precedent-setting sanctions pressure in the context of the economic total hybrid war that the west unleashed against russia. the international monetary fund has just doubled its economic growth forecast for russia for the twenty-fourth year to 2 6% of gdp, and accordingly in the west they shrug their shoulders, how is this possible under sanctions, like this, because firstly, we are doing a good job, and secondly, the world majority is with us. we now pass the floor. the big game returns at 17:00, don't miss it. hello, news time is on first, oh we will tell you the most important events right now. the state duma today adopted the confiscation bill in the third final reading.

different political views, here among the initiators of the bill, you will see representatives of different parties, political forces, the leaders of the faction signed, you and i, by adopting today’s law, are protecting our soldiers, our country, from those who act vilely, from scoundrels and traitors.

relations between russia and china are experiencing the best period in their history, the minister talks about this defense sergei shaigu said during negotiations with his chinese counterpart dongjun. the conversation took place via video conference, the head of the russian ministry of defense noted that confidential contacts between vladimir putin and chinese president sidzenping play a key role in strengthening ties. last year alone, leaders held two face-to-face meetings. the coordination of efforts between moscow and beijing will stabilize the international situation, and military cooperation is also on the rise. russian-chinese relations in the military field are steadily developing in all directions, regularly we carry out joint operational combat training activities on land, at sea in the air, and successfully practice combat training missions of varying complexity. i would like to emphasize that our actions are not directed against third countries, we, unlike some western countries , do not create military blocs, i count on...

the minister of defense of the people's republic of china expressed confidence that his experience will contribute to the further expansion of military cooperation between our countries. dongdong studied in moscow, at the general staff academy, led russian-chinese naval exercises, he took over the position of minister of defense of the people's republic of china a month ago. now a special operation has repelled six attacks by ukrainian assault groups in the kupinsky direction, including in the tabaevka area. our military liberated this settlement in the kharkov region this week. the ukrainian armed forces lost about 80 militants, and more.

a large amount of equipment, including british and american artillery installations. russian fighters occupied more advantageous positions in the krasnoiliman direction and improved the position along the front line in donetsk. the total enemy losses in these there are almost 600 militants in front sectors. air defense systems shot down nine haimarc missiles, in addition , more than 80 ukrainian drones were destroyed, as well as a german-made surface-to-air missile system and a radar station. the fertilization is multipolar. let me remind you that russia is chairing this year, and we also discussed current issues on the international agenda, including ukraine. dmitry kochatkov with details. the head of russian diplomacy commented on the west's attempts to impose on the international.

try to represent this formula as the only settlement option is that this option represents nothing more than an ultimatum.

iran and the united arab countries are holding preliminary negotiations and preparing summit meetings. in january , five new countries joined brix: egypt, ethiopia. diplomats call sherpas or guides the trusted representatives of state leaders, they are the emirates and saudi arabia, the alliance has become even more influential, and brix accounts for it.

china, russia, india, brazil, indonesia and african countries are developing much faster, than the economies of the european union and america.

the east is in the spotlight today, prime minister mikhail mishustin said: investor interest in this region is growing, it is important that conditions for businesses become more comfortable, it is necessary to build modern infrastructure, create new jobs, this and more was discussed at the meeting of the head of the cabinet of ministers with the general director of the far east and arctic development corporation, nikolai zapryagaev. details from anna kurbatova. far east, arctic, this is where russia begins, this is where more than half of our forests are reserves. gold, more than 70% of fish, diamonds, and even if you just look at the map, the far eastern federal district is almost 40% of the territory of russia, and the development of this part of our country is a strategic priority for the entire 21st century.

nikolai zapryagaev, the head of the corporation tasked with stimulating the development of 18 regions of the far east and the arctic and, first of all, attracting investments there, reported today to prime minister mikhail mishustin about what has been done and what remains to be done. during work... trips, visiting the far east, i meet with investors, with people, and of course, many of them say that interest in investment, in working in the macro-region in... was one of our strategic priorities. systematic work is being carried out to

ensure accelerated economic and social growth in the district’s constituent entities. it is very important. almost 4 trillion rubles have been invested in the russian economy. as for the commissioning of enterprises, this includes the udakan mining and metallurgical plant in transbaikalia, various hotels in the primorsky territory, kamchatka, and a new one opened in august modern air terminal complex in yuzhno-sakhalinsk. and in almost every region, in the capital of distant regions. only now a new airport is either being built or has already been built as a priority development area, which is very important in the context of the rapidly growing tourist flow. over the 9 months of last year , more than 5 million people visited the far east, with primorsky krai-khabarovsk and buryatia kamchatka leading the way, and of course, more and more opportunities are emerging to discover the kuril islands. new investors there in 2022 exempted from corporate taxes for 20 years, as a result, the number of projects with state support increased by four. a surfing camp was built in kunashir on eturup, an island with snow-white rocks and

volcanic sand, glamping appeared on the coast, and getting to the kuril islands also became easier. flights fly there almost every day from the aurora company, this is a single far eastern airline, which was created on behalf of the president, and works to subsidize tariffs, this means that you can from moscow through yuzhno-sakhalinsk to kurilo fly for from 22 to 30,000 rubles depending on the season and here it is on december 6th. a new flight was opened from vladivostok to kurilsk, which costs this rupee. how much does a ticket from vladivostok to kurilsk cost? 6,000 rub. we flew recently, i flew myself recently. the kuril islands, well, you can say that they are really becoming more accessible. separately , today we talked about the results of the special administrative regime on russky island. it was created to bring the assets of large companies home from foreign offshores. he fulfills his function, protects our entrepreneurs, their assets from sanctions. we have quantity. participants in this area, this regime increased fourfold from 17

to 6, the number of assets increased to more than 5 trillion rubles, these are those that moved from offshore companies to russky island. the far east should also become one of the best places to live in the country. the capital of the district is actively developing in the project to build a satellite city of vladivostok with comfortable housing and an urban environment on the shores of the amur bay. we plan for 80 people to live there . everything to make it comfortable to live there is very important housing, as well as kindergartens, schools, in general, to create comfortable conditions for investors, for the people who live there, to build modern infrastructure, to create new jobs, really a lot has been done, the main thing now, the prime minister added, is not to slow down.

10,000 people have already joined a large-scale farmers' protest in france. the data was given today by the national ministry of internal affairs, where the actions of farmers are called legitimate, noting that there are no clashes with law enforcement officers anywhere, however, in reality, protests do not take place calmly everywhere, arson, damage to cars, several people have already been detained. paris remains in a state of siege; after yesterday's speech by the new prime minister, farmers promised to continue blocking. capital, they are moving closer and closer to the city limits. gabriel ottal spoke in parliament the day before with deputies after his appointment; he met for the first time; the situation in agriculture was expectedly in the spotlight at the meeting, but the head of the cabinet did not propose anything concrete to solve the crisis. protests in other european countries, in germany tomorrow a strike is planned for airport security staff, but for a different reason they are demanding higher salaries. according to trade unions , 25

denis kostin may take part in the strike, but anton khudobin, who came out instead of him, failed to keep the goal dry in the thirty-seventh minute, when kbars again had a numerical advantage, they were hit by alexander radulov, at the very beginning of the third period, dmitry’s goal kogorlitsky finally deprived the hosts of any chances, 4:0.