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European space probe reaches comet after 10-year journey
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Russia, China believe that Golden Dome program is destabilizing
It envisages the creation of an unconstrained, global and multi-tier missile defense system providing protection against any missile threats, including all types of missiles of adversaries equal or similar in strength
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Russian MFA spokeswoman says her briefings in 2025 add up to 5 days
Maria Zakharova added that the ministry’s calculations were inspired by a TASS report that counted the number of briefings and their duration
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Trump administration recalls heads of nearly 30 foreign diplomatic missions — news agency
According to its information, the heads of US missions abroad have been notified that their terms in their current positions will expire in January
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Any provocation, even ‘dirty bomb’ can be expected from Kiev — Russian MP
Senator Natalia Nikonorova stressed that Russia "is ready to respond proportionally to any threat"
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Red Cross receives 182,000 appeals about missing persons in Ukrainian conflict
According to spokeswoman Galina Balzamova, the actual number of families unaware of their relatives’ fate is higher, as not everyone contacts the ICRC directly
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German customs involved in legal arbitrariness against Russians — Foreign Ministry
According to Maria Zakharova, Germany has de facto been turned into a territory of lawlessness for people of a certain nationality, in this case, citizens of Russia
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Moldovan border guards cut off channel for transfer of draft dodgers from Ukraine
The police said the suspects charged each evader $10,000
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Fire area in Temryuk port reach 4,000 sq m
Two tanks with oil products are on fire
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EU, UK hurt most by Washington’s Russia policy turn — expert
According to Andrey Sushentsov, the US was the first to realize that it’s impossible to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia
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West 'understands nothing about Russians,' Rostec says in response to Reuters report
The Russian defense industry is currently focused on solving state problems, not on generating more profit
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Sweden better apologize for detaining Russia's Adler vessel — Foreign Ministry
According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Swedish customs and law enforcement agencies, including security services, continued their so-called inspection
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Israel not to allow Iran obtain nuclear weapons — Netanyahu’s office
According to the statement, earlier, Benjamin Netanyahu "has led countless overt and covert operations in the campaign against Iran's nuclear program"
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Uraldronzavod supplies first batch of Berdysh heavy combat drones to special op zone
During field testing, the drones have proven their reliability, Vladimir Tkachuk said
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Ukraine has no money to hold elections — Zelensky's office
According to Mikhail Podolyak, Ukraine’s budget has other priority expenditures, including militarization
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Switzerland should respect Russia and do business with it — Swiss businessman
Tito Tettamanti said the West made a mistake by intervening too much in Ukraine's affairs to weaken Russia
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Casualties among Knyaz Vandal drone operators minimal — Ushkuynik
The head of Ushkuynik named the factors that contribute to this phenomenon
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Russian Post suspends overland delivery to Baltic States
Delivery by air to these countries continues
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Polish officials not allowed to enter Russian consulate’s former building
Poland’s last operating Russian Consulate General located in the city of Gdansk closed down earlier this week
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Russian intelligence activities intensify, officers change modus operandi — newspaper
A recent report by the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London also pointed out that Russian intelligence services have allegedly begun to recruit people with no military background who can travel relatively free to other countries and establish personal contacts
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Russian diplomat refutes Bloomberg article on Russia's intentions to amend Ukraine plan
"This media outlet does not have any reliable sources close to the Kremlin," Maria Zakharova said
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Russian embassy warns of danger of Ukrainization of Italian politics
The embassy expressed its full solidarity with the Italians who became victims of the Ukrainian Nazis and the irresponsible Italian politicians who condoned them
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Traces of US involvement in cyberattack on Venezuela’s oil, gas company — Politico
According to the report, it looks like a preconceived attack
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India wants to develop ties with Russia in agricultural, light, food industries
There is a steady interest from Indian companies in expanding their presence in the Russian market, Andrey Sobolev noted
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AZAL plane presumably damaged by warhead elements — Kazakh authorities
The commission concluded its examination of the GPS cassettes recovered from avionics modules No. 1 and No. 3
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Humanitarian aid convoy from Dagestan comes under attack in border area
"Magomednabi Gadzhiyev, head of the Shamilsky District from where the convoy departed, and two members of the Self-Defense public organization, were killed," Sergey Melikov, leader of the North Caucasus region, said
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Beijing opposes US maritime blockade of Venezuela
According to He Yongqian, Beijing believes that a US blockade "could not only disrupt the normal functioning of international energy markets, but also pose additional security risks"
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Russian strategic bombers fly over neutral waters of Barents, Norwegian seas
Su-33 fighter jets of the Russian Navy escorted the long-range bombers
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Russian fish, seafood exports to China up 10% in January-November to $3 bln
Russian fish and seafood exports to China in January-November 2025 decreased year-on-year by 6% in weight
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Gas supplies to China to exceed contractual volumes by almost 800 mcm in 2025 — Gazprom
CEO Alexey Miller expressed confidence that Gazprom will annually supply China with volumes in excess of its contractual obligations
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Zelensky's new peace plan not to work for Russia, says expert
The expert focused on the political points of the plan and on the security guarantees demanded by Kiev
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About 417,000 Russians have signed military service contracts — Medvedev
Additionally, more than 36,000 have voluntarily joined units dispatched to the zone of the special military operation, the politician stated
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Plotter of terrorist attack on oil pipeline neutralized in Tyumen Region — FSB
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
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Russia approves treaty with Myanmar on protection of citizens in international justice
It was signed in St. Petersburg on May 20, 2025
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Japan-Russia trade turnover down 4.51% year-on-year in November to $617 mln
Imports of coal from Russia to Japan in November fell by 26%, iron and steel by 82.6%
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Kiev has no resources to feed 800,000-strong army mentioned by Zelensky — Russian envoy
Rodion Miroshnik added that it remains unclear what the first point of Zelensky’s plan, intended to affirm Ukraine’s sovereignty, actually means
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Talks with US on Ukraine produce slow but steady progress — Foreign Ministry
Maria Zakharova noted that negotiations between Washington and Moscow are accompanied by "extremely harmful and even malicious attempts by a group of countries, primarily Western European ones, to torpedo and derail all diplomatic progress"
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Putin meets with businessmen in Kremlin — spokesman
The Russian government’s officials in charge of economy and social affairs, presidential administration officials, and Russian Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina attended the meeting
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Lavrov discusses preparations for CSTO summit in Moscow in November — Foreign Ministry
The meeting was attended by representatives of the presidential administration, federal executive authorities and organizations involved in this work
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Moscow calls detention of Russia’s Adler vessel by Sweden 'farce majeure'
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Sweden should apologize for the incident
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Russia ready to discuss form of document on absence of plans to attack NATO — diplomat
Maria Zakharova stressed that Russia remains open for serious talks
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Mobilization in Ukraine, NATO near Kaliningrad: Foreign Ministry statements
TASS has compiled the key statements by the official representative of the Foreign Ministry
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Ukrainian military attacks Belgorod Region using over 150 drones in one day
The regional emergency response headquarters reported that a woman and a 14-year-old were injured in a drone attack on a car
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Press review: Ukraine mulls elections and Trump plans laser fleet as gold prices soar
Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, December 24th
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MOL, NIS ask US to suspend sanctions against Serbian company — Serbian Energy Ministry
Minister Dubravka Djedovic-Handanovic stressed that the Serbian government is committed to creating conditions that will allow NIS to continue operating "regardless of how long it takes to complete the transaction" between MOL and the company's Russian shareholders
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Rosatom to build NPP in Ethiopia based on modern VVER-1200 reactor — Russian ambassador
Evgeniy Terekhin added that cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy could become the "flagship area of economic and technological partnership" between Russia and Ethiopia
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Russian troops liberate Svyato-Pokrovskoye community in Donetsk region over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 215 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and six armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
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Germany to have to return to compulsory military draft — paper
Head of the Bundestag defense committee Thomas Rowekamp said that 20,000-30,000 servicemen leave the active army every year
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Russian army destroys Ukraine's underground bunkers in Zaporozhye Region
Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky stressed that the seizure of Gulyaipole would pave the way for the liberation of the entire Zaporozhye Region
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Almost all Ukrainian brigade deserts — Russia’s security forces
The source said there are quite a lot of units in the Ukrainian army that did not meet expectations of the command
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French rush to resell Christmas gifts floods online marketplaces
According to Ouest-France, eBay had already recorded 500,000 listings by the morning of December 25 and expects the total number of posts to rise by 400%
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Ruble becomes strongest-performing currency in 2025 — Bloomberg
As Bloomberg noted, the ruble’s rise has been influenced by reduced demand for foreign currency in Russia.
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Iranian special forces officer eliminated in Lebanon — IDF
Spokesman Avichay Adraee said Hussein al-Jawhari had led operations against Israel in Syria and Lebanon in recent years
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Black Sea Fleet rejects submarine surfacing reports near French coast
The fleet pointed out that "the submarine crew is currently conducting a routine inter-fleet transfer after performing missions as part of the Russian Navy’s standing task force stationed in the Mediterranean Sea"
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