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The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov noted the question of how the situation with the "omicron" could affect the visit of Vladimir Putin to China.

Moscow does not even intend to discuss Washington's demands for Russian troops to "go to the barracks".

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had a telephone conversation with the head of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who informed about the measures taken in the country to stabilize the situation.

The Kremlin is extremely negative about the list of new possible sanctions against Russia presented by the United States. This was announced by Dmitry Peskov.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov commented on the possible accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.

The first deputy head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, Vladimir Dzhabarov commented on the US demand from Russia to ensure the transparency of military exercises taking place on its territory.

The number of cases of infection with the omicron strain in Russia has tripled over the New Year holidays.

The surge in the incidence of COVID-19 due to the Omicron coronavirus strain indicates that this option will continue to spread throughout the world, including in Russia. This was announced on January 11 by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The US statements on the situation in Kazakhstan showed that Washington refuses to recognize the sovereignty of this country and continues to defame Russia, said Konstantin Kosachev.

The Tajik president believes that against the backdrop of clashes in Kazakhstan, what is happening on the CSTO's borders is of particular importance.

In talks with the U.S. on security guarantees, Moscow wants to test Washington's ability to make responsible decisions at a difficult time for European security.

• French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin again in the coming days.

More than 70 militants and over 30 looters were detained during the protests in Almaty.

German and French representatives Jens Pletner and Emmanuel Bonn have confirmed their commitment to the Minsk agreements to resolve the conflict in southeastern Ukraine.

Kirill Vyshinsky supported the dispatch of CSTO peacekeepers to unrest-ridden Kazakhstan.