Soyuz-ST booster carrying European Gaia space telescope launched from Kourou

Earlier, Xtellus had offered to organize a swap of Lukoil securities held by U.S. investors in a cashless deal to return them to Lukoil in exchange for the Russian company's global assets

The defendants in the case also include the Culture Ministry Secretary, the acting Director of the Republican Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and the acting Director of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Belgrade

While the share of the Russian Federation in the LNG market is about 6%, and in the next 15 years or more it should grow to 17-20%

The main critics of the deal are European farmers, particularly beef, poultry, and dairy producers

The company orients towards the master plan for the energy sector development by 2042 approved by the Russian Ministry of Energy

He also reaffirmed Russia's stance, condemning the unjustified attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities

Tatiana Moskalkova asked UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to help the Russian archaeologist restore justice

Both parties - Israel and Hamas - say that its provisions are being violated, Russian Foreign Minister said

According to Jamieson Greer, Vietnam has already reduced some of its duties on American goods

Brussels claims that it will be "investment into Europe’s security," but, from Hungary believes "there's no logic in this"

Russia currently has the moratorium in effect on the steam coal export duty

The AmCham President also informed about the poll on the issue of the impact of Western sanctions on the US business

According to Sergey Lavrov, Brussel pushes EU countries toward "disregarding the interests of own people"

The NTI Fund specified that, unlike other domestic solutions and foreign analogues, the technology offers precise positioning of up to 15-20 cm

Our efforts were collaborative, involving other international partners, primarily Iran and Turkey, noted Lavrov

At the same time, Karol Nawrocki himself stated that he still dreams of being at the same negotiating table for peace in Ukraine with the leaders of Russia, the United States and representatives of Kiev

According to the Russian emergencies ministry’s Krasnodar Region department, firefighting efforts involve 35 men and 11 fire engines

Russian Foreign Minister emphasized that Washington has started to understand what needs to be done to achieve a lasting and long-term settlement of the conflict

Sergey Lavrov noted that Russia wants to cooperate with Iran and with its other neighbors, including within the Collective Security Treaty Organization

According to Nikolay Gaponenko, protests by farmers, transport workers, and civil servants will transform from sporadic into a permanent background of public life in European elite countries by 2030

Anatoly Aksakov said such currencies can only be used as an investment instrument

The Ukrainian mass media are disseminating reports alleging that the Ukrainian army has taken control of the settlements of Kondrashovka, Radkovka, and Moskovka northwest and southwest of Kupyansk

However it is difficult to give the exact number of mercenaries killed in Ukraine, noted Vasily Prozorov

The agreement signing took place at an extended meeting of the CUST Board

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that Moscow has tried to work with the Europeans to persuade Washington to return to compliance

According to Vasily Golubev, no one was hurt in the fires and assistance will be rendered to those who lost their housings and property

According to the source, the US delegation "is taking Russia’s position" on this issue

The official noted that the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard was one of the first Russian shipbuilding companies to implement a comprehensive digitalization project

According to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, "there is a one million percent guarantee that it’s impossible"

Experts continued the discussion initiated at the BRICS summit regarding digitalization, emphasizing that amid global economic changes and challenges

The head of the National Central Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Valery Kalachev, noted that such a procedure is not provided for by the charter of the organization

The EU leaders "appreciated the strong convergence between the United States, Ukraine and Europe"

According to Mikhail Mishustin, interdepartmental coordination will be implemented by a specially created subcommittee within the framework of the governmental commission on industry

According to Rafael Grossi, he only saw a statement that nuclear weapons exist in case an existential threat arises

In particular, gas reserves in UGS facilities in the Netherlands have fallen below 60%

The company added that supply from Nornickel remains stable, while overall Russian supply is expected to increase in 2026-2027 following the launch of the Chernogorskoye deposit

The average key rate is projected at 14.1% in 2026

The Sri Lanka State Oil Corporation is currently holding negotiations both on LNG and on the modernization of the oil refinery, Shobini Gunasekera said

According to the report, Belgium, Hungary, and Slovakia initially opposed the plan, and they have now been joined by Italy, Bulgaria, Malta, and the Czech Republic

The deficit of the services balance in October grew to $4.4 bln on account of rising imports, particularly in the category of miscellaneous business services and trips

According to Karol Nawrocki, Ukraine does not feel that Warsaw's support is vital for Kiev, while Vladimir Zelensky is used to the guaranteed support of Poles

Law enforcement officers detained a 53-year-old man who had flown to Frankfurt from Angola, and placed him in custody

According to Moscow Deputy Mayor Natalia Sergunina, the total amount of transactions made with the support of the city was over $12.6 mln

On October 9, Turkey launched a military incursion into northern Syria

Sergey Lavrov also noted that Russia has smooth, stable relations with the new authorities

The Russian top diplomat shared his opinion about what's going on internationally and prospects for the development of Russian-US relations in the context of the Trump administration’s commitment to promoting a lasting settlement of the conflict around Ukraine

According to the Defense Ministry, all flights by aircraft of the Russian aerospace forces are performed in strict compliance with international rules of the use of airspace

According to the report, the negotiations were conducted very secretly with journalists having no access at all to information about the particular level of the talks between the officials

The German government also plans to build a sort of alliance with its European partners to jointly purchase weapons for Ukraine

The Turkish Ministry of Defense did not specify where exactly the drone came from

Yury Ushakov pointed out that Moscow had not seen the proposals yet

According to the newspaper, the government also "encrypted" certain obstacles to approving a form of "reparation loan" to Kiev at the expense of frozen Russian assets

Some European leaders, the head of the European Commission and the NATO secretary general, are expected in the German capital in the evening

"The West is turning a deaf ear to everything related to real facts Russia has repeatedly pointed to within the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and at meeting with ambassadors to Moscow," Sergey Lavrov said

"This will escalate the conflict to a degree that we cannot foresee, and will put Hungary and its people into a serious danger," Peter Szijjarto stressed

Regarding large companies in the republic where Russian participants subject to sanctions are present, in Astana, "all of those projects received so-called exemptions from sanctions," Yerlan Akkenzhenov said

Nornickel recalled that the global nickel market has been in surplus for the fourth consecutive year

Seventeen individuals and four legal entities were added to the list in total

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that, unlike tongue-tied Western human rights organizations, Moscow will demand that authorized international officials do their duty in a conscientious manner

The embassy also recalled that Acting Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans recently called for increased military support for Kiev and expressed the need to "be prepared for a conflict with Russia by 2030"

According to the report, US President Donald Trump, during a recent conversation, told Benjamin Netanyahu that he needs to be a "better partner" regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip

"This is a serious recognition of a major geopolitical shift, which not everyone believes in yet, but which has been looming for a long time," Alexey Pushkov noted

Overall, the refined copper market is expected to remain very close to balance in 2025, with supply at about 27.7 mln tons

The company noted that despite a relatively balanced picture in the short term, persistent underperformance relative to production plans, delays in the launch of new projects are sustaining elevated structural supply risks

The Central Bank sold yuan on the domestic market in the amount of 14.8 bln rubles with settlements on December 11, 2025

In November, following a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in Madrid, Pedro Sanchez promised a new package of military aid to Kiev valued at 615 million euros

Evolving trends in the economic activity create preconditions in general for the gradual return of the economy to balanced growth, the Central Bank added

Support for the EU among Europeans has reached a record high in polls, the newspaper noted

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that Moscow will encourage the resumption of Iran-IAEA cooperation

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,480 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

The Hungarian government has repeatedly stated that it will not allow Ukraine's fast-tracked accession to the EU, as it would ruin the European economy and spark a direct armed conflict with Russia

The country's financial situation is bad, Antonio Kast said

The US business invested about $100 bln during 25 years in Russia, the AmCham President said

"The Iranian nuclear program was dismantled, despite the fact that it was endorsed by the UN Security Council resolution," Sergey Lavrov pointed out

"Europe is using the Ukrainian crisis to assert themselves, to put a spoke in the United States wheel in its quest to seek a just settlement," the Russian foreign minister said

The two parties increase investments in projects on creation and introduction of modern technologies

"Moscow strongly condemns the barbaric extremist attack, as a result of which 15 innocent civilians, including a ten-year-old girl, were killed and dozens were injured," Maria Zakharova stated

According to Alexander Voloshin, NATO’s advance on Russian borders in bypassing formal procedures violates the principle of indivisible security

Peter Szijjarto noted that Budapest intends to "stay away from this"

The Russian presidential envoy earlier expressed confidence that the Bank of Russia will prevail in legal proceedings

The withdrawal rate since the beginning of the heating season is about 30% higher than the average for the past five years, according to data from GIE

"The deliberate erosion of these foundations and the relentless attempts by the neoliberal elite of the West to impose alien approaches on other nations are deeply disturbing," Kirill Logvinov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organizations, said

In 2024, the company reduced oil production by 5% year-on-year to 6.092 mln tons

The European Union intends now to sanction tankers without waiting for approval of huge sanction packages, the EU top diplomat noted

The Russians pleaded not guilty

The spat started with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s post, which stated that the EU leaders’ decision to seize Russian assets without consulting Hungary violates numerous laws and is "a declaration of war"

According to the State Customs Committee, Russia is the third trade partner of Azerbaijan in January-August after Italy and Turkey

Boris Pervushin said this approach threatens to erode long-term trust in Europe as a stable and predictable economic space

According to Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov, the government is not currently conducting any negotiations to purchase those assets

The plan of the European Commission to reject Russian oil and gas breaches EU legislation, the minister said

Minister Andrey Nikitin noted that volumes of air transportation are growing from year to year

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, December 15th

In October, Turkey imported a total of 1.63 bcm from Russia via the TurkStream and Blue Stream

The European Commission requests EU members to make sure that their UGS facilities are 90% full from October 1 to December 1 of each year for ensuring elevated reserves for the winter period

Transit of Russian oil to Uzbekistan is scheduled for December this year in a volume of up to 35,000 tons, Kazakhstan’s national pipeline operator said

The sailors will undergo general training and study technical means and shipboard equipment and armament

According to the Chancellor, Germany will also allocate 170 million euro to ensure energy supplies in Ukraine

Lavrov said that one should not forget that besides trade between the two countries, there is also investment cooperation

"We deeply appreciate this decision made following the vote of the General Assembly," Russian presidential spokesman said

Alexey Vereshchagin, commander of the Nevsky reconnaissance-assault brigade of Battlegroup South’s volunteer corps said that his "brigade’s zone of responsibility covers the city of Soledar, as well as the Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka area"