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

According to Andrey Marochko, high-intensity counterattacks have been going on for a long time

According to Alexander Voloshin, for Vladimir Zelensky, as well as for his patrons, the continuation of the conflict is the only chance for "political survival and further enrichment at the expense of the lives of ordinary Ukrainians"

Nikolay Azarov added that there was no chances of resolving the conflict by Christmas "first of all because of the stance taken by Western countries and Vladimir Zelensky"

Also the Battlegroup West’s air defense crews suppressed 21 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and 38 Vampire heavy attack drones of the Ukrainian army

No decision has been made on whether the US side will be represented in person or participate remotely

A European diplomat briefed on the plan noted that it was not clear whether the EU leadership backed Ukrainian accession, the news agency said

Regarding whether Russia is interested in such a platform at all, Dmitry Peskov stated that "it remains to be seen what it means"

Dmitry Peskov noted that it also allows to resist the pressure from third countries

Alistair Carns expressed disagreement with provisions of the new US National Security Strategy that criticize European countries for uncontrolled migration

Maria Zakharova pointed out that Italy has been swept up in anti-Russian narratives and is facing "pressure from NATO, the Anglo-Saxon world, and this ultraliberal dictatorship"

The EU Council is expected to officially enshrine the decision on the indefinite freezing of Russian assets in Europe today

The Ukrainian drone attack also damaged the facades of several buildings, added Governor Roman Busargin

The Prosecutor General's Office requested that Luis Arce be kept in custody pending a court hearing as it believed there was a risk of escape or attempts to obstruct the investigation

The decision to send Steven Witkoff to Berlin demonstrates the US administration's desire to overcome differences between Washington and Kiev regarding the terms of the peace deal, the newspaper believes

The Russian foreign minister also said that Moscow wants discussions on the fight against drug trafficking and ensuring maritime security to be collective, so that no nation would be staring down unilateral actions

This step is part of escalation staged by the United States to bar Venezuela from realizing its legitimate right to the free use of and trade in its natural resources, the Cuban foreign ministry emphasized

The Russian leader held a series of bilateral meetings, including with the leaders of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan

According to Walid Hamid Shiltagh, the summit could be held as early as next year

It is noted that Kiev is willing to forgo some economic benefits, such as EU agricultural subsidies, to expedite the process

According to Leonid Slutsky, the decision to freeze the assets for their subsequent use in a reparations loan to the Kiev regime will mean "crossing the Rubicon," a step that will be followed by a wave of response measures from Russia

The project scheme is based on the Jupiter flight information service automation system developed by Azimut, which ensured unified management and processing of data received from specialized systems

According to Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Major General Alexey Rtishchev, US officials have repeatedly confirmed that the US defense agency conducted work in Ukrainian biolabs

Nikolay Azarov also stressed that Vladimir Zelensky has never consulted the people of Ukraine

He blackmails them on the parameters of the Ukraine settlement and the issue of elections, said Maria Zakharova

For this reason, he began to blackmail his Western curators, said Maria Zakharova

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

The regulator stressed that the solutions proposed by the European Commission where Bank of Russia assets may be used directly or indirectly or any other forms of unauthorized use of Bank of Russia assets are unlawful and contradict international law, including in respect of immunity of sovereign assets

Head of the National Center for Historical Memory under the Russian president Yelena Malysheva noted that the purpose of these statements was to embed new theses into public consciousness which, through repeated exposure, would no longer require any confirmation and would be perceived in the public space as truth

According to the report, the prisoners of war "recounted how their commanders had sent them to their deaths at the line of engagement"

The amount of the claim against the depository was not specified in the statement

The procedure for executing the court order using Euroclear's assets will be determined after the court's decision enters into force, the regulator's press service reported

Yury Ushakov cited a provision in the Russian Constitution

The Hungarian Prime Minister affirmed that Budapest will "do everything possible to restore the legal order"

Russia has been operating on Spitsbergen for more than 90 years

The Ministry called on the involved parties to return to dialogue and adhere to their prior commitments within existing negotiation frameworks, advocating for a peace settlement

There is damage to civilian infrastructure

The seizure has been imposed as a security measure to prevent Google from attempting to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against its French subsidiary

The tractor is equipped with a hybrid powertrain, pneumatic emergency braking system, and its own control system, which allows for operation via a tablet

The physical volume of GDP gained 0.6% in annual terms

As a result of a drone attack on a house in Tver, seven people were injured, including a child

This point is reportedly included in a new 20-point version of a peace plan developed by Kiev with the support of Great Britain, France, and Germany, which Ukraine recently handed to the United States

"The Kiev regime, originally established as a fiercely ideological military entity, has now devolved into a criminal gang," the Russian foreign minister said

Over the past week, Battlegroup South units liberated the settlements of Seversk and Chervonoye in the DPR

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Hussein Abdullah Al-Safadi signed the corresponding document on August 20 in Moscow

The US president said the conflict in Ukraine "doesn’t really affect the United States, unless it got out of control"

At the talks in Ashgabat, Abdul Latif Rashid remarked that he would like to visit Russia and meet with Vladimir Putin

According to the European Commission's plan, the indefinite asset freeze is the first stage in the expropriation of Russian assets

28 of them were destroyed over the territory of the Saratov Region

Denis Niezgoda, chief commercial officer at Locus Robotics, a US company that creates robotic assistants, called the described scenario unrealistic within the next ten years

According to Merz, a major element of security guarantees that have been the subject of discussions for several weeks is "strengthening the Ukrainian army"

Sergey Nechayev called the German government's accusations unfounded, unjustified, and absurd

Keir Starmer and Bart De Wever agreed that keeping up the economic pressure on Russia and putting Ukraine in the strongest possible position would remain the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace

According to the agency’s statement, Ahmed al-Dabbashi, also known as al-Amu, was killed during an operation to arrest his associates in Sabratha, a city located west of Tripoli

The European Commission and the Belgian government made no comments on such news so far

According to the newspaper, Hegseth saw Driscoll as exceeding his authority during the Ukraine talks

Belgium is demanding independent and autonomous guarantees from EU countries in return for its support for a floated loan to Ukraine using immobilized Russian assets

"This decision is intended to play a key role in ensuring high-quality and technologically advanced medical rehabilitation," Dmitry Bakanov said

According to the report, the meetings have caused alarm among Western officials who remain in the dark about their intent and purpose

Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy and Malta also said that the EU summit should make the decision on the use of Russian assets for Ukraine

Sergey Nechayev warned against committing a crime that has no precedent in world history that will inevitably entail negative legal and reputational consequences for the European Union

Chiveri told a conference in Chisinau on Thursday that he had sent an address to Tiraspol’s political director inviting him to discuss a range of problems the Moldovan side is concerned over

"There will be the regime’s capitulation, either political or military," Artyom Dmitruk said

The Russian president pointed out that meetings with Iranian officials take place on a regular basis

The Russian landed a left hook, sending the Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev to the canvas

The Russian president added that Russia and Iraq have always had very good relations

US Congressman Al Green accused Donald Trump of abusing his presidential power and of attempts to "undermine democracy"

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

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

All the children were born between 2018 and 2022

According to the report, the loss of control over ionizing radiation sources was qualified as a radiation accident

Nikolay Azarov said that if elections are held under the current circumstances, they would not bring about any meaningful change

Diplomats commented on NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's statement that the alliance would allegedly become Moscow's "next target"

According to the plan of the European Commission, this step is the first phase in further expropriation of Russian assets

Russia urged the German side to stop stirring up hysteria over Russia's alleged preparations to attack one or more NATO countries

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, the European bureaucracy no longer views Europeans’ national identity as a value and simply doesn’t recognize their sovereignty

According to the institute, thanks to the work of the Myrmekion archaeological expedition led by Butyagin, the main stages of the ancient city's history were identified and documented in detail, and unique archaeological material was collected, which gained worldwide fame

EC Spokesperson Thomas Regnier said the commission will "now look into this request"

The "TASS Kaliningrad" center will host the agency's state-of-the-art press center, a venue designed to foster open dialogue between government representatives, businesses, public organizations, and the media

After the goods were confiscated, the ship continued on its way, the newspaper said

According to the report, Western countries’ aggressive policy in the field of biological security and the expansion of NATO’s military-biological programs create additional threats to the non-proliferation of biological weapons

Firefighters and ambulances have arrived on the scene

Battlegroup North fighters found the frozen bodies of Ukrainian soldiers who had died from hyperthermia at two out of six positions they seized

Commenting on this decision, EU leaders did not go into these legal details, but simply called the freeze on Russian assets "indefinite"

The ceremony of welcoming their return took place on December 12

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on Ukraine in depth

"Slavyansk is another major hub of the Ukrainian armed forces in the north of the republic," Igor Kimakovsky said

During its long-distance deployment, the corvette Gremyashchy took part in the Russia-Myanmar naval maneuvers Marumex 2025

Vladimir Zelensky "straight up gave the White House the finger," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman said

According to their information, the plan specifies that "Russian forces will not enter this demilitarised zone"

The next step will be "securing Ukraine’s financial needs for 2026-27," the president of the EU Council added

The US administration correctly evaluates developments within the EU, Irakli Kobakhidze said

Rosen Zhelyazkov said that the government must "give in" to the demands of citizens

According to Jacques Sapir, "this will have extremely dire consequences for the largest European banks"

Yury Ushakov said that Russia has to see what the Americans agree on with the Europeans and Ukrainians

Vladimir Zelensky "has no chance of being legally re-elected" for a new term, Maria Zakharova stated

The US leader stressed that Washington was "very close" with Russia and Ukraine to having a deal

The MOEX Russia Index lost 0.34% to 2,739.49 points, while the RTS Index dropped by 0.83% to 1,082.41 points

Relations between Russia and Iraq are diversifying and becoming more versatile by their nature, the Russian leader said

No information from Washington regarding US-Ukraine negotiations has been received, Dmitry Peskov stated

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 12th