Deputy PM orders to support Russian airlines amid sanctions

The six-page document lists US grievances against the organization, veiled attacks on China for accumulating huge trade surpluses and on India for blocking improvements in the WTO's decision-making process

The event will be held at noon on December 19

Keir Starmer stated that the prior question is whether a just and lasting peace can be achieved

Imports of coal from Russia to Japan in November fell by 26%, iron and steel by 82.6%

Exports of Azerbaijani products to Russia equaled $1.088 bln in the first eleven months of this year

Italian deputy prime minister and minister of transport and infrastructure Matteo Salvini emphasized that sanctions brought European economies to their knees, leading to more expensive energy for Italians

Silver capitalization is computed by multiplying the current silver price by the silver volume estimated to be mined to date, about 1,751,000 metric tons of silver

Denis Alipov added that "overall, the prospects in the Russian labor market are enormous"

Bulgaria’s For Free Russia, Estonia’s House of Ingria, Norway’s Nature and Youth, and Germany’s Alliance for a Free Democratic Russia were also added to the list

It was the policeman's fault. The medical test showed he had signs of alcohol intoxication

Roscosmos is currently laying an "experimental foundation" for formulating further goals for human exploration of space, Denis Kutovoy emphasized

Recent reports by The New York Times revealed that during a covert operation in 1965, the CIA installed a SNAP-19C nuclear generator on Mount Nanda Devi’s summit to monitor Chinese missile activity

This is also to cover up mass immigration, child abuse gangs, rising crime rates and economic decline, Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said

The radiation level is normal and corresponds to natural background values, the statement reads

Dmitry Peskov noted that Moscow has only seen media reports about the joint statement by EU leaders on security guarantees for Kiev

Karin Kneissl noted that the European Union had ditched a number of its own rules and norms

Kiev could have made a peace deal with Russia on more advantageous terms right after the conflict began, Robert Kalinak recalled

ANO MPs announced their decision to journalists in Strasbourg

Head of the Russian Presidential Directorate for State Defense Industry Policy Viktor Yevtukhov emphasized that domestic innovative solutions were used in the construction of each ship

Midterm elections to the US Congress will be held on November 3, 2026

The US leader did not give any details

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin stressed that Africans should stop financing the prosperity of the United States, the European Union, NATO, and their allies at their own expense

According to Daniele Dell’Orco, the Italian public seems to be growing increasingly tired of this whole situation month after month and wants a peace treaty to be signed

Alfred de Zayas stressed that "NATO boots on the ground would only mean an escalation to the war"

"The deployment of troops largely depends on the situation, context, and specific tasks," Germany's Social Democratic Party leader Matthias Miersch said

According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, the "criminal actions of the Kiev regime and its patrons, who cooperate with local terrorist groups and provide them with support," pose a grave threat not only to Africa, but to the entire world

Turkey issue a clear warning to both sides concerning this matter, the Turkish president said

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,520 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

The TurkStream gas pipeline remains the only active route of Russian gas deliveries to Europe

Peter Szijjarto emphasized that Ukraine’s membership in NATO was "purely a Ukrainian agenda item"

The diplomat noted that in 2022, following referendums, the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Lugansk People’s Republic, as well as Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, were formally incorporated into Russia

Earlier in the day, the US leader announced his plans to address the nation on Wednesday evening

The Serbian president said he would appeal to his supporters camping out near the parliament building to disperse

According to Russian instructor with the call sign Gipalon, the group is always on full combat alert

Yevgeny Korniychuk did not name the reasons for the investigative actions or their date

Project 677 diesel-electric submarines are designed to destroy enemy surface ships and vessels, conduct patrols, conduct reconnaissance, protect sea lanes, lay minefields, and perform other missions

"Europe no longer plays any role in the world at all," the former Austrian Foreign Minister noted

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that Moscow is already assisting in building capacity of African countries to counter internal and external threats

Russian Foreign Minister also noted that the situation around Russia’s frozen assets made it clear that "stealing is in the Europeans’ blood"

Sergey Vershinin also pointed out that Moscow is paying increasing attention to building multifaceted cooperation with Africa’s subregional communities

The decline from the historical peak amounts to nearly 20%

The yuan-to-ruble rate fell 1.9 kopecks to 11.26 rubles

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin described the event in Cairo as "a milestone event in Russia-Africa relations" in 2025

"Berlin has chosen the path of destroying the unique bilateral interaction formats built by generations of predecessors," Sergey Nechayev noted

Sergey Ryabkov noted that "Russia's special military operation was inevitable because things were developing in a very wrong direction"

According tp the report, Battlegroup West forces are firmly rebuffing all the Ukrainian army’s attacks on communities near Kupyansk, keeping them under control

Sergey Ryabkov reiterated that Russia "stands firm" on the understandings reached during the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage

The diplomatic mission emphasized that Russia had no plans, intentions or reasons to engage in armed confrontation with the United Kingdom

Russian Presidential Special Representative Kirill Dmitriev emphasized that "the UK needs to learn to solve real problems - not imaginary ones"

Sergey Ryabkov stressed that the desire for cooperation in this format remained strong

Donald Trump also added that the US is working with Europe on the security guarantee

In Valery Zaluzhny's words, "the end of the war and the return of around one million of soldiers" will be "another challenge to the state and civil society"

The motorcycle develops a speed of up to 100 km/h, has easy controls and is equipped with a universal trailer with a load capacity of up to 200 kg

US President Donald Trump and his peace initiatives related to Ukraine and the Gaza Strip will also be on the agenda of the talks

According to the source, there's no ammunition on board

According to Dmitry Polyansky, there is no clarity about which countries are willing to take part in the international stabilization force in Gaza

The German government also plans to build a sort of alliance with its European partners to jointly purchase weapons for Ukraine

Production will depend on market conditions, Marinychev said, adding that the company intends to remain a global leader

Fuel for the Paks nuclear power plant will be produced at a joint venture in Europe established by Rosatom and the French company Framatome, Lantos noted

More than 200 African specialists have been trained using Russian methodologies, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said

According to an Interior Ministry official, several searches took place after the identification of a suspicious citizen in the border area

The Russian foreign minster noted that, overall, "there are certain advances" in the work of the Arctic Council

According to the newspaper, 22 illegal Cuban migrants are now housed there

The command in Rzeszow has been taken over by the Dutch military

Viktor Orban also said that EU leaders violated EU law by proposing to make decisions on Russian financial assets not by consensus, but by a qualified majority vote

According to Soren Pellmann, the deployment of NATO forces to ensure the security of Ukraine’s airspace would lead to the "further escalation of the situation"

Thierry Mariani said the lack of a clear mechanism for lifting the freeze is a conscious decision of the authors of the initiative

Moscow has not yet received this information, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Last year several countries began working within the BRICS framework, and many states are planning to join this association, the diplomat noted

Russia is open-minded in terms of what decisions might be made, Sergey Ryabkov noted

Petteri Orpo said he does not want to think about that

"All information from the questions of Russians to the direct line is constantly reported to the president," Dmitry Peskov stressed

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, December 16th

The protests, where people demanded the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, a Social Democrat, were organized by opposition liberal parties and movements of Slovakia

Lada-class submarines are quiet and capable of diving to depths of around 300 meters

According to the Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, the US President laid out "in clear and simple terms" that there is a turning point that Europe is facing

The Russian top diplomat noted that the African continent was experiencing a "second awakening"

Belarusian President believes that Vladimir Zelensky also wants the end of the conflict

On the sidelines of the second ministerial conference in Cairo, Russian Foreign Minister will also sign a set of documents

The Ukrainian mass media are disseminating reports alleging that the Ukrainian army has taken control of the settlements of Kondrashovka, Radkovka, and Moskovka northwest and southwest of Kupyansk

Armando Mema emphasized that the EU is not doing "one thing right" and the bloc "should respect Belgium’s sovereignty" and its decision to refuse to transfer the assets to Ukraine

Mario Bojic said it needed to happen for the world to change

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that there were fewer pressing questions from the participants of the special military operation

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, Zelensky and his gang have usurped the entire vertical of state power in Ukraine

One child was killed and a security guard was injured in the attack, the Russian Investigative Committee’s press service reported

The new communication line will be approximately 11,700 kilometers long

The Drone Force company previously announced the development of a reconnaissance version of the 15-inch Force drone with proprietary software and shifted control frequencies

Andrey Kelin noted that the British military department's 2025 overruns may amount to more than 2 billion pounds

Irakli Kobakhidze emphasized that Tbilisi should be pragmatic about the developments

The UK is urging the European Commission to justify the theft of Russian assets by exploiting legal gaps in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and by referring to "exceptional circumstances"

Emergency personnel are working at the site where debris came down

German Chancellor admitted that Europe has certain fears concerning the potential use of Russian frozen assets

The parties agreed to continue searching for missing persons

"There was no war in Crimea," Alexander Lukashenko said

The minister recalled that practical steps had previously been outlined to implement Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree on the voluntary resettlement of foreign citizens who share the country's traditional spiritual and moral values

Belarusian President emphasized that if the issue of a peaceful settlement depended solely on US President Donald Trump, then given his current policies the conflict would have ended long ago

Dmitry Peskov also noted that there will be journalists from unfriendly countries as well

In 2024, the headquarters of the Popular Front received just over 2.5 million questions to the president in various formats

According to Armen Gasparyan, if the media does not adhere to the request of the Human Rights Council, the state should punish them