Magadan Special Economic Zone in Russia’s Far East to be kept up through to 2025

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, December 23rd

During their meeting in Sochi in April 2008, Bush asked the Russian leader why Russia opposes to Ukraine’s NATO membership

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 245 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The injured courier was hospitalized

A candidate country must have good relations with its neighbors and be opposed to unilateral sanctions, Sergio Rodrigues dos Santos noted

110 of them were destroyed over the territory of the Bryansk Region

Viktor Khrenin emphasized that the deployment is a direct response to aggressive actions by Western nations

The Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council noted that Boris Pistorius stated he doesn't believe a war between NATO and Russia is imminent, while Alexander Stubb acknowledged that Moscow has no interest in attacking member countries of the alliance

Marko Duric said that Belgrade strongly support US President Donald Trump’s peace plan and all other initiatives that may put an end to hostilities

The Hungarian PM noted that "EU decision-makers are constantly forced to backtrack"

There is a 20-point peace plan, together with sort of the multilateral security guarantees, the US specific security guarantees, and the post-peace economic growth and prosperity plan, Matthew Whitaker said

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported earlier that Russian troops struck Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities and energy facilities with Kinzhal missiles on the morning of December 23

Anders Vistisen also noted that Denmark "cannot defend Greenland alone"

According to Matthew Whitaker, Washington is trying to find out the maximum that Russia is willing to do to end the conflict

The senior Russian official recalled a briefing in the US Congress on the "decolonization of Russia" in June 2022, as well as the financial and media support provided by the Anglo-Saxons to the terrorist organization "Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum"

The Libyan Army Chief of Staff Muhammad al-Haddad was also on board the Falcon 50 aircraft

Sergio Rodrigues dos Santos also expressed hope that a military conflict between the United States and Venezuela will not occur

The large trade deficit between the two countries limits the use of national currencies for trade and commercial transactions, the diplomat noted

Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of the North Atlantic Alexander Gusarov emphasized that this step would clearly demonstrate the improving dialogue between the two countries

These scenarios will form the basis for the methodology that will be taught to Russian military personnel at training centers

The president said that Russia and its economy are in a good place, "despite numerous challenges"

Janos Boka warned that the Hungarian government "will not sit idly by" as this happens

Andrey Marochko said that significant success has been achieved in this area in a very short time

Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya expressed hope that "Washington will be able to stop in time and avoid a fatal mistake"

Foreign affairs columnist Jamie Dettmer doubts a €90 billion loan will be sufficient to keep Ukraine solvent

Viktor Orban added that some proposals and decisions made at the European Union summit on December 18-19 were aimed at escalating the conflict in Ukraine and further antagonizing Russia

The Russian president highlighted the readiness of millions to unite around shared, noble goals

"Separatism is a gamble that can be played by two," the politician noted

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier stated that a maximum of 10 Russian-made Oreshnik systems would be deployed in the republic

Ukraine presented this plan to the American side at recent talks in the United States

"Warmongers are warmongers for one reason: they profit from war," the envoy stated

"Presently, the US Navy’s onboard air and missile defenses are incapable of reliably intercepting hypersonic threats, including sophisticated missiles like Russia’s Tsirkon and comparable Chinese systems," Alexander Stepanov noted

According to its information, the heads of US missions abroad have been notified that their terms in their current positions will expire in January

Additionally, more than 36,000 have voluntarily joined units dispatched to the zone of the special military operation, the politician stated

The diplomat called this topic one of the most important on the BRICS agenda

Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy commented on Donald Trump's opinion that the NYT newspaper poses a serious threat to national security and that its dissemination of false information should be stopped

In particular, 110 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Bryansk Region

The Kremlin press service has not yet reported such contact

According to the FSB’s Public Relations Center, the suspect, a Russian citizen originally from Vinnitsa in Ukraine, resisted arrest and was subsequently neutralized during the operation

Vasily Nebenzya pointed out that US policy represents "an unambiguous signal to all countries in the region seeking to pursue a sovereign course and independently determine their economic, political, and cultural systems"

Sergey Naryshkin said the phone conversation was held "just a few days ago"

In total, three drones were shot down after midnight

At least ten Osprey tiltrotor aircraft that are used in special operations, as well as a C-17 large military transport aircraft have been deployed to the area

Vitaly Kiselev added that, despite heavy losses and massive, combined attacks by the Russian army, the Ukrainian army brigades have "a very large number of soldiers that go AWOL"

Viktor Medvedchuk said that Europe had previously acted as a "bridge between Russia and the United States," but today's attempts by Europeans to build a wall between Moscow and Washington "are a joke"

Sergio Rodrigues dos Santos noted that Brazil has never supported the diplomatic isolation of Russia

The ship's crew also practiced laying out contact and non-contact sweeps

The network was assisted by several individuals residing in Belarus

Gazprom pointed to the revision of priority developments in favor of hydrocarbons in some countries and international energy companies

"It is crucial to recognize that the root cause of the conflict in Ukraine stems from the aggressive ‘Eastern policy’ pursued by Anglo-Saxon nations along with NATO and the European Union," the politician stated

According to the statement, such steps are an attempt by the enemy to complicate the operation of radio reconnaissance and electronic countermeasures, reduce the time of reliable detection, and increase the survivability of the command and control channel

Russia’s Battlegroup East forces continue steadily advancing in Gulyaipole, a source in Russian defense circles said

The prime minister believes the decision is wrong

Kirill Dmitriev commented on a post by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the State Department's intention to take steps to bar leading figures of the global censorship-industrial complex from entering the country

The procession, accompanied by Russian and Soviet New Year's songs, attracted genuine interest from local residents and tourists

In April, Russia’s Supreme Court suspended a ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban movement, which had previously been included in the list of terrorist organizations

"The space system with artificial gravity includes an axial module with static and rotating parts, connected with the help of a hermetically sealed flexible junction, as well as habitable modules, rotation equipment and power sources," according to the patent

Sergio Rodrigues dos Santos emphasized that "diesel is especially important because Brazil's transportation system relies heavily on road freight"

According to Amirkhan Amirkhanov, the wolf population has increased in recent years in the European part of Russia and Europe in general

According to the report, the enemy's resistance is complicated by harsh weather conditions

The agreement on cooperation regulates issues of oil acceptance and delivery at the Adamowo-Zastawa point in the territory of Poland

Today, Russia ranks eighth among Brazil's trading partners, Sergio Rodrigues dos Santos said

The suspect is also dead

According to Vasily Nebenzya, the US President's statement is "a direct claim to another state's natural resources and subsoil"

A prisoner concealed a shiv in his punishment cell, where he was placed for violating prison rules

According to Asaad al-Shaibani, Syria "seeks to forge balanced relations with all states"

"As a rule, the Poles tend to politicize everything and distort the meaning of policies," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

According to the TV channel, the Falcon 50 crashed due to a technical malfunction

Johann Wadephul also noted that there was no point in providing Ukraine with security guarantees without clear commitments from the United States

Negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement took place in Miami on December 20 and 21

Sergey Ryabkov said that nobody can rewrite history

Ahmed Musa, head of the Iraqi ministry's press service, noted that Baghdad "has taken emergency measures to prevent a crisis at power plants until gas supplies resume"

"In accordance with the government plan, the process of disarming Shiite fighters must extend to not only the south but all other regions of the country," Lebanese Foreign Minister Yousef Raji said

The expert focused on the political points of the plan and on the security guarantees demanded by Kiev

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 160 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that everything slows down during Christmas time

The Venezuelan leader called the US seizure of vessels "piracy" and noted that "no one can defeat" the country

According to the newspaper, after months of discussions, EU leaders "delivered a harsh reality check, with the executive’s ambitions dashed by political and national red lines"

According to Yekaterina Solntseva, Director of Quantum Technologies at Rosatom State Corporation, it is especially important that the scientists have taken another step toward progressively improving the reliability of operations

The WDR broadcasting company’s investigative unit described the conversation as "a rare instance of direct contact between German and Russian agencies"

Viktor Orban said that Europe could have sent a peace mission to Moscow and Kiev instead of declaring their conflict its own war

According to the politician, the groundwork laid by predecessors in creating false ideologies is now actively exploited by the "regime of the bloody Kiev comedian"

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, December 24th

Investigators and forensic experts are examining the incident site and establishing all the circumstances around it

The politician described Ukrainian nationalism as a hand-made political project that rose to its anti-human fame last century with what he called targeted mass support from the United States and Great Britain

Vitaly Kiselev added that the weather is also helping Russian forces operate in these areas

The Russian leader stressed that this would create a threat of NATO moving its military bases and various arms systems to the exact proximity to the Russian border

Employees at one of the stores said they did not know where the bars were made

Igor Kimakovsky said that Russian forces are also successfully fighting near the settlement of Ozyornoye

The company did not specify the exact nature of the damage or where it occurred

Sergio Rodrigues dos Santos noted that BRICS is a constructive force in strengthening a multipolar world order that is becoming increasingly inclusive and democratic

Emergency services are working at the crash site

Alexander Dudchak doubts that Kiev is really ready to carry out an "all-for-all" prisoner swap according to the plan

The contract is worth $86 million and includes an option to deliver up to three additional systems

The Russian defense industry is currently focused on solving state problems, not on generating more profit

The chief of the European diplomacy said that Europe will continue to defend its values of freedom of expression

Emergency services specialists are working at the site of the fallen debris, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said

Imports of Chinese trucks weighing more than 16 tons into Russia dropped by 90%

Maxime Prevot said that EU digital legislation is not directed against the United States, but serves to ensure that EU citizens have the same security and dignity in the digital space that they enjoy in their public lives in Europe

The clause on creating special funds to attract $800 billion for Ukraine's reconstruction was introduced "because money can be made on creating these funds," Alexander Dudchak said