🇷🇺🇺🇸Russia is disappointed by the signals from the US and NATO ahead of Geneva talks on security guarantees, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik.

What Russia is highly likely to see in Geneva is that the US and NATO do not want to really understand Moscow's point of view, according to Ryabkov.

Moscow regrets Washington's insistence on unilateral concessions from Russia, the diplomat said. However, Moscow will not give in to pressure from the West and will not make concessions, Ryabkov said.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on negotiations with the United States on security guarantees:

- Moscow will not succumb to US pressure and will not make any concessions, "this is completely out of the question"

- It is highly likely that in Geneva the Russian side will be faced with a US and NATO reluctance to perceive Moscow's position

- The Russian side arrived at the meeting with the United States with a clear task that needs to be solved on the terms announced by Moscow

- The unilateral approaches that the United States and NATO are promoting cannot serve as the basis for a discussion of security guarantees; if the partners prefer this approach, then further dialogue will lose its meaning

Close shave: A Wyoming trooper jumps out the way of an SUV just in time

Rebekah Chatfield, 26, the sister-in-law of Michigan's former house speaker, Lee Chatfield, has accused him of raping her for over a decade, from when she was 15 and studying at a Christian academy where Lee was teaching. The Michigan police said they are investigating her allegations.

❗️At Geneva talks, US, Russia may lay the ground for restoring agreements on short- and mid-range missiles - Blinken

🇺🇸🇷🇺Takeaways from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's interviews ahead of talks with Russia:

🔹Upcoming talks in Geneva provide an opportunity to discuss "any legitimate Russian concerns as well as address many concerns about Russia's conduct in Europe." (interview with CNN)

🔹The US is prepared to discuss the scale of drills in Europe, but not troop levels. (ABC)

🔹The talks in Geneva could help lay the groundwork for restoring the agreement on short- and mid-range missiles. (ABC)

❗️White House on Iranian sanctions against US: Tehran will face grave consequences in case of targeting US nationals

❗️ Turkey says talks with US on F-35 fighter jets scheduled 'in coming days'

"One of the worst" fires in New York City's history (according to Mayor Adams) has torn through a building in the Bronx: at least 61 injured, numerous feared dead

Congratulations to Darren Beattie and Revolver News who have exposed so much of the Fake News' false narrative about January 6th. Because of Darren's work, and others, Americans aren't buying into the Unselect Committee's attempts to smear 75 million (plus!) Americans. The newly minted term "Fedsurrection," was even trending!

⚡️ A fire in a Bronx apartment building on Sunday resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people, including 9 children.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi compared Republican efforts to impose tough voting restrictions and change state election laws to the January 6 uprising.

🗣 “What the Republicans are doing across the country is really a legislative continuation of what they did on Jan. 6, which is to undermine our democracy, to undermine the integrity of our elections, to undermine the voting power, which is the essence of a democracy,” Pelosi said

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🦠 California is currently allowing hospitals to force asymptomatic staff with COVID to work as the state grapples with a spike in Omicron cases and staff shortages.

🗣 'Hospitals have to exhaust all other options before resorting to this temporary tool. Facilities and providers using this tool, should have asymptomatic COVID-19 positive workers interact only with COVID-19 positive patients to the extent possible,' a statement issued by the California Department of Public Health on Saturday read.

However, the news has sparked outrage among health professional advocates, who argue that hospital staff are carrying the brunt of the pandemic on their shoulders and are currently at risk along with their patients

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Despite some of the relative successes of @RonDeSantisChannel in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration and much of the media remain hostile to Florida's way of coping with the virus, the governor believes

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⚡️ Representative Ocasio-Cortez tests positive for COVID-19

❗️🇺🇸🌆🚒 The deadly fire at an apartment building in the Bronx was caused by an electric heater malfunction, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Commissioner Daniel Nigro explains.

⚡️ Comedian and actor Bob Saget has passed away at the age of 65

The actor was found dead in a room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando

Russian hackers FIN7, who are allegedly behind the ransomware operations of Darkside and BlackMatter, are accused of sending two types of packages, “those imitating HHS are often accompanied by letters referencing COVID-19 guidelines enclosed with a USB", media reported, citing the FBI.

🗣 They added that the hackers usually pretended to be from the US Department of Health and Human Services or Amazon as a means of deceiving their ransomware targets

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