An omicron strain was found in Russia, the trust of the EU to US intelligence. The main thing of the day

In RUSSIA, for the first time, an omicron-strain of CORONAVIRUS was detected, the European Commission evaluated reports of US intelligence datain Ukraine, Russian arms exporters did not agree with the SIPRI study - the main news in the RBC review

Omicron-strain came to Russia

In Russia, the first two cases of a new strain of coronavirus omicron were recorded, both among passengers of a flight that returned from South Africa. In total, according to Rospotrebnadzor, coronavirus was detected in ten passengers who arrived in Russia from South Africa, experts are now specifying which strains other patients have.

In recent days, several flights from South Africa have arrived in Russia, mostly charter flights, taking out Russians stuck there. Entry to Russia for citizens of this country, as well as several other African states, where omicron is also distributed, has been banned since the end of November. Omicron is spreading rapidly around the world, the threat that it could again provoke a series of lockdowns and restrictions on air travel, pulling stock markets down. However, the World HEALTH Organization previously reported that no deaths from a new strain of coronavirus have yet been recorded in the world. In Russia, meanwhile, the incidence of covid-19slowly declining, as well as mortality statistics. Over the past day, 32,136 people infected with coronavirus have been identified in Russia, at least since October 14. 1184 people died - before that, less than 1.2 thousand people per day last died on November 8.
The first cases of infection with the omicron strain were discovered in Russia Society
Coronavirus spread rate in Russia Weekly growth rate of new cases, %. Week to week comparison.
The period is considered from the beginning of May 2020, when the number of daily tests for coronavirus exceeded 200 thousand. Source: federal and regional headquarters for combating coronavirus Data for Russia i

The European Commission considers FT data on distrust of EU countries to US data on Ukraine as speculation

The American Financial Times, citing sources, reported that some EU countries were distrustful of US warnings that Russia was going to "invade" Ukraine. The European Commission, commenting on this publication, told RBC that they take the situation “very seriously” and have “very disturbing” information.