Russian monopoly watchdog starts proceedings against Gazprom

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, December 25th

On December 16, Trump said during the first press conference after his election victory that he plans to stay in contact with Putin in order to settle the conflict in Ukraine

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 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

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

"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

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

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

The newest B-19 armored vehicles, equipped with the Epokha combat module, feature a 57-mm autocannon, Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, and the new Bulat missile system, designed for the elimination of emplacements and lightly armored vehicles

"As for expectations, we cannot set a specific timeframe. An agreement will be reached when it is reached," spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said

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

"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

"The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions," according to the statement

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

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

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

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

Combat for the plant’s administrative building is underway.

The meeting was attended by US Vice President-elect James David Vance

On the morning of January 6, the regional headquarters reported a Ukrainian projectile shot down in the skies over the Kursk Region

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

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on January 5 denied reports that Putin's meetings with Trump and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were in the works

US President-elect Donald Trump earlier said many Canadians are allegedly in favor of their country becoming the 51st US state

According to the spokeswoman, such statements negatively affect the relations between Chisinau and Moscow

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

The Japanese side "was told that provocative military activity next to the Far Eastern borders of our country, conducted also in cooperation with extra-regional countries - NATO members - is categorically inadmissible"

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

According to the Russian serviceman, four troops were captured and the rest retreated

Keith Kellogg is expected to visit Ukraine after the US president-elect takes office; the date of the visit has not yet been set

As the expert 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"

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 outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden seeks to avoid this scenario, making emphasis on "the deliveries of more sophisticated weapons, including longer-range missiles," the press office said

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

An active accomplice of bandits was detained in the search operation and gave confessing testimony

The Kremlin official noted that additional details will be provided later

The total price decline since the beginning of the day reached about 2%

At the same time, 188 others are injured, Xinhua reported

On January 7, Christmas is celebrated by the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalemite, Polish and Serbian Orthodox churches, the Athos monasteries in Greece, as well as the Eastern Catholic Church and the Old Believers

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin noted that with the help of the mos.ru charity service, Muscovites sent over $694,812 to non-profit organizations

А 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the Tibet Autonomous Region on the border with Nepal

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

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

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

The ministry specified that the adversary has lost up to 535 troops

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

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

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'

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

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

The rifle is reliable with precise and dense fire

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

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

Trump declined to say when the meeting could take place

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

Ukrainian attempt to break through in Kursk area thwarted

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 27th

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that the list was not prepared by Hamas but handed over by Israel last summer

Lately, the Ukrainian side has also indicated "signals about some accords," which cannot be perceived seriously, he added

Battlegroup West units thwarted 35 counterattacks of the adversary from December 28, 2024 to January 3, 2025, defense expert Andrey Marochko said

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"

Control over Kurakhovo hinders supplies to Ukrainian troops

Prosecutors are looking into the incident

As a rule, Putin celebrates Christmas outside Moscow, while on Easter he usually goes to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

"The Secretary also emphasized the need for the international community to facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance throughout Syria and thanked the Saudi government for providing aid to the Syrian people," the high-ranking US official said

The vice president is currently in Washington

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

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

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

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, it was taken down by combat aviation

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

Dmitry Peskov said Russia is determined to develop relations with Armenia

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

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"

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

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

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

Wang Yi emphasized that Beijing's commitment to developing relations and promoting cooperation with African countries "is not weakening, but only strengthening," regardless of shifts in the international situation

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 is also reported that the Eagle S "noticeably slowed down" presumably at the moment when the cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged

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 Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that he had discussed the current situation on the phone with the Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar

Washington supplied "things like Stingers, Javelins", US Secretary of State said

Several versions are being looked into, the main being a terrorist attack, police said

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

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

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said earlier that Greenland is not for sale and it is up to its residents to determine the island’s future

Neither statement provides any proof

According to Alexey Belogoryev, Research Director at the Institute for Energy and Finance Foundation, the relaunch of the Nord Stream gas pipeline is much easier to do than it was with its initial putting into operation

Zyuganov sees potential allies in the Just Russia and the LDPR

Denmark plans to increase the number of personnel at the Joint Arctic Command in the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk

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

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

It may take place in January

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

The natural calamity destroyed numerous buildings and the local authorities launched search and rescue operations, according to the news agency

According to Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari, Doha is currently focused on preserving stability in Syria and "meeting the needs of the Syrian people"

"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

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

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre added that the US would "stand with" all people of Canada as they elected a new leader