heavy snowfall, snowdrifts will grow up to half a meter, bad weather in the central regions of russia, how are public utilities coping? an unambiguous signal has been sent to ukraine: it needs to agree to negotiations; the american media are analyzing vladimir putin’s speeches. there will be no money yet, and negotiations on joining the eu are rather a symbolic step, which the kiev regime received at the eu summit. newest mobile. suddenly gained worldwide

fame, what kind of buns and loaves are baked there, industry, winemaking, tourism, the two main resort regions of russia, crimea and kuban, welcome guests to the bdnk. a strong snowstorm has hit moscow and the region, the city is covered with snow, weather forecasters say that a third of the monthly norm of precipitation will fall in one day, visibility has dropped on the roads, it is impossible to walk on the sidewalks, there are snowdrifts. our correspondent, stanislav vasilchenko, gets in touch directly. stanislav, greetings, it’s rush hour , what’s the situation on the roads, how many car owners dared to get behind the wheel today? we’ll get back to our correspondent

soon, he works on the capital’s streets, but now i’ll tell you what is happening in other regions of central russia, sweeping up not only moscow, snowfall in the tula region, vladimir, lipetsk, a storm warning of an orange danger level was announced in kursk, the regional authorities urged residents not to leave their homes and not drive unless necessary, there are snow drifts on the roads and there is ice, the stops will come out today to clear the sidewalks. classes at schools have been cancelled, lessons will be held remotely, schoolchildren in the oryol region have also been sent remotely, bad weather is also raging there. this friday is forecast will be the snowiest in the region in 63 years. all snow removal equipment has been removed from bryansk street; there is also a stormy wind in the region; according to experts, the snow cover will double within 24 hours. students and schoolchildren were transferred to... in order not to interfere

with the work of non-cleaning equipment and it was better to refuse to travel, because of the snowstorm visibility has dropped, they do not have time to clear the roads. there is a powerful storm in kamchatka, waves from the bering sea of ​​okhotsk reached coastal villages, several settlements at once in the north of the region are flooded. residents of one of them were left without electricity, on the road leading to... flooding is expected today on the north-eastern coast, water threatens to come close to houses, local authorities are taking all measures to minimize the consequences, there were strong storms, resulting in water entered a number of villages, this especially affected the eastern coast, in asor, karag and vashka, the water came close to the houses, thanks to... prompt actions

it was possible to stop the impact of negative water, now the water level is falling, in vyvinka we are monitoring the situation, there is no electricity there, but the situation is under control, the head of the village provides the necessary conditions for life. the world is discussing vladimir putin’s statement made the day before during a direct line. in the ward. us representatives agreed with the statements of the russian president. so congressman stanny huer said: the ukrainian economy is really tied purely to western investment. according to hoer, such charity will end very soon. supported the theses of the russian leader and french politician florian philippot, commenting on putin's statement about western leaders who behave like collaborators. filippo wrote: the russian president is 100% right. american. cnn broadcast

portions of the press conference live. after it ended, the presenter said: “ an unambiguous signal has been sent to ukraine, we need to agree to negotiations.” the new york times reports the same. in an article about the results of the direct line, journalists write: russia is now in a position of strength, and vladimir putin’s answers in the course of a straight line only emphasizes this. the washington post notes: russia is advancing more and more intensely in the ukrainian conflict, and the president is confident of victory, which for him means the capitulation of kiev. in a similar vein , the journalist writes in an article in bloomberg: “vladimir putin is confident in russia’s victory, while the united states and europe are mired in disagreements over military assistance to ukraine, which threatens to undermine the fighting ability.”

class, aircraft are ready to hit targets both on the ground and in the air. in the zaporozhye region , the russian military achieved serious success. scouts, artillery and attack aircraft, thanks to joint actions, recaptured an important stronghold from the ukrainian armed forces and forced the enemy to retreat. the militants tried to counterattack,

but russian units met them with heavy fire. our war correspondent, igor pikhanov, will tell you how events developed on the battlefield. southern scout group. military district go on a mission near the village of rabotina, visibility in the zaporozhye steppes is tens of kilometers, taking advantage of forest plantations and the terrain, the fighters take advantageous positions for themselves, the enemy dug in on the approaches to the populated area in order to identify enemy trenches, the fighters launch drones. lightweight , maneuverable copters are capable of operating day and night , they are not disturbed by either strong winds or evening fog, aviation monitoring allows us to covertly and... in a short time, survey a large area, militants are detected, in conditions of poor visibility, heavy fog, we always fly directly to point of contact, and the enemy may not expect this, we fly directly to the wheelers

enemy, we identify clusters, strong points, transmit coordinates, massive fire is opened on the militants, artillery is used. gun, they destroy fortified areas, and hailstones work effectively against asu infantry. the grad crew worked on the assigned targets, for safety reasons, they are now changing their location and in just a few minutes they will be ready to carry out combat missions again. an operational group is being deployed to the identified positions of the ukrainian armed forces; the enemy is also using combat drones, so russian tanks equipped with anti-drone cranes, infantry arrives at the battle site in infantry fighting vehicles. stuhr. an assault took place, active assault operations, during which a position was captured, another enemy position, the group gained a foothold, goes even further, because they want to build on their success and

take as much as possible with one, with one attack, with one assault. russian artillery destroys enemy positions, also destroying the reinforcements of the ukrainian armed forces, which... moved to the site of the collision, the battle does not subside even in complete darkness, ukrainian tanks and military equipment, uav operators become eyes for assault groups and artillerymen, they adjust the fire. m-113s are driving, max pro is moving in. in general, everything that was supplied to them, we observe the entire spectrum, and it burns well. the enemy is making attempts to regain lost positions. the militants go on the attack, but find themselves under heavy fire from the unit. the enemy retreats with heavy losses. on the line of combat contact , russian soldiers move with their headlights off using night vision devices. camouflage allows you to quickly deliver ammunition. accordion, zigzag. to the left, as you turn, there is a hole on the right from a shell.

despite the fact that the failed counteroffensive left the ukrainian armed forces bloodless. the ukrainian command continues to try to attack our borders. small ones are already going into battle. groups, they are destroyed while still approaching the defensive structures of the russian military; for ukrainian soldiers, the only chance to survive is to lay down their arms. igor pikhanov, konstantin peunov, lead the zaporozhye region. now let's return to one of the main meanwhile, snowfall in moscow. our correspondent stanislav vasilchenko gets in touch directly. stanislav, greetings again, rush hour in the capital, what is the situation on the roads, how many car owners risked driving? yes, roman, greetings, i’ll tell you about everything in order. let's start with the fact that this morning and night have been very difficult. the cyclone vanya brought a very strong blizzard to the capitals, and will also provoke it today. snowdrifts literally up to half a meter. the situation is difficult on the capital's roads

, traffic jams are now showing seven points, cars move very slowly, and of course, you won’t be able to accelerate very much on such a road, because in any case this can provoke accidents, given that there are very heavy snow drifts now on literally every section of the road. since late at night, the capital's public services have been working in intensive mode, and emergency power engineering teams are on duty around the clock. they will restructure their work a little, as deputy mayor moskvykov said. on behalf of the mayor of the city. all snow removal services have been strengthened, in addition to the fact that we

we are working on the road network, today the situation requires that we focus on the work of our energy companies, companies that supply and generate heat, i must say that the temperature is rising, and this means possible icing during snowfall, so energy services on... thus, if previously the snow was pushed into a tray

to the stop, now about 100 meters before the stop the snow is pulled out from the stop onto the road, cars come behind, which in the next move press it 100 meters after stops, that is , well, of course, something remains, but this simplifies snow removal and is naturally better for city residents, so that they can get on and drive up to a bus or any public transport freely, now the cleaning of the roads and sidewalks of the capital is carried out in an intensified mode, more and more people are involved and units of equipment and labor, here you also need to pay attention to the fact that today it is still possible to travel to the city streets in personal transport. it’s not worth it, utility services also talk about this, it’s still better using public transport,

but pedestrian transport today will require doubly, triple attention, because for now the situation on the sidewalks also remains quite difficult. this is the information for this hour roman. stanislav, thank you, strong snowstorms in moscow stanislav vasilchenko. hungary has again blocked a financial assistance package for ukraine, the country's prime minister announced. we are talking about 50 billion dollars, according to viktor orban.

approval, and the duration of negotiations is not limited. feed kyiv eu leaders chose to make promises in zelensky’s absence, as the political publication writes; his speech a day before the summit was cancelled. instead, the main ukrainian guest was sent to wiesbaden, germany, where the american headquarters of military assistance to kiev is located. there he met with nato generals, but

zelensky was not even offered negotiations with scholz. but germany announced the supply of a second anti-tank missile system and missiles to ukraine. jens stoltenberg also spoke about the need to continue supplying the kiev regime with weapons, but not all nato members are with him agree. we have different views on this topic. i openly stated that neither i nor my government believe in a military solution to the conflict in ukraine. we really lack any kind of peace initiative, and it doesn’t matter whether it comes from the european union or nato. the former commander of the troops advised ukraine to abandon unrealistic demands.

of course, we have the opportunity to fully use 4 billion, but this is a difficult choice, since in the end we have to make a decision regarding our own combat readiness and whether we can continue such support for ukraine as it needs. in order to continue work on military assistance to kiev, the us senate, where the democratic majority even postponed the christmas holidays, is controlled...

in addition, the program does not provide for the transfer of weapons directly, but is designed to conclude contracts with contractors, that is, washington primarily finances itself myself. ekaterina shamaeva, lead. the united states is discussing with israel a reduction in the intensity of operations in the gas sector. the new york times writes about this, citing a source in the biden administration. according to his information. a transition to more targeted actions is being considered, the destruction of hamas leaders, the rescue of hostages and the destruction of tunnels. meanwhile, the israeli press confirmed that the army has begun to flood underground infrastructure in the gas sector. according to journalists, the authorities considered the first stage successful. in addition, as the media write, the israel defense forces announced a reward for information about hamas leaders. relevant

brochures began to circulate on social networks. gas residents are promised 400 thousand dollars for information about the lead. movement, but in the meantime at night, the israeli military carried out a large-scale assault in the city of jenin, it is located on the west bank of the jordan river. as the authorities reported, palestinians as a result of the raids killed at least 12 people, several dozen were injured, and their cities in the south of the gaza strip were subjected to new attacks. arab sources claim that the israeli command believes that hamas leaders are hiding there. economic news, maria joins me. maria, good morning, the central bank will discuss the future of the interest rate today, what are the forecasts? roman, the most expected forecast is that the rate will increase by at least 1%. at today's meeting, the bank of russia will raise the key rate by one, to a maximum of 2%. this is the consensus forecast of russian experts. there are no prerequisites for a pause, much less an easing of monetary policy.

the lending market, including mortgages, is still overheated, analysts say. access. cheap money, it usually activates demand, and prices in russia always rise, yes, so if consumers are faced with the impossibility of getting money cheaply, then they will temporarily spend less, and accordingly, the inflationary spiral will not unwind as much as it could have if the central bank had not intervened in this situation. inflation at the end of november came close to 7.5%, while... let me also remind you that the central bank did not change its forecast for the growth rate of consumer prices in 2024. they should return to the target of 4%. this determines the rigidity of the monetary policy, which experts agree with. holders of russian eurobonds will have the opportunity to receive payments

in foreign currency, but only after they have been defrosted. for this purpose, funds from the accounts of the national settlement depositary will be used. the corresponding provision of the decree of the president of russia comes into force from today. according to the new rules, the owners of such securities have a deadline for demanding payments in rubles and 90 days; after its expiration, the requirements are entered into a separate register, the obligations under it will be repaid in foreign currency, but again only after the assets of the depository are unfrozen, and this depends on when europe comes to its senses. the supervisory board of sofcombank determined the price of shares within the ipo at the upper range, the company said in a statement. as part of the placement on the moscow exchange, the bank planned to raise 10 billion rubles and did this without difficulty, he said in an interview.

watch the full interview with sergei khatimsky on our broadcast today after 10:00 am moscow time. in lithuania , the only manufacturer of refrigerators in the baltic countries will stop conveyor for almost a month. the reason given was simply a reduction in orders. the company, by the way, has been part of the russian brand since 2011. however, in the twenty-second , the lithuanian manufacturer declared that it no longer had anything to do with it, after which it received more than 5 million euros of net loss. it was previously reported that the company was in debt. about 9 million euros. well, in conclusion, the exchange rate, the dollar today is 89 rubles. 67 kopecks, euro 97.73 kopecks. roman, maria, thank you, we continue. the state duma

will sum up the work of the autumn session today; deputies will gather for the final plenary session of the outgoing year. during during the session, parliamentarians adopted a number of important documents. in addition to the budget, this is a law on increasing the minimum wage, increasing pensions, and a number of laws on family support. nuclear tests. the missile regiment, armed with the latest mobile strategic systems yars, took up combat duty in the tver region. the ceremony was held on the eve of the professional holiday of this branch of the military. the equipment marched solemnly to the area where it would serve. before taking complexes in conjunction.

a special feature of the yars missile system is that it is completely unified with the previous missile system, no reworking of the infrastructure is required, now all conditions have been created for comfortable combat duty and accommodation of personnel . and for the deployment of equipment, this is the next generation of development of missile weapons, this is equipment that has no analogues, the complex has become much more maneuverable and technically more advanced, i undoubtedly feel proud of the strategic missile forces, of my personnel, of my subordinates, then, that they coped with this task and took up combat duty to defend our homeland. now sports news ilya publication sportexpress asked the coaches of all rpl clubs to determine the best football player in the country at the end of the year, who won? roman,

this victory went to the midfielder of monaco and the russian national team alexander golovin, the top three also included forward of krasnodar kordaba and midfielder zenita wendel. wada called for the introduction of biological passports for neutral athletes from russia, who can accept participation in the 24th summer olympics in paris. the agency stated that it remains the same. olympics in paris. initially, the organization’s release stated that eight russians had qualified to participate in the competition. as a result , six russian athletes can currently go to paris. meanwhile, mok head thomas bach explained the decision to admit russian and belarusian athletes to the olympics. individual athletes cannot be held responsible for the actions of their governments . this is just one of 28 military conflicts, which. continues in the world, other athletes compete peacefully with each other - said bach. by football in the conference league, spider beat hick 4:2 and left the playoffs with first place in the group. as part of

the greek team. the style at the third stage of the russian cup in cross-country skiing turned out to be exciting, an unrealistic struggle at the finish line, an offensive fall of the favorite, an early departure of the contender for prize places and broken poles, but the result was that the former bolshunov won his seventh victory in a row. in the men's final everything was decided on reaching the finish line. alexander terente rushed along the third track, alexander bolshenov on the second, and he took the lead with a powerful spurt, anterentev feeling that there was a lot of snow on the track. alexey

chervotkin took third place. all athletes train at borodavka, all three represent the arkhangelsk region. the women's final turned out to be dramatic. the main contender for victory, anastasia foleeva, who was confidently heading into the decisive race, suddenly fell on the climb. it seemed that veronica stepanova would take the victory, which took the fastest lie at the exit to the stadium, but alena baranova demonstrated fantastic speed. in the vtb united basketball league, lokomotiv kuban beat yenisei on their home court with 983 twists. victory. allowed the krasnodar team to rise to fourth place in the standings. the first quarters of the match were ineffective, the teams were looking for their game. after a long break, lokomotiv made a breakthrough, which krasnoyarsk leveled in the final quarter. exevier retten mace's three-pointer at the end during normal time he evened the score in the match. the game went into overtime. the extra five minutes was jaylen burford's time; the kubantsev defender made three shots from behind the arc at once, which gave his team a double-digit lead in the score a minute before

the final series. at 90-79. in the remaining time , the guests slightly reduced the gap, but nothing more. lokomotiv won their seventh home victory in a row. boxing fans are waiting for the russia-usa match. the fights will take place on saturday in the luzhniki international boxing center. american boxers have already arrived in moscow, where the day before there was an open training session for the meeting participants. the boxers did a joint warm-up, worked on apparatus and shadowboxed. let me remind you that the match between russia and the usa is part of a big boxing event.