Putin, Obama may meet on sidelines of APEC summit — Kremlin

According to the Houthi spokesman, the strike on US vessels was delivered with the use of "eight cruise missiles and 17 drones"

"We will oppose this in every possible way. We will support the legitimate Syrian government. And at the same time, of course, we will actively advocate the need to resume dialogue with the opposition, as required by [UN] Resolution 2254," Lavrov continued

Maria Zakharova stressed that such statements by Israeli officials shed light on the true reasons why Tel Aviv was opposing the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East

The new special envoy will be in charge of trade and investment issues, as well as the cultural exchange between the two countries

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin thus meant that the Oreshnik missile is a generation ahead of all existing weapons, while not being a nuclear weapon itself

Dmitry Peskov added that it is not planned to issue any joint statements

Prime minister underscored that, "the more serious the problems in Europe are, the more decisively the economic relations in all other markets should be promoted"

Ahmed аl-Sharaa expressed hope for building strategic relations with Lebanon

Russian President also said that he had handed down direct instructions to produce and test-fire the Oreshnik hypersonic missile

The Bank of Russia has taken a pause in raising the key rate, though a long period of tough monetary policy will be required to bring inflation back to the target

Aleksandar Vulin noted that he is "not optimistic about prospects for the United States changing its policy toward Serbia" after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump

"The enemy lost up to 285 troops, two armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles, a D-30 122 mm howitzer, a US-made M119 105 mm howitzers and five field ammunition depots," the ministry added

Reporters are ramping up Russophobia, distorting the facts while writing on this matter, the Russian Embassy in Portugal said

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov praised the new mechanisms for accelerating the introduction of advanced weapons and equipment developed by the civilian defense industrial complex in the interests of the Russian army

Meanwhile, Scholz will visit Magdeburg to assess the situation later on Saturday

The restart of transit via the Ukrainian gas transportation system is possible at a request of the European Commission if this is not Russian gas, Denis Shmygal said

According to Jacques Sapir, the decision not to extend transit contracts was no surprise given the political landscape

The Foreign Ministry noted that the facts of discrimination and persecution of Russians are often ignored by the official leadership of countries and international human rights agencies, leading many victims to remain silent

According to the TV channel Al Jazeera, the refugees were housed at a school in the Al-Daraj neighborhood

The president noted that Russia had become much stronger over the past two or three years as it became a truly sovereign country

Now it takes quite long to build personalized vaccines because computing of how a vaccine should look like uses matrix methods, Alexander Gintsburg said

The Russian leader also agreed with Sergey Mironov, head of the "A Just Russia - For Truth" faction in the Duma, who said that "the birth rate is insufficient, because the matter concerns extinction"

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov also stressed that the recent developments had shown that the US policy of establishing a system of increasingly layered missile defenses was wrong

The Russian president recalled that no Russian land troops had been deployed to Syria, with Russia having only an airbase and a naval base

"Israel must return to the full compliance with the well-known 1974 agreement with Syria," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stressed

"The College of national leaders considers the attempt to prolong the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS yet another attempt that would allow the French junta and its lackeys to continue planning and carrying out actions, aimed at destabilization of the Sahel Alliance," says the joint statement

CENTCOM forces also shot down several Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea

The Al Arabiya television channel said that, citing a source

Alexander Stepanov emphasized that both Kiev and its Western allies are closely scrutinizing the consequences of the strike on the plant

Nandan Unnikrishnan pointed out that Russian President Vladimir Putin "has more than once spoken about Russia’s readiness to discuss an end to the conflict"

According to Russia's Defence Ministry, attempts to conduct attacks against facilities on Russian soil were thwarted

The Ratnik is a system of advanced protective and communication equipment, weapons and ammunition

According to Putin’s press secretary, the meeting is being held one-on-one

Currently, the Oryol Region is yet again under a massive enemy UAV attack

It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025

Andrey Marochko noted that Russian forces had "slightly advanced" in the northern and southern parts of Chasov Yar

Vasily Nebenzya warned as he denounced the attack as yet another unambiguous step by the Kiev regime toward escalation

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The Russian Aerospace Forces downed two Su-27 fighter jets of Ukraine’s air forces in 24 hours

The Ukrainian military also admitted the Russian army’s supremacy in terms of military equipment and the size of personnel

This was Putin’s first personal meeting with Fico since 2016

The father said that his son would like the unit where he had served to be disbanded

According to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin has several closed-door meetings slated for December 22

Reuters reported earlier that oil supplies to Belarus and EU countries via Druzhba had been suspended on December 19 due to technical problems

The politician emphasized that "the president of a major country should be extremely polite and amiable"

According to the Turkish newspaper, the former Syrian president did it to ensure his own safety

In general, "quite active hostilities" are taking place near Dvurechnaya and Lozovaya in the Kupyansk sector of the line of engagement, Andrey Marochko noted

"All international mechanisms need to be effectively employed in order to prevent Israel from exploiting the situation in Syria," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said

"The College of national leaders closely follows the deceiving maneuvers, initiated by the French junta, who declares the shutdown of its military bases only to replace them with another, less visible mechanism, which pursues the same neo-colonial goal," says the statement

According to US Central Command, the incident occurred during airstrikes on Houthi facilities

According to the source, various trials of core components of Poseidon underwater drones, including the nuclear power

The range of the Oreshnik system is up to 5,500 kilometers

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The president-elect called Feinberg an "extremely successful businessman"

Eight motor vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were also destroyed? the ministy added

According to Maxim Grigoryev, videos of interviews with witnesses and preliminary forensic examination of the bodies indicate that most of the victims are elderly women

The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has been under repairs at the Sevmash Shipyard since 1999; real work on the warship has been carried out since 2013

As preliminary data suggest, the ISS orbit was raised by 2.3 km to 416.43 km above the Earth’s surface

Demostenes Floros also drew attention to the growing potential of the ever-expanding domestic market and mentioned new ways of using natural gas in the future - for example, for the production of hydrogen and ammonia, necessary for the energy transition and agriculture (in production of fertilizers)

"We’d better wait for the meeting to end to learn what they discussed," he Dmitry Peskov said

Ahmed al-Sharaa also said he will not "tolerate uncontrolled arms trafficking" across the country

Ukrainian forces have been shifting significant reserves to this settlement, including fresh recruits with little to no training, to retain Kupyansk

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also emphasized that Moscow is outraged by the hypocritical silence of the West and its media on the terrorist attacks in Russia

It is noted that China is trying to displace the US dollar as the number one currency throughout the world

The Arkhangelsk submarine was rolled out from the slipway of the Sevmash Shipyard on November 29, 2023 for completing its construction afloat

More than 107,600 people received wounds

According to Alexander Stepanov, strikes are systematic efforts to gradually wipe out the military capabilities of Ukraine

Dmitry Medvedev noted that Ukraine will never join NATO

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 480 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Project 885M nuclear-powered submarines carry Oniks and Kalibr-PL cruise missiles as their basic strike weapons

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Viktor Obran added, however, that only a couple of EU countries shared Hungary’s position

The Russian Defense Ministry has also purchased more than 100,000 units from small design bureaus and civilian manufacturers, the statement said

The Russian president will not congratulate leaders of unfriendly countries, but he will congratulate some individuals and people of several ones, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

According to Hakan Fidan, during his contacts with al-Sharaa he "saw the Syrian leadership’s strong will and commitment in this area,"

TASS has gathered the main information about the incident

"Robert Fico will travel to visit Putin as a European countries leader," Aleksandar Vucic said

"We will not only restore the damage that some attempt to cause to us but will also move forward even at a faster pace as we are doing now," Russian President said

"Russia’s position is well known, it was voiced by Putin back in St. Petersburg," Dmitry Peskov stressed

The motive for committing the crime could have been dissatisfaction with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, Dr. Horst Nopens, Head of the Magdeburg Public Prosecutor’s office, said

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Earlier, an air raid alert was declared in the Kiev, Sumy and Chernigov Regions

SVR Director Sergey Naryshkin said on March 19 that Paris was already preparing to send some 2,000 troops to Ukraine

The previous generation of Russian politicians chose the course towards the country’s destruction for the sake of joining the so-called civilized world but this was what the West wanted, President Vladimir Putin

According to Andrey Kelin, the UK’s official reaction to the launch of the Oreshnik missile was rather vague

Salome Zourabichvili also promised to announce her further plans on Monday

The defebse minister noted that "instead of working for the reconstruction of Afghanistan after the hasty withdrawal from it, the NATO countries are trying in various ways to restore their military presence in the Central Asian region"

According to Alexander Grushko, NATO's general course poses a danger both to Russia and to the entire architecture of global and regional security

According to the press service of the regional Emergencies Ministry, all three people onboard the plane survived the emergency landing

Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov also informed of the death of the deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko, who led the efforts of the personnel

Putin also took part in the ceremony of opening international airports in Magadan, Cheboksary, and Stavropol

The Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov also noted that all operational services worked well when dealing with the aftermath of the drone attack

No injuries or damage were reported

The ministry clarified that Ukraine launched a missile strike against the Kamensky Integrated Plant in the Rostov Region using six US-made ATACMS missiles and four Storm Shadow cruise missiles

Both freight trains loaded with coal collided at the Bushulei-Zhireken railway section

Victor Orban also said that hopes for the development of economic cooperation with the United States after President-elect Donald Trump takes office

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized that the rhetoric about "inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia" is firmly rooted in the mentality of the NATO regimes not at all as hypothetical assumptions