tass--2020-06-06--Parliament speaker calls for preserving Russian language as national heritage

MOSCOW , June 6 .
/TASS/ .
It is important to enshrine the status of the Russian language in the country ’ s Constitution , State Duma ( the lower house of parliament ) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in a statement on Russian Language Day .
`` The constitutional amendments that will be put to a nationwide vote on July 1 for the first time point out that Russian is the state language of the Russian Federation as the language of the state-forming nation , which is part of a multinational union of equal peoples , '' Volodin pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision because in order to maintain unity , we need to preserve and develop the Russian language as our common treasure and an integral part of our cultural and spiritual heritage , '' the parliament speaker added .
Russian Language Day , established by the United Nations in 2010 , is celebrated on June 6 , which marks the birthday of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin ( 1799-1837 ) .
While delivering his State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly in January , Putin proposed a number of constitutional amendments to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality .
On March 11 , the Russian State Duma ( the lower house of parliament ) passed the final reading of a presidential bill on amending the Constitution after it had been discussed by the Duma ’ s special working group .
The bill was passed by the Federation Council ( the upper house of parliament ) on the same day and was later approved by all of Russia ’ s regional legislatures .
Putin then signed an order setting April 22 as the date to hold a nationwide vote on constitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a televised address to the nation on March 25 that the vote had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic .
On June 1 , Putin held a meeting with senior members of the Central Election Commission and the working group on constitutional amendments , supporting an idea to hold the vote on July 1 .
The constitutional amendments will take effect only if approved in the nationwide vote .

MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/. It is important to enshrine the status of the Russian language in the country’s Constitution, State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in a statement on Russian Language Day.
"The constitutional amendments that will be put to a nationwide vote on July 1 for the first time point out that Russian is the state language of the Russian Federation as the language of the state-forming nation, which is part of a multinational union of equal peoples," Volodin pointed out.
"It is a very important decision because in order to maintain unity, we need to preserve and develop the Russian language as our common treasure and an integral part of our cultural and spiritual heritage," the parliament speaker added.
Russian Language Day, established by the United Nations in 2010, is celebrated on June 6, which marks the birthday of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837).
Constitutional amendments
While delivering his State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly in January, Putin proposed a number of constitutional amendments to bring the Constitution in line with today's reality. On March 11, the Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) passed the final reading of a presidential bill on amending the Constitution after it had been discussed by the Duma’s special working group. The bill was passed by the Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) on the same day and was later approved by all of Russia’s regional legislatures. Putin then signed an order setting April 22 as the date to hold a nationwide vote on constitutional amendments. However, the president said in a televised address to the nation on March 25 that the vote had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On June 1, Putin held a meeting with senior members of the Central Election Commission and the working group on constitutional amendments, supporting an idea to hold the vote on July 1.
The constitutional amendments will take effect only if approved in the nationwide vote.


tass--2020-06-06--Russia mulls response to US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty - diplomat

MOSCOW , June 6 .
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Moscow ’ s response to Washington ’ s withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies will depend on the outcome of a conference involving the treaty ’ s states parties but all possible options are on the table , Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with TASS .
`` As for our possible actions , we are assessing all possible options , '' he emphasized .
Let ’ s see what the conference brings .
We have no intention to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to point out that Russia and Belarus are in the same group of the treaty ’ s states parties , '' Grushko added .
He pointed out that the depositary countries ( Canada and Hungary ) needed to convene a conference of the states parties no less than 30 days and no more than 60 days after receiving a notice of the United States ’ decision to pull out of the agreement .
There is no date for the event yet .
`` Under the treaty , it should take place in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in response to a question .
`` Everyone who cares about the Open Skies Treaty 's future should be interested in meeting in person instead of holding an online event .
There will be a lot of issues to discuss , '' he noted , adding that it was too early to say who would represent Moscow .
According to the senior Russian diplomat , the US can not be expected to change its mind .
`` Few believe that the US will suddenly come to its senses and choose to remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided to justify its withdrawal are far-fetched , '' Grushko stressed .

MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/. Moscow’s response to Washington’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies will depend on the outcome of a conference involving the treaty’s states parties but all possible options are on the table, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with TASS.
"As for our possible actions, we are assessing all possible options," he emphasized. Let’s see what the conference brings. We have no intention to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for anyone. In this regard, I would like to point out that Russia and Belarus are in the same group of the treaty’s states parties," Grushko added.
He pointed out that the depositary countries (Canada and Hungary) needed to convene a conference of the states parties no less than 30 days and no more than 60 days after receiving a notice of the United States’ decision to pull out of the agreement. There is no date for the event yet.
"Under the treaty, it should take place in July at the latest," Grushko said in response to a question. "Everyone who cares about the Open Skies Treaty's future should be interested in meeting in person instead of holding an online event. There will be a lot of issues to discuss," he noted, adding that it was too early to say who would represent Moscow.
According to the senior Russian diplomat, the US cannot be expected to change its mind. "Few believe that the US will suddenly come to its senses and choose to remain in the treaty. The arguments it provided to justify its withdrawal are far-fetched," Grushko stressed.


tass--2020-06-07--Russia’s air transport agency seeks to resume flights with 15 countries in mid-July

MOSCOW , June 7 .
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The Federal Air Transport Agency ( Rosaviatsiya ) suggests resuming flights from Russia @ @ @ @ @ , a source in one of airlines told TASS on Sunday .
`` Yesterday , @ @ @ @ @ decided to suggest resuming international flights from a number of Russian cities since July 15 @ @ @ @ @ said a source familiar with a meeting on resuming flights with foreign countries .
According @ @ @ @ @ are plans to open flights to `` nearly all countries '' for business aviation .
@ @ @ @ @ is planning to send its proposals to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights @ @ @ @ @ The list of countries will be drawn up jointly by the Federal Air Transport Agency @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) suggests resuming flights from Russia to overseas since July 15, a source in one of airlines told TASS on Sunday.
"Yesterday, Rosaviatsiya held a meeting and decided to suggest resuming international flights from a number of Russian cities since July 15 to 15 countries," said a source familiar with a meeting on resuming flights with foreign countries.
According to the source, there are plans to open flights to "nearly all countries" for business aviation.
The Federal Air Transport Agency is planning to send its proposals to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing. The list of countries will be drawn up jointly by the Federal Air Transport Agency and the consumer rights watchdog.


tass--2020-06-07--Sergei and Yulia Skripal move to New Zealand, report says

LONDON , June 7 .
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Russian former military intelligence officer-turned-British-mole Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia have moved to New Zealand , Sunday Times newspaper reported citing a high-ranking source in the UK government .
The pair , who were allegedly poisoned in March 2018 in the English city of Salisbury , were given new identities and support to start a new life in New Zealand .
Last year , British mass media reported that the father and daughter could move to one of countries part of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance - the UK , Australia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They will likely stay under the radar for the rest of their lives , the report said .
Sunday Times earlier reported that the British intelligence was in talks with the CIA on sending the Skripals to the US .
Earlier , Ross Cassidy , a former neighbor of Sergei Skripal , said that he had received a Christmas letter in the mail from him in December .
Cassidy and his wife took Skripal to Heathrow Airport in London to meet Yulia a day before the Russians were allegedly poisoned .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than ten years and were the only persons allowed to visit Yulia in hospital after the alleged Novichok attack .
On March 4 , 2018 , former GRU ( Russia ’ s Main Intelligence Directorate ) officer Sergei Skripal , who had been convicted in Russia of spying for Great Britain and later swapped for Russian intelligence officers , and his daughter Yulia suffered the effects of the so-called Novichok nerve agent in the British city of Salisbury .
Claiming that the substance used in the attack had been a nerve agent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accuse Moscow of being involved in the incident .
The Russian side dismissed all of the United Kingdom ’ s accusations , saying that a program aimed at developing such a substance had existed neither in the Soviet Union nor in Russia .
Britain ’ s military chemical laboratory at Porton Down failed to pinpoint the origin of the substance that allegedly poisoned the Skripals .

LONDON, June 7. /TASS/. Russian former military intelligence officer-turned-British-mole Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia have moved to New Zealand, Sunday Times newspaper reported citing a high-ranking source in the UK government.
The pair, who were allegedly poisoned in March 2018 in the English city of Salisbury, were given new identities and support to start a new life in New Zealand.
Last year, British mass media reported that the father and daughter could move to one of countries part of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance - the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US.
They will likely stay under the radar for the rest of their lives, the report said.
Sunday Times earlier reported that the British intelligence was in talks with the CIA on sending the Skripals to the US.
Earlier, Ross Cassidy, a former neighbor of Sergei Skripal, said that he had received a Christmas letter in the mail from him in December. Cassidy and his wife took Skripal to Heathrow Airport in London to meet Yulia a day before the Russians were allegedly poisoned. The couple had been friends of Skripals for more than ten years and were the only persons allowed to visit Yulia in hospital after the alleged Novichok attack.
On March 4, 2018, former GRU (Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate) officer Sergei Skripal, who had been convicted in Russia of spying for Great Britain and later swapped for Russian intelligence officers, and his daughter Yulia suffered the effects of the so-called Novichok nerve agent in the British city of Salisbury. Claiming that the substance used in the attack had been a nerve agent allegedly developed in Russia, London rushed to accuse Moscow of being involved in the incident. The Russian side dismissed all of the United Kingdom’s accusations, saying that a program aimed at developing such a substance had existed neither in the Soviet Union nor in Russia. Britain’s military chemical laboratory at Porton Down failed to pinpoint the origin of the substance that allegedly poisoned the Skripals.


tass--2020-06-07--Coronavirus cases surpass 400,000 worldwide

TASS , June 7 .
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 400,013 worldwide , the Johns Hopkins University reported citing data of federal and local authorities .
According to the US-based research university , the United States reported the highest death toll ( more than 109,800 fatalities ) .
The United Kingdom is ranked second with nearly 40,600 deaths and Brazil comes in third with more than 35,900 deaths .
Italy and France are in the fourth and fifth places with over 33,800 and nearly 29,200 fatalities , respectively .
To date , more than 6.9 mln @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the coronavirus .
The US has confirmed the highest coronavirus tally - 1,920,061 .
Brazil confirmed 672,846 cases , Russia - 467,073 cases and the UK - 286,294 .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
To date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been confirmed in Russia , with 226,731 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

TASS, June 7. The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 400,013 worldwide, the Johns Hopkins University reported citing data of federal and local authorities.
According to the US-based research university, the United States reported the highest death toll (more than 109,800 fatalities). The United Kingdom is ranked second with nearly 40,600 deaths and Brazil comes in third with more than 35,900 deaths. Italy and France are in the fourth and fifth places with over 33,800 and nearly 29,200 fatalities, respectively.
To date, more than 6.9 mln people in the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The US has confirmed the highest coronavirus tally - 1,920,061. Brazil confirmed 672,846 cases, Russia - 467,073 cases and the UK - 286,294.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
To date, a total of 467,673 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 226,731 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-06-07--Russia confirms 134 daily coronavirus deaths, a record low growth since May 25

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s coronavirus death toll rose by 134 in the past day @ @ @ @ @ crisis center reported on Sunday .
The growth rate was at a record low level @ @ @ @ @ 92 deaths were recorded .
The average death rate in the country is 1.25 % @ @ @ @ @ .
According to the crisis center , 55 people died in Moscow , 31 in @ @ @ @ @ the Moscow Region , 5 in Dagestan and the Nizhny Novgorod Region .
Nineteen other @ @ @ @ @ 3 fatalities .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus death toll rose by 134 in the past day to 5,859, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Sunday.
The growth rate was at a record low level since May 25, when 92 deaths were recorded.
The average death rate in the country is 1.25%, according to TASS estimates.
According to the crisis center, 55 people died in Moscow, 31 in St. Petersburg, 10 in the Moscow Region, 5 in Dagestan and the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Nineteen other regions reported between 1 and 3 fatalities.


tass--2020-06-07--Russia’s coronavirus case tally surpasses 467,000 - crisis center

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Russia confirmed 8,984 daily coronavirus cases , bringing the total tally to 467,673 @ @ @ @ @ told reporters on Sunday .
According to the crisis center , the daily growth reached @ @ @ @ @ earlier .
Some 3,458 new COVID-19 patients ( 38.5 % ) have not shown any @ @ @ @ @ 235,000 are undergoing treatment for the coronavirus in Russia .
New 1,956 COVID-19 cases were @ @ @ @ @ in the Moscow Region , 340 in St. Petersburg , 317 in the Nizhny Novgorod @ @ @ @ @ Sverdlovsk Region .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Russia confirmed 8,984 daily coronavirus cases, bringing the total tally to 467,673, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday.
According to the crisis center, the daily growth reached 2% like the day earlier.
Some 3,458 new COVID-19 patients (38.5%) have not shown any symptoms. Now more than 235,000 are undergoing treatment for the coronavirus in Russia.
New 1,956 COVID-19 cases were recorded in Moscow, 754 in the Moscow Region, 340 in St. Petersburg, 317 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region and 240 in the Sverdlovsk Region.


tass--2020-06-07--Nearly 320,000 people remain under supervision over coronavirus in Russia

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Nearly 318,800 people remain under medical supervision in Russia over a suspected coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ said on Sunday .
`` Some 318,846 people remain under medical supervision in Russia as @ @ @ @ @ , '' the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported @ @ @ @ @ people remained under doctors ’ supervision in Russia over the past period of 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 have been carried out .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Nearly 318,800 people remain under medical supervision in Russia over a suspected coronavirus infection, the sanitary watchdog said on Sunday.
"Some 318,846 people remain under medical supervision in Russia as of June 6, 2020," the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported.
A total of 1,444,187 people remained under doctors’ supervision in Russia over the past period of 2020.
More than 12.7 mln tests for COVID-19 have been carried out.


tass--2020-06-07--Conor McGregor announces retirement from fighting

MOSCOW , June 7 .
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Conor McGregor , a former Irish Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) featherweight and lightweight champion , has announced that he is retiring from fighting .
`` Hey guys .
I ’ ve decided to retire from fighting .
Thank you all for the amazing memories !
What a ride it ’ s been ! ''
the 31-year-old McGregor wrote on his Twitter account , posting a picture with his mother at one of the World title wins .
This is not the first time McGregor has announced his retirement .
For the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 when he was preparing for a rematch with US mixed martial artist Nate Diaz .
However , after talks with UFC President Dana White McGregor came to the octagon and won the champion ’ s belt .
Last time , McGregor also announced plans to wrap up his sports career in March 2019 after defeating US mixed martial artist Donald Cerrone in the first round .
McGregor is one of the most popular UFC ( Ultimate Fighting Championship ) fighters boasting a record of 22 wins and four defeats .
He won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UFC in 2015 and became later the first MMA fighter to simultaneously hold the champion ’ s belts in the UFC featherweight and lightweight divisions .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Conor McGregor, a former Irish Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion, has announced that he is retiring from fighting.
"Hey guys. I’ve decided to retire from fighting. Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it’s been!" the 31-year-old McGregor wrote on his Twitter account, posting a picture with his mother at one of the World title wins.
This is not the first time McGregor has announced his retirement. For the first time he declared these plans in 2016 when he was preparing for a rematch with US mixed martial artist Nate Diaz. However, after talks with UFC President Dana White McGregor came to the octagon and won the champion’s belt.
Last time, McGregor also announced plans to wrap up his sports career in March 2019 after defeating US mixed martial artist Donald Cerrone in the first round.
McGregor is one of the most popular UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighters boasting a record of 22 wins and four defeats. He won his first champion’s title of the UFC in 2015 and became later the first MMA fighter to simultaneously hold the champion’s belts in the UFC featherweight and lightweight divisions.


tass--2020-06-07--Johns Hopkins University website retrieves data on coronavirus in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO , June 7 .
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The Johns Hopkins University , which publishes statistics on new type of coronavirus infection and the number of deaths due to infection worldwide , has retrieved data on coronavirus infections in Brazil on its website .
Earlier , this information was deleted from the portal after the Brazilian Health Ministry stopped publishing the corresponding summary data .
According to the Antagonista publication , the university deleted data on Brazil due to a temporary shutdown of the official website of the Health Ministry , where updates were published .
On Saturday evening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restored .
Now the Johns Hopkins University website contains Brazilian statistics as of Friday .
On Wednesday , the Brazilian Ministry of Health began to publish a daily report with a three-hour delay after the end of the evening news release , and from Friday it changed its structure and began to publish truncated data containing only information for the last 24 hours .
The ministry did not publish aggregate growth rates for morbidity and mortality on Friday .
According to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro , the daily summary should include information on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particular day and deaths recorded during the day .
If coronavirus is confirmed in samples of a patient who has died earlier , this fact should be taken into account in the reports on the day of death , and not be included in the latest data , the head of state stated .
Brazil , where the first case of infection with a new coronavirus was confirmed on February 26 , ranks second on the list of countries with the highest number of infected ( 645,771 ) after the United States ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths ( 35,026 ) , Brazil comes third after the United States ( 109,215 ) and the United Kingdom ( 40,548 ) .
Earlier , the Brazilian Health Ministry predicted that the situation would stabilize by July , a gradual slowdown in the spread of infection would start in August , and a decline is expected in September .

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 7. /TASS/. The Johns Hopkins University, which publishes statistics on new type of coronavirus infection and the number of deaths due to infection worldwide, has retrieved data on coronavirus infections in Brazil on its website.
Earlier, this information was deleted from the portal after the Brazilian Health Ministry stopped publishing the corresponding summary data.
According to the Antagonista publication, the university deleted data on Brazil due to a temporary shutdown of the official website of the Health Ministry, where updates were published. On Saturday evening, the work of this portal was restored. Now the Johns Hopkins University website contains Brazilian statistics as of Friday.
On Wednesday, the Brazilian Ministry of Health began to publish a daily report with a three-hour delay after the end of the evening news release, and from Friday it changed its structure and began to publish truncated data containing only information for the last 24 hours. The ministry did not publish aggregate growth rates for morbidity and mortality on Friday.
According to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the daily summary should include information on the positive test results revealed on that particular day and deaths recorded during the day. If coronavirus is confirmed in samples of a patient who has died earlier, this fact should be taken into account in the reports on the day of death, and not be included in the latest data, the head of state stated.
Brazil, where the first case of infection with a new coronavirus was confirmed on February 26, ranks second on the list of countries with the highest number of infected (645,771) after the United States (1,901,416). By the number of deaths (35,026), Brazil comes third after the United States (109,215) and the United Kingdom (40,548). Earlier, the Brazilian Health Ministry predicted that the situation would stabilize by July, a gradual slowdown in the spread of infection would start in August, and a decline is expected in September.


tass--2020-06-07--Sunday export flight from Thailand to Vladivostok postponed

VLADIVOSTOK , June 7 .
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The flight of the Aurora airline , which was to deliver Russian citizens @ @ @ @ @ Sunday , has been postponed for an indefinite period , Russia ’ s Communications Ministry @ @ @ @ @ .
The Airbus A319 plane was supposed to fly out late in the evening of @ @ @ @ @ Thailand ) and to land in Russia ’ s Far East on the morning of @ @ @ @ @ No SHU5487 Bangkok - Vladivostok was postponed indefinitely on June 6 , 2020 .
Additional @ @ @ @ @ , '' the ministry said .
Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian @ @ @ @ @ Federal District ( FEFD ) Yury Trutnev instructed the district ’ s authorities to develop @ @ @ @ @ from abroad of residents of the region who can not get home due to the @ @ @ @ @ March 18 , the Russian border has been closed to all foreigners , and on @ @ @ @ @ stopped international passenger air traffic .

VLADIVOSTOK, June 7. /TASS/. The flight of the Aurora airline, which was to deliver Russian citizens from Bangkok to Vladivostok on Sunday, has been postponed for an indefinite period, Russia’s Communications Ministry said on its Telegram channel.
The Airbus A319 plane was supposed to fly out late in the evening of June 6 from Bangkok (Thailand) and to land in Russia’s Far East on the morning of June 7.
"Flight No SHU5487 Bangkok - Vladivostok was postponed indefinitely on June 6, 2020. Additional information will be published later," the ministry said.
Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian President in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) Yury Trutnev instructed the district’s authorities to develop a plan for the return from abroad of residents of the region who cannot get home due to the situation with coronavirus.
Since March 18, the Russian border has been closed to all foreigners, and on March 27, Russia completely stopped international passenger air traffic.


tass--2020-06-06--Moscow vows tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsion in response to Czech Republic

MOSCOW , June 6 .
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Russia will approve tit-for-tat measures in response to the Czech Republic that expelled two Russian diplomats , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the Solovyev Live YouTube channel on Saturday .
`` [ They ] announced the expulsion of two Russian staffers from the foreign mission .
But retaliatory measures will definitely follow , '' the diplomat said .
`` It will be certainly taken into consideration in the course of building relations with that state ( the Czech Republic - TASS ) .
There can not be any other decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is another attempt to compromise bilateral relations .
`` We have classed that as an unfriendly and , in general , indecent step , '' she stressed .
The diplomat pointed out that over the recent years , Moscow had been persistently developing relations with Prague in the humanitarian , economic and political fields .
Nevertheless , Prague has deliberately delivered a blow on the Russian-Czech cooperation .
`` The blow has been deliberately delivered on a wide range of fields , '' she said .
`` Do you remember that anti-humane story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had escalated prior to the anniversary [ of Soviet victory in World War Two ] ?
And all those myths about emergence of some poisons that were allegedly smuggled by representatives of the Russian missions and many other things , which are obscene , vulgar and disgusting , '' she said .
On June 5 , the Czech Foreign Ministry notified the Russian embassy of Prague ’ s decision to expel two embassy workers .
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis earlier declared the two diplomats personae non grata .
According to him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poison into the country , which followed the demolition of a monument dedicated to WWII Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague , turned out to be fake .
Babis alleged that a Russian embassy employee had provided counterintelligence services with false information about a planned poison attack on Czech politicians , raising tensions between the two countries .

MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/. Russia will approve tit-for-tat measures in response to the Czech Republic that expelled two Russian diplomats, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the Solovyev Live YouTube channel on Saturday.
"[They] announced the expulsion of two Russian staffers from the foreign mission. But retaliatory measures will definitely follow," the diplomat said. "It will be certainly taken into consideration in the course of building relations with that state (the Czech Republic - TASS). There cannot be any other decision."
According to Zakharova, it is another attempt to compromise bilateral relations.
"We have classed that as an unfriendly and, in general, indecent step," she stressed.
The diplomat pointed out that over the recent years, Moscow had been persistently developing relations with Prague in the humanitarian, economic and political fields. Nevertheless, Prague has deliberately delivered a blow on the Russian-Czech cooperation.
"The blow has been deliberately delivered on a wide range of fields," she said. "Do you remember that anti-humane story related to the monument to Konev which had escalated prior to the anniversary [of Soviet victory in World War Two]? And all those myths about emergence of some poisons that were allegedly smuggled by representatives of the Russian missions and many other things, which are obscene, vulgar and disgusting," she said.
On June 5, the Czech Foreign Ministry notified the Russian embassy of Prague’s decision to expel two embassy workers. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis earlier declared the two diplomats personae non grata. According to him, reports of a Russian diplomat bringing ricin poison into the country, which followed the demolition of a monument dedicated to WWII Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague, turned out to be fake. Babis alleged that a Russian embassy employee had provided counterintelligence services with false information about a planned poison attack on Czech politicians, raising tensions between the two countries.


tass--2020-06-06--‘Total nonsense’: Russian ambassador slams allegations Moscow aiding rioters in US unrest

WASHINGTON , June 6 .
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Russia ’ s Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov has branded as ungrounded the allegations that Moscow has been helping the provocateurs in the wake of unrest in the United States .
“ Now , we are being blamed for allegedly being behind the scenes , almost giving a helping hand to the provocateurs who are destabilizing the situation .
This is total nonsense , '' the diplomat told Russian reporters on Saturday .
`` We are determined to merely have pragmatic cooperation with the US . ''
According to Antonov , the anti-Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US .
`` Regrettably , it can be related to what the Americans are going through now and those problems they are trying to sort out , '' Antonov continued .
`` A part of the US political elite is poisoned with Russophobia , as it has become fashionable to use anti-Russian statements and the Russian factor to justify their problems and , perhaps , either inaction or inability to solve them . ''
He pointed out that the Americans would weather these turbulent times quickly and Russia wished them success .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd , an African-American citizen , was unacceptable .
`` We are with the Americans , '' he added .
`` It will take many , many years before Russophobia becomes obsolete , '' Antonov stressed .
`` Whatever happens this November [ during the US presidential election ] , I think that Russophobia will resurface in US public life after some period of time . ''
Widespread unrest has engulfed many US states over the death of an African-American Minneapolis man named George Floyd , who died after a police officer kneeled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death during his arrest .
On May 26 , all officers involved in the deadly arrest were fired .
On May 29 , the policeman in question , Derek Chauvin , was arrested on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges .
However , on June 3 , Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upped the charge against Chauvin to second-degree murder .
The three other officers involved in the fatal incident were arrested as well and are now facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder .
To counter the riots , local law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guard .
So far , 40 cities , including New York , have enacted a curfew .

WASHINGTON, June 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov has branded as ungrounded the allegations that Moscow has been helping the provocateurs in the wake of unrest in the United States.
“Now, we are being blamed for allegedly being behind the scenes, almost giving a helping hand to the provocateurs who are destabilizing the situation. This is total nonsense," the diplomat told Russian reporters on Saturday. "We are determined to merely have pragmatic cooperation with the US."
According to Antonov, the anti-Russian sentiment is not a novelty in the US.
"Regrettably, it can be related to what the Americans are going through now and those problems they are trying to sort out," Antonov continued. "A part of the US political elite is poisoned with Russophobia, as it has become fashionable to use anti-Russian statements and the Russian factor to justify their problems and, perhaps, either inaction or inability to solve them."
He pointed out that the Americans would weather these turbulent times quickly and Russia wished them success. According to the ambassador the murder of George Floyd, an African-American citizen, was unacceptable.
"We are with the Americans," he added.
"It will take many, many years before Russophobia becomes obsolete," Antonov stressed. "Whatever happens this November [during the US presidential election], I think that Russophobia will resurface in US public life after some period of time."
Widespread unrest has engulfed many US states over the death of an African-American Minneapolis man named George Floyd, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck and choked him to death during his arrest. On May 26, all officers involved in the deadly arrest were fired. On May 29, the policeman in question, Derek Chauvin, was arrested on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. However, on June 3, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upped the charge against Chauvin to second-degree murder. The three other officers involved in the fatal incident were arrested as well and are now facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
To counter the riots, local law enforcement is often supported by the National Guard. So far, 40 cities, including New York, have enacted a curfew.


tass--2020-06-08--Russian DJ Denis Kaznacheev arrested in Berlin on US request

TASS , June 8 .
Russian DJ Denis Kaznacheev who resides in Berlin has been arrested in Germany in accordance @ @ @ @ @ United States who is seeking his extradition on money laundering and Internet fraud charges , @ @ @ @ @ page says .
`` Seven days ago he was arrested by the German police on @ @ @ @ @ Department , searching for his extradition to the USA on charges of money laundering and @ @ @ @ @ USA is asking for his immediate extradition , '' his page reads .
The post @ @ @ @ @ that Kaznacheev ’ s `` identity was stolen and used for criminal activities . ''
@ @ @ @ @ official comments from the German police , the Russian embassy in Berlin or the US @ @ @ @ @ is currently in police custody in a German prison .

TASS, June 8. Russian DJ Denis Kaznacheev who resides in Berlin has been arrested in Germany in accordance with a request from the United States who is seeking his extradition on money laundering and Internet fraud charges, the musician’s Facebook page says.
"Seven days ago he was arrested by the German police on behalf of the US Justice Department, searching for his extradition to the USA on charges of money laundering and dark web activities. The USA is asking for his immediate extradition," his page reads.
The post claims it’s possible that Kaznacheev’s "identity was stolen and used for criminal activities."
TASS is yet to receive official comments from the German police, the Russian embassy in Berlin or the US Justice Department.
The DJ is currently in police custody in a German prison.


tass--2020-06-08--Police confirms shooter who opened fire in Moscow apprehended

MOSCOW , June 8 .
/TASS/ .
Police and Russian National Guard officers have apprehended the man who opened fire @ @ @ @ @ in Moscow , the suspect put up resistance when apprehended and was injured , the @ @ @ @ @ s main department of the interior ministry told TASS .
`` When apprehended , he @ @ @ @ @ Currently , the building residents are not in danger .
Earlier , two people were @ @ @ @ @ initiated , '' TASS was told .
Around 22:00 Moscow time , an unidentified person @ @ @ @ @ weapon .
As a result , two people were wounded , according to preliminary reports @ @ @ @ @ was going on for about 20 minutes .
Interior Ministry and Russian National Guard officers @ @ @ @ @ .
The Russian Investigative Committee launched criminal proceedings on charges of attempted murder and hooliganism @

MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. Police and Russian National Guard officers have apprehended the man who opened fire from a residential building window in Moscow, the suspect put up resistance when apprehended and was injured, the press service for Moscow’s main department of the interior ministry told TASS.
"When apprehended, he resisted and was wounded. Currently, the building residents are not in danger. Earlier, two people were injured in the gunfire he initiated," TASS was told.
Around 22:00 Moscow time, an unidentified person opened fire using an unknown weapon. As a result, two people were wounded, according to preliminary reports. Witnesses say the gunfire was going on for about 20 minutes. Interior Ministry and Russian National Guard officers are working at the site.
The Russian Investigative Committee launched criminal proceedings on charges of attempted murder and hooliganism.


tass--2020-06-08--Key Buyers Event opening video to be watched by 400 participants in online content market

MOSCOW , June 8 .
/TASS/ .
More than 400 international participants in the Key Buyers Event : Digital Edition , Russia ’ s first virtual content market , will be able to see the event ’ s opening video where Russian popular actress Anya Chipovskaya will appear as an AI guide , Roskino ’ s press service told TASS on Sunday .
The event , organized by Roskino with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Moscow City Government , will open on June 8 .
It will be held on an online platform developed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anya Chipovskaya , the ambassador of Russia ’ s first virtual content market , stars in the event ’ s opening video .
The video will be seen by 400 international participants of the event , including buyers , commissioners and producers from 55 countries , ” the press service said .
“ Anya will appear as an AI guide , explaining how to use the platform , arrange meetings , find information , and avoid any difficulties that may arise while attending the online event .
The video was created by film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and producer Alexey Kiselev ( Kisa Communications ) , ” it said , adding that the event will furnish foreign producers with an opportunity to meet some of Russia ’ s top actors .
“ One of our major goals is to present rising national talents globally and encourage their international success .
This is a key factor for the projects to travel and reach wider audiences , reinventing Russian film industry for the world .
We are thrilled to have Anya on board for this year Key Buyers Event .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Roskino CEO , was quoted as saying .
Meanwhile , Anya Chipovskaya noted that the international audience wants to see new faces and some Russian actors have already achieved success on foreign markets .
“ But unfortunately , there are not as many as we would like , ” she said .
“ Nonetheless , Russian films are competing at more and more international festivals , and Netflix has started buying our series , which is a sign of our film industry ’ s potential and its readiness to participate in international @ @ @

MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. More than 400 international participants in the Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition, Russia’s first virtual content market, will be able to see the event’s opening video where Russian popular actress Anya Chipovskaya will appear as an AI guide, Roskino’s press service told TASS on Sunday.
The event, organized by Roskino with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Moscow City Government, will open on June 8. It will be held on an online platform developed by St. Petersburg-based SPB TV.
“Actress Anya Chipovskaya, the ambassador of Russia’s first virtual content market, stars in the event’s opening video. The video will be seen by 400 international participants of the event, including buyers, commissioners and producers from 55 countries,” the press service said.
“Anya will appear as an AI guide, explaining how to use the platform, arrange meetings, find information, and avoid any difficulties that may arise while attending the online event. The video was created by film, music and commercials director Dilia Alshina and producer Alexey Kiselev (Kisa Communications),” it said, adding that the event will furnish foreign producers with an opportunity to meet some of Russia’s top actors.
“One of our major goals is to present rising national talents globally and encourage their international success. This is a key factor for the projects to travel and reach wider audiences, reinventing Russian film industry for the world. We are thrilled to have Anya on board for this year Key Buyers Event. This is a good start”, Evgenia Markova, Roskino CEO, was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, Anya Chipovskaya noted that the international audience wants to see new faces and some Russian actors have already achieved success on foreign markets. “But unfortunately, there are not as many as we would like,” she said. “Nonetheless, Russian films are competing at more and more international festivals, and Netflix has started buying our series, which is a sign of our film industry’s potential and its readiness to participate in international projects.”


tass--2020-06-07--No policemen wounded in shooting incident in southwestern Moscow - police department

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow ’ s police department has refuted reports that a police officer was @ @ @ @ @ in southwestern Moscow .
`` One person was wounded and it was not a police @ @ @ @ @ for the Russian interior ministry ’ s Moscow city department told TASS on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ agencies told TASS earlier that a police officer had been wounded by an unidentified person @ @ @ @ @ a window of an apartment compound in Moscow .
One more person , a passerby @ @ @ @ @ thigh .
He was taken to hospital .
According to preliminary data , the shooter @ @ @ @ @ criminal case was opened on charges of an attempted murder and hooliganism .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Moscow’s police department has refuted reports that a police officer was wounded in a shooting incident in southwestern Moscow.
"One person was wounded and it was not a police officer," a spokesman for the Russian interior ministry’s Moscow city department told TASS on Sunday.
A source in law enforcement agencies told TASS earlier that a police officer had been wounded by an unidentified person who opened gunfire out of a window of an apartment compound in Moscow. One more person, a passerby, was wounded in the thigh. He was taken to hospital.
According to preliminary data, the shooter is mentally disturbed.
A criminal case was opened on charges of an attempted murder and hooliganism.


tass--2020-06-07--Expelled Russian diplomats leave Prague for Moscow

PRAGUE , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Two Russian diplomats who were expelled from the Czech Republic have left Prague , Mlada Fronta Dnes newspaper said on its website on Sunday , citing Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek .
According to Petricek , the Russian diplomats took an Aeroflot flight to Moscow .
On June 5 , the Czech Foreign Ministry notified the Russian embassy of Prague ’ s decision to expel two embassy employees .
Before that , Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told a news conference that two Russian diplomats had been declared personae non grata .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian diplomat bringing ricin , a highly potent toxin , into the country , which was allegedly meant for those behind the demolition of the monument to WWII Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague , turned out to be fake .
Babis said the ricin scandal followed a false signal from a Russian embassy employee to the Czech counterintelligence services about allegedly plotted attack on Czech officials , raising tensions between the two countries .
The Russian foreign ministry warned Prague that an adequate response would follow and such actions would be taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ towards the Czech Republic .

PRAGUE, June 7. /TASS/. Two Russian diplomats who were expelled from the Czech Republic have left Prague, Mlada Fronta Dnes newspaper said on its website on Sunday, citing Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek.
According to Petricek, the Russian diplomats took an Aeroflot flight to Moscow.
On June 5, the Czech Foreign Ministry notified the Russian embassy of Prague’s decision to expel two embassy employees. Before that, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told a news conference that two Russian diplomats had been declared personae non grata. According to him, media reports of a Russian diplomat bringing ricin, a highly potent toxin, into the country, which was allegedly meant for those behind the demolition of the monument to WWII Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague, turned out to be fake. Babis said the ricin scandal followed a false signal from a Russian embassy employee to the Czech counterintelligence services about allegedly plotted attack on Czech officials, raising tensions between the two countries.
The Russian foreign ministry warned Prague that an adequate response would follow and such actions would be taken into account in Russia’s policy towards the Czech Republic.


tass--2020-06-07--Policeman wounded by shooter who opened gunfire from house window in Moscow - source

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
A police officer has been wounded by an unidentified shooter who opened gunfire @ @ @ @ @ apartment compound in Moscow ’ s southwest , a source in the law enforcement agencies @ @ @ @ @ `` The man who opened gunfire from a window of a residential house in Stroitelei @ @ @ @ @ police officer , '' the source said .
He added that one more person was @ @ @ @ @ was wounded in the leg .
He became a second person wounded by the shooter @ @ @ @ @ .
According to preliminary data , the shooter is mentally disturbed .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. A police officer has been wounded by an unidentified shooter who opened gunfire from a window of an apartment compound in Moscow’s southwest, a source in the law enforcement agencies told TASS on Sunday.
"The man who opened gunfire from a window of a residential house in Stroitelei Street in Moscow wounded a police officer," the source said.
He added that one more person was wounded.
"A passerby was wounded in the leg. He became a second person wounded by the shooter," the source said.
According to preliminary data, the shooter is mentally disturbed.


tass--2020-06-07--France not interested in Russia’s drifting away from Europe - top diplomat

PARIS , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
France doesn ’ t want to see Russia drifting away from Europe , French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an interview with Le Telegramme , a French regional daily , on Sunday .
He stressed that maintaining dialogue is in Europe ’ s interests , despite the gaps in Paris ’ and Moscow ’ s positions on settling a number of international conflicts .
`` We are not interested in Russia ’ s drifting away from us , '' he said .
`` Sticking to the principles and solidarity with our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring it closer to Europe and push towards the course on the basis on multiversity . ''
`` The world we are living in is no longer divided between two blocs , like it was in the late 1940s .
We have seen it in the recent weeks : the Europeans are there where there is a possibility for dialogue and international cooperation in common interests , '' the French top diplomat noted .
`` I think about our health , about our planet , about collective security . ''
`` If Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a human face , it must choose a path of firmness in defending interests and openness to real multilateral dialogue , '' he stressed .
`` This path is neither a cold war nor an opportunism policy .
`` .

PARIS, June 7. /TASS/. France doesn’t want to see Russia drifting away from Europe, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an interview with Le Telegramme, a French regional daily, on Sunday.
He stressed that maintaining dialogue is in Europe’s interests, despite the gaps in Paris’ and Moscow’s positions on settling a number of international conflicts. "We are not interested in Russia’s drifting away from us," he said. "Sticking to the principles and solidarity with our allies, we nevertheless are trying to bring it closer to Europe and push towards the course on the basis on multiversity."
"The world we are living in is no longer divided between two blocs, like it was in the late 1940s. We have seen it in the recent weeks: the Europeans are there where there is a possibility for dialogue and international cooperation in common interests," the French top diplomat noted. "I think about our health, about our planet, about collective security."
"If Europe wants to be a force serving globalization with a human face, it must choose a path of firmness in defending interests and openness to real multilateral dialogue," he stressed. "This path is neither a cold war nor an opportunism policy.".


tass--2020-06-07--Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe up by over 136,000 in past day

GENEVA , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
More than 136,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on June 7 , with the overall number of such cases nearing 6.8 million , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday .
As of 11:00 Moscow time on June 7 , as many as 6,799,713 novel coronavirus cases and 397,388 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe .
The number of confirmed cases grew by 136,409 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 4,586 .
The WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the countries .
South and North America accounts for the majority of confirmed coronavirus cases - 3,234,875 .
In the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 79,505 and the number of deaths - by 3,227 and reached 179,394 .
The number confirmed COVID-2019 cases in Europe amounts to 2,268,311 and the number of fatalities is 183,732 .
In the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 18,312 and the number of deaths - by 604 .
The East Mediterranean region has 623,684 cases and 14,326 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 18,658 and the number of deaths - by 302 .
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States ( 1,886,794 ) , Brazil ( 645,771 ) , Russia ( 467,673 ) , the United Kingdom ( 284,872 ) , India ( 246,628 ) , Spain ( 241,310 ) , Italy ( 234,801 ) , Peru ( 187,400 ) , Germany ( 183,979 ) , and Iran ( 169,425 ) .
A pneumonia outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported in China ’ s city of Wuhan , a large trade and industrial center with a population of 12 million , in late December 2019 .
Since then , cases of the new coronavirus have been reported from nearly all parts of the world .
On March 11 , 2020 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .

GENEVA, June 7. /TASS/. More than 136,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on June 7, with the overall number of such cases nearing 6.8 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
As of 11:00 Moscow time on June 7, as many as 6,799,713 novel coronavirus cases and 397,388 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 136,409 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 4,586.
The WHO statistics is based on officially confirmed data from the countries.
South and North America accounts for the majority of confirmed coronavirus cases - 3,234,875. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 79,505 and the number of deaths - by 3,227 and reached 179,394.
The number confirmed COVID-2019 cases in Europe amounts to 2,268,311 and the number of fatalities is 183,732. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 18,312 and the number of deaths - by 604.
The East Mediterranean region has 623,684 cases and 14,326 fatalities as of June 7. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 18,658 and the number of deaths - by 302.
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States (1,886,794), Brazil (645,771), Russia (467,673), the United Kingdom (284,872), India (246,628), Spain (241,310), Italy (234,801), Peru (187,400), Germany (183,979), and Iran (169,425).
A pneumonia outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus (previously known as 2019-nCoV) was reported in China’s city of Wuhan, a large trade and industrial center with a population of 12 million, in late December 2019. Since then, cases of the new coronavirus have been reported from nearly all parts of the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.


tass--2020-06-07--Over 4,400 Russian servicemen recover from COVID-19

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
More than 4,400 Russian servicemen have already recovered from the novel coronavirus infection , the Russian defense ministry said in a bulletin on Sunday .
`` In the past 24 hours , as many as 78 servicemen of the Russian armed forces recovered from the disease after undergoing treatment .
The overall number of recoveries in the Russian armed forces has increased to 4,409 , '' the ministry said .
Besides , a total of 457 civilians employed with the Russian armed forces have already recovered from the illness .
As of June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 385 students of Russian military institutes and universities and 306 civilian specialists employed with the Russian armed forces are diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection .
Most of them , according to the ministry , have no symptoms .
Two patients are in grave condition and six are in moderately severe condition .
To date , a total of 467,673 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 226,731 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. More than 4,400 Russian servicemen have already recovered from the novel coronavirus infection, the Russian defense ministry said in a bulletin on Sunday.
"In the past 24 hours, as many as 78 servicemen of the Russian armed forces recovered from the disease after undergoing treatment. The overall number of recoveries in the Russian armed forces has increased to 4,409," the ministry said.
Besides, a total of 457 civilians employed with the Russian armed forces have already recovered from the illness.
As of June 7, a total of 1,510 servicemen, 385 students of Russian military institutes and universities and 306 civilian specialists employed with the Russian armed forces are diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection. Most of them, according to the ministry, have no symptoms. Two patients are in grave condition and six are in moderately severe condition.
To date, a total of 467,673 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 226,731 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-06-07--Germany under colossal pressure from US over energy policy towards Russia - diplomat

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Germany is under tremendous pressure from the United States , which demands Berlin revise its energy policy towards Moscow , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday .
`` Obviously , it is a colossal pressure over energy matters .
When day after day the US ambassador in Berlin threatens the German people and government demanding they revise the energy policy towards Russia , make a choice in favor of US energy sources , abandoning mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia , '' she said in an interview with the Vecher ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Rossiya-1 television channel .
DPA reported on June 2 citing the press secretary of the US embassy in Berlin that Ambassador Richard Grenell had resigned after two years in office .
Grenell ’ s role in building the US-German relations is seen as questionable in Germany as he has been accused of meddling with Germany ’ s domestic affairs .
Thus , in mid-January 2019 , the US diplomat reportedly circulated letters to German companies warning them of possible sanctions in case they continued to work on the Nord tream-2 project .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ senators submitted a bill that would expand the U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline .
According to Bloomberg news agency , the new sanctions will be imposed on the insurance companies that work with Russian vessels on completion of the project .
Klaus Ernst , chairman of the Bundestag ’ s ( German parliament ) committee on economic affairs and energy , told TASS earlier Germany and the European Union should think about steps to be taken in response to the United States ’ plans to expand the sanctions against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States ’ actions on that matter should not be taken as an act of friendship any longer , as they rather constitute interference into Germany ’ s and the EU ’ s sovereignty , '' he said .
Nord Stream-2 is an international project for the construction of a gas pipeline that will run across the bottom of the Baltic Sea from the Russian coast to Germany bypassing transit states , such as Ukraine , Belarus , Poland and other Eastern European and Baltic countries .
The new 1,200 kilometer pipeline , basically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will traverse economic zones and territorial water of five countries , namely Russia , Finland , Sweden , Denmark , and Germany .
The pipeline ’ s capacity will be 55 billion cubic meters of gas a year .
The project is 93 % completed to date .
Nord Stream 2 AG is the operator of the pipeline construction .
Its sole stakeholder is Russia ’ s gas giant Gazprom .
Gazprom ’ s European project partners are Germany ’ s Uniper and Wintershall , Austria ’ s OMV , France ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( the UK and the Netherlands ) .
The Switzerland-based Allseas , which laid pipes for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline , suspended its pipelay activities and withdrew vessels involved in the project due to the threat of the US ’ sanctions in late December 2019 .
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said earlier that Russia would be able to finish the construction of Nord Stream-2 on its own as there were no technological obstacles requiring external assistance .
In January , President Vladimir Putin said that the construction will be completed and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of this year or in the first quarter of next year .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Germany is under tremendous pressure from the United States, which demands Berlin revise its energy policy towards Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
"Obviously, it is a colossal pressure over energy matters. When day after day the US ambassador in Berlin threatens the German people and government demanding they revise the energy policy towards Russia, make a choice in favor of US energy sources, abandoning mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia," she said in an interview with the Vecher (Evening) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel.
DPA reported on June 2 citing the press secretary of the US embassy in Berlin that Ambassador Richard Grenell had resigned after two years in office. Grenell’s role in building the US-German relations is seen as questionable in Germany as he has been accused of meddling with Germany’s domestic affairs. Thus, in mid-January 2019, the US diplomat reportedly circulated letters to German companies warning them of possible sanctions in case they continued to work on the Nord tream-2 project.
On Thursday, a group of US senators submitted a bill that would expand the U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. According to Bloomberg news agency, the new sanctions will be imposed on the insurance companies that work with Russian vessels on completion of the project.
Klaus Ernst, chairman of the Bundestag’s (German parliament) committee on economic affairs and energy, told TASS earlier Germany and the European Union should think about steps to be taken in response to the United States’ plans to expand the sanctions against Nord Stream -2. "The United States’ actions on that matter should not be taken as an act of friendship any longer, as they rather constitute interference into Germany’s and the EU’s sovereignty," he said.
Nord Stream-2 is an international project for the construction of a gas pipeline that will run across the bottom of the Baltic Sea from the Russian coast to Germany bypassing transit states, such as Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and other Eastern European and Baltic countries.
The new 1,200 kilometer pipeline, basically following the same route as Nord Stream, will traverse economic zones and territorial water of five countries, namely Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. The pipeline’s capacity will be 55 billion cubic meters of gas a year. The project is 93% completed to date.
Nord Stream 2 AG is the operator of the pipeline construction. Its sole stakeholder is Russia’s gas giant Gazprom. Gazprom’s European project partners are Germany’s Uniper and Wintershall, Austria’s OMV, France’s Engie, and Royal Dutch Shell (the UK and the Netherlands).
The Switzerland-based Allseas, which laid pipes for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, suspended its pipelay activities and withdrew vessels involved in the project due to the threat of the US’ sanctions in late December 2019.
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said earlier that Russia would be able to finish the construction of Nord Stream-2 on its own as there were no technological obstacles requiring external assistance. In January, President Vladimir Putin said that the construction will be completed and the gas pipeline will be launched before the end of this year or in the first quarter of next year.


tass--2020-06-07--No demand in Czech Republic for worsening relations with Russia - Russian diplomat

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
There is no domestic demand in the Czech Republic for worsening relations with Russia and this is done deliberately by a certain part of the country ’ s elite , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday .
`` People in the Czech Republic do not need it .
I think people in that country , first , have the right to decide and form their attitude to Russia , to people living in our country , to its agenda .
But no one asks their opinion .
No one has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begun to fall apart in the bilateral relations on the part of Prague , '' she said in an interview with Vecher ( Evening ) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel .
`` No questions have been asked to the people about how to build this policy .
So , it is obvious that it meets neither pragmatic interests nor the domestic agenda .
There is no demand for that .
But the relations are being impaired deliberately by a certain part of the Czech elite . ''
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this filthy campaign around the Marshal Konev monument who is behind this elite , '' she said .
`` Partnership means that partners will never do harm to one another .
But what we see is that a Western partner keeps on bringing something destructive to the Czech Republic , its policy . ''
On June 5 , the Czech Foreign Ministry notified the Russian embassy of Prague ’ s decision to expel two embassy employees .
Before that , Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told a news conference that two Russian diplomats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to him , media reports of a Russian diplomat bringing ricin , a highly potent toxin , into the country , which was allegedly meant for those behind the demolition of the monument to WWII Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague , turned out to be fake .
Babis said the ricin scandal followed a false signal from a Russian embassy employee to the Czech counterintelligence services about allegedly plotted attack on Czech officials , raising tensions between the two countries .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. There is no domestic demand in the Czech Republic for worsening relations with Russia and this is done deliberately by a certain part of the country’s elite, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
"People in the Czech Republic do not need it. I think people in that country, first, have the right to decide and form their attitude to Russia, to people living in our country, to its agenda. But no one asks their opinion. No one has ever asked the people about what has begun to fall apart in the bilateral relations on the part of Prague," she said in an interview with Vecher (Evening) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel. "No questions have been asked to the people about how to build this policy. So, it is obvious that it meets neither pragmatic interests nor the domestic agenda. There is no demand for that. But the relations are being impaired deliberately by a certain part of the Czech elite."
"We have already demonstrated on the example of this filthy campaign around the Marshal Konev monument who is behind this elite," she said. "Partnership means that partners will never do harm to one another. But what we see is that a Western partner keeps on bringing something destructive to the Czech Republic, its policy."
On June 5, the Czech Foreign Ministry notified the Russian embassy of Prague’s decision to expel two embassy employees. Before that, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told a news conference that two Russian diplomats had been declared personae non grata. According to him, media reports of a Russian diplomat bringing ricin, a highly potent toxin, into the country, which was allegedly meant for those behind the demolition of the monument to WWII Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague, turned out to be fake. Babis said the ricin scandal followed a false signal from a Russian embassy employee to the Czech counterintelligence services about allegedly plotted attack on Czech officials, raising tensions between the two countries.


tass--2020-06-07--Russian foreign ministry calls on US to use its own advice on how to respect human rights

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow calls on Washington to make use of its own advice on how to respect human right to quiet the protests following the death of George Floyd , an African American man , the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday .
The ministry said in a post on its Facebook account that for decades the United States has been teaching other nations what to do in case of unrest .
As an example , the ministry cited a number of US officials who condemned the authorities of other countries `` with gusto and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Barack Obama ’ s calls on Tunisian , Bahraini , Libyan and Yemeni authorities over rallies in these countries , allegations about abuse of power in Armenia , Iran , Turkey , and Russia in stopping mass disorders , as well as commentaries concerning Hong Kong , Venezuela , etc .
`` How absurd these calls look today on the backdrop of the current situation in the United States .
The National Guard is trying to quell the rallies by force .
People have been killed and injured .
More than 9,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointed out .
`` It looks like in a situation like this the best thing Washington can do is to refresh in memory its own advice on how to respect human rights and finally use them in practice inside the country and begin a peaceful , civilized dialogue with the protesters , '' the ministry stressed .
Widespread unrest has engulfed many US states over the death of an African-American Minneapolis man named George Floyd , who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck and choked him to death during his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers involved in the deadly arrest were fired .
On May 29 , the policeman in question , Derek Chauvin , was arrested on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges .
However , on June 3 , Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upped the charge against Chauvin to second-degree murder .
The three other officers involved in the fatal incident were arrested as well and are now facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder .
To counter the riots , local law enforcement is often supported by the National Guard .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York , have enacted a curfew .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Moscow calls on Washington to make use of its own advice on how to respect human right to quiet the protests following the death of George Floyd, an African American man, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
The ministry said in a post on its Facebook account that for decades the United States has been teaching other nations what to do in case of unrest. As an example, the ministry cited a number of US officials who condemned the authorities of other countries "with gusto and absolute self-righteousness." Among them were President Barack Obama’s calls on Tunisian, Bahraini, Libyan and Yemeni authorities over rallies in these countries, allegations about abuse of power in Armenia, Iran, Turkey, and Russia in stopping mass disorders, as well as commentaries concerning Hong Kong, Venezuela, etc.
"How absurd these calls look today on the backdrop of the current situation in the United States. The National Guard is trying to quell the rallies by force. People have been killed and injured. More than 9,000 have been detained," the ministry pointed out. "It looks like in a situation like this the best thing Washington can do is to refresh in memory its own advice on how to respect human rights and finally use them in practice inside the country and begin a peaceful, civilized dialogue with the protesters," the ministry stressed.
Widespread unrest has engulfed many US states over the death of an African-American Minneapolis man named George Floyd, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck and choked him to death during his arrest. On May 26, all officers involved in the deadly arrest were fired. On May 29, the policeman in question, Derek Chauvin, was arrested on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. However, on June 3, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upped the charge against Chauvin to second-degree murder. The three other officers involved in the fatal incident were arrested as well and are now facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. To counter the riots, local law enforcement is often supported by the National Guard. So far, almost 40 cities, including New York, have enacted a curfew.


tass--2020-06-07--Racism full blown in US: Diplomat blasts America’s broken racial divide

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Racism has become a full blown problem in the United States and its scope is impossible to hide , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday .
Zakharova homed in on racial discrimination in the United States as the second biggest heap of systematic problems that the Western world faces right after unsolved health problems , in addition to a lack of unity in Western countries , and social and logistical problems .
`` The second big chunk [ of dilemmas ] is < ... > the problem of racism in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States of America , which has become full blown , '' she emphasized in an interview with the Vecher ( Evening ) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel .
`` The scope of this evil can not be concealed . ''
According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry , in order to `` somehow preserve the reputation , image , the very part for foreign consumption that they [ the United States of America ] have been offering to other countries all the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regional `` clamor '' , like some sort of information movements .
“ Zakharova added that the problem of racism is present not only in American society , but it is also '' beginning to seep into other countries , that is , into the allies of the United States.
” Widespread unrest has engulfed many US states over the death of an African-American Minneapolis man named George Floyd , who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck and choked him to death during his arrest .
On May 26 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were fired .
On May 29 , the policeman in question , Derek Chauvin , was arrested on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges .
However , on June 3 , Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upped the charge against Chauvin to second-degree murder .
The three other officers involved in the fatal incident were arrested as well and are now facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder .
To counter the riots , local law enforcement is often supported by the National Guard .
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MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Racism has become a full blown problem in the United States and its scope is impossible to hide, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
Zakharova homed in on racial discrimination in the United States as the second biggest heap of systematic problems that the Western world faces right after unsolved health problems, in addition to a lack of unity in Western countries, and social and logistical problems.
"The second big chunk [of dilemmas] is <...> the problem of racism in Western society, first of all, in the United States of America, which has become full blown," she emphasized in an interview with the Vecher (Evening) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel. "The scope of this evil cannot be concealed."
According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in order to "somehow preserve the reputation, image, the very part for foreign consumption that they [the United States of America] have been offering to other countries all the time, the US sets up " local regional "clamor", like some sort of information movements. “Zakharova added that the problem of racism is present not only in American society, but it is also" beginning to seep into other countries, that is, into the allies of the United States.”
Widespread unrest has engulfed many US states over the death of an African-American Minneapolis man named George Floyd, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck and choked him to death during his arrest. On May 26, all officers involved in the deadly arrest were fired. On May 29, the policeman in question, Derek Chauvin, was arrested on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges. However, on June 3, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upped the charge against Chauvin to second-degree murder. The three other officers involved in the fatal incident were arrested as well and are now facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. To counter the riots, local law enforcement is often supported by the National Guard.
Following the United States, protests have erupted in many other world nations.


tass--2020-06-07--Russia’s Chief Rabbi contracts coronavirus infection

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar has caught the coronavirus infection and is @ @ @ @ @ his press service told TASS on Sunday .
`` Rabbi Lazar has been diagnosed with @ @ @ @ @ is under medical supervision .
His health is out of danger , '' the press @ @ @ @ @ , a rabbi of the Moscow Synagogue in Bolshaya Bronnaya Street , was taken to @ @ @ @ @ in March .
To date , a total of 467,673 coronavirus cases have been confirmed @ @ @ @ @ patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities @ @ @ @ @ Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus @ @

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar has caught the coronavirus infection and is currently under medical supervision, his press service told TASS on Sunday.
"Rabbi Lazar has been diagnosed with the coronavirus infection. He is under medical supervision. His health is out of danger," the press service said.
Itzkhak Kogan, a rabbi of the Moscow Synagogue in Bolshaya Bronnaya Street, was taken to hospital with the coronavirus infection in March.
To date, a total of 467,673 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 226,731 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-06-07--Skripal’s niece says he could not have moved from UK because of health problems

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Viktoria Skripal , whose uncle Sergei , a former Russian military intelligence officer-turned-British-mole , and his daughter Yulia were allegedly poisoned in Great Britain in March 2018 , told TASS on Sunday she doesn ’ t think they could not have moved to New Zealand because of health problems .
The Sunday Times reported earlier citing a high-ranking source in the UK government that the two has moved to New Zealand .
The Skripals were reportedly given new identities and support to start a new life in New Zealand .
`` Sergei and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been seriously impaired and that they were under close medical supervision .
They need treatment .
I don ’ t think it is a right option to move people anywhere .
Who will they receive treatment ?
, '' Viktoria said .
Moreover , in her words , New Zealand is a too small country for two notoriously known people to go on unnoticed .
`` It is impossible to hide the whole thing from all , even if they have undergone a lot of featural surgeries , which is highly improbable in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffers from diabetes , '' she said .
According to Viktoria , reports that the Skripals have moved to another country might have been prompted by a new BBC film about them .
`` Last week , the BBC released a preview to its new film .
It is highly likely that in the end they are granted new passports and move to another country , '' she said .
`` I think the BBC is simply hyping the affair to advertise its film . ''
Viktoria said earlier that Sergei had twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and had spoken over the phone with his mother Elena in June 2019 .
If the British version of the affair is to be believed , former Russian military intelligence ( GRU ) Colonel Sergei Skripal , 66 , who had been convicted in Russia of spying for Great Britain and later swapped for Russian intelligence officers , and his daughter Yulia , 33 , suffered the effects of a nerve agent in the British city of Salisbury on March 4 , 2018 .
Claiming that the substance used in the attack had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Soviet Union , London rushed to accuse Russia of being involved in the incident .
Moscow rejected all of the United Kingdom ’ s accusations , saying that neither the Soviet Union nor Russia ever had any program aimed at developing such an agent .
Notably , Britain ’ s military chemical laboratory at Porton Down near Salisbury said it failed to trace the origin of the substance that poisoned Sergei and Yulia Skripals .

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Viktoria Skripal, whose uncle Sergei, a former Russian military intelligence officer-turned-British-mole, and his daughter Yulia were allegedly poisoned in Great Britain in March 2018, told TASS on Sunday she doesn’t think they could not have moved to New Zealand because of health problems.
The Sunday Times reported earlier citing a high-ranking source in the UK government that the two has moved to New Zealand. The Skripals were reportedly given new identities and support to start a new life in New Zealand.
"Sergei and Yulia have repeatedly said their health had been seriously impaired and that they were under close medical supervision. They need treatment. I don’t think it is a right option to move people anywhere. Who will they receive treatment?," Viktoria said.
Moreover, in her words, New Zealand is a too small country for two notoriously known people to go on unnoticed. "It is impossible to hide the whole thing from all, even if they have undergone a lot of featural surgeries, which is highly improbable in Sergei’s health condition because he suffers from diabetes," she said.
According to Viktoria, reports that the Skripals have moved to another country might have been prompted by a new BBC film about them. "Last week, the BBC released a preview to its new film. It is highly likely that in the end they are granted new passports and move to another country," she said. "I think the BBC is simply hyping the affair to advertise its film."
Viktoria said earlier that Sergei had twice called her in the spring of 2019 and had spoken over the phone with his mother Elena in June 2019.
If the British version of the affair is to be believed, former Russian military intelligence (GRU) Colonel Sergei Skripal, 66, who had been convicted in Russia of spying for Great Britain and later swapped for Russian intelligence officers, and his daughter Yulia, 33, suffered the effects of a nerve agent in the British city of Salisbury on March 4, 2018. Claiming that the substance used in the attack had been a Novichok-class nerve agent developed in the Soviet Union, London rushed to accuse Russia of being involved in the incident. Moscow rejected all of the United Kingdom’s accusations, saying that neither the Soviet Union nor Russia ever had any program aimed at developing such an agent. Notably, Britain’s military chemical laboratory at Porton Down near Salisbury said it failed to trace the origin of the substance that poisoned Sergei and Yulia Skripals.


tass--2020-06-07--Putin congratulates ex-Austrian Chancellor on 75th birthday

MOSCOW , June 7 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram congratulating former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang @ @ @ @ @ , Russian Ambassador to Austria Dmitry Lyublinsky said on Sunday .
`` With great pleasure @ @ @ @ @ conveyed congratulations of President Putin to former federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schussel on his 75th birthday @ @ @ @ @ his Facebook page .
In his telegram , the Russian leader highlighted Schussel ’ s @ @ @ @ @ and abroad .
`` In Russia you are known as a fundamental supporter of enhancing @ @ @ @ @ cooperation between our countries , '' the telegram says .
Putin wished the politician health @ @ @ @ @ adding that he warmly recalls meetings and meaningful conversations with Schussel .
Wolfgang Schussel was @ @ @ @ @ 1945 in Vienna .
He served as a federal Chancellor of the Austrian Republic in @ @

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram congratulating former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schussel on his 75th birthday, Russian Ambassador to Austria Dmitry Lyublinsky said on Sunday.
"With great pleasure I fulfilled the order and conveyed congratulations of President Putin to former federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schussel on his 75th birthday," Lyublinsky wrote on his Facebook page.
In his telegram, the Russian leader highlighted Schussel’s high authority among Austrian citizens and abroad. "In Russia you are known as a fundamental supporter of enhancing friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries," the telegram says. Putin wished the politician health, happiness and prosperity, adding that he warmly recalls meetings and meaningful conversations with Schussel.
Wolfgang Schussel was born on June 7, 1945 in Vienna. He served as a federal Chancellor of the Austrian Republic in 2000-2007.


tass--2020-06-07--Coronavirus deaths surpass 400,000 worldwide

TASS , June 7 .
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 400,013 worldwide , the Johns Hopkins University reported citing data of federal and local authorities .
According to the US-based research university , the United States reported the highest death toll ( more than 109,800 fatalities ) .
The United Kingdom is ranked second with nearly 40,600 deaths and Brazil comes in third with more than 35,900 deaths .
Italy and France are in the fourth and fifth places with over 33,800 and nearly 29,200 fatalities , respectively .
To date , more than 6.9 mln @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the coronavirus .
The US has confirmed the highest coronavirus tally - 1,920,061 .
Brazil confirmed 672,846 cases , Russia - 467,073 cases and the UK - 286,294 .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
To date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been confirmed in Russia , with 226,731 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

TASS, June 7. The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 400,013 worldwide, the Johns Hopkins University reported citing data of federal and local authorities.
According to the US-based research university, the United States reported the highest death toll (more than 109,800 fatalities). The United Kingdom is ranked second with nearly 40,600 deaths and Brazil comes in third with more than 35,900 deaths. Italy and France are in the fourth and fifth places with over 33,800 and nearly 29,200 fatalities, respectively.
To date, more than 6.9 mln people in the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The US has confirmed the highest coronavirus tally - 1,920,061. Brazil confirmed 672,846 cases, Russia - 467,073 cases and the UK - 286,294.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
To date, a total of 467,673 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 226,731 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 5,859 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-06-08--Russian energy ministry admits OPEC+ quotas extension if market situation allows

Russian embassy points to US Department of State that US was not invited to Syria '' The real question here @ @ @ @ @ for the USA to occupy several swaths of this sovereign country ? ''
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MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. Extension of the current OPEC+ quotas to August will depend on the market recovery, oil reserves and compliance of all member-states with the agreement, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told an OPEC+ press conference on Monday.
"The key condition, apart from full compliance with the agreement, is the current situation on the market and monitoring of the speed of the demand recovery and the situation in the sectors with guaranteed demand… And, of course, the reserves. Reserves have substantially increased over the past several months," he said.
The new OPEC+ agreement on crude output cuts came into force on May 1. It stipulates a total reduction of daily crude output by member-states by 9.7 mln barrels in May-June. Particularly, Russia and Saudi Arabia, the largest participants of the agreement, are to cut production by 2.5 mln barrels per day each from the level of 11 mln barrels. The remaining countries will reduce production from the level of October 2018. OPEC+ ministers agreed to support the largest ever level of crude production cuts for another month, until the end of July, at a meeting via videoconference on June 6.


tass--2020-06-08--Civic Chamber: Coronavirus-related self-isolation rules to be scrapped in Moscow on June 9

MOSCOW , June 8./TASS/ .
The coronavirus-related self-isolation rules as well as electronic pass systems will be scrapped in Moscow from June 9 , as well as the schedules for walks , Civic Chamber Chairman Konstantin Remchukov told an online session of the chamber on Monday .
`` As soon as tomorrow , on June 9 , the self-isolation rules and passes will be rescinded , along with the schedule for walks .
Cafes , open-air areas will reopen on June 16 , '' Remchukov added .
Moscow imposed a lockdown over coronavirus on March 29 .
Many stores were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other facilities .
Parks were closed and a self-isolation mode was introduced for all Moscow residents .
However , the local authorities have been gradually easing restrictions of late , since the epidemiological situation improves .
Industrial enterprises and construction sites reopened on May 12 , and many public services reopened on May 25 .
The car-sharing service is also functioning , however with certain restrictions .
On June 1 , a new phase to relax the lockdown began .
Many facilities of the sector of public services , trade and construction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and gloves in public spaces became compulsory for Moscow residents .
They were also allowed to go out for walks , although in accordance with the schedule .
To date , a total of 476,658 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 230,688 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 5,971 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, June 8./TASS/. The coronavirus-related self-isolation rules as well as electronic pass systems will be scrapped in Moscow from June 9, as well as the schedules for walks, Civic Chamber Chairman Konstantin Remchukov told an online session of the chamber on Monday.
"As soon as tomorrow, on June 9, the self-isolation rules and passes will be rescinded, along with the schedule for walks. Cafes, open-air areas will reopen on June 16," Remchukov added.
Moscow imposed a lockdown over coronavirus on March 29. Many stores were closed, along with cafes, gyms and other facilities. Parks were closed and a self-isolation mode was introduced for all Moscow residents. However, the local authorities have been gradually easing restrictions of late, since the epidemiological situation improves. Industrial enterprises and construction sites reopened on May 12, and many public services reopened on May 25. The car-sharing service is also functioning, however with certain restrictions.
On June 1, a new phase to relax the lockdown began. Many facilities of the sector of public services, trade and construction began functioning again, but wearing masks and gloves in public spaces became compulsory for Moscow residents. They were also allowed to go out for walks, although in accordance with the schedule.
To date, a total of 476,658 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 230,688 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 5,971 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-06-08--Moscow mayor waives self-isolation rules, travel permits, walking schedule starting June 9

MOSCOW , June 8 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow ’ s authorities have decided to rescind self-isolation rules , travel permits and walking schedules starting on June 9 , Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his blog on Monday .
`` Self-isolation rules and travel permits will be waived tomorrow , on June 9 , 2020 .
There will also be no more walking schedules , '' he said .
All Moscow residents , including those over the age of 65 and people with chronic illnesses , will be able to freely travel around the city and visit public places .
Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on March 29 .
All residents were told to self-isolate , while numerous shops , eating establishments , parks , gyms and other facilities were closed .
However , the city ’ s authorities have recently begun to ease restrictions as the coronavirus situation is improving .
On May 12 , construction businesses were allowed to reopen .
The second phase of easing restrictions began on June 1 , when some public services reopened and people were allowed out for walks based on a rotation system .
However , wearing of protective masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. Moscow’s authorities have decided to rescind self-isolation rules, travel permits and walking schedules starting on June 9, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his blog on Monday.
"Self-isolation rules and travel permits will be waived tomorrow, on June 9, 2020. There will also be no more walking schedules," he said.
All Moscow residents, including those over the age of 65 and people with chronic illnesses, will be able to freely travel around the city and visit public places.
Hairdressing salons, veterinary clinics and personnel recruitment agencies are to reopen. The same applies to the offices of non-governmental organizations and cemeteries. Restrictions will be lifted from car sharing services. Film and sound recording studios and research centers will resume normal operation. Theaters, concert halls and circuses will be able to conduct rehearsals.
In a week’s time, starting from June 16, dentist clinics, companies in the real estate segment, leasing, law, accounting, consulting, advertising and market research will get back to normal activity. It will be possible to hold sports competitions on the condition that the seat occupancy rate will be no greater than 10%.
Summer cafes, libraries, museums, exhibition halls and zoos will be able to reopen provided they observe restrictions on the number of visitors at a time.
During the third phase, starting on June 23, gyms, fitness clubs and swimming pools will be allowed to open alongside restaurants, cafes, canteens, bars, and other public catering outlets, spa salons, sunrooms, steam baths and saunas.
"All reopening organizations will be obliged to comply with the requirements of supervisory authorities and the consumer rights watchdog. The decision concerning the remaining restrictions will be taken later," the news release says.
‘Self-protection’ rules
Moscow residents will have to keep the ‘self-protection’ rules after the lifting of coronavirus-related restrictions, Sobyanin wrote on his blog on Monday, warning that the risk of being infected remains and the battle against the novel coronavirus has not ended in the city.
"Each of us still has to abide by the self-protection rules, and care for the people around us. Meanwhile the enterprises that have reopened must strictly abide by the requirements of the sanitary services," the mayor stressed.
Earlier, Sobyanin specified that these rules implied compulsory facemasks and the social distancing of one-and-a-half meter.
Possible changes
Dates for lifting the coronavirus lockdowns in Moscow may be subject to changes depending on the epidemiological situation in the city, as follows from the mayor’s decree released on Monday. "Dates for lifting the restrictions may be changed depending on the current epidemiological situation," the document reads.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia’s hardest hit area, Moscow, grew by 2,001 in the past 24 hours, to 197,018 people overall. The daily growth rate has been hovering at around 1% in the past week. As many as 1,633 patients recovered in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of recoveries to 104,347. Fifty-one patients died, which is the lowest figure in the past two weeks. Overall, 2,970 people have died in Moscow, or 1.51% of all cases.
Moscow declared a high alert over the coronavirus on March 29. All residents were told to self-isolate, while numerous shops, eating establishments, parks, gyms and other facilities were closed. However, the city’s authorities have recently begun to ease restrictions as the coronavirus situation is improving. On May 12, construction businesses were allowed to reopen. The second phase of easing restrictions began on June 1, when some public services reopened and people were allowed out for walks based on a rotation system. However, wearing of protective masks and gloves in public remains mandatory.