Sergey Lavrov. Photo: Government.rf Russia is not going to refuse to cooperate with the European Union, but there will be no more business as usual. According to TASS, this was stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, speaking at a meeting of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. "No one is going to" shoot in the leg ", refusing to cooperate with Europe, but everyone understands that the Business as Usual is no longer possible," the minister said.

145 years ago, on November 22, 1869, the French writer Andre Paul Guillaume Guer was born, awarded in 1947 the Nobel Prize in literature "for deep and artistically significant works, in which human problems are presented with fearless love for truth and deep psychological insight." In the 1930s, the Jew was fond of left-wing ideas and visited the USSR several times.

Logo "Memorial" The Russian historical, educational and charitable society "Memorial" at the conference on Saturday adopted a new charter, Interfax reports. “The conference adopted a new charter of the“ International Memorial ”and“ Russian Memorial, ”said Arseniy Roginsky, chairman of the board of the Memorial Society. According to him, the company has already begun to prepare documents for the Ministry of Justice in order to inform the department about the amendments.

Vladimir Yakunin. Photo: rzd.ru The development strategy of railway transport until 2030 provides for the construction of a conflict zone in Ukraine, for which 100 million rubles were allocated for the design. This was announced in an interview with Gazeta.ru by the president of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin. “But already this year we allocate 100 million rubles to start the work on the design of this bypass,” Yakunin emphasized.

Alexey Kudrin. Photo: Akudrin.ru The ruble will weaken over the next two years. According to TASS, this was stated by the ex-Minister of Finance, the head of the Committee of Civil Initiatives Alexei Kudrin. “Over the next two years, he will weaken, it will still be a little to take it,” he told reporters, answering a question about the forecast for the Russian currency.

Haydrun Awesles. Photo by Bernd Weisbroda, AFP A woman convicted of the Federal Republic of Germany was released from prison in the fact that she carried out espionage activities in the interests of Russia, reports Lenta.ru with reference to the German magazine Focus. "The 48-year-old Haidrun Andlang, whose real name is unknown, two days ago, according to the conditions, immediately left Germany to Russia.

Hyatt Regency Hotel. Photo: booking.com At least 12 people were injured as a result of a powerful household explosion in the five -star Hyatt Regency London hotel in the central part of the British capital, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Sky News television channel. The explosion has thundered in the hotel kitchen, but its root cause has not yet been installed.

On November 22, at 14 o’clock in the triumphal square in Moscow, the agreed rally will be held in defense of freedom of speech, against pressure on the media, journalists, against the censorship and cleansing of the information space, against the false state propaganda, inciting hatred and hostility. The organizers of the rally are the Maidan without Borders movement, the journalistic solidarity trade union, the Libertarian Party of Russia. Facebook event page

Picket against censorship on the Internet. Photo: Grani.ru The rally in defense of freedom of speech was held in the center of Moscow, reports Echo of Moscow. Participants in the action demanded to stop pressure on journalists and accused the authorities of using federal media to propagate violence. More than a hundred people came to the fenced parking in front of the Beijing Hotel.

10 years ago, on November 22, 2004, protest demonstrations began in Ukraine against fraud during the second round of the presidential elections. The day before, on November 21, the CEC published the preliminary results of the elections, according to which Viktor Yanukovych, a protege of Donetsk oligarchs with a criminal past, won by a margin of 3%.