Sri Lanka views interrupted Russian oil supplies, says ambassador

The Sri Lanka State Oil Corporation is currently holding negotiations both on LNG and on the modernization of the oil refinery, Shobini Gunasekera said
Jose Antonio Kast wins Chilean presidential election
According to the Election Commission, Kast secured 58.61% of the vote
Russia welcomes FIDE’s decision to reinstate Russian chess players’ rights — Peskov
"We deeply appreciate this decision made following the vote of the General Assembly," Russian presidential spokesman said
US, Ukraine achieve ‘a lot of progress’ at talks in Berlin, says US special envoy Witkoff
"Representatives held in-depth discussions regarding the 20-point plan for peace, economic agendas, and more," ha said
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Russian delegation arrives in Washington for G20 sherpa meeting — envoy
The first meetings will take place on December 15-16, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Marat Berdyev said
Fico describes Ukraine as ‘black hole’ swallowing billions of euros
According to the Slovak prime minister, the European Union is currently in crisis
Man who stopped Sydney attacker turns out to be local fruit shop owner
Ahmed Al Ahmed’s cousin told 7News that he was injured during the struggle and taken to hospital, where he is awaiting surgery
West erodes traditional values — Russian Foreign Ministry
"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
Kremlin aide confident Zelensky's talk of elections comes from US pressure
"What a double-dealing," Yury Ushakov said
Police detain likely suspect of shooting at Brown University
No information has been released about the detainee’s identity or the motive behind the incident
Seizure of Russian assets to backfire on EU — Hungarian PM
It is a direct step toward entering the war, Viktor Orban said
Zelensky started to promote war after coming to power on promises of peace — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov added that the Minsk Agreements were in fact a staged plan that had been signed by all parties, including Poroshenko
Sydney beach shooting death toll rises to 12 — authorities
Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon designated the attack as a "terrorist incident"
Zelensky to fail in trying to take Crimea back, secure NATO membership — Kremlin
According to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, "there is a one million percent guarantee that it’s impossible"
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Ukrainian attack leaves almost 30,000 customers without power in Zaporozhye Region
Balitsky noted that energy personnel were "working non-stop" to restore supplies as soon as possible, but the weather was complicating repair efforts
Russia shoots down 235 Ukrainian UAVs over regions overnight
Two of them were shot down over the Leningrad Region and one over the Moscow Region
Two people killed in shooting at Brown University — mayor of Providence
Another eight in critical status
Normalization in BiH requires immediate closure of high representative office — Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister said that "It was obvious 20 years ago"
Lukashenko pardons more than 100 citizens of various countries
Among them are citizens of Australia, the United Kingdom, Latvia, Lithuania, the United States, Ukraine, and Japan
Zelensky blackmails Western handlers to get them secure his re-election — Russian diplomat
Vladimir Zelensky’s presidential powers expired on May 20, 2024
Russia delivers massive overnight strike on Ukrainian military-industrial sites
Kiev loses 1,355 troops along engagement line in past day
Zelensky pushed to the wall by battlefield situation, illegitimacy — Russian diplomat
For this reason, he began to blackmail his Western curators, said Maria Zakharova
Two civilians killed in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Saratov Region
The Ukrainian drone attack also damaged the facades of several buildings, added Governor Roman Busargin
About 10,000 mercenaries fighting for Kiev regime killed in Ukraine — ex-intel officer
However it is difficult to give the exact number of mercenaries killed in Ukraine, noted Vasily Prozorov
Trump will not dictate to Europe how to build relations with Russia — US blogger
American political commentator and Russia Up Close host Eddie Gonzales also noted that the new US National Security Strategy does not explicitly label Russia as a 'security threat', as previous documents did
Zelensky maneuvering when he announces referendum on territories — Ukraine’s former PM
Nikolay Azarov also stressed that Vladimir Zelensky has never consulted the people of Ukraine
MFA calls EU authorities 'thimbleriggers' after indefinite freezing of Russian assets
According to the European Commission's plan, the indefinite asset freeze is the first stage in the expropriation of Russian assets
EU intends won’t return Russian assets as long as Europe experiences economic problems
Commenting on this decision, EU leaders did not go into these legal details, but simply called the freeze on Russian assets "indefinite"
EU Council decided to perpetually block Russian sovereign assets
According to the plan of the European Commission, this step is the first phase in further expropriation of Russian assets
Russian ambassador rejects German accusations of state involvement in cyberattack on DFS
Sergey Nechayev called the German government's accusations unfounded, unjustified, and absurd