tass--2020-11-11--Azerbaijan leader says will demand compensations from Yerevan for Nagorno-Karabakh damage

BAKU , November 11 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has announced that Baku will engage international experts to assess damage caused to territories in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh that were handed over to Azerbaijan and will demand compensations through international court .
`` All moral and material damage and all destructions will be accounted , we will go to international court , '' Azerbaijan State News Agency quoted Aliyev as saying at a meeting with military personnel Wednesday .
He added that Armenia `` will pay compensations . ''
`` 99 % of buildings are destroyed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools , hospitals , public buildings , historical monuments , tombs of our ancestors and mosques , '' Aliyev said , slamming the destructions as `` vandalism and a military crime . ''
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
Besides , Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed .

BAKU, November 11. /TASS/. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has announced that Baku will engage international experts to assess damage caused to territories in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh that were handed over to Azerbaijan and will demand compensations through international court.
"All moral and material damage and all destructions will be accounted, we will go to international court," Azerbaijan State News Agency quoted Aliyev as saying at a meeting with military personnel Wednesday.
He added that Armenia "will pay compensations."
"99% of buildings are destroyed in the liberated territories, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, public buildings, historical monuments, tombs of our ancestors and mosques," Aliyev said, slamming the destructions as "vandalism and a military crime."
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 sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.


tass--2020-11-11--Russia set to establish naval logistics base in Sudan

MOSCOW , November 11 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved a draft agreement on establishing a naval logistics base in Sudan and gave instructions to submit a proposal to the president on signing the document , according to the information posted on the government ’ s legal information web portal on Wednesday .
The draft agreement between Russia and Sudan on the naval logistics facility was submitted by Russia ’ s Defense Ministry , approved by the Foreign Ministry , the Supreme Court , the Prosecutor General ’ s Office and the Investigative Committee of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side .
As the draft agreement says , the Russian Navy ’ s logistics facility in Sudan `` meets the goals of maintaining peace and stability in the region , is defensive and is not aimed against other countries . ''
The naval logistics base can be used for carrying out repairs and replenishing supplies and for the crewmembers of Russian naval ships to have a rest .
The Russian Navy ’ s logistics base in Sudan is expected to embrace the coastal , water and mooring areas .
`` The Sudanese side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area upon agreement with the authorized body of the Russian side , '' the document reads .
The draft agreement stipulates that a maximum of four warships may stay at the naval logistics base , including `` naval ships with the nuclear propulsion system on condition of observing nuclear and environmental safety norms . ''
During a visit by then-President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir to Moscow in November 2017 , agreements were reached on Russia ’ s assistance in modernizing the Sudanese armed forces .
Khartoum also said at the time it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Red Sea bases with Moscow .
In May 2019 , a bilateral agreement on military cooperation for a term of seven years came into force .
It stipulates , in particular , `` an exchange of opinions and information on military and political issues and the issues of strengthening mutual trust and international security , an exchange of the experience of peacekeeping operations under the UN aegis , interaction in the search for and rescue at sea and the development of relations in the troops ’ joint training . ''

MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved a draft agreement on establishing a naval logistics base in Sudan and gave instructions to submit a proposal to the president on signing the document, according to the information posted on the government’s legal information web portal on Wednesday.
The draft agreement between Russia and Sudan on the naval logistics facility was submitted by Russia’s Defense Ministry, approved by the Foreign Ministry, the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of Russia and preliminary agreed with the Sudanese side.
As the draft agreement says, the Russian Navy’s logistics facility in Sudan "meets the goals of maintaining peace and stability in the region, is defensive and is not aimed against other countries."
The naval logistics base can be used for carrying out repairs and replenishing supplies and for the crewmembers of Russian naval ships to have a rest.
The Russian Navy’s logistics base in Sudan is expected to embrace the coastal, water and mooring areas.
"The Sudanese side has the right to use the mooring area upon agreement with the authorized body of the Russian side," the document reads.
The draft agreement stipulates that a maximum of four warships may stay at the naval logistics base, including "naval ships with the nuclear propulsion system on condition of observing nuclear and environmental safety norms."
During a visit by then-President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir to Moscow in November 2017, agreements were reached on Russia’s assistance in modernizing the Sudanese armed forces. Khartoum also said at the time it was interested in discussing the issue of using Red Sea bases with Moscow.
In May 2019, a bilateral agreement on military cooperation for a term of seven years came into force. It stipulates, in particular, "an exchange of opinions and information on military and political issues and the issues of strengthening mutual trust and international security, an exchange of the experience of peacekeeping operations under the UN aegis, interaction in the search for and rescue at sea and the development of relations in the troops’ joint training."


tass--2020-11-11--Moscow copes with rise in COVID-19 incidence, mayor says

MOSCOW , November 11 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow authorities assure that the city healthcare system copes with the increase in incidence of the coronavirus infection , Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at the Strong Ideas for the New Time forum on Wednesday .
`` The volume of incidence that we have is at the level of the spring period , and the system at this level manages more or less normally .
And if we are introducing restrictions today , we are doing this ahead of time .
We forecast what happens in one , two or three weeks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare system , '' the mayor said .
The Strong Ideas for the New Time forum organized by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives ( ASI ) and the Roscongress Foundation is held in Moscow from November 11 through November 13 .
During preparations for the forum about 15,000 ideas were amassed for the development of the economic , social and technological spheres in Russia .
Authors of 100 ideas will share them at the forum with representatives of federal power structures and development institutions .
TASS is a strategic information partner of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s official media bank .

MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Moscow authorities assure that the city healthcare system copes with the increase in incidence of the coronavirus infection, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at the Strong Ideas for the New Time forum on Wednesday.
"The volume of incidence that we have is at the level of the spring period, and the system at this level manages more or less normally. And if we are introducing restrictions today, we are doing this ahead of time. We forecast what happens in one, two or three weeks to further ensure the stable operation of the healthcare system," the mayor said.
The Strong Ideas for the New Time forum organized by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) and the Roscongress Foundation is held in Moscow from November 11 through November 13. During preparations for the forum about 15,000 ideas were amassed for the development of the economic, social and technological spheres in Russia. Authors of 100 ideas will share them at the forum with representatives of federal power structures and development institutions. TASS is a strategic information partner of the event ensuring the operations of the forum’s official media bank.


tass--2020-11-11--3.5 mln Russians work from home currently

MOSCOW , November 11 .
/ TASS / .
About 3.5 million Russians work from home , while in 2019 only 30,000 worked remotely , said Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Elena Mukhtiyarova announced on Wednesday at the ASI forum `` Strong Ideas for New Time '' .
`` Now there are big changes in employment , they are associated with digitalization - technical progress .
For example : last year at this time , 30,000 citizens in Russia worked remotely .
Now , as of yesterday , 3.5 mln Russian citizens work in this format , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2035 .
Services for citizens and business '' session .
She recalled that at the height of the pandemic , up to 5.5 mln Russians worked away from the office .
In July , at a plenary session , the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on the specifics of regulating remote work .
The initiative supplements and details the provisions of Chapter 49.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation .
The draft law contains norms concerning working hours and rest of employees performing their duties remotely , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grounds for their application , as well as the procedure for interaction between the employee and the employer .

MOSCOW, November 11. / TASS /. About 3.5 million Russians work from home, while in 2019 only 30,000 worked remotely, said Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Elena Mukhtiyarova announced on Wednesday at the ASI forum "Strong Ideas for New Time".
"Now there are big changes in employment, they are associated with digitalization - technical progress. For example: last year at this time, 30,000 citizens in Russia worked remotely. Now, as of yesterday, 3.5 mln Russian citizens work in this format," said Mukhtiyarova at the "Labor market 2035. Services for citizens and business" session. She recalled that at the height of the pandemic, up to 5.5 mln Russians worked away from the office.
In July, at a plenary session, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on the specifics of regulating remote work. The initiative supplements and details the provisions of Chapter 49.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. The draft law contains norms concerning working hours and rest of employees performing their duties remotely, regulates the types of distance employment, the grounds for their application, as well as the procedure for interaction between the employee and the employer.


tass--2020-11-11--Pandemic's effect will be felt in economy and others spheres in Moscow till May — mayor

`` In the month of May , '' he said at the Strong Ideas for the New Time forum , answering the question of when the coronavirus situation will stop affecting the economy .
MOSCOW , November 11 .
/ TASS / .
The effect of the pandemic on the economy and other aspects of Moscow life will be felt until May , said the city mayor , Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday .
Earlier , he said that more than 700 bln rubles ( about $ 9 bln ) of borrowed funds were set aside in the draft Moscow budget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
The Moscow authorities will not curtail budget spending in 2021 , even given the decrease in revenues due to the pandemic ; for this , the city will enter the borrowings market for the first time in more than 10 years .
Moscow budget expenditures in 2021 may be at the level of 2020 and amount to 3.15 trillion rubles ( about $ 41 billion ) .
In total , next year it is planned to attract up to 396 bln rubles ( about $ 5 bln @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a socially oriented budget .
More than 56 % of the city 's expenditures , which is 1.8 trillion rubles ( about $ 25 billion ) , will be directed to the social sphere .
Healthcare spending , which has become an unconditional priority of the 2021 budget , will grow by 12 % to 447.1 bln rubles ( about $ 5.8 billion ) .
Also , the capital 's spending on social support to Moscow residents in cash and other forms of support is increasing .

"In the month of May," he said at the Strong Ideas for the New Time forum, answering the question of when the coronavirus situation will stop affecting the economy.
MOSCOW, November 11. / TASS /. The effect of the pandemic on the economy and other aspects of Moscow life will be felt until May, said the city mayor, Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday.
Earlier, he said that more than 700 bln rubles (about $9 bln) of borrowed funds were set aside in the draft Moscow budget for three years due to the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Moscow authorities will not curtail budget spending in 2021, even given the decrease in revenues due to the pandemic; for this, the city will enter the borrowings market for the first time in more than 10 years. Moscow budget expenditures in 2021 may be at the level of 2020 and amount to 3.15 trillion rubles (about $41 billion). In total, next year it is planned to attract up to 396 bln rubles (about $5 bln).
The Moscow government has formed a socially oriented budget. More than 56% of the city's expenditures, which is 1.8 trillion rubles (about $25 billion), will be directed to the social sphere. Healthcare spending, which has become an unconditional priority of the 2021 budget, will grow by 12% to 447.1 bln rubles (about $5.8 billion). Also, the capital's spending on social support to Moscow residents in cash and other forms of support is increasing.


tass--2020-11-11--West limits resources needed by Syrian gov't to restore country, says Defense Ministry

DAMASCUS , November 11 .
/TASS/ .
Syria ’ s government is limited in resources needed to restore peaceful life and to return refugees , as the West artificially shores up this state of affairs , Mikhail Mizintsev , the chief of the Russian-Syrian inter-agency coordination center for the return of refugees and the chief of the National Centre for State Defense Control , said on Wednesday .
`` Western countries and regional nations use invented excuses to refrain from joining meaningfully the process of the republic ’ s restoration by politicizing humanitarian assistance and continuing to channel money and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas , '' he said at the International Conference on the Return of Refugees to Syria .
According to Mizintsev , European countries allocate enormous resources for humanitarian programs for Middle Eastern refugees , which eventually helps them to stay permanently in host countries .
Apart from that , Mizintsev criticized the Western countries for fake news about Syria , which prevents many Syrians from returning to their homeland .
`` Currently , according to rather conservative estimates , about 1.3 million Syrians from 15 countries voiced their intention to return to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-government organizations intimidate refugees saying they will be repressed by the Syrian authorities , and also blame the governments of Syria ’ s neighboring countries for human rights violations and for the coercion of refugees to return to their pre-war homes , '' Mizintsev explained .
Moreover , he said that opponents of the legitimate Syrian government keep pushing the idea of launching a political process , contrary to the United Nations Security Council resolution of 2015 .
The conference in Damascus has brought together delegations from 27 countries .
Among them are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Lebanon , the United Arab Emirates , Oman and Pakistan , along with representatives from the United Nations and 12 NGOs .
The conference ’ s objective is to work out a program of practical steps to return over 6.5 Syrian refugees , most of whom are in neighboring countries , to their homeland .

DAMASCUS, November 11. /TASS/. Syria’s government is limited in resources needed to restore peaceful life and to return refugees, as the West artificially shores up this state of affairs, Mikhail Mizintsev, the chief of the Russian-Syrian inter-agency coordination center for the return of refugees and the chief of the National Centre for State Defense Control, said on Wednesday.
"Western countries and regional nations use invented excuses to refrain from joining meaningfully the process of the republic’s restoration by politicizing humanitarian assistance and continuing to channel money and to deliver humanitarian aid to the opposition-controlled areas," he said at the International Conference on the Return of Refugees to Syria.
According to Mizintsev, European countries allocate enormous resources for humanitarian programs for Middle Eastern refugees, which eventually helps them to stay permanently in host countries.
Apart from that, Mizintsev criticized the Western countries for fake news about Syria, which prevents many Syrians from returning to their homeland.
"Currently, according to rather conservative estimates, about 1.3 million Syrians from 15 countries voiced their intention to return to their homeland. However, Western media and non-government organizations intimidate refugees saying they will be repressed by the Syrian authorities, and also blame the governments of Syria’s neighboring countries for human rights violations and for the coercion of refugees to return to their pre-war homes," Mizintsev explained.
Moreover, he said that opponents of the legitimate Syrian government keep pushing the idea of launching a political process, contrary to the United Nations Security Council resolution of 2015.
Conference on refugees
The conference in Damascus has brought together delegations from 27 countries. Among them are delegations from Russia, China, Iran, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Pakistan, along with representatives from the United Nations and 12 NGOs. The conference’s objective is to work out a program of practical steps to return over 6.5 Syrian refugees, most of whom are in neighboring countries, to their homeland.


tass--2020-11-11--TCSA Vice President Howard Chang Chairs High-Level Global Policy Forum

PARIS , Nov. 11 .
/PRNewswire/ .
Howard Chang , Vice President of Thousand Cities Strategic Algorithms Cloud Technology ( TCSA ) was invited to chair the global policy panel on `` Statecraft , Economic Development and Central Bank Reform after the Pandemic '' during the Dialogue of Continents , a forum hosted by the Hamburg Institute of International Economics and the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee ( RBWC ) .
The esteemed panelists included Benjamin Pring , founder of Cognizant , Venky Venkateswaran , Associate Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business , New York University , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia .
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a devastating external shock to global economy .
However , it has also brought about an opportunity for all countries to revisit existing paradigms and redefine the future of human development .
On a global level , the world must establish an international consensus and build effective new cooperation mechanisms to combat crises in public health , climate change , economic imbalance and other collective challenges .
On a national level , governments , political parties and leaders must enhance their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ build a politically stable and economically prosperous society .
Most countries in the world are mired in deep economic difficulties , particularly in the wake of the pandemic .
The simultaneous manifestation of currency inflation and genuine economic deflation proves that current monetary policies have become increasingly ineffective .
If central banks continue to use traditional apparatus such as interest rates , reserve ratios and increases in money supply , no substantial improvements to economic development will be sustainable .
Globally , humanity has entered the rapidly changing Information Age .
The precise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ categorized data resources will undoubtedly generate enormous value for national governance systems and accelerate developments in the economy , environment , and public services .
Central banks around the world must evolve beyond their traditional responsibilities of merely regulating interest rates or money supply , and take on the critical role of becoming a `` National Economic Database '' and `` National Data Brain '' , in order to allow data resources to bring the benefits of a digitalized society to every one of its citizens .

PARIS, Nov. 11. /PRNewswire/. Howard Chang, Vice President of Thousand Cities Strategic Algorithms Cloud Technology (TCSA) was invited to chair the global policy panel on "Statecraft, Economic Development and Central Bank Reform after the Pandemic" during the Dialogue of Continents, a forum hosted by the Hamburg Institute of International Economics and the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee (RBWC).
The esteemed panelists included Benjamin Pring, founder of Cognizant, Venky Venkateswaran, Associate Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University, and Lei Ding, Senior Economic Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a devastating external shock to global economy. However, it has also brought about an opportunity for all countries to revisit existing paradigms and redefine the future of human development. On a global level, the world must establish an international consensus and build effective new cooperation mechanisms to combat crises in public health, climate change, economic imbalance and other collective challenges. On a national level, governments, political parties and leaders must enhance their governance systems and strengthen their abilities to build a politically stable and economically prosperous society.
Most countries in the world are mired in deep economic difficulties, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. The simultaneous manifestation of currency inflation and genuine economic deflation proves that current monetary policies have become increasingly ineffective. If central banks continue to use traditional apparatus such as interest rates, reserve ratios and increases in money supply, no substantial improvements to economic development will be sustainable.
Globally, humanity has entered the rapidly changing Information Age. The precise, logical and effective utilization of newly categorized data resources will undoubtedly generate enormous value for national governance systems and accelerate developments in the economy, environment, and public services. Central banks around the world must evolve beyond their traditional responsibilities of merely regulating interest rates or money supply, and take on the critical role of becoming a "National Economic Database" and "National Data Brain", in order to allow data resources to bring the benefits of a digitalized society to every one of its citizens.


tass--2020-11-12--Russia concerned about ongoing unrest in Belarus, says Lavrov

MOSCOW , November 12 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow is concerned about the ongoing unrest in Belarus after the presidential election but notes with satisfaction that the number of protesters is dwindling , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday in an interview with Russian and foreign media .
`` If we evaluate the overall situation [ in Belarus ] , we are , of course , concerned about the fact that unrest continues there , although we are satisfied that these protests are fading away .
The number of participants in unauthorized protests is dwindling , as far as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a question from TASS .
Lavrov noted that from 3,000 to 5,000 people had taken part in protests on Sunday , while earlier more than 100,000 people took to the streets to join protesters .
`` This decrease in mass activity , apparently , reflects the understanding by those people who sincerely took to the streets and wanted to be heard that it is necessary to calm the unrest and go over to constructive dialogue , '' he said .
According to Russia ’ s top diplomat , the Belarusian authorities made it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposing a constitutional reform .

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Moscow is concerned about the ongoing unrest in Belarus after the presidential election but notes with satisfaction that the number of protesters is dwindling, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday in an interview with Russian and foreign media.
"If we evaluate the overall situation [in Belarus], we are, of course, concerned about the fact that unrest continues there, although we are satisfied that these protests are fading away. The number of participants in unauthorized protests is dwindling, as far as I understand," he said answering a question from TASS.
Lavrov noted that from 3,000 to 5,000 people had taken part in protests on Sunday, while earlier more than 100,000 people took to the streets to join protesters. "This decrease in mass activity, apparently, reflects the understanding by those people who sincerely took to the streets and wanted to be heard that it is necessary to calm the unrest and go over to constructive dialogue," he said.
According to Russia’s top diplomat, the Belarusian authorities made it clear they were ready for dialogue, proposing a constitutional reform.


tass--2020-11-12--Shipbuilders to deliver cutting-edge corvette to Russian Navy on December 25

ST. PETERSBURG , November 12 .
/TASS/ .
The Severnaya Shipyard ( part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation ) is set to deliver the Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyashchiy to the Russian Navy on December 25 , Shipyard CEO Igor Orlov said on Thursday .
`` It is undergoing state trials .
Under the contract , [ the delivery is scheduled for ] December 25 .
We expect that we will comply with this timeframe .
The Gremyashchiy is undergoing the stage of state trials and everything is proceeding according to plan , '' the chief executive said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laid down at the Severnaya Shipyard on February 1 , 2012 and floated out in June 2017 .
The corvettes of this Project developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau are designated to detect and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships , provide for troop landing and cope with numerous green-water tasks .
Project 20385 corvettes displace 2,200 tonnes , have an operating range of 3,500 miles and their sea endurance is 15 days .
They are armed with Kalibr-NK universal missile systems , Redut anti-aircraft missile launchers and Paket anti-submarine warfare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the previous Project 20380 , the Gremyashchiy carries Kalibr-NK and/or Oniks cruise missiles .
The corvette is expected to enter service with Russia ’ s Pacific Fleet .
Project 20385 envisages a hangar for a Ka-27 helicopter .
It was earlier reported that the corvette Gremyashchiy might be subsequently armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles .
The corvette was named after the Northern Fleet ’ s legendary destroyer Gremyashchiy that fought during the Soviet Union ’ s 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany .
For its successful operations at sea during the war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ title while its commander , 1st Rank Captain Anton Gurin was bestowed with the Hero of the Soviet Union title .

ST. PETERSBURG, November 12. /TASS/. The Severnaya Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) is set to deliver the Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyashchiy to the Russian Navy on December 25, Shipyard CEO Igor Orlov said on Thursday.
"It is undergoing state trials. Under the contract, [the delivery is scheduled for] December 25. We expect that we will comply with this timeframe. The Gremyashchiy is undergoing the stage of state trials and everything is proceeding according to plan," the chief executive said.
The Gremyashchiy is the Project 20385 lead corvette laid down at the Severnaya Shipyard on February 1, 2012 and floated out in June 2017. The corvettes of this Project developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau are designated to detect and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships, provide for troop landing and cope with numerous green-water tasks.
Project 20385 corvettes displace 2,200 tonnes, have an operating range of 3,500 miles and their sea endurance is 15 days. They are armed with Kalibr-NK universal missile systems, Redut anti-aircraft missile launchers and Paket anti-submarine warfare technology.
Compared to the ships of the previous Project 20380, the Gremyashchiy carries Kalibr-NK and/or Oniks cruise missiles. The corvette is expected to enter service with Russia’s Pacific Fleet. Project 20385 envisages a hangar for a Ka-27 helicopter.
It was earlier reported that the corvette Gremyashchiy might be subsequently armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles.
The corvette was named after the Northern Fleet’s legendary destroyer Gremyashchiy that fought during the Soviet Union’s 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany. For its successful operations at sea during the war, the destroyer was awarded the Guards title while its commander, 1st Rank Captain Anton Gurin was bestowed with the Hero of the Soviet Union title.


tass--2020-11-12--About 12,000 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Moscow, Mayor says

MOSCOW , November 12 .
/TASS/ .
About 12,000 infectious hospital beds in Moscow are occupied by patients with the @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in an interview with the Russia-24 TV channel on Thursday .
@ @ @ @ @ of weeks we went from 8,000 [ hospital beds occupied ] close to 12,000 .
@ @ @ @ @ , still during a week more [ people ] are admitted to hospitals than discharged @ @ @ @ @ is different , it happens in different ways but still one has to evaluate not @ @ @ @ @ a weekly basis , '' the Mayor said .
He noted that on a weekly @ @ @ @ @ infectious hospital beds have been occupied .
Although over the past two days in Moscow @ @ @ @ @ having recovered from the coronavirus than hospitalized , the Mayor added .

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. About 12,000 infectious hospital beds in Moscow are occupied by patients with the novel coronavirus infection, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in an interview with the Russia-24 TV channel on Thursday.
"Over the last couple of weeks we went from 8,000 [hospital beds occupied] close to 12,000. <…> That is, still during a week more [people] are admitted to hospitals than discharged. On some days it is different, it happens in different ways but still one has to evaluate not on a daily but on a weekly basis," the Mayor said.
He noted that on a weekly basis on average 300-500 additional infectious hospital beds have been occupied. Although over the past two days in Moscow more patients have been discharged having recovered from the coronavirus than hospitalized, the Mayor added.


tass--2020-11-12--Putin decrees to send 1,960 peacekeepers to Karabakh, rotate personnel every six months

The decree was signed in compliance with Resolution No .
355 of the Federation Council ( the upper house of Russia ’ s parliament ) on using the Russian Armed Forces outside the country and for the purposes of maintaining the ceasefire and peace in Nagorno-Karabakh pursuant to a joint statement of November 9 by President of Russia Vladimir Putin , President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan .
MOSCOW , November 12 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on measures for maintaining peace in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area that stipulates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least every six months , according to the information posted on the government ’ s legal information web portal on Thursday .
Pursuant to Putin ’ s decree , Russia will send military personnel with a numerical strength of 1,960 peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh `` for a term of five years that may be repeatedly prolonged for subsequent five-year periods , '' if neither Azerbaijan nor Armenia states , six months prior to the expiry of the relevant five-year period , its intention to terminate the observance of the peace accords .
The Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engagement line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor that connects Armenia with the enclave .
The Russian president has also instructed the Defense Ministry to rotate the peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh no less than every six months and replace military hardware as and when it uses up its service life and in case of technical necessity .
Russia ’ s Federal Security Service ( FSB ) has been instructed to exercise control of Armenia ’ s guarantees of transport links between the western districts of Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cargoes in both directions .
Putin has also instructed the Russian government to finance expenditures on the peacekeepers ’ activity and stipulate their provision with necessary supplies and the payment of money allowance along with additional guarantees and compensations , including for members of their families .
On November 9 , Russian President Putin , President of Azerbaijan Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a full ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh .
As the Russian leader said , Azerbaijani and Armenian forces will remain at their current positions while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region .
Baku and Yerevan have also undertaken to exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed .
On November 10 , the Azerbaijani leader ’ s press service reported that Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan had discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh situation and the creation of the `` Turkish-Russian peacekeeping center '' in the region .
On November 11 , Russia and Turkey agreed to create the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire monitoring center .
The memorandum was signed following videoconference talks between Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Turkish @ @ @ @

The decree was signed in compliance with Resolution No. 355 of the Federation Council (the upper house of Russia’s parliament) on using the Russian Armed Forces outside the country and for the purposes of maintaining the ceasefire and peace in Nagorno-Karabakh pursuant to a joint statement of November 9 by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on measures for maintaining peace in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area that stipulates sending 1,960 peacekeepers and rotating them at least every six months, according to the information posted on the government’s legal information web portal on Thursday.
Pursuant to Putin’s decree, Russia will send military personnel with a numerical strength of 1,960 peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh "for a term of five years that may be repeatedly prolonged for subsequent five-year periods," if neither Azerbaijan nor Armenia states, six months prior to the expiry of the relevant five-year period, its intention to terminate the observance of the peace accords.
The Russian peacekeeping contingent will be deployed along the engagement line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor that connects Armenia with the enclave.
The Russian president has also instructed the Defense Ministry to rotate the peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh no less than every six months and replace military hardware as and when it uses up its service life and in case of technical necessity.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has been instructed to exercise control of Armenia’s guarantees of transport links between the western districts of Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic for the free movement of citizens, vehicles and cargoes in both directions.
Putin has also instructed the Russian government to finance expenditures on the peacekeepers’ activity and stipulate their provision with necessary supplies and the payment of money allowance along with additional guarantees and compensations, including for members of their families.
Karabakh peace deal
On November 9, Russian President Putin, President of Azerbaijan Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a full ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. As the Russian leader said, Azerbaijani and Armenian forces will remain at their current positions while Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the region. Baku and Yerevan have also undertaken to exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.
On November 10, the Azerbaijani leader’s press service reported that Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan had discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh situation and the creation of the "Turkish-Russian peacekeeping center" in the region.
On November 11, Russia and Turkey agreed to create the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire monitoring center. The memorandum was signed following videoconference talks between Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar.


tass--2020-11-12--Russia’s e-commerce pioneer Ozon, banking giant Sber settle mutual claims

MOSCOW , November 12 .
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The e-commerce platform Ozon and Sber have settled their differences and do not have mutual claims anymore under the agreement of intent , Ozon told TASS and Sber confirmed this statement .
`` Ozon and Sber have settled differences related to the agreement of intent earlier made by and among the company and its major shareholders and Sberbank .
The companies say the disagreements have been fully settled ; the parties have no more claims against each other in respect of any mutual commitments under the agreement of intent and related payments .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ different areas , '' Ozon said .
`` The differences have been fully settled .
The parties have no more claims against each other concerning any mutual commitments whatsoever under the agreement and regarding related payments , '' the press service of Sber confirmed .
Ozon Holdings PLC had earlier filed an F-1 application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the anticipated initial public offering of US depositary receipts .
In particular , the F-1 form specified that in September 2020 , Ozon terminated the agreement made by and among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shareholders and Sberbank .
According to the terms of that deal , Ozon had to pay 1 bln rubles ( $ 12.9 mln ) to Sberbank .

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. The e-commerce platform Ozon and Sber have settled their differences and do not have mutual claims anymore under the agreement of intent, Ozon told TASS and Sber confirmed this statement.
"Ozon and Sber have settled differences related to the agreement of intent earlier made by and among the company and its major shareholders and Sberbank. The companies say the disagreements have been fully settled; the parties have no more claims against each other in respect of any mutual commitments under the agreement of intent and related payments. Sber and Ozon continue developing cooperation in different areas," Ozon said.
"The differences have been fully settled. The parties have no more claims against each other concerning any mutual commitments whatsoever under the agreement and regarding related payments," the press service of Sber confirmed.
Ozon Holdings PLC had earlier filed an F-1 application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the anticipated initial public offering of US depositary receipts. In particular, the F-1 form specified that in September 2020, Ozon terminated the agreement made by and among Ozon, the company’s majority shareholders and Sberbank. According to the terms of that deal, Ozon had to pay 1 bln rubles ($12.9 mln) to Sberbank.


tass--2020-11-12--Russian Pink Diamond sold for $26.6 mln at Geneva auction

GENEVA , November 12 .
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An extremely rare , purple-pink diamond named `` The Spirit of the Rose @ @ @ @ @ Alrosa was sold on Wednesday evening at auction in Geneva for 24.393 mln Swiss francs @ @ @ @ @ , auction house Sotheby ’ s announced on its website .
The estimated cost of @ @ @ @ @ Rose '' was $ 23-38 mln .
The oval-shaped diamond is made from the largest @ @ @ @ @ , weighing 27.85 carats .
`` Named ‘ The Spirit of the Rose ’ after @ @ @ @ @ ballet , Le Spectre de la rose , the diamond was mined , cut and @ @ @ @ @ unparalleled qualities make it the largest Purple-Pink diamond to ever appear at auction , '' @ @ @ @ @

GENEVA, November 12. /TASS/. An extremely rare, purple-pink diamond named "The Spirit of the Rose" mined by Russian company Alrosa was sold on Wednesday evening at auction in Geneva for 24.393 mln Swiss francs ($26.6 mln), auction house Sotheby’s announced on its website.
The estimated cost of "The Spirit of the Rose" was $23-38 mln. The oval-shaped diamond is made from the largest pink diamond found in Russia, weighing 27.85 carats. "Named ‘The Spirit of the Rose’ after Vaslav Nijinsky’s legendary ballet, Le Spectre de la rose, the diamond was mined, cut and polished in Russia. Its unparalleled qualities make it the largest Purple-Pink diamond to ever appear at auction," Sotheby’s said.


tass--2020-11-12--Lavrov labels Washington’s recent remarks on New START extension as ‘fidgety comments’

MOSCOW , November 12 .
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The latest remarks of US President Donald Trump ’ s administration regarding an extension of the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms ( New START ) are fidgety , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday in an interview with Russian and foreign media dedicated to the current issues on the international agenda .
The top diplomat pointed out that the US had lately put forward a multitude of additional conditions to extend the treaty which are unacceptable to Russia .
`` We have already been in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entrances of our defense industries .
It was in the 1990s and there will never be a return to this system , as you understand , '' the minister noted .
`` I don ’ t know what there ’ s more of here , interest in real dialogue on strategic stability to ensure security of your own country , your allies and humanity as a whole , or , as it seems to me , there ’ s more of publicity stunt to boost your reputation , '' Lavrov concluded .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all parties winning in this situation .
`` All sides can win , as far as the New START extension is concerned , only if this treaty is extended without any additional conditions , '' Lavrov added .
`` We are reading rather fidgety comments from deep inside the Trump administration .
They say that Russia has little time to decide who it wants to sign the treaty with , [ whether it chooses ] Trump or if it wants to gift it all to Biden .
Or if it still wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to steal the foreign policy triumph , '' he said .
Moscow does not expect any realistic proposals from the US on extending the New START as yet as the presidential election hype continues to run high in the country and will wait until the situation calms down , the Russian foreign minister stated .
`` I think that now , when the US is buzzing amid vote counting , lawsuits and other perturbations , we are unlikely to get any clear-cut proposals , which would be realistic and not intertwined with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from either Trump ’ s people or Biden ’ s future team .
Therefore , we will wait until it all dials down , '' the minister noted .
Lavrov reminded reporters that Russia needs the New START extension as much as the US .
`` We would very much like to extend it and we have put everything on the table to achieve that .
The ball is in the Americans ’ court .
If the response is negative , well , we will survive without this treaty .
We have everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's top diplomat pointed out .
Moscow and Washington signed the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms in 2010 .
Under its terms , either country must reduce its strategic offensive arms in such a way that at the end of the seventh year following its entry into force and later on their overall amounts should not exceed 700 units of deployed inter-continental ballistic missiles ( ICBMs ) , submarine-launched ballistic missiles ( SLBMs ) and heavy bombers , 1,550 warheads and 800 operational and non-operational missile launchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concluded for a period of ten years ( until February 5 , 2021 ) .
It can be replaced by a follow-up agreement before the deadline expires , or prolonged for no more than five years ( until 2026 ) by mutual consent .
On October 16 , Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed extending the New START by at least a year without any additional conditions .
According to him , this will provide time to conduct substantial talks .
In turn , the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia is ready to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in case the treaty is extended and no additional demands are put forward by Washington .

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. The latest remarks of US President Donald Trump’s administration regarding an extension of the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) are fidgety, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday in an interview with Russian and foreign media dedicated to the current issues on the international agenda.
The top diplomat pointed out that the US had lately put forward a multitude of additional conditions to extend the treaty which are unacceptable to Russia. "We have already been in the situation when American inspectors were sitting at the entrances of our defense industries. It was in the 1990s and there will never be a return to this system, as you understand," the minister noted. "I don’t know what there’s more of here, interest in real dialogue on strategic stability to ensure security of your own country, your allies and humanity as a whole, or, as it seems to me, there’s more of publicity stunt to boost your reputation," Lavrov concluded.
The minister underlined that Russia is interested in all parties winning in this situation. "All sides can win, as far as the New START extension is concerned, only if this treaty is extended without any additional conditions," Lavrov added.
"We are reading rather fidgety comments from deep inside the Trump administration. They say that Russia has little time to decide who it wants to sign the treaty with, [whether it chooses] Trump or if it wants to gift it all to Biden. Or if it still wants to make Trump’s day for him to steal the foreign policy triumph," he said.
Moscow does not expect any realistic proposals from the US on extending the New START as yet as the presidential election hype continues to run high in the country and will wait until the situation calms down, the Russian foreign minister stated.
"I think that now, when the US is buzzing amid vote counting, lawsuits and other perturbations, we are unlikely to get any clear-cut proposals, which would be realistic and not intertwined with the current domestic trends in America, from either Trump’s people or Biden’s future team. Therefore, we will wait until it all dials down," the minister noted.
Lavrov reminded reporters that Russia needs the New START extension as much as the US. "We would very much like to extend it and we have put everything on the table to achieve that. The ball is in the Americans’ court. If the response is negative, well, we will survive without this treaty. We have everything to ensure our security," Russia's top diplomat pointed out.
Moscow and Washington signed the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms in 2010. Under its terms, either country must reduce its strategic offensive arms in such a way that at the end of the seventh year following its entry into force and later on their overall amounts should not exceed 700 units of deployed inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and heavy bombers, 1,550 warheads and 800 operational and non-operational missile launchers and strategic bombers.
The treaty was concluded for a period of ten years (until February 5, 2021). It can be replaced by a follow-up agreement before the deadline expires, or prolonged for no more than five years (until 2026) by mutual consent.
On October 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed extending the New START by at least a year without any additional conditions. According to him, this will provide time to conduct substantial talks. In turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia is ready to freeze its nuclear arsenals with the US in case the treaty is extended and no additional demands are put forward by Washington.


tass--2020-11-12--Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions against German, French officials

MOSCOW , November 12 .
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Russia is introducing mirror-like sanctions against representatives of governing structures of Germany and France in the case of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday in an interview with Russian and foreign media about the current issues on the international agenda .
`` There will be responses to the sanctions , of course .
Since Germany was the driving force behind this EU sanctions in the Navalny case and because these sanctions directly affect leading officials in the Russian presidential office , our sanctions will be mirror-like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were already adopted .
We will soon inform our German and French colleagues about them .
These sanctions will be [ imposed ] against leading officials in the offices of German and French leaders , '' Lavrov noted .
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on August 20 after collapsing on a Moscow-bound flight from Tomsk .
He fell into a coma and was put on a ventilator in an intensive care unit .
On August 22 , he was airlifted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On September 22 , Navalny was discharged from the hospital .
On September 2 , Berlin claimed that having examined Navalny ’ s test samples , German government toxicologists had come to the conclusion that the blogger had been affected by a toxic agent belonging to the Novichok family .
According to Germany , these findings were confirmed by laboratories in France and Sweden .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was ready for comprehensive cooperation with Germany .
He pointed out that no poisonous substances had been detected in Navalny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Berlin .
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the German Foreign Office had not provided the Russian ambassador with any proof of its version of the incident .
On October 15 , the European Union published the sanction list introduced in light of the Navalny case .
It includes Director of the Russian Federal Security Service ( FSB ) Alexander Bortnikov , First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko , Chief of the Presidential Domestic Policy Directorate Andrei Yarin , Deputy Defense Ministers Alexei Krivoruchko @ @ @ @ @ @ @ envoy to the Siberian Federal District Sergei Menyaylo .

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Russia is introducing mirror-like sanctions against representatives of governing structures of Germany and France in the case of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday in an interview with Russian and foreign media about the current issues on the international agenda.
"There will be responses to the sanctions, of course. Since Germany was the driving force behind this EU sanctions in the Navalny case and because these sanctions directly affect leading officials in the Russian presidential office, our sanctions will be mirror-like," he said.
"They were already adopted. We will soon inform our German and French colleagues about them. These sanctions will be [imposed] against leading officials in the offices of German and French leaders," Lavrov noted.
Navalny case
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on August 20 after collapsing on a Moscow-bound flight from Tomsk. He fell into a coma and was put on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. On August 22, he was airlifted to Berlin and admitted to the Charite hospital. On September 22, Navalny was discharged from the hospital.
On September 2, Berlin claimed that having examined Navalny’s test samples, German government toxicologists had come to the conclusion that the blogger had been affected by a toxic agent belonging to the Novichok family. According to Germany, these findings were confirmed by laboratories in France and Sweden.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was ready for comprehensive cooperation with Germany. He pointed out that no poisonous substances had been detected in Navalny’s system prior to his transfer to Berlin. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the German Foreign Office had not provided the Russian ambassador with any proof of its version of the incident.
EU sanctions
On October 15, the European Union published the sanction list introduced in light of the Navalny case. It includes Director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko, Chief of the Presidential Domestic Policy Directorate Andrei Yarin, Deputy Defense Ministers Alexei Krivoruchko and Pavel Popov as well as presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District Sergei Menyaylo.


tass--2020-11-12--US policy on Russia unlikely to change under Biden, Lavrov says

`` As for the Russian track , frankly speaking , our political scientists ( and I agree with them in general ) don ’ t expect any revolutionary changes [ in the US foreign policy ] , '' Lavrov said .
`` It ’ s not a very good idea to make any forecasts at this stage , '' he noted .
MOSCOW , November 12 .
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US policy on Russia is unlikely to change if Joe Biden is elected president , Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russian and foreign media on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the US `` is deeply split '' and the outcome of the presidential election showed this .
In order to prevent a split , responsible politicians should promote some ideas , which will unite the American people , he stressed .
Many observers believe that one of these common grounds could be the relations with Russia , Lavrov noted .
He recalled that over the past years massive Russophobia became a part of political culture in the US society .
`` It will be regrettable if they try to reunite America as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
`` We ’ ll see . ''
Though the vote count is still underway , major US media outlets project that the Democratic contender has presumptively won the presidential election .
Both Fox News and Associated Press have put Biden over the top , beyond the needed 270 vote threshold .
Trump is challenging the current outcome , claiming irregularities in the ballot processing in key swing states , and has filed lawsuits to fight his case in court .

"As for the Russian track, frankly speaking, our political scientists (and I agree with them in general) don’t expect any revolutionary changes [in the US foreign policy]," Lavrov said. "It’s not a very good idea to make any forecasts at this stage," he noted.
MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. US policy on Russia is unlikely to change if Joe Biden is elected president, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russian and foreign media on Thursday.
Russia’s top diplomat stressed that the US "is deeply split" and the outcome of the presidential election showed this. In order to prevent a split, responsible politicians should promote some ideas, which will unite the American people, he stressed.
Many observers believe that one of these common grounds could be the relations with Russia, Lavrov noted. He recalled that over the past years massive Russophobia became a part of political culture in the US society. "It will be regrettable if they try to reunite America as a nation on such Russophobe basis," he said. "We’ll see."
Though the vote count is still underway, major US media outlets project that the Democratic contender has presumptively won the presidential election. Both Fox News and Associated Press have put Biden over the top, beyond the needed 270 vote threshold. Trump is challenging the current outcome, claiming irregularities in the ballot processing in key swing states, and has filed lawsuits to fight his case in court.


tass--2020-11-12--Armenian opposition tries to speculate on Karabakh peace deal, says Russia’s top diplomat

MOSCOW , November 12 .
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The Armenian opposition is trying to speculate on the Karabakh ceasefire accords , Russia ’ s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Russian and foreign media on Thursday .
`` We see protests that have now erupted in Yerevan and we see how much the opposition is trying to speculate on this situation , '' Russia ’ s top diplomat said .
As the Russian foreign minister said , `` there are , of course , sincere people there who are probably offended that everything is ending like this at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there shouldn ’ t have been any illusions that the seven districts around Nagorno-Karabakh should forever remain in the position they were a month , a month and a half or two months ago , '' Lavrov pointed out .
`` I believe that the responsible authorities should have explained to the population that at some stage this settlement would have to be implemented in accordance with the principles that had been on the table for many years , had been proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and that opened , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ settling this conflict without any bloodshed and without any damage to the security of whosoever in that region , first of all , of course , Karabakh Armenians and other ethnic groups living in Karabakh and from the countries of the region , '' the Russian foreign minister said .
Russia ’ s top diplomat said he believed that `` unblocking all communications : transport and economic links should play a big positive role for the region ’ s revival , including for the recovery of the Armenian economy that suffered more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and transport links of Azerbaijan and the Turkish Republic . ''
`` Now , in compliance with the deal that has come into force , all these links are being restored .
The economy should breathe freely and transport links with Armenian partners should appear , '' Lavrov pointed out .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a full ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh .
As the Russian leader said , Azerbaijani and Armenian forces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the region .
Overall , 1,960 personnel , 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 motor and special vehicles will be airlifted for deploying the peacekeeping contingent in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area , Russia ’ s Defense Ministry said .
The Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh will basically comprise units of the 15th separate motor rifle ( peacekeeping ) brigade of the Central Military District , the ministry said .
The Russian peacekeepers will set up observation posts along the engagement line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to exercise control of the ceasefire observance .
The peacekeeping mission ’ s command will be stationed in the area of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh , the ministry specified .

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. The Armenian opposition is trying to speculate on the Karabakh ceasefire accords, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Russian and foreign media on Thursday.
"We see protests that have now erupted in Yerevan and we see how much the opposition is trying to speculate on this situation," Russia’s top diplomat said.
As the Russian foreign minister said, "there are, of course, sincere people there who are probably offended that everything is ending like this at this stage."
"Although, there shouldn’t have been any illusions that the seven districts around Nagorno-Karabakh should forever remain in the position they were a month, a month and a half or two months ago," Lavrov pointed out.
"I believe that the responsible authorities should have explained to the population that at some stage this settlement would have to be implemented in accordance with the principles that had been on the table for many years, had been proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and that opened, as I believe, an ideal way for settling this conflict without any bloodshed and without any damage to the security of whosoever in that region, first of all, of course, Karabakh Armenians and other ethnic groups living in Karabakh and from the countries of the region," the Russian foreign minister said.
Russia’s top diplomat said he believed that "unblocking all communications: transport and economic links should play a big positive role for the region’s revival, including for the recovery of the Armenian economy that suffered more than others due to the termination of trade and transport links of Azerbaijan and the Turkish Republic."
"Now, in compliance with the deal that has come into force, all these links are being restored. The economy should breathe freely and transport links with Armenian partners should appear," Lavrov pointed out.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a full ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. As the Russian leader said, Azerbaijani and Armenian forces will remain at their current positions while Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the region.
Overall, 1,960 personnel, 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 motor and special vehicles will be airlifted for deploying the peacekeeping contingent in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
The Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh will basically comprise units of the 15th separate motor rifle (peacekeeping) brigade of the Central Military District, the ministry said.
The Russian peacekeepers will 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 will be stationed in the area of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, the ministry specified.


tass--2020-11-12--Hainan's Sanya begins construction of a museum for space science and technology

HAIKOU , November 12 .
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The Sanya authorities have begun construction of a space science and technology museum that is to become a `` showcase of contemporary art on display . ''
According to www.hinews.cn , all work will be completed in two years .
As the administration of the island specified , the estimated area of the main building will exceed 47,000 square meters .
It will be located on the territory of the newly created technopark .
The government allocated a land plot of approximately 1.6 hectares for the project .
The museum complex will include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ astronautics , earth science , the universe and oceanology .
`` It will be a model facility that will greatly contribute to the development of the Hainan museums dedicated to science , '' said the deputy head of Hainan 's Science and Technology Department Wei Yong .
According to official figures , there are over 30 professional museums and permanent display areas dedicated to science and technology on the Island of Hainan .
All these projects were implemented with government 's support .
The industrial zone , where the new facility is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the development of new aerospace technologies and their introduction into mass production .
The area is soon expected to become a popular tourist attraction .

HAIKOU, November 12. /TASS/. The Sanya authorities have begun construction of a space science and technology museum that is to become a "showcase of contemporary art on display." According to www.hinews.cn, all work will be completed in two years.
As the administration of the island specified, the estimated area of the main building will exceed 47,000 square meters. It will be located on the territory of the newly created technopark. The government allocated a land plot of approximately 1.6 hectares for the project. The museum complex will include four exposition and exhibition departments dedicated to astronautics, earth science, the universe and oceanology.
"It will be a model facility that will greatly contribute to the development of the Hainan museums dedicated to science," said the deputy head of Hainan's Science and Technology Department Wei Yong.
According to official figures, there are over 30 professional museums and permanent display areas dedicated to science and technology on the Island of Hainan. All these projects were implemented with government's support. The industrial zone, where the new facility is being established, is intended for companies involved in the development of new aerospace technologies and their introduction into mass production. The area is soon expected to become a popular tourist attraction.


tass--2020-11-12--Bitcoin surpasses $16,000 first time since January 2018

Bitcoin rises in price second time within one week to its highest since January 2018 MOSCOW , November 12 .
@ @ @ @ @ 3.68 % peaking at $ 16,043 , according to CoinDesk data as of 12:51 Moscow @ @ @ @ @ the price of bitcoin rose above $ 16,000 in January 2018 .
As of 13:00 @ @ @ @ @ rate was at the level of $ 16,097 .
Bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency system @ @ @ @ @ on blockchain technology , which can be mined by any user .

Bitcoin rises in price second time within one week to its highest since January 2018
MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Bitcoin rose by 3.68% peaking at $16,043, according to CoinDesk data as of 12:51 Moscow time.
The last time the price of bitcoin rose above $16,000 in January 2018.
As of 13:00 Moscow time, the bitcoin rate was at the level of $16,097.
Bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency system of the same name based on blockchain technology, which can be mined by any user.


tass--2020-11-12--Daredevil plunge: Russian, Pakistani commandos skydive without parachutes in joint drills

TARBELA /Pakistan/ , November 12 .
/TASS/ .
Russian and Pakistani paratroopers practiced an airborne assault operation without parachutes in the Friendship 2020 joint military drills , Russia ’ s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday .
`` The servicemen of Russia and Pakistan practiced the tactic of parachute-free landing from domestically-made helicopters as part of the joint Russian-Pakistani military exercise Friendship 2020 , '' the ministry said in a statement .
The exercise was held at the Tarbela special operations training ground in Pakistan .
The helicopters hovered at an altitude of 20 meters in the air while the commandos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , the paratroopers practiced defending the area of landing and repelling a terrorists ’ attack .
Mi-17 helicopters ( the export version of Russia ’ s Mi-8s ) operational with the Pakistani army aviation were involved in the exercise , the statement says .
Overall , the exercise involved 150 personnel from the special operations company of the 49th combined arms army of Russia ’ s Southern Military District and Pakistani special operations forces .
‘ Friendship ’ joint Russian-Pakistani military drills have been held annually since 2016 alternately in each of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maneuvers involve over 70 servicemen of the special operations company of the Russian 49th combined arms army stationed in the Stavropol Region in southern Russia .
The drills are running in three stages .
The first stage is taking place at the Pakistani Army ’ s Tarbela special operations training ground on November 9-14 and involves solo training and exercises as part of groups .
The next two stages will take place at the Pakistani National Counter-Terrorism Center in Pabbi on November 16-19 .

TARBELA /Pakistan/, November 12. /TASS/. Russian and Pakistani paratroopers practiced an airborne assault operation without parachutes in the Friendship 2020 joint military drills, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.
"The servicemen of Russia and Pakistan practiced the tactic of parachute-free landing from domestically-made helicopters as part of the joint Russian-Pakistani military exercise Friendship 2020," the ministry said in a statement.
The exercise was held at the Tarbela special operations training ground in Pakistan. The helicopters hovered at an altitude of 20 meters in the air while the commandos descended using a special rope. Following this, the paratroopers practiced defending the area of landing and repelling a terrorists’ attack. Mi-17 helicopters (the export version of Russia’s Mi-8s) operational with the Pakistani army aviation were involved in the exercise, the statement says.
Overall, the exercise involved 150 personnel from the special operations company of the 49th combined arms army of Russia’s Southern Military District and Pakistani special operations forces.
‘Friendship’ joint Russian-Pakistani military drills have been held annually since 2016 alternately in each of the countries. This year, the maneuvers involve over 70 servicemen of the special operations company of the Russian 49th combined arms army stationed in the Stavropol Region in southern Russia.
The drills are running in three stages. The first stage is taking place at the Pakistani Army’s Tarbela special operations training ground on November 9-14 and involves solo training and exercises as part of groups. The next two stages will take place at the Pakistani National Counter-Terrorism Center in Pabbi on November 16-19.


tass--2020-11-12--No Turkish peacekeepers to be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh — Lavrov

MOSCOW , November 12 .
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No Turkish peacekeeping missions will be dispatched to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian and foreign media in an interview concerning crucial issues on the international agenda .
`` No peacekeeping units of the Turkish Republic will be dispatched to Nagorno-Karabakh .
There is a clear provision on that score in the joint statement of the leaders [ of Azerbaijan , Armenia and Russia on complete termination of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh ] , '' he said .
The activity of Turkish observers will be restricted to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being created in Azerbaijan , Sergey Lavrov said .
`` The mobility of Turkish monitors will be restricted by the coordinates to be set for the location and deployment of the joint Russian-Turkish monitoring center in the territory of Azerbaijan , that part of it which is not close to Karabakh and is to be agreed on separately . ''
Lavrov said he had seen statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to the effect Turkish peacekeepers would be operating on the same grounds as their Russian counterparts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be stationary and will operate without sending out any missions .
It is true that at this center proper Russian and Turkish specialists will be working on the parity basis , '' he said .
The Russian foreign minister stressed that Russian and Turkish defense ministers signed a memorandum on Wednesday .
`` The center will be operating in a remote mode , using technical means of monitoring , such as drones , which will allow for keeping an eye on the situation on the ground in Karabakh and determining which side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he stated .
Lavrov warned that many critics , including those in Russia , were trying to present the agreements achieved by the three leaders in a distorted fashion .
`` I feel surprised as I read some comments by armchair critics in this country and in other countries around the world .
One should be guided by what is written on paper and what is a result of intensive negotiations that had been conducted for a week before the ceasefire , '' Lavrov concluded .
Russia sees no attempts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top diplomat said .
`` As yet I don ’ t see any signs that someone is trying to break these agreements , '' Lavrov said .
Russia ’ s top diplomat highlighted the positive effect produced by the achieved agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh .
`` I ’ m sure that if we fulfill all that has been agreed on , everyone will win and this will be a win-win situation , '' Lavrov said .
`` I ’ m convinced that the Armenian government fully understands its responsibility and is aware that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interests of its people .
I ’ m convinced that the integrity of this agreement will be preserved and it will be fulfilled , '' Lavrov noted .
`` At least , I see numerous political forces in Armenia which understand what is happening now and draw the right conclusions from this , '' the foreign minister said .
Moscow is certain that all parties are interested in Russian peacekeepers ’ presence in Nagorno-Karabakh , the foreign minister stated .
`` We are fully confident that the parties are interested in the presence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reservation about the possibility of terminating their mandate , but let ’ s refrain from making any forecasts now .
Let ’ s support Russian peacekeepers in fulfilling their very difficult and important mandate to make sure that peaceful life reigns in Karabakh , in the entire territory of that entity , '' he said .
According to Lavrov , it is essential to ensure respect for the rights of all ethnic and religious groups in the region .
`` All refugees and displaced persons have the right to return to Karabakh and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roots .
The situation with numerous religious buildings , cathedrals and mosques , many of which are in a deplorable state , is yet to be considered .
This , by the way , also applies to religious sites in other parts of the region .
The Armenian side has repeatedly raised the issue of the fate of Christian churches in Nakhichevan , '' he 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
Besides , Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed .

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. No Turkish peacekeeping missions will be dispatched to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian and foreign media in an interview concerning crucial issues on the international agenda.
"No peacekeeping units of the Turkish Republic will be dispatched to Nagorno-Karabakh. There is a clear provision on that score in the joint statement of the leaders [of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia on complete termination of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh]," he said.
The activity of Turkish observers will be restricted to the premises of the Russian-Turkish ceasefire control center being created in Azerbaijan, Sergey Lavrov said.
"The mobility of Turkish monitors will be restricted by the coordinates to be set for the location and deployment of the joint Russian-Turkish monitoring center in the territory of Azerbaijan, that part of it which is not close to Karabakh and is to be agreed on separately."
Lavrov said he had seen statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to the effect Turkish peacekeepers would be operating on the same grounds as their Russian counterparts.
"This concerns the center that will be stationary and will operate without sending out any missions. It is true that at this center proper Russian and Turkish specialists will be working on the parity basis," he said.
The Russian foreign minister stressed that Russian and Turkish defense ministers signed a memorandum on Wednesday.
"The center will be operating in a remote mode, using technical means of monitoring, such as drones, which will allow for keeping an eye on the situation on the ground in Karabakh and determining which side observes the ceasefire and which violates it," he stated.
Lavrov warned that many critics, including those in Russia, were trying to present the agreements achieved by the three leaders in a distorted fashion. "I feel surprised as I read some comments by armchair critics in this country and in other countries around the world. One should be guided by what is written on paper and what is a result of intensive negotiations that had been conducted for a week before the ceasefire," Lavrov concluded.
Agreements
Russia sees no attempts of disrupting the agreements reached on Nagorno-Karabakh, the top diplomat said. "As yet I don’t see any signs that someone is trying to break these agreements," Lavrov said.
Russia’s top diplomat highlighted the positive effect produced by the achieved agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh. "I’m sure that if we fulfill all that has been agreed on, everyone will win and this will be a win-win situation," Lavrov said.
"I’m convinced that the Armenian government fully understands its responsibility and is aware that it has signed these agreements in the interests of its people. I’m convinced that the integrity of this agreement will be preserved and it will be fulfilled," Lavrov noted.
"At least, I see numerous political forces in Armenia which understand what is happening now and draw the right conclusions from this," the foreign minister said.
Russian peacekeepers
Moscow is certain that all parties are interested in Russian peacekeepers’ presence in Nagorno-Karabakh, the foreign minister stated. "We are fully confident that the parties are interested in the presence of Russian peacekeepers. We made a reservation about the possibility of terminating their mandate, but let’s refrain from making any forecasts now. Let’s support Russian peacekeepers in fulfilling their very difficult and important mandate to make sure that peaceful life reigns in Karabakh, in the entire territory of that entity," he said.
According to Lavrov, it is essential to ensure respect for the rights of all ethnic and religious groups in the region. "All refugees and displaced persons have the right to return to Karabakh and restore their cultural, religious and civilizational roots. The situation with numerous religious buildings, cathedrals and mosques, many of which are in a deplorable state, is yet to be considered. This, by the way, also applies to religious sites in other parts of the region. The Armenian side has repeatedly raised the issue of the fate of Christian churches in Nakhichevan," he 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 sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.


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Izvestia : Protesters in Armenia call for PM to step down After the peace deal between Yerevan and Baku was inked , Armenia plunged into deep shock .
Protests are raging in Yerevan , and the opposition has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan , after the ceasefire ’ s conditions were perceived by the Armenian public as a defeat and a blow to their national pride .
However , not everyone is inclined to blame him .
Many believe that this outcome of the conflict with Azerbaijan was a foregone conclusion and was only a matter of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's military and technical superiority .
Meanwhile , sources in Nagorno-Karabakh told Izvestia , the unrecognized republic is beginning to return to a peaceful life .
According to Director of the Caucasus Institute in Yerevan Alexander Iskandaryan , the political situation in the country is tense , but its conclusion is difficult to predict at the moment .
According to him , Armenia now faces a rebellion , not a political process .
`` Of course , there is massive frustration now .
However , one must understand the following : indeed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generally unattainable .
There are people who support Pashinyan no matter what happened .
There are those who are disappointed .
And there are those who did not accept the revolution of 2018 at all .
These are mainly representatives of the former regime .
And they are active now , '' Iskandaryan told Izvestia .
Adviser to Nagorno-Karabakh President David Babayan told the newspaper , Russian peacekeepers continue to flow into Karabakh and at the same time the situation is beginning to calm down .
Meanwhile , people believe that the peacekeeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the transfer of the grouping to the region has now `` made it possible to preserve at least part of Artsakh . ''
Meanwhile , there are still questions about how Nagorno-Karabakh will function , what the political settlement of the conflict and the status of Nagorno-Karabakh will be like .
The authorities of the unrecognized republic are trying in every possible way to show that Nagorno-Karabakh will remain .
President Arayik Harutyunyan has already called on refugees to return home .
However , Azerbaijan states that a Baku-led administration will soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Nagorno-Karabakh ’ s future remains unclear .
Kommersant : Moscow giving Trump opportunity to beat Biden in extending New START Less than three months are left until the key Russian-American treaty on strategic offensive arms expires , but its fate is still unclear .
According to Kommersant , Russia is faced with a dilemma , try and negotiate an extension with current US President Donald Trump , who has not conceded the election race , or wait for Joe Biden , who declared victory , and whose views on extending the treaty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parties will have to act under time pressure .
According to the newspaper , Moscow is betting on the first option for now .
A source in Russia 's state structures told Kommersant that contacts with Washington on this topic did not stop amid the elections .
In theory , the parties can indeed still agree on a deal , given that they have held several intensive rounds of negotiations over the past six months .
However , the issue was still not resolved before the presidential elections in the United States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious concessions compared to its original negotiating position .
The second option , according to the newspaper , is to wait until January 20 , when with a high degree of probability Joe Biden will officially become President of the United States .
During the election campaign , he promised to extend the New START Treaty without preconditions .
This is expected , since the pact was signed in 2010 under the previous US presidential administration of Barack Obama , when Joe Biden was Vice President , but in this scenario , Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressure : they have only 16 days to complete all the formalities .
Moscow could have already started preparations with Biden ’ s transition team , Kommersant writes .
But Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that there are no contacts with representatives of the Democratic candidate 's team and that they are not planned yet .
Thus , so far , Moscow is clearly betting on option number one , according to the newspaper , giving the current administration a chance to deprive the victorious rival of its first foreign policy achievement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stream 2 unlikely to change after elections It is up to governments and the European Commission to protect European companies from illegal extraterritorial sanctions , Nord Stream 2 AG told Izvestia answering a question about US measures against the Russian-German project Nord Stream 2 .
On November 11 , it was announced that Washington will widen punitive measures against the gas pipeline , whose implementation has already been suspended due to sanctions .
According to experts , with the likelihood of Biden taking the White House reins , the US would not stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a bipartisan consensus in the country that the pipeline should not operate .
On November 11 , the US Congress agreed on new sanctions against Nord Stream 2 .
The company Nord Stream 2 AG , in charge of the project , told Izvestia that it intends to study the US initiative .
`` The current sanctions law and the PEESCA bill , if introduced , will directly or indirectly affect over 120 companies from more than 12 European countries .
Nord Stream 2 AG , like the companies supporting the project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commissioning of the gas pipeline meets the interests of European consumers , the interests of energy security and the economic competitiveness of Europe , and also contributes to the fulfillment of the EU 's obligations to preserve the climate , '' the company stressed .
The new restrictions , like other similar measures , ban US individuals and legal entities from working with companies that are on the sanctions list .
But this will not stop the launch of Nord Stream 2 since far too many resources have already been invested into it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more expensive , Program Director of the Russian International Affairs Council and the Valdai Club Ivan Timofeev told Izvestia .
The possible advent of Democrat Joe Biden to the presidency is likely to improve US relations with the European Union .
However , according to experts , this will not affect the pipeline : both Republicans and Democrats in Washington support sanctions against it .
Negotiations among the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbass on Wednesday once again failed to produce any notable results .
The parties couldn ’ t agree on any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ map '' to achieve peace in the region , presented by Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People 's Republic and Lugansk People 's Republic .
However , they promised to submit an `` aggregate '' document with the positions of both sides to the OSCE soon , Kommersant writes .
Members of the Trilateral Contact Group were unable to approve either the version prepared by Kiev , or the draft document proposed back in October by the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People 's Republics , the newspaper writes .
The only thing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreements should not contradict the Minsk agreements .
`` The contact group fixed that the 'road map ' must comply with the Minsk agreements , representative of the Lugansk People 's Republic Rodion Miroshnik in the Contact Group ’ s political division told Kommersant .
The meeting ’ s participants mostly discussed Ukraine ’ s plan .
The Kremlin reiterated that Kiev ’ s draft road map was fundamentally at odds with Ukraine ’ s obligations within the Minsk deal .
The plan also caused an unexpectedly sharp reaction from the Ukrainian opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the OSCE would present its `` road map '' alternative to the Contact Group at the November 10 meeting .
However , Miroshnik told Kommersant that this document had not yet been considered .
About 70 % of Russian consumers believe it is time to save .
The same number of those polled by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center who said in October that it is better to spend as little as possible .
Only 21 % think that a salary or pension should be spent as soon as possible on something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in something valuable .
Consumer demand is shifting to everyday goods and food , Russians are spending less on transport , entertainment and restaurants , according to the latest data from the Tinkoff CoronaIndex business and consumer activity index .
Russian consumer habits will remain ‘ deformed ’ for several more years , experts told Nezavisimaya Gazeta , and even when the pandemic recedes under the onslaught of mass vaccinations , some patterns will remain .
Consumer behavior is changing radically , and this is becoming a new reality , which manufacturers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuzov , executive director of the capital market department at Univer Capital , told the newspaper .
`` The decline in income has led to the desire to save more .
People look at promotional products much more often , follow discounts , buy goods using more insight , and the share of impulse buying has significantly decreased , '' the expert said .
`` The second coronavirus wave marked the transition to the ‘ Do it yourself ’ formula : people are cutting back on purchases of ready-made meals and takeaway coffee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coffee machines , bread makers , '' the expert added .
The changes in consumption will continue , Director of the Institute for Social Research and Development of Civil Initiatives Maxim Petunin believes .
`` For example , people who are addicted to sports have already equipped their apartments with the necessary equipment , and this will inevitably affect the fitness industry , '' he told the newspaper .
`` The desire for savings will increase .
The share of sales from hard discounters is rapidly growing in the country .
The average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extreme need .
And he focuses not so much on fashion as on price , '' Tuzov added .
TASS is not responsible for the material quoted in these press reviews .

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Less than three months are left until the key Russian-American treaty on strategic offensive arms expires, but its fate is still unclear. According to Kommersant, Russia is faced with a dilemma, try and negotiate an extension with current US President Donald Trump, who has not conceded the election race, or wait for Joe Biden, who declared victory, and whose views on extending the treaty coincide with Russia? But then the parties will have to act under time pressure. According to the newspaper, Moscow is betting on the first option for now. A source in Russia's state structures told Kommersant that contacts with Washington on this topic did not stop amid the elections. In theory, the parties can indeed still agree on a deal, given that they have held several intensive rounds of negotiations over the past six months. However, the issue was still not resolved before the presidential elections in the United States, despite the fact that Moscow made two serious concessions compared to its original negotiating position. The second option, according to the newspaper, is to wait until January 20, when with a high degree of probability Joe Biden will officially become President of the United States. During the election campaign, he promised to extend the New START Treaty without preconditions. This is expected, since the pact was signed in 2010 under the previous US presidential administration of Barack Obama, when Joe Biden was Vice President, but in this scenario, Moscow and Washington will face a severe time pressure: they have only 16 days to complete all the formalities. Moscow could have already started preparations with Biden’s transition team, Kommersant writes. But Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that there are no contacts with representatives of the Democratic candidate's team and that they are not planned yet. Thus, so far, Moscow is clearly betting on option number one, according to the newspaper, giving the current administration a chance to deprive the victorious rival of its first foreign policy achievement. Izvestia: US policy towards Nord Stream 2 unlikely to change after elections
It is up to governments and the European Commission to protect European companies from illegal extraterritorial sanctions, Nord Stream 2 AG told Izvestia answering a question about US measures against the Russian-German project Nord Stream 2. On November 11, it was announced that Washington will widen punitive measures against the gas pipeline, whose implementation has already been suspended due to sanctions. According to experts, with the likelihood of Biden taking the White House reins, the US would not stop putting pressure on the project. There is a bipartisan consensus in the country that the pipeline should not operate. On November 11, the US Congress agreed on new sanctions against Nord Stream 2. The company Nord Stream 2 AG, in charge of the project, told Izvestia that it intends to study the US initiative. "The current sanctions law and the PEESCA bill, if introduced, will directly or indirectly affect over 120 companies from more than 12 European countries. Nord Stream 2 AG, like the companies supporting the project, is confident that the earliest possible commissioning of the gas pipeline meets the interests of European consumers, the interests of energy security and the economic competitiveness of Europe, and also contributes to the fulfillment of the EU's obligations to preserve the climate," the company stressed. The new restrictions, like other similar measures, ban US individuals and legal entities from working with companies that are on the sanctions list. But this will not stop the launch of Nord Stream 2 since far too many resources have already been invested into it, another thing is that it will be more expensive, Program Director of the Russian International Affairs Council and the Valdai Club Ivan Timofeev told Izvestia. The possible advent of Democrat Joe Biden to the presidency is likely to improve US relations with the European Union. However, according to experts, this will not affect the pipeline: both Republicans and Democrats in Washington support sanctions against it. Kommersant: Likelihood for Donbass peace deal remains elusive
Negotiations among the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbass on Wednesday once again failed to produce any notable results. The parties couldn’t agree on any of the options for the "road map" to achieve peace in the region, presented by Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic. However, they promised to submit an "aggregate" document with the positions of both sides to the OSCE soon, Kommersant writes. Members of the Trilateral Contact Group were unable to approve either the version prepared by Kiev, or the draft document proposed back in October by the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the newspaper writes. The only thing that both sides agreed with was that future agreements should not contradict the Minsk agreements. "The contact group fixed that the 'road map' must comply with the Minsk agreements, representative of the Lugansk People's Republic Rodion Miroshnik in the Contact Group’s political division told Kommersant. The meeting’s participants mostly discussed Ukraine’s plan. The Kremlin reiterated that Kiev’s draft road map was fundamentally at odds with Ukraine’s obligations within the Minsk deal. The plan also caused an unexpectedly sharp reaction from the Ukrainian opposition. Meanwhile, it was expected that the OSCE would present its "road map" alternative to the Contact Group at the November 10 meeting. However, Miroshnik told Kommersant that this document had not yet been considered. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Pandemic shapes new type of consumer