tass--2020-08-21--Poland to restore air service with Russia, other countries

WARSAW , August 21 .
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The government of Poland plans to restore air service with Russia , as well as with a number of other countries , which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , according to a decree , partially published by the Polish Press Agency .
Besides Russia , China , Gabon , Singapore , Serbia , and Sao Tome and Principe will also be removed from the black list , the report says , At the same time , Poland extends the black list of countries with suspended air service ; the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 63 .
Among those countries are Albania , Belgium , Venezuela , Gibraltar , India , Spain , Libya , Lebanon , Malta , Monaco , Namibia , Paraguay , Romania and the US .
The new decree is supposed to stay in force between August 26 and September 8 .
The band does not cover flights , conducted with the Polish Prime Minister ’ s consent .
It also does not cover military flights .
On June 17 , Poland withdrew the total ban on international air service with the EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On July 2 , Poland ’ s largest carrier LOT restored service with Canada , Japan and a number of Asian countries .
The list of nations with suspended air service is being updated regularly .

WARSAW, August 21. /TASS/. The government of Poland plans to restore air service with Russia, as well as with a number of other countries, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a decree, partially published by the Polish Press Agency.
Besides Russia, China, Gabon, Singapore, Serbia, and Sao Tome and Principe will also be removed from the black list, the report says,
At the same time, Poland extends the black list of countries with suspended air service; the number of states in the list grows from 44 to 63. Among those countries are Albania, Belgium, Venezuela, Gibraltar, India, Spain, Libya, Lebanon, Malta, Monaco, Namibia, Paraguay, Romania and the US.
The new decree is supposed to stay in force between August 26 and September 8. The band does not cover flights, conducted with the Polish Prime Minister’s consent. It also does not cover military flights.
On June 17, Poland withdrew the total ban on international air service with the EU countries and a number of other directions. On July 2, Poland’s largest carrier LOT restored service with Canada, Japan and a number of Asian countries. The list of nations with suspended air service is being updated regularly.


tass--2020-08-21--One person killed, three injured in household gas blast in Yaroslavl

MOSCOW , August 21./TASS/ .
At least one person was killed and three were injured in a household gas blast @ @ @ @ @ River city of Yaroslavl , an emergency source has told TASS .
`` According to @ @ @ @ @ was killed and three were injured , '' the source said , adding that information @ @ @ @ @ there were other people under the rubble .
The blast occurred on the fourth story @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Floor structures caved in on the third , fourth and fifth floors , @ @ @ @ @ The building has 199 apartments .
Response teams are working at the scene .

MOSCOW, August 21./TASS/. At least one person was killed and three were injured in a household gas blast in Russia’s Volga River city of Yaroslavl, an emergency source has told TASS.
"According to early reports, one person was killed and three were injured," the source said, adding that information was specified as to whether there were other people under the rubble.
The blast occurred on the fourth story of a ten-story residential building. "Floor structures caved in on the third, fourth and fifth floors," the source said. The building has 199 apartments. Response teams are working at the scene.


tass--2020-08-21--Alexey Navalny’s health stabilized, blogger to be transferred to German clinic

`` We do not object against his transfer to another hospital ; it will not happen instantly , it will happen today , '' Kalinichenko said .
`` This process will be preceded by a number of medical actions ; a number of legal formalities must also be complied with . ''
OMSK , August 21 .
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Medics of the Omsk Ambulance Hospital number 1 consented to transportation of Alexey Navalny to another clinic , because his condition has stabilized , says Deputy Chief Medical Officer Anatoly Kalinichenko , adding that Navalny will be transported during the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Navalny ’ s life at this moment , Kalinichenko said .
According to electronic encephalography , Navalny ’ s brain is in stable condition .
`` Air transfer is possible under the responsibility of his relatives and the German reanimatologists , '' the Hospital ’ s Chief Medical Officer Alexander Murakhovsky said .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh announced that his plane en route from Tomsk to Moscow conducted an emergency landing in Omsk , because the blogger suddenly felt bad during the flight .
Navalny was hospitalized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some reports indicated that he was put on a ventilator .
The first medical conference decided to leave him in the Omsk hospital until his condition is properly stabilized .

"We do not object against his transfer to another hospital; it will not happen instantly, it will happen today," Kalinichenko said. "This process will be preceded by a number of medical actions; a number of legal formalities must also be complied with."
OMSK, August 21. /TASS/. Medics of the Omsk Ambulance Hospital number 1 consented to transportation of Alexey Navalny to another clinic, because his condition has stabilized, says Deputy Chief Medical Officer Anatoly Kalinichenko, adding that Navalny will be transported during the day.
The medics see no danger for Navalny’s life at this moment, Kalinichenko said. According to electronic encephalography, Navalny’s brain is in stable condition.
"Air transfer is possible under the responsibility of his relatives and the German reanimatologists," the Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Alexander Murakhovsky said.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh announced that his plane en route from Tomsk to Moscow conducted an emergency landing in Omsk, because the blogger suddenly felt bad during the flight. Navalny was hospitalized, he is currently in come. Some reports indicated that he was put on a ventilator. The first medical conference decided to leave him in the Omsk hospital until his condition is properly stabilized.


tass--2020-08-21--Suspects of financing Islamic State members detained in Nizhny Novgorod

MOSCOW , August 21 .
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Members of the Nizhny Novgorod regional directorate of the Federal Security Service ( FSB ) have detained a group of Tajikistani citizens whose leader is suspected of financing the members of the international terrorist organization , the Islamic State ( IS , outlawed in Russia ) , the statement of the directorate ’ s press service made public on Friday said .
`` The Nizhny Novgorod regional directorate of the FSB has detained a group of Tajikistani citizens whose leader is suspected of providing financial aid to the members of the international terrorist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the statement noted .
According to the directorate , a native of a neighboring country residing in Nizhny Novgorod numerous times using electronic payment systems wired funds to terrorist organizations located in Afghanistan .
A criminal case was opened under the Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russian Federation ( Assistance to terrorist activity ) .
`` Arrest as a measure of prevention was chosen for the Tajikistani citizen , '' the statement noted .
On December 29 , 2014 the Russian Supreme Court declared the Islamic State - IS - ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iraq and the Levant , or ISIS ) a terrorist organization .
The extremist organization ’ s activities are outlawed in Russia .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Members of the Nizhny Novgorod regional directorate of the Federal Security Service (FSB) have detained a group of Tajikistani citizens whose leader is suspected of financing the members of the international terrorist organization, the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia), the statement of the directorate’s press service made public on Friday said.
"The Nizhny Novgorod regional directorate of the FSB has detained a group of Tajikistani citizens whose leader is suspected of providing financial aid to the members of the international terrorist organization, the Islamic State," the statement noted.
According to the directorate, a native of a neighboring country residing in Nizhny Novgorod numerous times using electronic payment systems wired funds to terrorist organizations located in Afghanistan.
A criminal case was opened under the Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russian Federation (Assistance to terrorist activity). "Arrest as a measure of prevention was chosen for the Tajikistani citizen," the statement noted.
On December 29, 2014 the Russian Supreme Court declared the Islamic State - IS - (before 2014 - the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS) a terrorist organization. The extremist organization’s activities are outlawed in Russia.


tass--2020-08-21--China to counteract if US deploys intermediate range missiles in Asia-Pacific

BEIJING , August 21 .
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China will take the necessary countermeasures should the US deploy intermediate range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region , Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday .
`` If the US side goes ahead with its plans ( for deploying intermediate range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region - TASS ) , China will take the necessary countermeasures to protect its interests in the field of security , '' the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement .
`` China is calling upon the Asia-Pacific countries to realize the real purpose of US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoid pulling chestnuts out of the fire for others , '' Zhao said .
Earlier , US special presidential representative for arms control Marshall Billingslea said that Washington was considering the possibility of deploying intermediate range missiles in the Asian region , including Japan .
Japanese media reported that the United States had entered into consultations with Tokyo over the deployment of new intermediate range missiles after its pullout from the INF Treaty , but the Japanese authorities have not officially confirmed the beginning of such negotiations yet .
Later , Russian Foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarded these US plans as very risky .
Zakharova said that the emergence of new US missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region would trigger another dangerous spiral of the arms race .
`` Also , we have to bear in mind that such weapons would create extra missile risks for our territory , including strategic facilities , which would require necessary countermeasures .
I would call them compensatory ones , '' Zakharova said .
On August 2 , 2019 the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was terminated at the US initiative .
Washington argued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US ultimatum-like demand for eliminating new generation cruise missiles 9M729 , which the United States and its NATO allies see as a violation of the treaty .
Moscow dismissed these charges , saying that the technical parameters of the 9M729 missile were within the INF Treaty ’ s permissible parameters and put forward its own counterclaims over Washington ’ s non-compliance .
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the emergence of US intermediate and shorter-range missiles in Asia would entail a proportionate response and create new threats .

BEIJING, August 21. /TASS/. China will take the necessary countermeasures should the US deploy intermediate range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.
"If the US side goes ahead with its plans (for deploying intermediate range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region - TASS), China will take the necessary countermeasures to protect its interests in the field of security," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"China is calling upon the Asia-Pacific countries to realize the real purpose of US actions and their grave effects and to avoid pulling chestnuts out of the fire for others," Zhao said.
Earlier, US special presidential representative for arms control Marshall Billingslea said that Washington was considering the possibility of deploying intermediate range missiles in the Asian region, including Japan. Japanese media reported that the United States had entered into consultations with Tokyo over the deployment of new intermediate range missiles after its pullout from the INF Treaty, but the Japanese authorities have not officially confirmed the beginning of such negotiations yet.
Later, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow regarded these US plans as very risky. Zakharova said that the emergence of new US missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region would trigger another dangerous spiral of the arms race.
"Also, we have to bear in mind that such weapons would create extra missile risks for our territory, including strategic facilities, which would require necessary countermeasures. I would call them compensatory ones," Zakharova said.
INF Treaty
On August 2, 2019 the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was terminated at the US initiative. Washington argued that Russia had refused to meet the US ultimatum-like demand for eliminating new generation cruise missiles 9M729, which the United States and its NATO allies see as a violation of the treaty. Moscow dismissed these charges, saying that the technical parameters of the 9M729 missile were within the INF Treaty’s permissible parameters and put forward its own counterclaims over Washington’s non-compliance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the emergence of US intermediate and shorter-range missiles in Asia would entail a proportionate response and create new threats.


tass--2020-08-21--China condemns US’s plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia

BEIJING , August 21 .
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China decisively denounces the US ’ s plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region ( APR ) , Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said Friday .
`` China decisively condemns the US ’ s plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region , and expresses its sharp displeasure with constant pressure on China and the neighboring countries , as well as with constant provocations at China ’ s borders , '' the Foreign Ministry said in its statement .
Earlier , US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the regions , including on the Japanese territory .
Japanese media also reported that the US initiated consultations with Tokyo on deployment of new intermediate-range missiles after Washington withdraws from the INF treaty ; however , Japanese authorities did not officially confirm these reports .
Later , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed that Russia views the US ’ s plans as highly risky .
According to Zakharova , deployment of new American missiles in the region would provoke a new dangerous round of arms race .
`` We must also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also create additional risks for our territory as well , including objects of strategic importance , which would naturally require taking necessary response measures - which I would call compensatory , '' the diplomat underscored On August 2 , 2019 , the US voided the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty .
Washington justified its actions by Russia ’ s alleged refusal to comply with the US ’ s ultimatum to destroy the 9M729 missiles , which , according to Washington and its NATO allies , violate the Treaty ’ s terms .
Moscow denies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s specifications stay within the parameters , allowed by the treaty , and posed its own complaints against Washington .
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that emergency of the US ’ s intermediate-range missiles in Asia will cause a symmetrical response and will create new threats .

BEIJING, August 21. /TASS/. China decisively denounces the US’s plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region (APR), Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said Friday.
"China decisively condemns the US’s plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific Region, and expresses its sharp displeasure with constant pressure on China and the neighboring countries, as well as with constant provocations at China’s borders," the Foreign Ministry said in its statement.
Earlier, US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea disclosed that Washington mulls deploying intermediate-range missiles in the regions, including on the Japanese territory. Japanese media also reported that the US initiated consultations with Tokyo on deployment of new intermediate-range missiles after Washington withdraws from the INF treaty; however, Japanese authorities did not officially confirm these reports.
Later, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed that Russia views the US’s plans as highly risky. According to Zakharova, deployment of new American missiles in the region would provoke a new dangerous round of arms race.
"We must also take into account that such armaments will also create additional risks for our territory as well, including objects of strategic importance, which would naturally require taking necessary response measures - which I would call compensatory," the diplomat underscored
The INF Treaty
On August 2, 2019, the US voided the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Washington justified its actions by Russia’s alleged refusal to comply with the US’s ultimatum to destroy the 9M729 missiles, which, according to Washington and its NATO allies, violate the Treaty’s terms. Moscow denies these allegations, saying that 9M729’s specifications stay within the parameters, allowed by the treaty, and posed its own complaints against Washington.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that emergency of the US’s intermediate-range missiles in Asia will cause a symmetrical response and will create new threats.


tass--2020-08-21--Lukashenko sounds skeptical about Macron’s initiative to be mediator in crisis settling

`` Macron has said he wants to mediate negotiations in Belarus .
Well , let me first be a mediator between the yellow vests and Macron .
The situation there is , God save us , awful , with terror , and the yellow vests .
He ( Macron - TASS ) sees nothing , '' Lukashenko said in a statement posted on the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel .
He also responded to US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo ’ s recent statement saying that the United States is worried over the drawbacks in the election process in Belarus and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wish they could clean up the mess at home , '' he said .
In his words , the West is so `` worried over the situation '' in Belarus as `` it is a good chance to divert attention from its own problems and shift them onto another country . ''
The situation in Belarus was among the topics discussed by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel who had a many-hour long meeting in France .
Macron called to avert escalation in Belarus and exclude the use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his words , is interested in a democratic and al-embracing transition period in that country and in organizing fair elections there .
The French leader also expressed readiness to act as a mediator , along with the OSCE .
On August 9 , Belarus held its sixth presidential election since declaring independence in 1991 .
According to the final results of Sunday ’ s voting , the incumbent president , Alexander Lukashenko , won 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , scored 10.12 % of votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took place in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after exit poll results were made public .
As a result , some 6,000 people were detained , dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests .
Rallies have continued for more than a week .

"Macron has said he wants to mediate negotiations in Belarus. Well, let me first be a mediator between the yellow vests and Macron. The situation there is, God save us, awful, with terror, and the yellow vests. He (Macron - TASS) sees nothing," Lukashenko said in a statement posted on the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel.
He also responded to US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s recent statement saying that the United States is worried over the drawbacks in the election process in Belarus and condemning violence against peaceful demonstrators. "I wish they could clean up the mess at home," he said. In his words, the West is so "worried over the situation" in Belarus as "it is a good chance to divert attention from its own problems and shift them onto another country."
The situation in Belarus was among the topics discussed by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel who had a many-hour long meeting in France. Macron called to avert escalation in Belarus and exclude the use of force there. The European Union, in his words, is interested in a democratic and al-embracing transition period in that country and in organizing fair elections there. The French leader also expressed readiness to act as a mediator, along with the OSCE.
On August 9, Belarus held its sixth presidential election since declaring independence in 1991. According to the final results of Sunday’s voting, the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, won 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, scored 10.12% of votes.
Mass protests and clashes with police took place in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after exit poll results were made public. As a result, some 6,000 people were detained, dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests. Rallies have continued for more than a week.


tass--2020-08-21--Belarusian police received hundreds of appeals on missing people since August 9

MINSK , August 21 .
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Belarusian citizens have directed to the police hundreds of appeals of disappearance of relatives and friends since August 9 , the day of the presidential election , the majority of these claims have been processed already , the republic ’ s Interior Ministry ’ s press service reported on Friday .
`` Since August 9 , law enforcement agencies across the entire country received hundreds of appeals and claims by the citizens about sudden disappearances of their relatives and friends .
The majority of the claimants think that the disappearances are connected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrest , blame the police for withholding information on the detainees , '' the agency noted .
According to its data , detectives of the criminal investigation departments work with such appeals and claims around the clock . ''
To date , August 21 , almost all of them have been processed , several dozen are left , '' the agency reported .
As a result of operations conducted , it turned out that `` some citizens are serving sentences under administrative arrest for illegal actions . ''
`` A significant part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vacation abroad without informing anybody , '' the Interior Ministry reported .
Also , according to the press service ’ s data , some socially troubled individuals regularly disappeared before , subsequently emerging in criminal dens or detention centers .
`` The majority of citizens checked have been detained by the law enforcement but at the moment of checking were released and fairly surprised that somebody placed their data in the public domain , '' the Belarusian Interior Ministry specified .

MINSK, August 21. /TASS/. Belarusian citizens have directed to the police hundreds of appeals of disappearance of relatives and friends since August 9, the day of the presidential election, the majority of these claims have been processed already, the republic’s Interior Ministry’s press service reported on Friday.
"Since August 9, law enforcement agencies across the entire country received hundreds of appeals and claims by the citizens about sudden disappearances of their relatives and friends. The majority of the claimants think that the disappearances are connected to the detentions of the participants of mass unrest, blame the police for withholding information on the detainees," the agency noted.
According to its data, detectives of the criminal investigation departments work with such appeals and claims around the clock." To date, August 21, almost all of them have been processed, several dozen are left," the agency reported. As a result of operations conducted, it turned out that "some citizens are serving sentences under administrative arrest for illegal actions." "A significant part of declared citizens went to work or on vacation abroad without informing anybody," the Interior Ministry reported.
Also, according to the press service’s data, some socially troubled individuals regularly disappeared before, subsequently emerging in criminal dens or detention centers. "The majority of citizens checked have been detained by the law enforcement but at the moment of checking were released and fairly surprised that somebody placed their data in the public domain," the Belarusian Interior Ministry specified.


tass--2020-08-21--Libya’s GNA declares ceasefire across country’s territorry

MOSCOW , August 21 .
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Libya ’ s Government of the National Accord declared an immediate ceasefire and suspension of all military operation across the entirety of the Republic , Sky News - Arabia TV Channel reported Friday .
`` A comprehensive ceasefire will make it possible to stop the foreign military intervention [ in the country ’ s internal affairs ] and to end the presence of mercenaries [ on the Libyan territory ] , '' the GNA said , according to the report .
The announcement notes that creation of a demilitarized zone in the cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure the ceasefire regime .
The GNA also called to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in March next year .
Besides , the statement says that extraction and export of Libyan oil must be restored , with all income sent to the National Oil Corporation ’ s account in a foreign bank .
There are two parallel executive bodies in Libya - the Tripoli-based GNA , led by Fayeez Sarraj , and the east-based interim cabinet , supported by the Libyan National Army led by field marshal Khalifa Haftar .
In spring 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; in response , the GNA called on Turkey for support .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Libya’s Government of the National Accord declared an immediate ceasefire and suspension of all military operation across the entirety of the Republic, Sky News - Arabia TV Channel reported Friday.
"A comprehensive ceasefire will make it possible to stop the foreign military intervention [in the country’s internal affairs] and to end the presence of mercenaries [on the Libyan territory]," the GNA said, according to the report.
The announcement notes that creation of a demilitarized zone in the cities of Sirt and al-Jufra is necessary to ensure the ceasefire regime. The GNA also called to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in March next year.
Besides, the statement says that extraction and export of Libyan oil must be restored, with all income sent to the National Oil Corporation’s account in a foreign bank.
There are two parallel executive bodies in Libya - the Tripoli-based GNA, led by Fayeez Sarraj, and the east-based interim cabinet, supported by the Libyan National Army led by field marshal Khalifa Haftar. In spring 2019, Haftar initiated an offensive on Tripoli; in response, the GNA called on Turkey for support.


tass--2020-08-21--Chemical substance found in Navalny’s samples may be result of contact with plastic glass

MOSCOW , August 21 .
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Industrial chemical detected in samples taken from Russian blogger Alexei Navalny may have appeared after contact with plastic glass , the press service of the Omsk Regional Office of the Interior Ministry told reporters on Friday .
This substance is added to polymers to increase elasticity , the police explained .
The study of swabs of Navalny ’ s clothing , hands , nails , and hair was conducted by the specialists of a chemical lab of a regional directorate of the Interior Ministry .
`` A chromatographic study detected the presence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chemical substance .
Since this substance is added to polymers as a plasticizer to increase elasticity , it is possible that it appeared in surface swabs due to Navalny ’ s contact with such items , for example , with a plastic glass , '' the police reported .
The police added that it is impossible to establish the concentration of the substance .
`` In any case , the information of the detection of this chemical component was immediately conveyed to the doctors , '' the police noted .
The substance detected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used as a solvent for acrylic resins and cellulose varnishes , is added during production of various surface covers , plastisols , and transparent films .
On August 20 , the blogger ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying Navalny from Tomsk to Moscow made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill mid-flight .
He has been hospitalized and is in a coma .
Earlier reports said that he had been connected to a lung ventilator .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Industrial chemical detected in samples taken from Russian blogger Alexei Navalny may have appeared after contact with plastic glass, the press service of the Omsk Regional Office of the Interior Ministry told reporters on Friday. This substance is added to polymers to increase elasticity, the police explained.
The study of swabs of Navalny’s clothing, hands, nails, and hair was conducted by the specialists of a chemical lab of a regional directorate of the Interior Ministry. "A chromatographic study detected the presence of 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate which is an industrial chemical substance. Since this substance is added to polymers as a plasticizer to increase elasticity, it is possible that it appeared in surface swabs due to Navalny’s contact with such items, for example, with a plastic glass," the police reported.
The police added that it is impossible to establish the concentration of the substance. "In any case, the information of the detection of this chemical component was immediately conveyed to the doctors," the police noted.
The substance detected in samples taken from Navalny may be used as a solvent for acrylic resins and cellulose varnishes, is added during production of various surface covers, plastisols, and transparent films.
On August 20, the blogger’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said that the plane carrying Navalny from Tomsk to Moscow made an emergency landing in Omsk after he suddenly felt ill mid-flight. He has been hospitalized and is in a coma. Earlier reports said that he had been connected to a lung ventilator.


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tass--2020-08-21--Euro above 88 rubles first time from March 30

MOSCOW , August 21 .
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The euro added 0.53 % and climbed to 88.03 rubles during the trading @ @ @ @ @ on Friday , according to trading data .
The euro rate was above 88 rubles @ @ @ @ @ of this year .
The euro accelerated later on to the increase by 0.67 % @ @ @ @ @ rubles .
The dollar rose by 1.38 % to 74.81 rubles at the same time @ @ @ @ @ with settlement in October 2020 dropped by 1.6 % to $ 44.17 a barrel on @ @ @ @ @ The WTI oil was traded at $ 42.04 a barrel , down 1.8 % .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The euro added 0.53% and climbed to 88.03 rubles during the trading session on the Moscow Exchange on Friday, according to trading data.
The euro rate was above 88 rubles last time on March 30 of this year.
The euro accelerated later on to the increase by 0.67% and was traded at 88.15 rubles. The dollar rose by 1.38% to 74.81 rubles at the same time.
Brent oil futures prices with settlement in October 2020 dropped by 1.6% to $44.17 a barrel on the London-based ICE today. The WTI oil was traded at $42.04 a barrel, down 1.8%.


tass--2020-08-21--Transportation by plane poses danger to Navalny’s condition, medics say

The blogger ’ s family insists that Navalny be transported to Germany for examination and treatment .
A flight from Nuremberg , ready to transport him to German medics has already arrived in Omsk .
OMSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
A medical conference concluded that a flight might pose danger to blogger Alexey Navalny ’ s live , who is currently in coma in Omsk Ambulance Hospital number 1 , the hospital ’ s chief medical officer Alexander Murakhovsky told journalists Friday .
`` My colleagues , colleagues from Moscow , together with a large conference of specialists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risks , so [ Navalny ] can not be transported anywhere .
[ … ] Considering he felt normal before boarding his plane , and abruptly felt bad in the air , there is a version that the pressure difference during the takeoff may become a trigger for worsening of the patient ’ s condition in a form of hemodynamic changes or seizure syndrome .
Therefore , the conference concluded that the flight itself may become a risk for the patient ’ s life , '' Murakhovsky said .
According to the chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is currently unstable and severe .
`` This instability may only get bigger during takeoff and landing , '' the medic added , noting that the blogger ’ s condition slightly improved overall since his hospitalization .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh disclosed that Navalny ’ s plane , en route from Tomsk to Moscow , conducted an emergency landing in Omsk , because Navalny suddenly felt bad .
The blogger was hospitalized , he is currently in coma .
According to earlier report , he was put @ @ @ @

The blogger’s family insists that Navalny be transported to Germany for examination and treatment. A flight from Nuremberg, ready to transport him to German medics has already arrived in Omsk.
OMSK, August 21. /TASS/. A medical conference concluded that a flight might pose danger to blogger Alexey Navalny’s live, who is currently in coma in Omsk Ambulance Hospital number 1, the hospital’s chief medical officer Alexander Murakhovsky told journalists Friday.
"My colleagues, colleagues from Moscow, together with a large conference of specialists, concluded that there are too many risks, so [Navalny] cannot be transported anywhere. […] Considering he felt normal before boarding his plane, and abruptly felt bad in the air, there is a version that the pressure difference during the takeoff may become a trigger for worsening of the patient’s condition in a form of hemodynamic changes or seizure syndrome. Therefore, the conference concluded that the flight itself may become a risk for the patient’s life," Murakhovsky said.
According to the chief medic, Navalny’s medical condition is currently unstable and severe.
"This instability may only get bigger during takeoff and landing," the medic added, noting that the blogger’s condition slightly improved overall since his hospitalization.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh disclosed that Navalny’s plane, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, conducted an emergency landing in Omsk, because Navalny suddenly felt bad. The blogger was hospitalized, he is currently in coma. According to earlier report, he was put on a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-21--Top diplomat vows Belarus will counter sanctions against it

MINSK , August 21 .
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European sanctions against Belarus cause damage to its security , and Minsk will @ @ @ @ @ , '' Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said in a statement on Friday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ to view that ( sanctions - TASS ) otherwise than unfriendly actions that cause damage @ @ @ @ @ Republic of Belarus , and we will counter them , '' he stressed .
Makei @ @ @ @ @ these sanctions describing them as a waste of time .
`` These are not the @ @ @ @ @ , and our story will not end there .
We will weather them just as @ @ @ @ @ know what their effect will be like .
All of us will be sure to @ @ @ @ @ lose the rhythm that our countries and societies need , even more so in the @ @ @ @ @ he noted .

MINSK, August 21. /TASS/. European sanctions against Belarus cause damage to its security, and Minsk will counter such "unfriendly actions," Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said in a statement on Friday.
"We will not be able to view that (sanctions - TASS) otherwise than unfriendly actions that cause damage to the sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus, and we will counter them," he stressed.
Makei assured that Belarus would weather these sanctions describing them as a waste of time. "These are not the first sanctions in our history, and our story will not end there. We will weather them just as the previous ones. You know what their effect will be like. All of us will be sure to waste time. We will lose the rhythm that our countries and societies need, even more so in the modern fast-paced world," he noted.


tass--2020-08-21--Lukashenko affirms Putin has mutual understanding of situation in Belarus

MINSK , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has a shared understanding of the situation in the country with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin , as Lukashenko himself said during a visit to the Dzerzhinsky agricultural facility outside the country ’ s capital of Minsk on Friday .
`` I have warned the Russian president of the situation in Belarus .
We enjoy mutual understanding , we have a relevant agreement within the SCTO [ the Collective Security Treaty Organization ] and the Union State , '' Lukashenko said , as cited by the BelTA news agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Belarusian issue is no less important for Russia than it is for Belarus . ''
`` It is Russia that is under attack in the first place .
But they want to destroy us , too .
However , they will fail , we will offer resistance , '' Lukashenko added .
Belarus held a presidential election on August 9 .
According to the Central Election Commission , incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received 80.1 % of the vote , his main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya garnered 10.12 % .
Protests erupted in the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cities following the presidential vote , leading to clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers .
Tikhanovskaya refused to recognize the election ’ s results and left for Lithuania .

MINSK, August 21. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has a shared understanding of the situation in the country with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as Lukashenko himself said during a visit to the Dzerzhinsky agricultural facility outside the country’s capital of Minsk on Friday.
"I have warned the Russian president of the situation in Belarus. We enjoy mutual understanding, we have a relevant agreement within the SCTO [the Collective Security Treaty Organization] and the Union State," Lukashenko said, as cited by the BelTA news agency.
He pointed out that "the Belarusian issue is no less important for Russia than it is for Belarus." "It is Russia that is under attack in the first place. But they want to destroy us, too. However, they will fail, we will offer resistance," Lukashenko added.
Situation in Belarus
Belarus held a presidential election on August 9. According to the Central Election Commission, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received 80.1% of the vote, his main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya garnered 10.12%. Protests erupted in the country's capital of Minsk and several other cities following the presidential vote, leading to clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers. Tikhanovskaya refused to recognize the election’s results and left for Lithuania.


tass--2020-08-21--Russian, Belarusian top diplomats oppose foreign interference in Belarus’ affairs

MOSCOW , August 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei have emphasized in a phone call that resolving the situation in Belarus does not require foreign interference , the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday .
`` It was pointed out in that regard that resolving the current issues was the country ’ s domestic affair and did not require foreign interference , let alone foreign instructions about with whom to hold dialogue and how to do it .
It was pointed out that foreign players needed to respect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put an end to attempts to provoke confrontation within Belarusian society and undermine efforts to improve the situation , '' the statement reads .
In addition , Lavrov and Makei exchanged views on the implementation of a number of agreements reached by the presidents and prime ministers of the two countries , as well as of plans related to cooperation between the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries .
Belarus held a presidential election on August 9 .
According to the Central Election Commission , incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received 80.1 % of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ garnered 10.12 % .
Protests erupted in the country 's capital of Minsk and several other cities following the presidential vote , leading to clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers .
Tikhanovskaya refused to recognize the election ’ s results and left for Lithuania .

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei have emphasized in a phone call that resolving the situation in Belarus does not require foreign interference, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
"It was pointed out in that regard that resolving the current issues was the country’s domestic affair and did not require foreign interference, let alone foreign instructions about with whom to hold dialogue and how to do it. It was pointed out that foreign players needed to respect the sovereignty and independence of Belarus and put an end to attempts to provoke confrontation within Belarusian society and undermine efforts to improve the situation," the statement reads.
In addition, Lavrov and Makei exchanged views on the implementation of a number of agreements reached by the presidents and prime ministers of the two countries, as well as of plans related to cooperation between the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries.
Situation in Belarus
Belarus held a presidential election on August 9. According to the Central Election Commission, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received 80.1% of the vote, his main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya garnered 10.12%. Protests erupted in the country's capital of Minsk and several other cities following the presidential vote, leading to clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers. Tikhanovskaya refused to recognize the election’s results and left for Lithuania.


tass--2020-08-22--Russian doctors ready to provide assistance to German clinic treating Navalny

OMSK , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Doctors in the Siberian city of Omsk are ready to provide any information and assistance to specialists of a German clinic Charite , where blogger Alexei Navalny is undergoing treatment , the regional Health Ministry ’ s press service said .
`` Doctors of BCMP-1 , who treated Alexei Navalny , are ready to provide any assistance both to the relatives and doctors of the foreign clinic and provide any information or offer assistance , '' the statement said .
The persons accompanying Navalny during the flight were given a detailed medical report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that `` alcohol and caffeine was found in his urine . ''
Earlier on Saturday , Russian blogger Alexei Navalny was taken to Charite hospital in Berlin at nearly 10:30 ( 11:30 Moscow Time ) .
The doctors are now examining him at the clinic .
A plane from the Siberian city of Omsk landed at Tegel airport in Berlin at 08:46 ( 09:46 Moscow Time ) on Saturday .
Initially , Russian doctors were against transporting Navalny , who is in a coma , over his unstable condition .
On Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s condition had stabilized .
Upon the relatives ’ request , a decision was made to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic .
On Friday , a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk .
The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human rights foundation .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny ’ s plane , en route from Tomsk to Moscow , had made an emergency landing in Omsk , because Navalny suddenly felt unwell .
The blogger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a coma and was put on a ventilator .

OMSK, August 22. /TASS/. Doctors in the Siberian city of Omsk are ready to provide any information and assistance to specialists of a German clinic Charite, where blogger Alexei Navalny is undergoing treatment, the regional Health Ministry’s press service said.
"Doctors of BCMP-1, who treated Alexei Navalny, are ready to provide any assistance both to the relatives and doctors of the foreign clinic and provide any information or offer assistance," the statement said.
The persons accompanying Navalny during the flight were given a detailed medical report about Navalny’s condition, which said that "alcohol and caffeine was found in his urine."
Earlier on Saturday, Russian blogger Alexei Navalny was taken to Charite hospital in Berlin at nearly 10:30 (11:30 Moscow Time). The doctors are now examining him at the clinic.
A plane from the Siberian city of Omsk landed at Tegel airport in Berlin at 08:46 (09:46 Moscow Time) on Saturday. Initially, Russian doctors were against transporting Navalny, who is in a coma, over his unstable condition. On Friday evening, doctors said the patient’s condition had stabilized.
Upon the relatives’ request, a decision was made to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic. On Friday, a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk. The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human rights foundation.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny’s plane, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, had made an emergency landing in Omsk, because Navalny suddenly felt unwell. The blogger was hospitalized, he is currently in a coma and was put on a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-22--Activist: Navalny’s flight to Berlin arranged by individuals

BERLIN , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Flight , which brought Russian blogger Alexei Navalny to Berlin , was carried out by individuals and the German government was not involved in sending the plane , founder of the Cinema for Peace human rights foundation Yaka Bizil told reporters on Saturday .
`` It was arranged privately .
The German government was not involved but was certainly informed , '' Bizil said .
He highlighted the remark of German Chancellor Angela Merkel , who announced during her visit to France earlier this week that Germany was ready to provide medical assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted that the German authorities ensured security during this effort .
`` German kept its word and made every effort to make this [ Navalny ’ s transportation ] possible .
There was no official participation of the German government , '' Bizil said .
Earlier on Saturday , Russian blogger Alexei Navalny was taken to Charite hospital in Berlin at nearly 10:30 ( 11:30 Moscow Time ) .
The doctors are now examining him at the clinic .
A plane from the Siberian city of Omsk landed at Tegel airport in Berlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday .
Initially , Russian doctors were against transporting Navalny , who is in a coma , over his unstable condition .
On Friday evening , doctors said the patient ’ s condition had stabilized .
Upon the relatives ’ request , a decision was made to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic .
On Friday , a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk .
The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human rights foundation .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plane , en route from Tomsk to Moscow , had made an emergency landing in Omsk , because Navalny suddenly felt unwell .
The blogger was hospitalized , he is currently in a coma and was put on a ventilator .

BERLIN, August 22. /TASS/. Flight, which brought Russian blogger Alexei Navalny to Berlin, was carried out by individuals and the German government was not involved in sending the plane, founder of the Cinema for Peace human rights foundation Yaka Bizil told reporters on Saturday.
"It was arranged privately. The German government was not involved but was certainly informed," Bizil said. He highlighted the remark of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who announced during her visit to France earlier this week that Germany was ready to provide medical assistance to Navalny.
The human rights activist noted that the German authorities ensured security during this effort. "German kept its word and made every effort to make this [Navalny’s transportation] possible. There was no official participation of the German government," Bizil said.
Earlier on Saturday, Russian blogger Alexei Navalny was taken to Charite hospital in Berlin at nearly 10:30 (11:30 Moscow Time). The doctors are now examining him at the clinic.
A plane from the Siberian city of Omsk landed at Tegel airport in Berlin at 08:46 (09:46 Moscow Time) on Saturday. Initially, Russian doctors were against transporting Navalny, who is in a coma, over his unstable condition. On Friday evening, doctors said the patient’s condition had stabilized.
Upon the relatives’ request, a decision was made to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic. On Friday, a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk. The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human rights foundation.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny’s plane, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, had made an emergency landing in Omsk, because Navalny suddenly felt unwell. The blogger was hospitalized, he is currently in a coma and was put on a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-22--Final volume of US report on Russian alleged election meddling lacks facts - diplomat

MOSCOW , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
The fifth and final volume of the US Senate ’ s Select Intelligence Committee ’ s report on alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election neither contains any real facts nor evidence , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in her commentary on Saturday .
`` Like earlier released volumes of the report , the final volume does not contain any real facts or evidence .
In fact , it repeats the well-known allegations made earlier in the Mueller report and other US documents , including about the hacking of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russian leadership ’ s order , the contacts between representatives of Donald Trump ’ s campaign headquarters and Russian citizens and Russia ’ s desire to undermine democracy in America and etc.
, '' Zakharova said .
`` Now we can confidently say that the document , which the legislators had drawn up for three years and which they called the most detailed description of Russia ’ s undermining activity at the moment , added nothing new to mudslinging about our country , which has been long circulating in the US , @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. The fifth and final volume of the US Senate’s Select Intelligence Committee’s report on alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election neither contains any real facts nor evidence, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in her commentary on Saturday.
"Like earlier released volumes of the report, the final volume does not contain any real facts or evidence. In fact, it repeats the well-known allegations made earlier in the Mueller report and other US documents, including about the hacking of the Democratic party’s servers allegedly upon the Russian leadership’s order, the contacts between representatives of Donald Trump’s campaign headquarters and Russian citizens and Russia’s desire to undermine democracy in America and etc.," Zakharova said.
"Now we can confidently say that the document, which the legislators had drawn up for three years and which they called the most detailed description of Russia’s undermining activity at the moment, added nothing new to mudslinging about our country, which has been long circulating in the US," she said.


tass--2020-08-22--Lavrov’s talks with Biegun under consideration - Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Deputy Secretary of State @ @ @ @ @ due to visit Moscow next week , are being considered , a source in the @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday .
`` [ The talks ] are under consideration , '' the source @ @ @ @ @ Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Belarus would be one of issues due to be @ @ @ @ @ upcoming contacts in Moscow .
Russia is also planning to hold a deep exchange of @ @ @ @ @ with the US diplomat .

MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, who is due to visit Moscow next week, are being considered, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS on Saturday.
"[The talks] are under consideration," the source said.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Belarus would be one of issues due to be discussed during Biegun’s upcoming contacts in Moscow. Russia is also planning to hold a deep exchange of views on the bilateral agenda with the US diplomat.


tass--2020-08-22--Belarus to dominate Biegun’s talks in Moscow next week - senior diplomat

MOSCOW , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is due to pay a visit @ @ @ @ @ the situation in Belarus will become one of key issues at talks with the Russian @ @ @ @ @ , Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told TASS on Saturday .
`` I can @ @ @ @ @ be in Moscow next week .
Belarus and the processes , which are developing in @ @ @ @ @ respect , will become an issue for discussion during his contacts in Moscow , '' @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is due to pay a visit to Moscow next week and the situation in Belarus will become one of key issues at talks with the Russian Foreign Ministry’s representatives, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told TASS on Saturday.
"I can confirm that Stephen Biegun will be in Moscow next week. Belarus and the processes, which are developing in the international environment in this respect, will become an issue for discussion during his contacts in Moscow," the senior diplomat said.


tass--2020-08-22--Gas leak blamed for house blast in Russia’s Yaroslavl - investigators

MOSCOW , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Investigators believe that a gas leak was the main cause of the explosion @ @ @ @ @ Yaroslavl , west-central European Russia , the Russian Investigative Committee ’ s press service told @ @ @ @ @ moment , several theories of the accident are being considered and the key of them @ @ @ @ @ in the apartment on the fourth floor , '' the investigators said .
According to @ @ @ @ @ occurred when a woman entered her flat on the fourth floor .
Chairman of the @ @ @ @ @ overseeing the investigation .
The household gas explosion on Friday evening caused structures from the @ @ @ @ @ to collapse .
Three people were killed in the accident , including one child , @ @ @ @ @ .
A criminal investigation was opened .
A state of emergency was declared in Yaroslavl @

MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Investigators believe that a gas leak was the main cause of the explosion at a residential building in Yaroslavl, west-central European Russia, the Russian Investigative Committee’s press service told reporters.
"At the moment, several theories of the accident are being considered and the key of them is a household gas leak in the apartment on the fourth floor," the investigators said.
According to the investigators, the blast occurred when a woman entered her flat on the fourth floor. Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin is overseeing the investigation.
The household gas explosion on Friday evening caused structures from the sixth to the ground floors to collapse. Three people were killed in the accident, including one child, and four others were injured. A criminal investigation was opened. A state of emergency was declared in Yaroslavl.


tass--2020-08-22--Lukashenko urges military to take toughest measures to protect territorial integrity

MINSK , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on the defense ministry ’ s leadership to take all measures on protecting the country ’ s territorial integrity , paying a special focus on its western part .
`` We must first of all protect the western jewel in the crown of Belarus with the center in Grodno , '' Lukashenko said during his visit to a military firing range near Grodno , according to BelTA news agency .
The Belarusian leader urged `` the toughest measures on protecting the country ’ s territorial integrity. ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolutions using the external factor is carried out against his country .
`` Everything is clear .
As we thought , everything is according to the plan of color revolutions with whipping up domestic political tensions in the country , '' Lukashenko said .
According to the Belarusian leader , `` the hallmark of the situation is that an external factor is used , which does not always happen . ''
`` Usually , they whip up tensions inside and topple the authorities .
But since the authorities are strong and put up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ external factor , '' Lukashenko said .
Lukashenko has accused the West of providing military support for the country ’ s opposition , saying that this was confirmed by NATO forces ’ movement to the Belarusian borders .
`` You see , they are already pulling `` an alternative president '' here and doing this seriously because there have been plenty of statements by Western states on financing and support , '' Lukashenko said during his visit to a military firing range near Grodno on Saturday .
`` Military support is evident - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the Belarusian leader stressed .
According to him , the opposition was planning to turn to the Western states , namely NATO , in order to protect citizens .
`` They are deploying forces and call it quits with Belarus , '' Lukashenko said .
The Belarusian leader has branded the West ’ s support for the opposition as direct meddling in the Belarusian affairs .
`` This concerns sponsoring [ the opposition ] and pushing us to hold talks with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , '' the Belarusian leader was quoted by BelTA news agency as saying .
According to Lukashenko , these steps and statements by Western countries are `` direct interference in the situation in Belarus . ''
Earlier at the Security Council ’ s meeting Lukashenko ordered the Defense Ministry to pay a special focus on the NATO forces ’ movement to Poland and Lithuania .
He noted that NATO sought to destabilize the situation in Grodno .
Belarus , which held the August 9 presidential election , has been hit by mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The protesters challenged the outcome of the vote .
During the first day of riots , the protesters clashed with police .
Over 6,000 people were detained , dozens of police officers and protesters were injured .
According to the final data of the Central Election Commission , incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won 80.10 % of the vote .
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , who was considered as his key rival , garnered 10.12 % of the vote .
She did not recognize the outcome of the polls .

MINSK, August 22. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on the defense ministry’s leadership to take all measures on protecting the country’s territorial integrity, paying a special focus on its western part.
"We must first of all protect the western jewel in the crown of Belarus with the center in Grodno," Lukashenko said during his visit to a military firing range near Grodno, according to BelTA news agency.
The Belarusian leader urged "the toughest measures on protecting the country’s territorial integrity.".
Lukashenko said the scenario of color revolutions using the external factor is carried out against his country.
"Everything is clear. As we thought, everything is according to the plan of color revolutions with whipping up domestic political tensions in the country," Lukashenko said.
According to the Belarusian leader, "the hallmark of the situation is that an external factor is used, which does not always happen."
"Usually, they whip up tensions inside and topple the authorities. But since the authorities are strong and put up tough resistance, they have used an external factor," Lukashenko said.
Western states
Lukashenko has accused the West of providing military support for the country’s opposition, saying that this was confirmed by NATO forces’ movement to the Belarusian borders.
"You see, they are already pulling "an alternative president" here and doing this seriously because there have been plenty of statements by Western states on financing and support," Lukashenko said during his visit to a military firing range near Grodno on Saturday.
"Military support is evident - NATO forces are moving to the borders," the Belarusian leader stressed.
According to him, the opposition was planning to turn to the Western states, namely NATO, in order to protect citizens. "They are deploying forces and call it quits with Belarus," Lukashenko said.
The Belarusian leader has branded the West’s support for the opposition as direct meddling in the Belarusian affairs. "This concerns sponsoring [the opposition] and pushing us to hold talks with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, it’s clear why they are doing this," the Belarusian leader was quoted by BelTA news agency as saying. According to Lukashenko, these steps and statements by Western countries are "direct interference in the situation in Belarus."
Earlier at the Security Council’s meeting Lukashenko ordered the Defense Ministry to pay a special focus on the NATO forces’ movement to Poland and Lithuania. He noted that NATO sought to destabilize the situation in Grodno.
Belarus, which held the August 9 presidential election, has been hit by mass protests for more than a week. The protesters challenged the outcome of the vote. During the first day of riots, the protesters clashed with police. Over 6,000 people were detained, dozens of police officers and protesters were injured. According to the final data of the Central Election Commission, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won 80.10% of the vote. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who was considered as his key rival, garnered 10.12% of the vote. She did not recognize the outcome of the polls.


tass--2020-08-22--Alexei Navalny taken to Charite clinic in Berlin

BERLIN , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Alexei Navalny , who is in grave condition , was sent to Charite clinic in Berlin on Saturday , a TASS correspondent reported .
Human rights activist Yaka Bizil told Bild newspaper that Navalny ’ s condition during the flight and the landing was stable .
An ambulance vehicle escorted by police entered the clinic ’ s premises and headed to the intensive care unit .
Police have cordoned off the entry to the clinic and are not letting journalists there .
A plane from the Siberian city of Omsk landed at Tegel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moscow Time ) on Saturday .
Initially , doctors were against transporting Navalny , who is in a coma , over his unstable condition .
On Friday evening , doctors said the patient ’ s condition had stabilized .
Upon the relatives ’ request , a decision was made to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic .
On Friday , a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk .
The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human rights foundation .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s plane , en route from Tomsk to Moscow , had made an emergency landing in Omsk , because Navalny suddenly felt unwell .
The blogger was hospitalized , he is currently in a coma and was put on a ventilator .

BERLIN, August 22. /TASS/. Alexei Navalny, who is in grave condition, was sent to Charite clinic in Berlin on Saturday, a TASS correspondent reported.
Human rights activist Yaka Bizil told Bild newspaper that Navalny’s condition during the flight and the landing was stable.
An ambulance vehicle escorted by police entered the clinic’s premises and headed to the intensive care unit. Police have cordoned off the entry to the clinic and are not letting journalists there.
A plane from the Siberian city of Omsk landed at Tegel airport in Berlin at 08:46 (09:46 Moscow Time) on Saturday. Initially, doctors were against transporting Navalny, who is in a coma, over his unstable condition. On Friday evening, doctors said the patient’s condition had stabilized.
Upon the relatives’ request, a decision was made to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic. On Friday, a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk. The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human rights foundation.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny’s plane, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, had made an emergency landing in Omsk, because Navalny suddenly felt unwell. The blogger was hospitalized, he is currently in a coma and was put on a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-22--Russia reports over 4,900 coronavirus cases - crisis center

MOSCOW , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s coronavirus cases rose by 4,921 in the past day , reaching 951,897 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday .
According to the data , the daily growth rate did not exceed 0.5 % .
The highest number of new cases was reported in Moscow - 687 cases , 183 in St. Petersburg , 161 in the Moscow Region and 129 in the Rostov Region and 128 in the Stavropol Region .
The zero growth in the past day was recorded in the Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Regions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.2 % and 0.3 % in Moscow , the Lipetsk , Smolensk , Tambov and Tula Regions and a number of other regions .
The number of the so-called active cases ( patients , who are undergoing treatment ) dropped from 169,457 to 168,110 .
Currently , 17.7 % of all those infected in the country are ill .
The number of coronavirus patients who were discharged in Russia grew by 6,147 in the past day , reaching 767,477 .
According to the crisis center , the overall number of recoveries exceeded 80.6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,094 patients were discharged in Moscow , 196 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region , 176 in the Stavropol Region , 170 in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region and 159 in the Rostov Region .
The number of coronavirus deaths rose by 121 in the past day versus 90 a day earlier .
According to the crisis center , a total of 16,130 people have died from the coronavirus in Russia or 1.71 % of those infected .
In the past 24 hours , 18 fatalities were registered in St. Petersburg , 10 in Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Ulyanovsk Regions , 6 in the Krasnoyarsk Region , 5 in the Omsk and Rostov Regions , and Yakutia .

MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 4,921 in the past day, reaching 951,897, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday.
According to the data, the daily growth rate did not exceed 0.5%.
The highest number of new cases was reported in Moscow - 687 cases, 183 in St. Petersburg, 161 in the Moscow Region and 129 in the Rostov Region and 128 in the Stavropol Region.
The zero growth in the past day was recorded in the Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Regions. In the Moscow Region it reached 0.2% and 0.3% in Moscow, the Lipetsk, Smolensk, Tambov and Tula Regions and a number of other regions.
The number of the so-called active cases (patients, who are undergoing treatment) dropped from 169,457 to 168,110. Currently, 17.7% of all those infected in the country are ill.
The number of coronavirus patients who were discharged in Russia grew by 6,147 in the past day, reaching 767,477. According to the crisis center, the overall number of recoveries exceeded 80.6%.
In the past day, 1,094 patients were discharged in Moscow, 196 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 176 in the Stavropol Region, 170 in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region and 159 in the Rostov Region.
The number of coronavirus deaths rose by 121 in the past day versus 90 a day earlier. According to the crisis center, a total of 16,130 people have died from the coronavirus in Russia or 1.71% of those infected.
In the past 24 hours, 18 fatalities were registered in St. Petersburg, 10 in Moscow, 7 in the Murmansk, Sverdlovsk and Ulyanovsk Regions, 6 in the Krasnoyarsk Region, 5 in the Omsk and Rostov Regions, and Yakutia.


tass--2020-08-22--Passenger plane makes emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk airport due to smoke - source

KRASNOYARSK , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
A passenger plane , en route from Khabarovsk to Moscow , made an @ @ @ @ @ in Krasnoyarsk after smoke was detected in the baggage compartment , a source in the @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday .
`` The plane has successfully landed , '' the source said .
@ @ @ @ @ Rossiya airline was carrying 421 people .

KRASNOYARSK, August 22. /TASS/. A passenger plane, en route from Khabarovsk to Moscow, made an emergency landing at the airport in Krasnoyarsk after smoke was detected in the baggage compartment, a source in the law enforcement agencies told TASS on Saturday.
"The plane has successfully landed," the source said.
The Boeing 747-412 owned by Rossiya airline was carrying 421 people.


tass--2020-08-22--Plane carrying Navalny from Omsk lands in Germany

BERLIN , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
A plane that departed early on Saturday from Omsk carrying blogger Alexei Navalny @ @ @ @ @ in Berlin , according to Flightradar portal .
The plane took off from the airport @ @ @ @ @ 04:59 Moscow Time ) and landed at Tegel airport at 08:47 ( 09:47 Moscow Time @ @ @ @ @ were against transporting Navalny , who is in a coma , over his unstable condition @ @ @ @ @ doctors said the patient ’ s condition had stabilized .
Upon the relatives ’ request @ @ @ @ @ to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic .
On Friday , @ @ @ @ @ Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk .
The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human @ @ @ @ @ 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny ’ s plane , @ @ @ @ @ Moscow , had made an emergency landing in Omsk , because Navalny suddenly felt unwell @ @ @ @ @ , he is currently in a coma and was put on a ventilator .

BERLIN, August 22. /TASS/. A plane that departed early on Saturday from Omsk carrying blogger Alexei Navalny and German doctors has landed in Berlin, according to Flightradar portal.
The plane took off from the airport in Omsk at 07:59 (04:59 Moscow Time) and landed at Tegel airport at 08:47 (09:47 Moscow Time).
Initially, doctors were against transporting Navalny, who is in a coma, over his unstable condition. On Friday evening, doctors said the patient’s condition had stabilized.
Upon the relatives’ request, a decision was made to transfer Navalny from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic. On Friday, a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk. The flight was arranged by Cinema for Peace human rights foundation.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny’s plane, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, had made an emergency landing in Omsk, because Navalny suddenly felt unwell. The blogger was hospitalized, he is currently in a coma and was put on a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-22--Moscow’s coronavirus recoveries exceed 203,000

MOSCOW , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
The number of coronavirus patients who recovered in Moscow rose by 1,094 in @ @ @ @ @ 203,821 , Deputy Moscow Mayor Anastasiya Rakova told reporters on Saturday .
`` The number @ @ @ @ @ rising .
In the past day , another 1,094 patients recovered after undergoing treatment .
@ @ @ @ @ who recovered from the infection has grown to 203,821 , '' Rakova said .
All @ @ @ @ @ supervision after being discharged from hospitals and will receive recommendations .
The recovered Moscow citizens @ @ @ @ @ their plasma to treat coronavirus patients .
People aged 18 to 55 who have recovered @ @ @ @ @ plasma donors , provided they don ’ t have chronic illnesses and test negative for @ @ @ @ @ C .

MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. The number of coronavirus patients who recovered in Moscow rose by 1,094 in the past day, reaching 203,821, Deputy Moscow Mayor Anastasiya Rakova told reporters on Saturday.
"The number of recoveries in Moscow keeps rising. In the past day, another 1,094 patients recovered after undergoing treatment. The total number of people who recovered from the infection has grown to 203,821," Rakova said.
All patients will remain under medical supervision after being discharged from hospitals and will receive recommendations.
The recovered Moscow citizens have been asked to donate their plasma to treat coronavirus patients. People aged 18 to 55 who have recovered from COVID-19 can become blood plasma donors, provided they don’t have chronic illnesses and test negative for HIV, Hepatitis B and C.


tass--2020-08-22--Russia conducts over 34 mln COVID-19 tests, sanitary watchdog says

MOSCOW , August 22 .
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Russian specialists have carried out more than 34 mln tests for the novel @ @ @ @ @ said on Saturday .
`` More than 34.1 mln tests for the coronavirus have been @ @ @ @ @ the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported .
Over @ @ @ @ @ were carried out .
According to the watchdog , some 220,288 people remain under medical @ @ @ @ @ suspected coronavirus infection .
To date , 946,976 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia @ @ @ @ @ recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 16,189 fatalities nationwide .
@ @ @ @ @ set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. Russian specialists have carried out more than 34 mln tests for the novel coronavirus, the sanitary watchdog said on Saturday.
"More than 34.1 mln tests for the coronavirus have been conducted in Russia," the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported. Over the past day 316,000 tests were carried out.
According to the watchdog, some 220,288 people remain under medical supervision in Russia over a suspected coronavirus infection.
To date, 946,976 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 761,330 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 16,189 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-08-22--Canada considers all options to support the people of Belarus - Foreign Minister

OTTAWA , August 22 .
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The Canadian government is considering all options to support the Belarusian people in their determination to hold new presidential elections , Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrote on Twitter on Friday .
`` We are considering all options to support the people of Belarus in their call for free and fair elections , '' he said .
Champagne noted Canada 's determination to `` bring to account those who undermined democratic principles in Belarus '' and expressed support for the OSCE 's proposals to facilitate dialogue in this country between the government and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said that for the second time this week he had a telephone conversation with the former candidate for the presidency of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya .
On August 9 , Belarus held its sixth presidential election since declaring independence in 1991 .
According to the final results of Sunday ’ s voting , the incumbent president , Alexander Lukashenko , won 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , scored 10.12 % of votes .
Mass protests and clashes with police took place in Minsk and other Belarusian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public .
As a result , some 6,000 people were detained , dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests .
Rallies have continued for more than a week .
Tikhanovskaya left Belarus in the small hours on August 11 and is now staying in Lithuania .

OTTAWA, August 22. /TASS/. The Canadian government is considering all options to support the Belarusian people in their determination to hold new presidential elections, Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrote on Twitter on Friday.
"We are considering all options to support the people of Belarus in their call for free and fair elections," he said.
Champagne noted Canada's determination to "bring to account those who undermined democratic principles in Belarus" and expressed support for the OSCE's proposals to facilitate dialogue in this country between the government and the opposition.
The Canadian Foreign Minister also said that for the second time this week he had a telephone conversation with the former candidate for the presidency of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
On August 9, Belarus held its sixth presidential election since declaring independence in 1991. According to the final results of Sunday’s voting, the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, won 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, scored 10.12% of votes.
Mass protests and clashes with police took place in Minsk and other Belarusian cities after exit poll results were made public. As a result, some 6,000 people were detained, dozens of law enforcers and demonstrators were injured during the first days of protests. Rallies have continued for more than a week. Tikhanovskaya left Belarus in the small hours on August 11 and is now staying in Lithuania.


tass--2020-08-22--US top diplomat to visit Russia, Lithuania to discuss situation in Belarus - Reuters

WASHINGTON , August 22 .
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US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is going to visit Russia and @ @ @ @ @ to discuss the situation in Belarus , Reuters reported on Friday , citing sources .
@ @ @ @ @ senior U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity , said Biegun was expected to @ @ @ @ @ for Moscow and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius , Reuters said .
According to another source @ @ @ @ @ trips is `` to prevent further violence in Belarus or Russian intervention . ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ is trying to dissuade Moscow from either intervening on its own or using its influence @ @ @ @ @ to have a ( more ) violent crackdown , '' the source told Reuters on @ @ @ @ @ US Department of State did not respond to TASS ’ request to confirm the information @ @ @ @ @ visit .

WASHINGTON, August 22. /TASS/. US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is going to visit Russia and Lithuania in the near future to discuss the situation in Belarus, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources.
One source, a former senior U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Biegun was expected to leave in the coming days for Moscow and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Reuters said.
According to another source, the purpose of the trips is "to prevent further violence in Belarus or Russian intervention."
"I would guess the administration is trying to dissuade Moscow from either intervening on its own or using its influence with Lukashenko to encourage him to have a (more) violent crackdown," the source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
The US Department of State did not respond to TASS’ request to confirm the information on Biegun’s coming visit.


tass--2020-08-22--Venezuela is ready to participate in testing of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

BUENOS AIRES , 22 August .
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The Venezuelan government is in talks with the Russian side on participation in testing and production of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine , Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado announced on Friday .
`` We have offered 500 volunteers to participate in vaccine trials , '' the minister said during a video conference with President Nicolas Maduro , which was broadcast on Periscope .
Alvarado said Venezuela and Russia `` also discussed the possibility of joint production '' of the Sputnik V vaccine .
Venezuela 's Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Caracas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Chinese and Cuban vaccines against the disease .
`` Venezuela is ready to join the [ Cuban vaccine ] trials immediately , '' Maduro said .
In addition , Rodriguez announced that Venezuela has begun using blood plasma from people who have had a coronavirus infection for the treatment of COVID-19 .
On August 11 , Russia became the first country in the world to register a coronavirus vaccine named Sputnik V and developed by Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian health ministry .
The injection passed clinical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on an already known platform that was used to create a number of other injections .
On August 15 , the national health ministry said that the vaccine production had begun .
Developers of the Russian coronavirus vaccine expect the injection to protect from the virus for at least two years .
Kirill Dmitriev , head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund , said that Russia had already received applications from 20 countries for the supply of 1 billion doses of vaccine .

BUENOS AIRES, 22 August. /TASS/. The Venezuelan government is in talks with the Russian side on participation in testing and production of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado announced on Friday.
"We have offered 500 volunteers to participate in vaccine trials," the minister said during a video conference with President Nicolas Maduro, which was broadcast on Periscope.
Alvarado said Venezuela and Russia "also discussed the possibility of joint production" of the Sputnik V vaccine.
Venezuela's Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Caracas was also ready to participate in testing of Chinese and Cuban vaccines against the disease.
"Venezuela is ready to join the [Cuban vaccine] trials immediately," Maduro said.
In addition, Rodriguez announced that Venezuela has begun using blood plasma from people who have had a coronavirus infection for the treatment of COVID-19.
On August 11, Russia became the first country in the world to register a coronavirus vaccine named Sputnik V and developed by Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian health ministry. The injection passed clinical trials in June-July. The vaccine is based on an already known platform that was used to create a number of other injections. On August 15, the national health ministry said that the vaccine production had begun. Developers of the Russian coronavirus vaccine expect the injection to protect from the virus for at least two years. Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said that Russia had already received applications from 20 countries for the supply of 1 billion doses of vaccine.


tass--2020-08-22--Rescue work at site of gas explosion in Yaroslavl completed

YAROSLAVL , August 22 .
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The Emergencies Ministry ’ s team has completed search and rescue operations in Yaroslavl , where the entrance of a residential building collapsed as a result of a gas explosion on Friday , Oleg Bocharov , head of the regional department of the ministry , told reporters .
`` All the names [ of the people registered in the house ] are known , the identification was carried out , the fate of very resident is also known .
The rescue work has been completed .
We will now make a decision on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] , '' Bocharov said , adding that the bodies of three victims had been found .
According to him , as a result of the explosion , 12 apartments were damaged , six of them were completely destroyed , the threat of collapse of the hanging slabs of the sixth floor remains .
The household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to the ground floors collapsing .
Three people were killed in the accident including one child , four people were injured.According to a source in the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been caused by a gas leak .
A criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services not meeting safety requirements .

YAROSLAVL, August 22. /TASS/. The Emergencies Ministry’s team has completed search and rescue operations in Yaroslavl, where the entrance of a residential building collapsed as a result of a gas explosion on Friday, Oleg Bocharov, head of the regional department of the ministry, told reporters.
"All the names [of the people registered in the house] are known, the identification was carried out, the fate of very resident is also known. The rescue work has been completed. We will now make a decision on strengthening the structures [of the house]," Bocharov said, adding that the bodies of three victims had been found.
According to him, as a result of the explosion, 12 apartments were damaged, six of them were completely destroyed, the threat of collapse of the hanging slabs of the sixth floor remains.
The household gas explosion on Friday evening sent structures from the sixth to the ground floors collapsing. Three people were killed in the accident including one child, four people were injured.According to a source in the law enforcement agencies, the blast might have been caused by a gas leak. A criminal case was opened on charges of rendering services not meeting safety requirements.


tass--2020-08-22--Plane transporting Alexei Navalny to Germany for medical treatment departed from Omsk

OMSK , August 22 .
/TASS/ .
The plane transporting blogger Alexei Navalny , who is in serious condition , departed from the international airport of Omsk to Germany , according to the dare of the Flightradar portal .
The blogger will continue to receive medical treatment at the Charite Clinic in Berlin.According to the portal , the plane took off from the Omsk international airport at 04:59 ( Moscow time ) .
According to the doctors of the Omsk hospital where the blogger had been since Thursday , his condition stabilized .
By the request of his relatives it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Omsk hospital to a German clinic .
On Friday , a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk .
However , the doctors of the Omsk hospital do not think that the blogger needs a tranportation , since he could continue treatment in the Omsk hospital .
According to the head physician of the Omsk hospital , the German doctors agreed that there was no urgent need to transport the patient , especially since air travel could pose a risk of deteriorating Navalny 's vital signs .
However , Navalny 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On August 20 , Navalny ’ s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh disclosed that Navalny ’ s plane , en route from Tomsk to Moscow , conducted an emergency landing in Omsk , because Navalny suddenly felt bad .
The blogger was hospitalized , he is currently in coma .
According to earlier report , he was put on a ventilator .

OMSK, August 22. /TASS/. The plane transporting blogger Alexei Navalny, who is in serious condition, departed from the international airport of Omsk to Germany, according to the dare of the Flightradar portal. The blogger will continue to receive medical treatment at the Charite Clinic in Berlin.According to the portal, the plane took off from the Omsk international airport at 04:59 (Moscow time).
According to the doctors of the Omsk hospital where the blogger had been since Thursday, his condition stabilized. By the request of his relatives it was decided to transfer him from the Omsk hospital to a German clinic. On Friday, a plane was sent for Navlany from Nuremberg to Omsk. However, the doctors of the Omsk hospital do not think that the blogger needs a tranportation, since he could continue treatment in the Omsk hospital. According to the head physician of the Omsk hospital, the German doctors agreed that there was no urgent need to transport the patient, especially since air travel could pose a risk of deteriorating Navalny's vital signs. However, Navalny's wife insisted on his transfer to Germany.
On August 20, Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh disclosed that Navalny’s plane, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, conducted an emergency landing in Omsk, because Navalny suddenly felt bad. The blogger was hospitalized, he is currently in coma. According to earlier report, he was put on a ventilator.


tass--2020-08-23--Launches from Vostochny space center to resume in late 2020

MOSCOW , August 23 .
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The Center For Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure ( TsENKI ) plans to @ @ @ @ @ space center in Russia ’ s Far East in late 2020 , the center ’ @ @ @ @ @ in the run-up to the Army-2020 forum .
`` We plan to resume launches at @ @ @ @ @ , '' the press service said .
Annual technical maintenance of ground-based equipment at Vostochny @ @ @ @ @ this month , TsENKI said .
The previous launch from Vostochny took place in 2019 @ @ @ @ @ launches does not affect the ground equipment ’ s readiness for carrying them out , @ @ @ @ @ .
The press service of the Samara-based Progress Rocket and Space Center told TASS earlier @ @ @ @ @ to resume OneWeb launches from Vostochny in the fourth quarter of 2020 .

MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. The Center For Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI) plans to resume launches from the Vostochny space center in Russia’s Far East in late 2020, the center’s press service told TASS in the run-up to the Army-2020 forum.
"We plan to resume launches at the end of the year," the press service said.
Annual technical maintenance of ground-based equipment at Vostochny is to be completed later this month, TsENKI said.
The previous launch from Vostochny took place in 2019.
"The pause in launches does not affect the ground equipment’s readiness for carrying them out," the press service said.
The press service of the Samara-based Progress Rocket and Space Center told TASS earlier this month that it expected to resume OneWeb launches from Vostochny in the fourth quarter of 2020.


tass--2020-08-23--White House invites leaders of Serbia, Kosovo to talks on September 4

WASHINGTON , August 23 .
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United States National Security Advisor Robert O ’ Brien invited Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister of the unrecognized Kosovo Republic Avdullah Hoti to Washington on September 4 , National Security Council Spokesman John Ullyot told TASS on Saturday .
`` National Security Advisor Robert O ’ Brien has invited the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to Washington on September 4 .
The talks were postponed by two days from September 2 for scheduling reasons .
The United States looks forward to these important discussions with President Vucic and Prime Minister Hoti @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe progress on economic issues , including job creation and accelerating economic growth , is the first step in advancing the peace process , '' he added .
On Thursday , Vucic advised Kosovo leaders to save the money for travelling to Washington , because Serbia will not recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed region .
US special envoy to peace talks between Serbia and Kosovo , Richard Grenell , said earlier that the meeting was to take place on September 2 .
Prior to that , the talks in Washington were scheduled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Hashim Thaci refused to visit the US capital after special international prosecutors in The Hague accused him of military crimes .
Hoti rejected the invitation for dialogue shortly after .
Commenting on Hoti ’ s refusal , Grenell said that a new date will be chosen for the meeting .
Serbia ’ s Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija unilaterally proclaimed independence in February 2008 , which was recognized by the United Nations Court of Justice in 2010 .
By now , according to Serbia , ninety-three nations have recognized Kosovo ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognized it , and five more have not voided their position .
More than 60 countries , including Russia , China , India , Israel , Greece , and Spain , are categorically against recognizing Kosovo ’ s independence .
Nevertheless , Kosovo has been seeking to join international organizations , including UNESCO and Interpol .
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor 's Office ( KSC & SPO ) was established in The Hague in to review war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo between 1998 and 2000 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a PACE report , published on January 7 , 2011 , which accused members of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army ( KLA ) of grave crimes , such as drug trafficking , forced disappearances , murders and human organ trafficking .

WASHINGTON, August 23. /TASS/. United States National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien invited Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister of the unrecognized Kosovo Republic Avdullah Hoti to Washington on September 4, National Security Council Spokesman John Ullyot told TASS on Saturday.
"National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has invited the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to Washington on September 4. The talks were postponed by two days from September 2 for scheduling reasons. The United States looks forward to these important discussions with President Vucic and Prime Minister Hoti," Ullyot said.
"We believe progress on economic issues, including job creation and accelerating economic growth, is the first step in advancing the peace process," he added.
On Thursday, Vucic advised Kosovo leaders to save the money for travelling to Washington, because Serbia will not recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed region.
US special envoy to peace talks between Serbia and Kosovo, Richard Grenell, said earlier that the meeting was to take place on September 2. Prior to that, the talks in Washington were scheduled for June 27. However, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci refused to visit the US capital after special international prosecutors in The Hague accused him of military crimes. Hoti rejected the invitation for dialogue shortly after. Commenting on Hoti’s refusal, Grenell said that a new date will be chosen for the meeting.
Serbia’s Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija unilaterally proclaimed independence in February 2008, which was recognized by the United Nations Court of Justice in 2010. By now, according to Serbia, ninety-three nations have recognized Kosovo’s independence, ninety-five countries have not recognized it, and five more have not voided their position. More than 60 countries, including Russia, China, India, Israel, Greece, and Spain, are categorically against recognizing Kosovo’s independence. Nevertheless, Kosovo has been seeking to join international organizations, including UNESCO and Interpol.
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office (KSC & SPO) was established in The Hague in to review war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo between 1998 and 2000. The court was set up in the wake of a PACE report, published on January 7, 2011, which accused members of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) of grave crimes, such as drug trafficking, forced disappearances, murders and human organ trafficking.