Technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of the new omicron coronavirus strain have been worked out, said the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko.

The ties that have survived since the times of the USSR play a role, this allows the CIS countries to pass through the difficult times of the pandemic better than some, says Vladimir Putin.

Public figure Chris Elston from Canada addressed Vladimir Putin via Twitter and thanked him for his advocacy of traditional values.

Russia does not intend to initiate a military operation against Ukraine, but has the right to promptly use its armed forces to protect Russian citizens abroad in the event of an attack on them.