Ruble, stock market falling, trading on Moscow Exchange suspended

Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, December 28th

The fire has destroyed more than 1,000 buildings

Pierre Poilievre also claimed that in the future he intends to ensure the complete security of Canada's borders

Russia is going to "continue providing multi-faceted assistance to the Syrian people, including through relevant international agencies by supplying humanitarian help, reconstructing social infrastructure facilities destroyed during the conflict, laying the groundwork for the return of Syrian refugees and temporarily displaced persons," Vasily Nebenzya said

Commenting on the top German diplomat’s statement that Russia should refuse from having military bases in Syria, Maria Zakharova noted

The vice president is currently in Washington

According to a security source, the Ukrainian armed forces are seeking to strengthen their positions west of Kurakhovo

According to the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saree, during the Houthi strike, the US aircraft carrier group was preparing to attack the Houthi-controlled Yemeni territory

As the ministry noted, the strike from the Su-34 was carried out using universal planning and correction modules

"During the Christmas season we clearly feel with all our heart how important for us are parental, family traditions that are being handed down from generation to generation," Vladimir Putin said

The headquarters of the department will be located in Ankara, employing 135 people

The court hearing on January 6 will be held upon an address of the EU office of prosecutor

This decision was made due to security issues

Data obtained from satellites in the Resurs-P series are used to study natural resources and monitor pollution and environmental degradation, water protection areas and natural reserves

Фn electromagnetic pulse lasts a fraction of a second and reaches the target almost immediately, travelling with the speed of light

He has not yet taken office, Maria Zakharova noted

Ukraine, which is a candidate for joining the EU, is obliged to keep energy supply routes, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade noted

Over 44,200 foreign citizens and stateless persons were expelled from Russia to 60 countries throughout 2023

Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was reacting to the French president's remarks on the decision of Chad and several other French-speaking African countries to break off military cooperation with Paris

The country's President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was in the palace at the time of the attack, Al Arabiya reported

According to Al Mayadeen, the shelling also targeted Houthi facilities in the Amran province in the northwest of the country

Regis Chamagne added that Ukrainian men were now being chased on the streets and sent to fight 'as cannon fodder'

Under the document, such foreign nationals will have the right to apply for temporary residence in Russia "outside the quota approved by the Russian government and without providing documents confirming their knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and basic laws"

There were 18 militants among them

According to WAFA, 33 of them in the northern part of the enclave

According to a TASS correspondent in St. Petersburg, Polish and EU flags were removed from the flagpoles on the building

Earlier, the president-elect said that the US could regain control of the Panama Canal if the current terms of its use are not renegotiated

"Musk has sought information about whether it might be possible to build support for alternative British political movements," the report said

"During the day, the enemy lost up to 160 servicemen, a MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, a Krab howitzer, two FH-70 and D-30 guns, a vehicle, a electronic warfare station, six drone control posts and two fixed-wing drones," Alexander Gordeyev said

The experiment that allowed testing the supercomputer prototype took place on December 19, the Moscow State University said

"It’s important to note that the primary development in this context is the markedly increased role of non-Arab states in the region, particularly two key players," Vitaly Naumkin said

Ararat Mirzoyan noted that Armenia requires an EU civil mission to monitor the situation on the border with Azerbaijan until the delimitation process is fully completed

The Pentagon spokesman expressed confidence that Western countries' work to strengthen Ukraine's military capabilities "will continue one way or another"

The Russian leader recalled that the US President spoke about Ukraine's unreadiness to join the alliance

Alexander Smirnov will also have to pay more than $675,000 to the US Internal Revenue Service, according to documents published in the court's electronic database

Prosecutors are looking into the incident

According to the authorities, about 40 people have been taken to the hospital

According to the agency, Nikolay Goltsev "masterminded a global procurement scheme on behalf of sanctioned Russian companies, including Russian military companies"

Maria Zakharova noted that "under such a scenario, the Russian peacekeeping presence in the region will be jeopardized"

He pointed out that, previously, the authorities of Transnistria have repeatedly asked Moldova to reject economic pressure measures

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that it 'is happening under the model the West is promoting around the world, under the false slogans of freedom and democracy'

He said this on the air of the CNN Turk television channel, answering a question about Ankara's relations with Moscow and Tehran in light of the situation in Syria

The state of emergency will be declared in Engels due to extension of the fire area

According to John Mearsheimer, Russia has become much stronger over the past two to three years because it has managed to become "a truly sovereign country"

Russia’s army also destroyed a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, seven pickup trucks, two artillery pieces and an ammunition depot

Control over Kurakhovo hinders supplies to Ukrainian troops

The information has not been confirmed or denied officially yet

The agency notes that the Alaskan authorities were dissatisfied with the decision of the US administration made last December to limit the development of oil and gas leases in the state

The ruble-denominated MOEX Index added 0.87% to 2,840.79 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index gained 0.87% to 880.13 points

Gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline could surpass the design capacity of 38 billion cubic meters in 2025

Keith Kellogg stressed that he believes the new administration will succeed in creating an environment in which Trump will have the opportunity to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky

"On the F-16 program, <...> we've been co-leading the [international] Air Capability Coalition," Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said

Sever fighters in the Kursk region have also defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kazachya Loknya, Kubatkin, Lebedevka, Nikolskoye, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

Earlier, the US Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 7.1 earthquake had struck the Tibet Autonomous Region on the border with Nepal

Finam analyst Sergey Kaufman forecasts a moderate increase in Europe's average gas price to $420 per 1,000 cubic meters

The political council of the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party reminded that as long as the fighting in Ukraine persists, there will always be efforts to establish a "second front" in Georgia

On the day of his death the founder of the National Front party was in a medical facility in Garches

The US President-elect also confirmed that his son, Donald Trump Jr., will travel to the island "to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights"

According to Alexander Khizhnyak, the friendly policy will strengthen the image of the republic as a peaceful state and a source of sound initiatives

It may take place in January

"The situation is fully under our control, the attempt to destabilize the situation has been foiled," he said

Dmitry Peskov said Russia is determined to develop relations with Armenia

According to Al Jazeera, all the incidents have injured people, but their number has not been specified

The Pentagon representative said that eight "capabilities coalitions" have been created within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group

During the counter-terrorist operation, 19 people were killed, including 18 attackers

Earlier on Wednesday, Joe Biden announced the introduction of a large-scale disaster regime in California

The Russian leader recalled that the 2014 events in Crimea had been spontaneous

Trump said Russia wouldn’t have started its special military operation if a more competent leader than Biden had been at the helm of the US

According to TMZ, the actress does not live there permanently

According to KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test launch of the country's cutting-edge ballistic missile

Trump declined to say when the meeting could take place

Up to 95% of cases of ongoing seismic activity in the area of the city of Shigatse were tremors with a magnitude of less than 3.0

The top Russian diplomat said that "the issue of the day should be ending the conflict, not establishing a ceasefire"

"The third stage, when Iranian citizens will be able to pay with their cards in Russia, is planned in the second half of 2025," Kazem Jalali said

According to the TV channel, before returning to the Vatican, he will stop by the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome to pray

Secondly - Europe, then the talk with Russians can take place, Vladimir Zelensky said

During the press conference, reporters noted that the Israeli Prime Minister’s office told about Putin’s apologies in its statement, published after the phone call between the two leaders, while the Kremlin did not

Trump also said his term will start in a world engulfed in conflict

"Israel’s actions outrageously violate the international legal decisions, including numerous decisions by the Security Council and the General Assembly," Vasily Nebenzya said

In his opinions, Western partners were to attempt to "intimidate" Moscow by sanctions and arms supplies to Kiev even before February 24, 2022

There is no reason to panic, the country's Infrastructure Minister Aziz Mahamat Saleh said

"This draft agreement was initialed by the head of the Kiev negotiation team. He put his signature there. Here it is," the Russian president said

Earlier, the Swiss Foreign Ministry told TASS that the country's authorities were participating in the preparation of negotiations on establishing a ceasefire in Ukraine

Trump said Moscow had consistently opposed Ukraine’s potential membership in NATO

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, December 26th

According to Robert Kagan, an American political analyst, if Ukraine falls, it will be hard to present it otherwise than as a failure of the United States and its president

Russian air defense systems downed 6 HIMARS projectiles and 50 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

In addition, the country's stand also features the Shahin combined-type UAV, the first Iranian-made digital drone

Keith Kellogg emphasized that ending the conflict in Ukraine is important for the national security of the United States, Europe and the world

As John Kavulich added, all statements by President-elect Trump are perceived by members of his future administration, members of Congress, and those who voted for him as "priorities and promises"

Russian President stressed that the Western countries were also taking unfriendly actions against Russia in the economic sphere

According to Sergey Ryabkov, the group also needs clearing mechanisms and transaction insurance systems, including insurance for the movement of goods and cargoes

The head of state warned that in case of materialization of US plans Moscow will drop the memorandum on deployment of small and medium range strike assets

The Canal remains safe and open for peaceful transit of vessels of all nations on conditions of full equality either in peace time or in war time, it added

Robert Fico accused Ukraine of damaging Slovakia's energy security by refusing to extend an agreement on the transit of Russian gas through its territory

Upon receiving confirmation from reconnaissance personnel that the Ukrainian manpower and military vehicles were destroyed, the crew safely returned to the airfield of departure

"The destabilization attempt has been foiled," Abderaman Koulamallah said in an address to the nation

Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said that there were no casualties

Arshak Karapetyan has been put on the international wanted list under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, law enforcement bodies told TASS