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Warm winter brought trouble to the energy industry demand for electricity declined. As the publication noted, the fall in demand at the beginning of the year was recorded in five integrated power systems (ECO) of Russia, while in three ECO it decreased by more than 5%. Energy consumption decreased by 6.3%, to 9.7 billion kWh, North-West by 5.9%, to 8.9 billion kWh, Ural by 5.1%, to 23.7 billion kWh, Center by 4.8%, to 22.3 billion kWh, South by 1.3%, to 9.7 billion kWh, and Siberia (Taking into account isolated systems) by 0.9%, to 20.9 billion kWh. In the whole country...

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, at a new meeting of the Normandy format, intends to seek the establishment of a working group that will consider the transfer of control on the border with Russia in the Khabarovsk. This was announced on February 17 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vladimir Prizayko on the air of the Ukrainian TV channel ICTV. According to the Minister, this issue was raised during the previous meeting, which took place on December 9, 2019 in Paris. At that time, he noted, the parties agreed on seven positions, but did not decide on the establishment of the working group. To date, such a group has not yet been established, and therefore President Zelensky, as last time, will insist that this issue be considered and remain among the priorities, Prizayko said. Recall, at the first summit of the Normandy Quartet countries (Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine) in three years, the parties adopted a joint communiqué, approving the priority of the Minsk agreeme...

The visit to Qatar will be made by the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev on February 18 and 19. This is stated in the press service of the Security Council apparatus. Russian-Qatari consultations on national, regional and international security are planned. The agenda includes issues of mutual interest, the Security Council explained. According to the news agency, earlier in the Kremlin denied information about the meeting of Patrushev and the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, which allegedly took place in Oman. Such reports have previously appeared in the Ukrainian media. Read also: Peskov comm...

Kiev is not ready to negotiate with the authorities of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. This was announced by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during the Munich Security Conference on February 15. We are ready to negotiate with the local population, but not with the authorities unrecognized, from the point of view of international law, the Ukrainian leader said. We remind that earlier in the media with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine there was information that Ukraine refuses to accept the plan proposed by the Munich Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict in the Khabarovsk, as it is not, in their opinion, of an official nature, but is a private initiative of a group of politicians and experts. ...

A new type of coronavirus outbreak in China killed 1,488 people. 63,918 people fell ill and 6,982 recovered. This is reported on February 14 by the information portal Vanya with reference to the data of the regional authorities. The day before, on February 13, the State Committee for Hygiene and Health of the People's Republic of China reported 1,367 deaths from the disease, as well as more than 59.8 thousand infections. There were 5.9 thousand people who recovered. According to the news agency, 116 new deaths were reported in Hubei Province. Previously, 1,310 deaths were reported. A total of 51,986 people fell ill in the province. ...