tass--2020-12-01--NATO should call on US to extend New START Treaty, says Russian diplomat

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg should urge the United States extend the New START Treaty , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday .
She recalled that Stoltenberg had said earlier he planned to discuss approaches to the arms control matters after the expiration of the New START Treaty in February 2021 with NATO foreign ministers .
`` There is no avoiding bewilderment that the NATO secretary general speaks about the New START termination as something definite although the absolute majority of the alliance ’ s member nations , if their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea of the treaty ’ s extension , '' she said .
`` NATO ’ s leaders should better call on the Americans to ultimately look at the New START extension and do constructive work to strengthen strategic stability and arms control . ''
She stressed that Moscow was ready to extend the treaty in its current form .
`` The corresponding proposal was officially handed over to the other party to the treaty , to the United States , back in last December and has been repeated more than once ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Last but not least , the extension of the New START Treaty will give time for comprehensive Russian-US talks on future control over nuclear missile weapons with due account of all factors impacting strategic stability .
So , the ball is in Washington ’ s court . ''
Apart from that , Zakharova drew attention to Russia ’ s initiative to declare mutual moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles in Europe .
`` These are practical measures that would help remove both Russia ’ s and NATO states ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stressed .
`` I believe that substantive discussion of Russia ’ s proposals would make it possible to boost practical effects of the NATO ministerial meeting in terms of strengthening security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region . ''
`` Anyway , it would be better to address these matters rather than indulge in absurd speculations about Russia ’ s building up its military potential around NATO , '' Zakharova added .
The Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treaty ) was signed in 2010 and entered into force on February 5 , 2011 .
The document stipulates that seven years after its entry into effect each party should have no more than a total of 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBM ) , submarine-launched ballistic missiles ( SLBM ) and strategic bombers , as well as no more than 1,550 warheads on deployed ICBMs , deployed SLBMs and strategic bombers , and a total of 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers , SLBM launchers and strategic bombers .
The New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 years , until 2021 , unless it is replaced before that date by a subsequent agreement on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms .
It can also be extended for no longer than 5 years ( that is , until 2026 ) upon the parties ’ mutual consent .
Moscow has repeatedly called on Washington not to delay prolongation of the treaty it describes as the gold standards in the area of disarmament .
In an interview with the Financial Times in late June 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` then there would be no instrument in the world to curtail the arms race . ''
On October 16 , the Russian president came out with an initiative to extend the treaty unconditionally for at least one year .
He said this time could be used to hold meaningful talks .
The Russian foreign ministry said that in case the New START was extended , the Russian side was ready to freeze its nuclear arsenals , together with the US side , for that period if the US advanced no extra @ @

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg should urge the United States extend the New START Treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
She recalled that Stoltenberg had said earlier he planned to discuss approaches to the arms control matters after the expiration of the New START Treaty in February 2021 with NATO foreign ministers. "There is no avoiding bewilderment that the NATO secretary general speaks about the New START termination as something definite although the absolute majority of the alliance’s member nations, if their leaders’ statements be trusted, support the idea of the treaty’s extension," she said. "NATO’s leaders should better call on the Americans to ultimately look at the New START extension and do constructive work to strengthen strategic stability and arms control."
She stressed that Moscow was ready to extend the treaty in its current form. "The corresponding proposal was officially handed over to the other party to the treaty, to the United States, back in last December and has been repeated more than once ever since," the Russian diplomat noted. "Last but not least, the extension of the New START Treaty will give time for comprehensive Russian-US talks on future control over nuclear missile weapons with due account of all factors impacting strategic stability. So, the ball is in Washington’s court."
Apart from that, Zakharova drew attention to Russia’s initiative to declare mutual moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-and shorter-range missiles in Europe. "These are practical measures that would help remove both Russia’s and NATO states’ concerns in this sphere," she stressed. "I believe that substantive discussion of Russia’s proposals would make it possible to boost practical effects of the NATO ministerial meeting in terms of strengthening security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region."
"Anyway, it would be better to address these matters rather than indulge in absurd speculations about Russia’s building up its military potential around NATO," Zakharova added.
New START
The Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the New START Treaty) was signed in 2010 and entered into force on February 5, 2011. The document stipulates that seven years after its entry into effect each party should have no more than a total of 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and strategic bombers, as well as no more than 1,550 warheads on deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs and strategic bombers, and a total of 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers and strategic bombers.
The New START Treaty will remain in force for 10 years, until 2021, unless it is replaced before that date by a subsequent agreement on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms. It can also be extended for no longer than 5 years (that is, until 2026) upon the parties’ mutual consent.
Moscow has repeatedly called on Washington not to delay prolongation of the treaty it describes as the gold standards in the area of disarmament.
In an interview with the Financial Times in late June 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that once this treaty ceased to exist, "then there would be no instrument in the world to curtail the arms race."
On October 16, the Russian president came out with an initiative to extend the treaty unconditionally for at least one year. He said this time could be used to hold meaningful talks. The Russian foreign ministry said that in case the New START was extended, the Russian side was ready to freeze its nuclear arsenals, together with the US side, for that period if the US advanced no extra conditions.


tass--2020-12-01--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Serbia up by nearly 8,000 in past day

BELGRADE , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Serbia grew by a record high 7,999 in the past day , with the death toll reaching 1,652 , the country ’ s health ministry said on Tuesday .
According to the health ministry , the overall number of coronavirus cases in Serbia has reached 183,437 .
Forty-eight coronavirus-related deaths were reported during the day .
As many as 269 patients are connected to lung ventilators .
More than 1.8 million tests for the novel coronavirus have been conducted in Serbia since the pandemic outbreak , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Serbian medics , the third-wave patients are demonstrating much worse clinical patterns than those of the first and second waves of the coronavirus epidemic , with a high percentage of pneumonias and serious conditions .
Medics say that the real number of those infected may be ten times as big .
On November 17 , the country ’ s government imposed restrictions on the work of all leisure establishments , trade centers and shops .
The government even looked at imposing a curfew but decided to refrain from this measure .

BELGRADE, December 1. /TASS/. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Serbia grew by a record high 7,999 in the past day, with the death toll reaching 1,652, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday.
According to the health ministry, the overall number of coronavirus cases in Serbia has reached 183,437. Forty-eight coronavirus-related deaths were reported during the day.
As many as 269 patients are connected to lung ventilators. More than 1.8 million tests for the novel coronavirus have been conducted in Serbia since the pandemic outbreak, including 22,837 during the past day.
According to Serbian medics, the third-wave patients are demonstrating much worse clinical patterns than those of the first and second waves of the coronavirus epidemic, with a high percentage of pneumonias and serious conditions. Medics say that the real number of those infected may be ten times as big.
On November 17, the country’s government imposed restrictions on the work of all leisure establishments, trade centers and shops. The government even looked at imposing a curfew but decided to refrain from this measure.


tass--2020-12-01--Russia unlikely to accept demand for withdrawal of peacekeepers from Transnistria - Lavrov

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow will hardly accept Moldovan President-Elect Maia Sandu ’ s demand for the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Transnistria , Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following an online meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) Council of Foreign Ministers on Tuesday .
`` It ’ s hard to say what Ms. Sandu meant when she pointed to the need to withdraw Russian peacekeepers , but it will hardly help resolve the issue and we will hardly be able to accept this kind of irresponsible demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Lavrov noted .
According to him , maintaining good relations with any country `` require taking each other ’ s interests and previous agreements into account . ''
The Russian foreign minister emphasized that Russian peacekeepers were deployed to the conflict zone in accordance with decisions made by the five-plus-two group working to resolve the Transnistria issue and approved by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) .
Their priority task is to maintain stability in the region .
`` There is another group of Russian troops that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depots are in poor condition and serious incidents can happen if there is no one left to monitor them , '' Lavrov said .
The Russian top diplomat emphasized that after the deadlock in the process of resolving the Transnistria issue had been broken , more than half of Russian ammunition was removed from Transnistria and deactivated .
`` But when Chisinau stopped implementing agreements , Transnistria strongly refused to resume ammunition withdrawal .
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier that we were ready to deactivate these hazardous items that are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cooperate to make it happen , '' Lavrov stressed .
Sandu earlier called for withdrawing Russian troops and ammunition from Transnistria and replacing Russian peacekeepers with an OSCE civilian monitoring mission .

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. Moscow will hardly accept Moldovan President-Elect Maia Sandu’s demand for the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Transnistria, Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following an online meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Council of Foreign Ministers on Tuesday.
"It’s hard to say what Ms. Sandu meant when she pointed to the need to withdraw Russian peacekeepers, but it will hardly help resolve the issue and we will hardly be able to accept this kind of irresponsible demand. That’s a fact," Lavrov noted.
According to him, maintaining good relations with any country "require taking each other’s interests and previous agreements into account."
The Russian foreign minister emphasized that Russian peacekeepers were deployed to the conflict zone in accordance with decisions made by the five-plus-two group working to resolve the Transnistria issue and approved by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Their priority task is to maintain stability in the region. "There is another group of Russian troops that guard ammunition depots in Cobasna. The depots are in poor condition and serious incidents can happen if there is no one left to monitor them," Lavrov said.
The Russian top diplomat emphasized that after the deadlock in the process of resolving the Transnistria issue had been broken, more than half of Russian ammunition was removed from Transnistria and deactivated. "But when Chisinau stopped implementing agreements, Transnistria strongly refused to resume ammunition withdrawal. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier that we were ready to deactivate these hazardous items that are in poor condition but Chsinau and Tiraspol need to cooperate to make it happen," Lavrov stressed.
Sandu earlier called for withdrawing Russian troops and ammunition from Transnistria and replacing Russian peacekeepers with an OSCE civilian monitoring mission.


tass--2020-12-01--Opposition activists heading for Armenian government’s building

YEREVAN , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
The opposition activists who blocked Yerevan ’ s central avenue on Tuesday evening are heading for the Armenian government ’ s building on Republic Square , demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan , a TASS correspondent reported from the scene .
‘ Only Putin can help us ’ : Families of Armenian MIAs in Karabakh turn to Moscow for support '' Nikol , the traitor , Nikol , go away ! ''
the activists are chanting , singing patriotic songs .
As representative of the youth wing of the Dashnaktsutyun party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had detained hundreds of activists .
`` There are hundreds of our detained friends at the police station of Nork [ a Yerevan neighborhood ] alone , '' she said .
The government building has now been sealed off by special police forces but the law enforcers are not detaining the remaining participants in the protest rally .
The Armenian opposition demands Pashinyan ’ s resignation .
The opposition politicians think that the November 9 joint statement he signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on a complete ceasefire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They also hold the prime minister responsible for internal economic and social problems of the republic .
Pashinyan stated that after Shusha fell the fight became senseless for the Armenian side because from that moment on Yerevan would n't have been able to reach a breakthrough in military action .
Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan called for conducting early parliamentary elections , transferring power to the government of national accord until then .

YEREVAN, December 1. /TASS/. The opposition activists who blocked Yerevan’s central avenue on Tuesday evening are heading for the Armenian government’s building on Republic Square, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene.
‘Only Putin can help us’: Families of Armenian MIAs in Karabakh turn to Moscow for support
"Nikol, the traitor, Nikol, go away!" the activists are chanting, singing patriotic songs.
As representative of the youth wing of the Dashnaktsutyun party Christine Vardanyan told journalists, the police had detained hundreds of activists. "There are hundreds of our detained friends at the police station of Nork [a Yerevan neighborhood] alone," she said.
The government building has now been sealed off by special police forces but the law enforcers are not detaining the remaining participants in the protest rally.
The Armenian opposition demands Pashinyan’s resignation. The opposition politicians think that the November 9 joint statement he signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh is essentially a capitulation. They also hold the prime minister responsible for internal economic and social problems of the republic.
Pashinyan stated that after Shusha fell the fight became senseless for the Armenian side because from that moment on Yerevan wouldn't have been able to reach a breakthrough in military action. Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan called for conducting early parliamentary elections, transferring power to the government of national accord until then.


tass--2020-12-01--Two dead after car drives into pedestrian area in Germany’s Trier

BERLIN , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
Two people were killed on Tuesday after a car plowed into a pedestrian @ @ @ @ @ Trier , a local police officer informed TASS , adding that the driver has been @ @ @ @ @ has been detained , it ’ s too early to talk about his motives .
@ @ @ @ @ , the exact number of those injured is unknown , '' the source stated .
@ @ @ @ @ there are 15 people injured .

BERLIN, December 1. /TASS/. Two people were killed on Tuesday after a car plowed into a pedestrian area in Germany’s Trier, a local police officer informed TASS, adding that the driver has been detained.
"One person has been detained, it’s too early to talk about his motives. There are two people dead, the exact number of those injured is unknown," the source stated.
According to media reports, there are 15 people injured.


tass--2020-12-01--Man apprehended in Kazan over suspected murder of 26 elderly women pleads guilty

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
A man , apprehended in Russia ’ s Tatarstan over suspicion of murder of 26 elderly women in 12 regions of Russia , pleaded guilty , according to a video of the questioning , published by the Ministry of the Interior .
`` [ I ’ ve been apprehended ] over a suspicion of murder of grannies .
I can not remember every episode .
I found them randomly near a market or a store , watched them , carried their bags home .
Sometimes , they invited me in , sometimes I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ management company employee .
I strangled them .
A quiet , quick [ method ] , painless for them , so I thought .
[ I killed them ] to rob them .
I could have left them alive , but I didn ’ t , all my victims were elderly , '' the suspect says .
Previously , the media reported that a 38-year old local with a criminal record Radik Tagirov was apprehended in Kazan .
The Investigative Committee spokeswoman , Svetlana Petrenko told TASS , that his genetic material was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , currently employed as a locksmith , was sentenced for theft in 2009 .
He is suspected of murdering 26 elderly women in 2011-2012 in 12 regions of the Central , Volga and Ural federal districts .
Petrenko disclosed that the suspect was identified after conducting over 10,000 comparative genetic tests and after genotype match was found in criminal record databases .
Forensic research determined that all crimes had been commited by the same person .
The Ministry of the Interior spokeswoman , Irina Volk told TASS that the suspect was apprehended in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. A man, apprehended in Russia’s Tatarstan over suspicion of murder of 26 elderly women in 12 regions of Russia, pleaded guilty, according to a video of the questioning, published by the Ministry of the Interior.
"[I’ve been apprehended] over a suspicion of murder of grannies. I cannot remember every episode. I found them randomly near a market or a store, watched them, carried their bags home. Sometimes, they invited me in, sometimes I insisted, pretending to be a property management company employee. I strangled them. A quiet, quick [method], painless for them, so I thought. [I killed them] to rob them. I could have left them alive, but I didn’t, all my victims were elderly," the suspect says.
Previously, the media reported that a 38-year old local with a criminal record Radik Tagirov was apprehended in Kazan. The Investigative Committee spokeswoman, Svetlana Petrenko told TASS, that his genetic material was sampled for forensic expertise. The man, currently employed as a locksmith, was sentenced for theft in 2009. He is suspected of murdering 26 elderly women in 2011-2012 in 12 regions of the Central, Volga and Ural federal districts.
Petrenko disclosed that the suspect was identified after conducting over 10,000 comparative genetic tests and after genotype match was found in criminal record databases. Forensic research determined that all crimes had been commited by the same person. The Ministry of the Interior spokeswoman, Irina Volk told TASS that the suspect was apprehended in an apartment on Glavnaya Street in Kazan.


tass--2020-12-01--Russia, EU need to synchronize efforts to reach goals on Paris climate deal, says Rosatom

MOSCOW , December1 .
/TASS/ .
Russia and the European Union must synchronize efforts to arrive at a consensus on standards and mechanisms to attain the goals of the Paris Agreement , First Deputy Director General of Rosatom , Kirill Komarov , said at a Russian-European climate conference at the Skolkovo Innovation Center on Tuesday .
`` I am confident that [ these ] climate goals have no borders , of course , preserving a green planet is our common objective , '' Komarov noted .
`` Apart from confirming the Paris Agreement ’ s common strategic goals , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national and country-level mechanisms and standards are synchronized , '' he went on to say .
`` Such work could be started , for example , by mutually recognizing low-carbon ‘ green ’ certificates , '' said the high-level Rosatom official .
According to him , the Ministry of Energy is currently finalizing work on a bill that will make it possible to use the mechanism of green certificates confirming that Russian consumers use electricity from renewable sources .
`` I think that now is the perfect time to start working together with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to devote our efforts to finding common ground rather than searching for differences and thinking about what taxes on carbon products should be imposed , '' he stressed .
Komarov also pointed out that Russia and the EU don ’ t see eye to eye on recognizing nuclear power as green energy .
`` In any case , we respect the position of the European Union , but we believe however , that the ‘ green ’ path must take into consideration regional specifics and available natural resources , and of course the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generation , '' he explained .
Nuclear power currently fulfills one-fifth of the country ’ s demand for electricity .
Annually , nuclear plants prevent the emission of about 107 million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere , Komarov emphasized .
The Paris Agreement was signed on December 12 , 2015 , at the close of the landmark COP21 conference in the French capital .
The ratifying states agreed to undertake endeavors to keep a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.5 degrees Celsius .

MOSCOW, December1. /TASS/. Russia and the European Union must synchronize efforts to arrive at a consensus on standards and mechanisms to attain the goals of the Paris Agreement, First Deputy Director General of Rosatom, Kirill Komarov, said at a Russian-European climate conference at the Skolkovo Innovation Center on Tuesday.
"I am confident that [these] climate goals have no borders, of course, preserving a green planet is our common objective," Komarov noted. "Apart from confirming the Paris Agreement’s common strategic goals, it is very important to ensure that our national and country-level mechanisms and standards are synchronized," he went on to say.
"Such work could be started, for example, by mutually recognizing low-carbon ‘green’ certificates," said the high-level Rosatom official.
According to him, the Ministry of Energy is currently finalizing work on a bill that will make it possible to use the mechanism of green certificates confirming that Russian consumers use electricity from renewable sources. "I think that now is the perfect time to start working together with [our] European Union partners and to devote our efforts to finding common ground rather than searching for differences and thinking about what taxes on carbon products should be imposed," he stressed.
Komarov also pointed out that Russia and the EU don’t see eye to eye on recognizing nuclear power as green energy. "In any case, we respect the position of the European Union, but we believe however, that the ‘green’ path must take into consideration regional specifics and available natural resources, and of course the historical structure of a country’s generation," he explained.
Nuclear power currently fulfills one-fifth of the country’s demand for electricity. Annually, nuclear plants prevent the emission of about 107 million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, Komarov emphasized.
The Paris Agreement was signed on December 12, 2015, at the close of the landmark COP21 conference in the French capital. The ratifying states agreed to undertake endeavors to keep a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.


tass--2020-12-01--Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine trials launched in India

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
The Russian Direct Investment Fund ( RDIF ) and India ’ s Dr. Reddy 's Laboratories pharmaceutical company have launched the second and the third phases of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine clinical trials , the company said in a press release Tuesday .
`` Dr. Reddy ’ s Laboratories Ltd and Russian Direct Investment Fund ( RDIF ) announced today that they have commenced adaptive phase 2/3 clinical trials for Sputnik V vaccine in India after receiving the necessary clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory , Kasauli , India .
This will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which will include safety and immunogenicity study , '' the statement notes .
The statement also clarifies that the JSS Medical Research company is conducting the trials .
On August 11 , Russia became the first country in the world to register a coronavirus vaccine named Sputnik V , which was developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Health Ministry .
Sputnik V passed clinical trials in June-July .
In October , the RDIF and Dr. Reddy ’ s obtained the permit to carry out the second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vaccine in India .
The first batch arrived in Hyderabad in November .

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and India’s Dr. Reddy's Laboratories pharmaceutical company have launched the second and the third phases of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine clinical trials, the company said in a press release Tuesday.
"Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced today that they have commenced adaptive phase 2/3 clinical trials for Sputnik V vaccine in India after receiving the necessary clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, India. This will be a multicenter and randomized controlled study, which will include safety and immunogenicity study," the statement notes.
The statement also clarifies that the JSS Medical Research company is conducting the trials.
On August 11, Russia became the first country in the world to register a coronavirus vaccine named Sputnik V, which was developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Health Ministry. Sputnik V passed clinical trials in June-July.
In October, the RDIF and Dr. Reddy’s obtained the permit to carry out the second and the third clinical trial phase of the vaccine in India. The first batch arrived in Hyderabad in November.


tass--2020-12-01--Bitcoin price down by more than 6% at $18,444

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
The price of Bitcoin decreased by 6.44 % during the trading session on @ @ @ @ @ according to the trading data as of 3:31 pm Moscow time .
Earlier the Bitcoin @ @ @ @ @ high of $ 19,915 .
As of 3:50 pm , the Bitcoin exchange rate narrowed @ @ @ @ @ unit ( -4.76 % ) .
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2008 by an @ @ @ @ @ people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto .
It is a decentralized digital currency without a @ @ @ @ @ that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without intermediaries @

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. The price of Bitcoin decreased by 6.44% during the trading session on Tuesday reaching $18,444, according to the trading data as of 3:31 pm Moscow time.
Earlier the Bitcoin price hit its fresh all-time high of $19,915.
As of 3:50 pm, the Bitcoin exchange rate narrowed losses to $18,776 per unit (-4.76%).
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2008 by an unknown person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without intermediaries.


tass--2020-12-01--Russia, Turkey to have equal representation in Karabakh monitoring center

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
Russia and Turkey will have equal representation in a joint center to monitor the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region , Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday .
According to him , the center will be located in Azerbaijan .
`` Russia and Turkey will be equally represented in the joint center , '' Konashenkov noted .
He also said that Russian peacekeepers had cleared Zorge Street in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert and the area along the Shusha-Lysogorsky gas pipeline of mines .
`` An area of over five hectares @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 109 explosive devices were found , which were taken to a special equipped area and deactivated , '' the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman specified .
Russian military engineers have so far cleared over 34 hectares of land and about 12 kilometers of roads of mines , inspected more than 110 homes and social facilities , found and deactivated 1,077 explosive devices .
In addition , Russian peacekeepers continue to assist in the reconstruction of crucial engineering facilities in Nagorno-Karabakh , while a group of Russian military doctors is providing medical assistance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mission and the International Committee of the Red Cross continue to coordinate the exchange of dead bodies .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
According to the Russian Defense Ministry , Russian observation points have been established along the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lachin Corridor connecting the region with Armenia .
The peacekeeping operation ’ s command is stationed in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert .

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. Russia and Turkey will have equal representation in a joint center to monitor the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday.
According to him, the center will be located in Azerbaijan. "Russia and Turkey will be equally represented in the joint center," Konashenkov noted.
He also said that Russian peacekeepers had cleared Zorge Street in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert and the area along the Shusha-Lysogorsky gas pipeline of mines. "An area of over five hectares and two kilometers of roads were cleared, 109 explosive devices were found, which were taken to a special equipped area and deactivated," the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman specified. Russian military engineers have so far cleared over 34 hectares of land and about 12 kilometers of roads of mines, inspected more than 110 homes and social facilities, found and deactivated 1,077 explosive devices.
In addition, Russian peacekeepers continue to assist in the reconstruction of crucial engineering facilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, while a group of Russian military doctors is providing medical assistance to local residents. Russia’s peacekeeping mission and the International Committee of the Red Cross continue to coordinate the exchange of dead bodies.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian observation points have been established along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor connecting the region with Armenia. The peacekeeping operation’s command is stationed in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert.


tass--2020-12-01--Future victory over coronavirus ‘completely obvious,’ top sanitary doctor says

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
The coronavirus will definitely be conquered , head of Russia ’ s sanitary @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .
`` We will conquer COVID-19 , this is completely obvious , '' she @ @ @ @ @ of the Scientific Center for AIDS Prevention and Treatment of the Central Research Institute of @ @ @ @ @ for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing .

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. The coronavirus will definitely be conquered, head of Russia’s sanitary watchdog Anna Popova stated on Tuesday.
"We will conquer COVID-19, this is completely obvious," she said at the opening ceremony of the Scientific Center for AIDS Prevention and Treatment of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing.


tass--2020-12-01--Lucid Motors Completes Construction at the new Electric Vehicle Factory in North America

NEWARK , Calif. , Dec. 1 , 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Motors , which is setting new standards for sustainable mobility with its advanced luxury EVs , today announced completion of the first phase of construction at the new Lucid AMP-1 ( Advanced Manufacturing Plant ) factory in Casa Grande , AZ , with the commissioning of production equipment and processes underway ahead of start of production for Lucid Air in Spring 2021 .
As the first greenfield , dedicated electric vehicle factory built in North America , Lucid 's innovative AMP-1 was designed with a future-ready focus that allows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site , with the next phase expected to begin in early 2021 , enabling future production of the brand 's first SUV under the name Project Gravity in 2023 .
`` We broke ground on the 590-acre Lucid AMP-1 site in Casa Grande , Arizona , on December 2 , 2019 , and slightly less than a year later we have completed the first purpose-built EV factory in North America , '' said Peter Rawlinson , CEO and CTO , Lucid Motors .
`` The effort and agility demonstrated by this team is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commissioning equipment compatible with the Lucid manufacturing system to start production of the next-generation EV , Lucid Air , in just a few months . ''
As part of the factory 's commissioning , which tests Lucid 's innovative production processes and state-of-the-art equipment , the company has already built its full beta prototype test fleet and is now transitioning to the construction of a final series of production-representative versions of Lucid Air .
The Lucid manufacturing system embraces advanced processes such as an aircraft-inspired riveted and bonded monocoque body structure replacing spot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state-of-the-art structural efficiency .
Customer-ordered production cars will start coming off the Arizona line in Spring of 2021 , with an initial capacity of up to 30,000 units annually to supply global markets , beginning with North America .
These will initially consist of Lucid Air Dream Editions , followed quickly by Grand Touring and Touring models .
Lucid Air Pure joins the lineup in early 2022 , available from $ 69,900 [ 1 ] .
The Arizona site was selected for a number of reasons – including infrastructure , talent , geographic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – but it also offered space for a large footprint and planned expansions , as key areas of the factory were intentionally designed with this in mind .
This includes a state-of-the-art , water-based paint shop designed to be future-proof with the necessary footprint and specialized infrastructure so it can be expanded to meet the needs of all future phases of the factory itself .
A total of four phases are planned through 2028 , taking the square footage of the factory from its current 999,000 square feet to 5.1 million square feet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's manufacturing capacity will be up to 400,000 units per year .
`` In building this factory , we adhered to several important manufacturing philosophies , including the tenets of 'Future Ready ' and 'On Time , ' together which have allowed us to effectively manage our investment and build a brand new factory from the ground up , '' said Peter Hochholdinger , VP of Manufacturing , Lucid Motors .
`` As we add new platforms and vehicles to our lineup , the planning that went into this facility ensures that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with growing customer demand for our advanced electric vehicles . ''
About Lucid Motors Lucid 's mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable transportation by creating the most captivating electric vehicles , centered around the human experience .
The company 's first model range , the Lucid Air , is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design underpinned by race-proven technology .
Featuring luxurious interior space in a mid-size exterior footprint , certain models of the Air have a projected range of over 500 miles and 0-60 mph in under 2.5 @ @

NEWARK, Calif., Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Motors, which is setting new standards for sustainable mobility with its advanced luxury EVs, today announced completion of the first phase of construction at the new Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) factory in Casa Grande, AZ, with the commissioning of production equipment and processes underway ahead of start of production for Lucid Air in Spring 2021. As the first greenfield, dedicated electric vehicle factory built in North America, Lucid's innovative AMP-1 was designed with a future-ready focus that allows for additional phases of expansion at the site, with the next phase expected to begin in early 2021, enabling future production of the brand's first SUV under the name Project Gravity in 2023.
"We broke ground on the 590-acre Lucid AMP-1 site in Casa Grande, Arizona, on December 2, 2019, and slightly less than a year later we have completed the first purpose-built EV factory in North America," said Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO, Lucid Motors. "The effort and agility demonstrated by this team is truly astounding, as we're already commissioning equipment compatible with the Lucid manufacturing system to start production of the next-generation EV, Lucid Air, in just a few months."
As part of the factory's commissioning, which tests Lucid's innovative production processes and state-of-the-art equipment, the company has already built its full beta prototype test fleet and is now transitioning to the construction of a final series of production-representative versions of Lucid Air. The Lucid manufacturing system embraces advanced processes such as an aircraft-inspired riveted and bonded monocoque body structure replacing spot welds, which endows Lucid Air with state-of-the-art structural efficiency. Customer-ordered production cars will start coming off the Arizona line in Spring of 2021, with an initial capacity of up to 30,000 units annually to supply global markets, beginning with North America. These will initially consist of Lucid Air Dream Editions, followed quickly by Grand Touring and Touring models. Lucid Air Pure joins the lineup in early 2022, available from $69,900[1].
The Arizona site was selected for a number of reasons – including infrastructure, talent, geographic location, and pre-existing automotive supply chain – but it also offered space for a large footprint and planned expansions, as key areas of the factory were intentionally designed with this in mind. This includes a state-of-the-art, water-based paint shop designed to be future-proof with the necessary footprint and specialized infrastructure so it can be expanded to meet the needs of all future phases of the factory itself. A total of four phases are planned through 2028, taking the square footage of the factory from its current 999,000 square feet to 5.1 million square feet. In its final form, AMP-1's manufacturing capacity will be up to 400,000 units per year.
"In building this factory, we adhered to several important manufacturing philosophies, including the tenets of 'Future Ready' and 'On Time,' together which have allowed us to effectively manage our investment and build a brand new factory from the ground up," said Peter Hochholdinger, VP of Manufacturing, Lucid Motors. "As we add new platforms and vehicles to our lineup, the planning that went into this facility ensures that we will always be able to keep up with growing customer demand for our advanced electric vehicles."
About Lucid Motors
Lucid's mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable transportation by creating the most captivating electric vehicles, centered around the human experience. The company's first model range, the Lucid Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design underpinned by race-proven technology. Featuring luxurious interior space in a mid-size exterior footprint, certain models of the Air have a projected range of over 500 miles and 0-60 mph in under 2.5 seconds.
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tass--2020-12-01--Legendary president of Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts dies aged 98

MOSCOW , December 1 .
/TASS/ .
President and former director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Irina Antonova died aged 98 , the museum ’ s director Marina Loshak informed TASS on Tuesday .
`` Irina Alexandrovna [ Antonova ] died , '' she said .
Loshak informed that Antonova had passed away on Monday night .
According to the medical certificate , the cause of the death was the coronavirus infection coupled with a chronic cardiovascular condition .
Irina Antonova was born on March 20 , 1922 in Moscow .
She began working as a researcher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arts in 1945 .
In 1961 , she was appointed director of the museum .
Under her in 1974 , the museum ’ s exhibitions were reorganized .
The same year , the museum saw the first display of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci in the USSR history .
Numerous important exhibitions were arranged by Antonova for the museum since then .
In April 2013 , Irina Antonova was appointed chief curator of Russian state museums .
In July of the same year , she stepped down as director of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the position of the museum ’ s president .
She received numerous Soviet and Russian state awards , as well as honors from Italy , France , Japan and many other accolades .

MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. President and former director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Irina Antonova died aged 98, the museum’s director Marina Loshak informed TASS on Tuesday.
"Irina Alexandrovna [Antonova] died," she said. Loshak informed that Antonova had passed away on Monday night.
According to the medical certificate, the cause of the death was the coronavirus infection coupled with a chronic cardiovascular condition.
Irina Antonova was born on March 20, 1922 in Moscow. She began working as a researcher at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in 1945. In 1961, she was appointed director of the museum. Under her in 1974, the museum’s exhibitions were reorganized. The same year, the museum saw the first display of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci in the USSR history. Numerous important exhibitions were arranged by Antonova for the museum since then.
In April 2013, Irina Antonova was appointed chief curator of Russian state museums. In July of the same year, she stepped down as director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, taking on the position of the museum’s president. She received numerous Soviet and Russian state awards, as well as honors from Italy, France, Japan and many other accolades.


tass--2020-12-02--EU adopts Magnitsky Act-like unilateral sanctions regime

BRUSSELS , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
The EU countries have negotiated a sanctions regime , similar to the US Magnitsky act , which will enable the EU to impose sanctions against those the Union deems responsible for violation of human rights in any country of the world , a diplomatic source in one of the delegations to the European Council told TASS Wednesday .
`` The general decision to introduce the sanctions regime for serious violations and abuses in the human rights field has been made .
The EU Ambassadors will adopt a formal decision without discussion today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the diplomat , once the envoys approve the sanctions regime , it will be officially endorsed by the European Council .
`` We expect this decision to be adopted by the European Council at the nearest ministerial meetings , '' the source added .
The development of the European version of the Magnitsky Act was announced by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in September .
The Magnitsky Act was adopted by the US Congress and signed by then-president Barack Obama in 2012 .
The law allows imposition of unilateral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the US , in violations of human rights in Russia .
In December 2016 , the US Senate extended the Magnitsky Act to other countries besides Russia .
Later , similar `` Magnitsky acts '' were adopted in Canada , Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia , as well as several other countries .

BRUSSELS, December 2. /TASS/. The EU countries have negotiated a sanctions regime, similar to the US Magnitsky act, which will enable the EU to impose sanctions against those the Union deems responsible for violation of human rights in any country of the world, a diplomatic source in one of the delegations to the European Council told TASS Wednesday.
"The general decision to introduce the sanctions regime for serious violations and abuses in the human rights field has been made. The EU Ambassadors will adopt a formal decision without discussion today," the source said.
According to the diplomat, once the envoys approve the sanctions regime, it will be officially endorsed by the European Council.
"We expect this decision to be adopted by the European Council at the nearest ministerial meetings," the source added.
The development of the European version of the Magnitsky Act was announced by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in September.
The Magnitsky Act was adopted by the US Congress and signed by then-president Barack Obama in 2012. The law allows imposition of unilateral sanctions against Russian officials, involved, according to the US, in violations of human rights in Russia. In December 2016, the US Senate extended the Magnitsky Act to other countries besides Russia.
Later, similar "Magnitsky acts" were adopted in Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, as well as several other countries.


tass--2020-12-02--Russian peacekeepers use latest drones, video conferencing systems in Karabakh

MOSCOW , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Russian peacekeepers are controlling the ceasefire and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh with the help of Orlan-10 drones , mobile video transmitting and secure video conferencing systems at observation posts , Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday .
`` The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues monitoring the situation on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh around the clock .
Mobile video transmitting and secure video conferencing systems have been installed and are operating at all the observation posts to get equipment-recorded data on the situation .
The situation is also being controlled with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the spokesman said .
The ceasefire is being observed along the entire engagement line in Karabakh .
The search for and the exchange of the bodies of those killed in military confrontation continues under the coordination of the Russian peacekeeping forces and the International Committee of the Red Cross .
A total of 1,168 people have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers in the past twenty-four hours .
To date , over 27,000 refugees have returned to their places of living , the general said .
`` Today the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
8 in Stepanakert .
More than 400 schoolchildren have resumed classes .
The building and its internal premises have been repaired , the power and heat supply has been restored and glass panes have been replaced , '' Konashenkov said .
A total of over 1.8 km of communications links , 1.5 km of the gas pipeline , more than 1.7 km of power transmission lines , seven power transmission towers and four voltage transforming stations have been restored in the past twenty-four hours .
Military doctors of the Russian Defense Ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistance to another 54 Stepanakert residents , including eight children , the spokesman said .
Russian combat engineers continue clearing Stepanakert and the Shusha-Lysogorsky road section along power transmission lines of explosives , the general said .
In the past twenty-four hours , the bomb technicians have cleared over 4 hectares of the territory and 1 km of roads of explosives and detected and eliminated 17 explosive devices .
Overall , the Russian military engineers have cleared over 38 hectares of the terrain and more than 12 km of roads of mines in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilities and found and defused over 1,100 explosives , the Defense Ministry spokesman said .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
According to the Russian Defense Ministry , the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh is comprised of units @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peacekeeping ) brigade of the Central Military District .
The Russian peacekeepers have set up observation posts along the engagement line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor that connects Armenia with the enclave to exercise control of the ceasefire observance .
The peacekeeping mission ’ s command is stationed in Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh .
The situation is being monitored around the clock .

MOSCOW, December 2. /TASS/. Russian peacekeepers are controlling the ceasefire and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh with the help of Orlan-10 drones, mobile video transmitting and secure video conferencing systems at observation posts, Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday.
"The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues monitoring the situation on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh around the clock. Mobile video transmitting and secure video conferencing systems have been installed and are operating at all the observation posts to get equipment-recorded data on the situation. The situation is also being controlled with the help of Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles," the spokesman said.
The ceasefire is being observed along the entire engagement line in Karabakh. The search for and the exchange of the bodies of those killed in military confrontation continues under the coordination of the Russian peacekeeping forces and the International Committee of the Red Cross. A total of 1,168 people have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers in the past twenty-four hours. To date, over 27,000 refugees have returned to their places of living, the general said.
"Today the educational process has resumed at School No. 8 in Stepanakert. More than 400 schoolchildren have resumed classes. The building and its internal premises have been repaired, the power and heat supply has been restored and glass panes have been replaced," Konashenkov said.
A total of over 1.8 km of communications links, 1.5 km of the gas pipeline, more than 1.7 km of power transmission lines, seven power transmission towers and four voltage transforming stations have been restored in the past twenty-four hours. Military doctors of the Russian Defense Ministry’s special-purpose medical team have rendered assistance to another 54 Stepanakert residents, including eight children, the spokesman said.
Russian combat engineers continue clearing Stepanakert and the Shusha-Lysogorsky road section along power transmission lines of explosives, the general said.
In the past twenty-four hours, the bomb technicians have cleared over 4 hectares of the territory and 1 km of roads of explosives and detected and eliminated 17 explosive devices. Overall, the Russian military engineers have cleared over 38 hectares of the terrain and more than 12 km of roads of mines in Nagorno-Karabakh, surveyed 117 houses and social facilities and found and defused over 1,100 explosives, the Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh is comprised of units from the 15th separate motor rifle (peacekeeping) brigade of the Central Military District.
The Russian peacekeepers have set up observation posts along the engagement line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor that connects Armenia with the enclave to exercise control of the ceasefire observance. The peacekeeping mission’s command is stationed in Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh. The situation is being monitored around the clock.


tass--2020-12-02--Putin pleased situation in Kyrgyzstan stabilizing after widespread unrest

NOVO-OGARYOVO , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed satisfaction on Wednesday that the situation in Kyrgyzstan is stabilizing .
The Russian leader also said it was important that the Central Asian republic maintained its position in the international organizations .
`` I will probably express a common opinion if I say that we have always watched with alarm what was happening in Kyrgyzstan ’ s domestic political life .
I want to express satisfaction that the situation is stabilizing , '' the Russian president told the CSTO Collective Security Council ’ s session .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether Kyrgyzstan meets its commitment in the framework of international treaties .
We are satisfied to say that Kyrgyzstan is not changing its positions as part of the Eurasian Economic Union ( EAEU ) and the CSTO .
This is of great importance , including for Kyrgyzstan ’ s stability , '' Putin stressed .
Following the parliamentary elections on October 4 , representatives of parties which failed to secure seats in parliament staged mass riots in the capital Bishkek .
The Central Election Commission declared the election results null and void and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parliament speaker and prime minister resigned .
Sadyr Japarov , liberated by the protesters from the detention , was elected new prime minister .
He also took over presidential powers when President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on October 15 .
New presidential election in Kyrgyzstan is scheduled for January 10 , 2021 .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 2. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed satisfaction on Wednesday that the situation in Kyrgyzstan is stabilizing.
The Russian leader also said it was important that the Central Asian republic maintained its position in the international organizations.
"I will probably express a common opinion if I say that we have always watched with alarm what was happening in Kyrgyzstan’s domestic political life. I want to express satisfaction that the situation is stabilizing," the Russian president told the CSTO Collective Security Council’s session.
"We are also carefully watching your position on whether Kyrgyzstan meets its commitment in the framework of international treaties. We are satisfied to say that Kyrgyzstan is not changing its positions as part of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the CSTO. This is of great importance, including for Kyrgyzstan’s stability," Putin stressed.
Following the parliamentary elections on October 4, representatives of parties which failed to secure seats in parliament staged mass riots in the capital Bishkek. The Central Election Commission declared the election results null and void and scheduled new election for December 20. Parliament speaker and prime minister resigned. Sadyr Japarov, liberated by the protesters from the detention, was elected new prime minister. He also took over presidential powers when President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on October 15. New presidential election in Kyrgyzstan is scheduled for January 10, 2021.


tass--2020-12-02--Lukashenko suggests extended, in-person Post Soviet bloc summit with ‘sympathizing states’

MINSK , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko proposed to hold the in-person CSTO Summit in extended membership with participation of partner states and sympathizing states .
Speaking at the CSTO video conference meeting Wednesday , he welcomed holding the meeting in this format .
`` But the situation is such that we definitely have to meet , and , considering the lessons of the recent events , we must discus the perspectives of our actions , so that we can prevent it from happening in all countries .
No-one should be complacent in this situation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the Belarusian president said .
`` This is why I propose to choose a time and meet in a wider circle - not only the CSTO members , and not even the partners , as the President of Russia suggested , but all sympathizing countries , who feel this danger that creeps upon - upon us , as well , '' Lukashenko said .
The Belarusian President also pointed out that the international order careers towards the so-called controlled chaos , with unprecedented mass riots going on across the globe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spontaneous displays of frustration , but a result of a calculated and designed action of global actors , who disregard everything , even the interests of their own peoples .
Lukashenko claimed that Belarus suffers from direct meddling in its internal affairs this year , including via provoking of civil unrest , adding that Poland and the Baltic States carry out a direct destructive policy against the republic .

MINSK, December 2. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko proposed to hold the in-person CSTO Summit in extended membership with participation of partner states and sympathizing states.
Speaking at the CSTO video conference meeting Wednesday, he welcomed holding the meeting in this format.
"But the situation is such that we definitely have to meet, and, considering the lessons of the recent events, we must discus the perspectives of our actions, so that we can prevent it from happening in all countries. No-one should be complacent in this situation. I believe all of us understand that," the Belarusian president said.
"This is why I propose to choose a time and meet in a wider circle - not only the CSTO members, and not even the partners, as the President of Russia suggested, but all sympathizing countries, who feel this danger that creeps upon - upon us, as well," Lukashenko said.
The Belarusian President also pointed out that the international order careers towards the so-called controlled chaos, with unprecedented mass riots going on across the globe. He argued that these riots are not spontaneous displays of frustration, but a result of a calculated and designed action of global actors, who disregard everything, even the interests of their own peoples. Lukashenko claimed that Belarus suffers from direct meddling in its internal affairs this year, including via provoking of civil unrest, adding that Poland and the Baltic States carry out a direct destructive policy against the republic.


tass--2020-12-02--Western countries seek to impose double standards on others — Belarusian president

Lukashsenko pointed out that the authorities of Western countries always gave a tough response to protests and described their unpopular @ @ @ @ @ the same time , in his words , they slam other countries ’ efforts to @ @ @ @ @ law and order `` as dictatorship and tyranny , though these measures are not as @ @ @ @ @ themselves take . ''
`` Given the imbalanced coordinate system , attempts to manipulate people @ @ @ @ @ use the so-called color revolution technologies have become common .
Moreover , there are no @ @ @ @ @ , '' the Belarusian president stressed .
Belarusian top diplomat Vladimir Makei said following the @ @ @ @ @ the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries that Minsk would strongly oppose double standards that Western @ @ @ @ @ Belarus .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , in turn , noted that the United @ @ @ @ @ the European Union were using color revolution methods against Belarus , interfering in the domestic @ @ @ @ @ .

Lukashsenko pointed out that the authorities of Western countries always gave a tough response to protests and described their unpopular policies as necessary. At the same time, in his words, they slam other countries’ efforts to ensure stable development and maintain law and order "as dictatorship and tyranny, though these measures are not as tough as those that they themselves take."
"Given the imbalanced coordinate system, attempts to manipulate people, <...> and use the so-called color revolution technologies have become common. Moreover, there are no color revolutions, only riots," the Belarusian president stressed.
Belarusian top diplomat Vladimir Makei said following the November 26 joint meeting of the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries that Minsk would strongly oppose double standards that Western countries seek to apply to Belarus. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in turn, noted that the United States and its allies in the European Union were using color revolution methods against Belarus, interfering in the domestic affairs of a sovereign country.


tass--2020-12-02--Armenian premier praises Putin’s ‘exceptional role’ in stopping bloodshed in Karabakh

YEREVAN , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin played ‘ an exceptional role ’ in stopping the bloodshed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area , Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) being held via a video conference on Wednesday .
`` I want to emphasize the exceptional role of Russian President Vladimir Putin .
In the course of all the 44 days of military confrontation , we were in constant contact and discussed necessary measures to stop the bloodshed and protect people ’ s lives .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Putin ] today to solve such tasks as the search for those missing , the exchange of prisoners of war and persons being held in custody and the bodies of those killed , '' Pashinyan said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .

YEREVAN, December 2. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin played ‘an exceptional role’ in stopping the bloodshed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) being held via a video conference on Wednesday.
"I want to emphasize the exceptional role of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the course of all the 44 days of military confrontation, we were in constant contact and discussed necessary measures to stop the bloodshed and protect people’s lives. I continue closely working with Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] today to solve such tasks as the search for those missing, the exchange of prisoners of war and persons being held in custody and the bodies of those killed," Pashinyan said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.


tass--2020-12-02--Increased death rate in Russia due to delayed admission of COVID-19 patients, expert says

MOSCOW , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
The growth in the number of deaths due to the coronavirus in Russia and of the number of patients at intensive care units is related to the fact that now in general people are hospitalized in a serious condition while in the spring hospitals were admitting practically everyone , Chief of Medicine of the Lider Meditsiny medical center Yevgeny Timakov told TASS on Wednesday .
`` The number of fatalities is now increasing because more patients in a more serious condition are being hospitalized .
The increase in the number of patients at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that if in the spring , at the beginning of the pandemic , people were hospitalized indiscriminately , now they are admitting people who are already in a moderate or a severe condition , '' the agency ’ s interlocutor said .
`` And another thing - now those with the coronavirus more often don ’ t stay in bed , turn for medical help less .
Accordingly , a visit to a doctor is delayed .
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A delayed visit to a physician naturally means a more serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases hospitalized , '' the expert explained .
Earlier , Russian Healthcare Minister Mikhail Murashko reported of the increase in the number of patients at intensive care units at a session of the Presidium of the Government Coordination Council to control the coronavirus incidence in the Russian Federation .
Additionally , according to the latest data of the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center , the number of fatalities caused by the coronavirus in Russia over the past

MOSCOW, December 2. /TASS/. The growth in the number of deaths due to the coronavirus in Russia and of the number of patients at intensive care units is related to the fact that now in general people are hospitalized in a serious condition while in the spring hospitals were admitting practically everyone, Chief of Medicine of the Lider Meditsiny medical center Yevgeny Timakov told TASS on Wednesday.
"The number of fatalities is now increasing because more patients in a more serious condition are being hospitalized. The increase in the number of patients at intensive care units is related to the fact that if in the spring, at the beginning of the pandemic, people were hospitalized indiscriminately, now they are admitting people who are already in a moderate or a severe condition," the agency’s interlocutor said.
"And another thing - now those with the coronavirus more often don’t stay in bed, turn for medical help less. Accordingly, a visit to a doctor is delayed. <...>. A delayed visit to a physician naturally means a more serious course of the disease, more severe cases hospitalized," the expert explained.
Earlier, Russian Healthcare Minister Mikhail Murashko reported of the increase in the number of patients at intensive care units at a session of the Presidium of the Government Coordination Council to control the coronavirus incidence in the Russian Federation. Additionally, according to the latest data of the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center, the number of fatalities caused by the coronavirus in Russia over the past


tass--2020-12-02--TAICCA and Golden Horse FPP Series Introduce Promising Proposals to Investors

TAIPEI , Dec. 2 .
/PRNewswire/ .
The Taiwan Creative Content Agency ( TAICCA ) organized an international pitching event for series selected in Golden Horse Film Project Promotion ( FPP ) on November 19th to potential local and international buyers .
In the first collaboration between TAICCA and Golden Horse FPP Series , 11 teams in Taiwan were selected to present their ideas at Taiwan Creative Content Fest ( TCCF ) by TAICCA for international co-production opportunities .
At the press conference on November 10th , TAICCA announced a 'Last Stage ' investment program .
With international production and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be eligible for up to US $ 300,000 of investments by TAICCA .
Along with Golden Horse FPP , TAICCA also invited international buyers to attend , including PGA , CJ ENM , Netflix , MediaCorp , and HBO Asia .
If production teams reached agreements with these buyers , they would be qualified to TAICCA 's investment program .
In TAICCA President CF HU 's opening remark , she emphasized that film and TV platforms always looked for outstanding series .
By inviting more than 40 buyers from multiple countries with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ original series from Taiwan to the world .
Hopefully , the 'Last Stage ' program by TAICCA would support local teams to find international investors .
Golden Horse FPP adds Series this year for the first time .
Proposals by award-winning producers and creators , including Wei-Hao CHENG , Lyra FU , Fish WANG ; Golden Bell Winner Chun-Yang LIN , Wei-Ling CHEN , Tien-Yu FU , Luo-Ying WU , Ray JIANG , Ying-Ting TSENG , Jie ZHAN , were selected .
During the event , HU assisted in the recommendation of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also presented their stories in various formats .
Besides presentations , some teams referred to paper-based models , trailers , and graphs .
Through video , audio , or text-based platforms , buyers online raised all kinds of questions on budget , scale , co-production countries , schedule , genres , storylines , and characters .
They also offered suggestions on how to polish these proposals .
After the event , some proposing teams said they were nervous to see more buyers from different parts of the world than expected .
Unlike talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was an unusual opportunity to present in front of a group of potential investors .
`` I would like to thank TAICCA for this opportunity , so we can understand more about expectations from international platforms , to adjust and better prepare for international co-productions . ''

TAIPEI, Dec. 2. /PRNewswire/. The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) organized an international pitching event for series selected in Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) on November 19th to potential local and international buyers. In the first collaboration between TAICCA and Golden Horse FPP Series, 11 teams in Taiwan were selected to present their ideas at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) by TAICCA for international co-production opportunities.
At the press conference on November 10th, TAICCA announced a 'Last Stage' investment program. With international production and distribution deals, original works in Taiwan would be eligible for up to US$300,000 of investments by TAICCA. Along with Golden Horse FPP, TAICCA also invited international buyers to attend, including PGA, CJ ENM, Netflix, MediaCorp, and HBO Asia. If production teams reached agreements with these buyers, they would be qualified to TAICCA's investment program.
In TAICCA President CF HU's opening remark, she emphasized that film and TV platforms always looked for outstanding series. By inviting more than 40 buyers from multiple countries with Golden Horse FPP, TAICCA would introduce original series from Taiwan to the world. Hopefully, the 'Last Stage' program by TAICCA would support local teams to find international investors.
Golden Horse FPP adds Series this year for the first time. Proposals by award-winning producers and creators, including Wei-Hao CHENG, Lyra FU, Fish WANG; Golden Bell Winner Chun-Yang LIN, Wei-Ling CHEN, Tien-Yu FU, Luo-Ying WU, Ray JIANG, Ying-Ting TSENG, Jie ZHAN, were selected.
During the event, HU assisted in the recommendation of these series to buyers. Teams with proposals also presented their stories in various formats. Besides presentations, some teams referred to paper-based models, trailers, and graphs. Through video, audio, or text-based platforms, buyers online raised all kinds of questions on budget, scale, co-production countries, schedule, genres, storylines, and characters. They also offered suggestions on how to polish these proposals.
After the event, some proposing teams said they were nervous to see more buyers from different parts of the world than expected. Unlike talking to individual buyers during Golden Horse FPP, it was an unusual opportunity to present in front of a group of potential investors. "I would like to thank TAICCA for this opportunity, so we can understand more about expectations from international platforms, to adjust and better prepare for international co-productions."
CONTACT: Faith Su, +886-2-2745-8186, faithsu@taicca.tw


tass--2020-12-02--‘Road to Hell’: Putin outlines concerns over foreign meddling to CSTO council

NOVO-OGARYOVO , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern about foreign meddling in internal affairs of a number of countries .
According to the president , such advances are always justified by good intentions , which , as is known , `` pave the road to hell . ''
Speaking at the meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council Wednesday , the Russian leader noted that , in particular , Moscow could not stay unconcerned about the situation in Belarus .
He explained that `` movements and even conflicts '' can emerge in any country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not what causes concerns ; what does is `` the foreign intervention : financial support , informational support , political support . ''
`` [ Meddling attempts ] are always being justified by the best intentions , '' Putin noted .
`` And , as we know , ‘ the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
’ This is what these good intentions and meddling attempts , and the meddling in internal affairs of other states itself , lead to . ''
Putin believes that peoples `` must be provided an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are most concerned with by themselves . ''
`` I hope that the Belarusian people have enough political maturity , so that they can calmly and without sudden moves establish an internal political dialogue with all political forces , and solve all their internal issues by themselves , without any external intervention , '' the president said .
He expressed certainty that the Belarusian people would succeed .
`` Especially considering the political experience of the Belarusian president , '' Putin added .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 2. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed concerns over foreign meddling in the internal affairs of a number of countries. According to the president, such moves are always justified by “good intentions”, which, as the saying goes, will "pave the road to hell."
Speaking at Wednesday’s meeting of the CSTO’s Collective Security Council, the Russian leader noted that, in particular, Moscow could not turn a blind eye to the situation in Belarus. He explained that "movements and even conflicts" can emerge in any country, especially amid elections, but this is not what causes concerns; what does is "foreign intervention, financial support, informational support, and political support."
"[Meddling attempts] are always justified by the best intentions," Putin noted. "And, as we know, ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions.’ This is what these good intentions, meddling attempts, and interference in the internal affairs of other states, lead to."
Putin believes that national populations "must be provided with an option to deal with the issues that they are most concerned with by themselves."
"I hope that the Belarusian people have enough political maturity, so that they can calmly and without hasty steps, establish an internal political dialogue with all political forces and solve all their internal issues by themselves, without any external intervention," the president specified.
He expressed certainty that the Belarusian people would succeed. "Especially considering the political experience of the Belarusian president," Putin added.


tass--2020-12-02--Tokyo protests Russia’s missile system deployment on Kuril Islands

TOKYO , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Japan ’ s government voiced protest over the deployment of the Russian Eastern Military District ’ s S-300V4 surface-to-air missile system on the Kuril Islands , the Japanese Foreign Ministry ’ s press service told TASS on Wednesday .
`` We are constantly gathering information about the Russian military ’ s actions in the Northern Territories ( Japan ’ s term to refer to Russia ’ s Southern Kuril Islands - TASS ) .
On December 1 , the Japanese Embassy in Russia lodged a protest with the Russian Foreign Ministry , noting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capabilities and are incompatible with our country 's position on these islands , '' the ministry said .
On Tuesday , the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the units of the S-300V4 surface-to-air missile system of the Eastern Military District entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands .
The S-300V4 is an advanced highly mobile air defense missile system designated to protect vital military and administrative facilities and groupings of forces against strikes by ballistic and aerodynamic air attack weapons .
This is the fourth version of the upgraded S-300V battlefield anti-aircraft missile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in talks to sign a peace treaty since the mid-20th century .
The main stumbling block to achieving this is the ownership issue over the Southern Kuril Islands , called the Northern Territories in Japan .
After the end of World War II , the Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union .
However , the ownership of Iturup , Kunashir , Shikotan Islands and the Habomai Islands has been challenged by Japan .
The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly said that Russia ’ s sovereignty over these islands , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not be called in question .

TOKYO, December 2. /TASS/. Japan’s government voiced protest over the deployment of the Russian Eastern Military District’s S-300V4 surface-to-air missile system on the Kuril Islands, the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s press service told TASS on Wednesday.
"We are constantly gathering information about the Russian military’s actions in the Northern Territories (Japan’s term to refer to Russia’s Southern Kuril Islands - TASS). On December 1, the Japanese Embassy in Russia lodged a protest with the Russian Foreign Ministry, noting that such actions can reinforce Russian military capabilities and are incompatible with our country's position on these islands," the ministry said.
On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the units of the S-300V4 surface-to-air missile system of the Eastern Military District entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands.
The S-300V4 is an advanced highly mobile air defense missile system designated to protect vital military and administrative facilities and groupings of forces against strikes by ballistic and aerodynamic air attack weapons. This is the fourth version of the upgraded S-300V battlefield anti-aircraft missile system.
Russia and Japan have been in talks to sign a peace treaty since the mid-20th century. The main stumbling block to achieving this is the ownership issue over the Southern Kuril Islands, called the Northern Territories in Japan. After the end of World War II, the Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union. However, the ownership of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan Islands and the Habomai Islands has been challenged by Japan. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly said that Russia’s sovereignty over these islands, which is committed to paper in international documents, cannot be called in question.


tass--2020-12-02--Putin eyes granting CSTO partner status to new countries

NOVO-OGARYOVO , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Countries willing to cooperate with the Collective Security Treaty Organization , a post-Soviet @ @ @ @ @ given an observer and partner status in the future , Russian President Vladimir Putin said @ @ @ @ @ consider it as a promising possibility to grant the countries willing to maintain regular relations @ @ @ @ @ of an observer or a partner , '' the Russian leader told the CSTO ’ @ @ @

NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 2. /TASS/. Countries willing to cooperate with the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a post-Soviet security bloc, should be given an observer and partner status in the future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
"We consider it as a promising possibility to grant the countries willing to maintain regular relations with the CSTO a status of an observer or a partner," the Russian leader told the CSTO’s summit.


tass--2020-12-02--Russia may start production of COVID-19 vaccines in post-Soviet security bloc countries

NOVO-OGARYOVO , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the issue of supplying Russian coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) and their joint production is being explored @ @ @ @ @ supplying Russia ’ s Sputnik V vaccine to the CSTO states and its possible joint @ @ @ @ @ being explored , '' he said at the organization ’ s summit on Wednesday .
@ @ @ @ @ our two other vaccines . ''
Putin noted that the CSTO countries `` had to @ @ @ @ @ and economic issues on a priority basis '' due to the coronavirus spread .
He @ @ @ @ @ bloc ’ s member-states were closely cooperating in the fight against the infection , providing @ @ @ @ @ other .
Putin explained that Russia supplied medical equipment , test systems and means of @ @ @ @ @ within the organization .
`` Groups of Russian specialists - medical professionals and epidemiologists - @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 2. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the issue of supplying Russian coronavirus vaccines to the member-states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and their joint production is being explored.
"The issues of supplying Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine to the CSTO states and its possible joint production in your countries are being explored," he said at the organization’s summit on Wednesday. "This also applies to our two other vaccines."
Putin noted that the CSTO countries "had to address pressing healthcare, social and economic issues on a priority basis" due to the coronavirus spread.
He stressed that the post-Soviet security bloc’s member-states were closely cooperating in the fight against the infection, providing assistance and support to each other. Putin explained that Russia supplied medical equipment, test systems and means of individual protection to its allies within the organization. "Groups of Russian specialists - medical professionals and epidemiologists - worked in CSTO participating states," he said.


tass--2020-12-02--Putin says Karabakh peace deal consistently implemented

Azerbaijan ’ s leader says exchange of prisoners and bodies in Karabakh underway NOVO-OGARYOVO , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
@ @ @ @ @ , Azerbaijan and Armenia on settling the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh are being consistently implemented , @ @ @ @ @ on Wednesday .
`` The trilateral statement by Russia , Armenia and Azerbaijan of November @ @ @ @ @ implemented , '' the Russian leader said at the summit of the Collective Security Treaty @ @ @ @ @

Azerbaijan’s leader says exchange of prisoners and bodies in Karabakh underway
NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 2. /TASS/. The accords reached by Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on settling the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh are being consistently implemented, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
"The trilateral statement by Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of November 9 is now being consistently implemented," the Russian leader said at the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).


tass--2020-12-02--Seat for Russia’s latest Oryol crewed spacecraft to withstand 100 g-force loads

MOSCOW , December 2 .
/TASS/ .
A Cheget seat designed for Russia ’ s future Oryol crewed spacecraft will withstand far greater loads than its Kazbek-UM version installed on Soyuz spaceships , CEO of the Zvezda Research and Production Enterprise Sergei Pozdnyakov told TASS on Wednesday .
`` The customer has now considerably increased the requirements for loads .
On the Kazbek , it was up to 70 g [ the load for a body resting on Earth at the sea level equals 1 g ] and on the Cheget it was raised up to 100 g , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of any spacecraft seat is to absorb loads so that they do not exceed the permissible levels of human tolerance , which are up to 16-18 g for the spine , for example ( these loads last fractions of a second ) .
This is achieved through special absorbers , he explained .
The Cheget-type seat is now undergoing ergonomics trials , following which it will enter the stage of technical tests : a dummy with sensors will be placed into it and dropped from a height to understand how much the seat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ landing .
The Cheget landing seat will be reusable compared to its Kazbek version currently used in Soyuz spaceships .
The absence of an individually designed seat liner is the main specific feature of Cheget-type seats designed for the Oryol spacecraft being developed in Russia .
The seats will have adjusters for the shoulders , the lower part of the human body , the height and the length of legs , which will allow for the cosmonaut ’ s quite rigid fixation .
The angles at the knee and hip joints have also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Cheget seat incorporates two absorbers to reduce vertical and longitudinal loads .
Russia is developing the crewed Oryol spacecraft for lunar missions .
Its first crewless flight is scheduled for 2023 from the Vostochny spaceport .
Russia plans to start flights to the Moon aboard the Oryol spacecraft from 2028 .

MOSCOW, December 2. /TASS/. A Cheget seat designed for Russia’s future Oryol crewed spacecraft will withstand far greater loads than its Kazbek-UM version installed on Soyuz spaceships, CEO of the Zvezda Research and Production Enterprise Sergei Pozdnyakov told TASS on Wednesday.
"The customer has now considerably increased the requirements for loads. On the Kazbek, it was up to 70 g [the load for a body resting on Earth at the sea level equals 1 g] and on the Cheget it was raised up to 100 g," the chief executive said.
The task of any spacecraft seat is to absorb loads so that they do not exceed the permissible levels of human tolerance, which are up to 16-18 g for the spine, for example (these loads last fractions of a second). This is achieved through special absorbers, he explained.
The Cheget-type seat is now undergoing ergonomics trials, following which it will enter the stage of technical tests: a dummy with sensors will be placed into it and dropped from a height to understand how much the seat reduces loads in case of an emergency landing.
The Cheget landing seat will be reusable compared to its Kazbek version currently used in Soyuz spaceships.
The absence of an individually designed seat liner is the main specific feature of Cheget-type seats designed for the Oryol spacecraft being developed in Russia. The seats will have adjusters for the shoulders, the lower part of the human body, the height and the length of legs, which will allow for the cosmonaut’s quite rigid fixation. The angles at the knee and hip joints have also been increased to avoid swelling and discomfort. The Cheget seat incorporates two absorbers to reduce vertical and longitudinal loads.
Russia is developing the crewed Oryol spacecraft for lunar missions. Its first crewless flight is scheduled for 2023 from the Vostochny spaceport. Russia plans to start flights to the Moon aboard the Oryol spacecraft from 2028.