The European Union could do much more to prevent an escalation in Europe and to interact with the Russian Federation. This was announced by Maria Zakharova.

Vladimir Putin noted that in the development of the Geneva agreements, the Russian Federation and the United States will be able to establish an effective dialogue. 

Deputies from the Liberal Democratic Party faction headed by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, as well as some senators, submitted to the State Duma a bill on the annual pre-New Year's pension payment.

In the UK, the Omicron strain of the coronavirus accounts for more than 90% of COVID-19 cases.

Director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Politics Anton Orlov proposed to introduce a tax deduction for citizens when buying a car.

The representative of the Ministry of Economy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Suzanne Ungrad, refused to answer the question about the possible timing of the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.