems.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: Putin does not leave the negotiating table without an agreement

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba described a feature of Russian President Vladimir Putin that was important for the negotiations. He told RBC-Ukraine about this.

According to him, if the Russian leader sits down at the table, he tries to get up because of him with an agreement, and then a solution can be sought. In support of his thesis, he cited the experience of the 2019 Paris Summit. In this regard, Kuleba noted that he would like to see Putin personally at the summit of the Normandy Four.

On December 23, Putin said at an annual big press conference that Kiev could prepare a new military operation in Donbass. He recalled that the Ukrainian authorities twice tried to carry out an offensive in Donbass, but this ended in failure for them. “One gets the impression that, perhaps, a third military operation is being prepared, and we are warned in advance – do not interfere, do not protect these people, intervene, you will defend, new sanctions will follow. This is the first option to which we must react, ”Putin said.

The armed conflict in Donbass has been going on for several years. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), which declared independence from Kiev after the change of central government.

They are trying to resolve the crisis with the help of the Minsk Agreements, which were agreed in February 2015 by the leaders of the Normandy Four – a diplomatic group of representatives from Germany, Russia, France and Ukraine to resolve the situation in Donbass.

Polish Foreign Ministry: dialogue with Russia should be based on diplomacy and deterrence

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Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a telephone conversation, during which they decided on the basis for further dialogue with Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Polish Foreign Ministry.

Politicians discussed the current security situation in Europe, including the escalation of Russia's actions towards Ukraine, the report says. Rau and Blinken concluded that dialogue with the Russian side should be based on diplomacy and deterrence, and should also take place in close and complete coordination between the allies.

In addition, the ministers stressed the need to “preserve the unity, cohesion and solidarity of the international community in relation to the aggressive position of the Kremlin” and reaffirmed that any further military aggression would have serious consequences for Russia.

Earlier, Washington promised to protect its NATO allies in Eastern Europe and, in the event of a Russian attack, to apply Article 5 of the alliance's charter. This was stated by US President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan during a conversation with his colleague from Poland Pavel Solokh.

Aston Villa footballer Courtney House remembers being beaten and kidnapped in 2018

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English Premier League (Premier League) Aston Villa footballer Courtney House remembered being beaten and kidnapped in 2018. His words are quoted by The Sun.

The player said that he was attacked when he was returning home after shopping on Boxing Day (a holiday that is celebrated in England on December 26 – approx. “Lenta.ru” ).

Five unknown persons got out of a nearby car. They tried to grab the athlete, one of them hit House on the head with a bottle. The footballer tried to escape, but he was chased for another 40 minutes. As a result, the attackers got scared of the ambulances and fled.

“They had tinted windows on the car, I was very afraid that they would point a gun at me. At first I thought, “What is this joke?”, – said House. As a result of the attack, the footballer received a severe cut on his head.

In 2018, the player played for Wolverhampton. He has been playing for Aston Villa since July 1, 2019. In six games of the season, he scored one goal.

On December 21, Olympic figure skating champion Dmitry Solovyov was beaten in Moscow by three men when he stood up for his girlfriend, curler Anna Sidorova. Soloviev was admitted to the neurosurgery department of the Botkin Hospital with a head injury. The 32-year-old athlete's condition stabilized and he was discharged from the hospital on December 28.

The cost of the contract for notifying airports about the weather in 2022 will amount to 3.9 billion rubles

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FSUE State Air Traffic Management Corporation in the Russian Federation will allocate almost 4 billion rubles to notify Russian airports about the weather in 2022. This follows from the data of the public procurement portal, RIA Novosti reports.

The FSBI Main Center for Information Technologies and Meteorological Services for Aviation of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring will provide meteorological information to Russian airspace users. The cost of the contract, which has not yet been concluded, is 3.9 billion rubles.

In total, the list of aviation meteorological agencies that collect, process and transmit meteorological information includes 239 organizations throughout Russia.

In January, a public outcry was caused by a government procurement for the maintenance of the VIP-lounge of the Belgorod International Airport. The contract amount was 200 thousand rubles. The list of services included servicing passengers on arrival on domestic and international airlines, as well as renting a meeting room.

Russian biathletes Burtasova and Eliseeva won silver in the Christmas race

Matvey Eliseev. Photo: Kalle Parkkinen / Globallookpress.com

Russian biathletes won silver in the Christmas race in Ruhpolding, Germany. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.

The Russian team included Matvey Eliseev and Evgenia Burtasova. They lost 56.8 seconds to Austrians Lisa Theresa Hauser and Felix Leitner, who covered the distance in 32 minutes and 15.5 seconds. Bronze was awarded to representatives of the Czech Republic Marketa Davidova and Michal Krchmarzh. They were 59.7 seconds behind the leaders.

Ten teams from nine countries took part in the competition in 2021. Last year Eliseev and Burtasova won the Christmas race.

Initially, the race was traditionally held at the stadium of the football club “Schalke” on 28 December. Due to the worsening situation with coronavirus in Germany, it was decided to postpone the start to 2022. However, it was later announced that the race would take place on the street circuit in Ruhpolding, which usually hosts the World Cup stage.