Russia’s first ever McDonald’s reopens on Moscow’s Pushkin Square

The Ukrainian armed forces carried out a strike on the town of Lgov in the Kursk Region on December 25

According to the Russian foreign minister, Paris proposed "to assist and facilitate dialogue on the Ukrainian issue"

According to emergency services, the incident was caused by a household gas explosion

The emergencies ministry has published the official list of Kazakh citizens who perished in the crash

According to the press service, Ilham Aliyev has ordered the relevant government agencies to investigate the causes of the crash and take urgent action

The foreign minister stressed that Russia was deceived "when they stated that NATO would not expand eastwards and when they emphasized their commitment to resolve [the conflict] based on the UN Charter"

In late November, Russian media outlets reported that Director of the Foreign Ministry’s North America Department Alexander Darchiev may become Russia’s new ambassador to the US, taking over for Anatoly Antonov who returned to Moscow, having been relieved of his duties as envoy by President Vladimir Putin’s decree

Benjamin Netanyahu promised that "this lesson would be learned throughout the Middle East"

Alexander Stepanov emphasized that "the goal of the enemy’s terrorist campaign on international shipping routes was to disrupt trade and economic cooperation"

The Ukrainian intelligence services planned to detonate the explosive device remotely from the territory of Ukraine, the press office said

According to the report Al Hadath, the operation was aimed at detaining a high-ranking former officer of the previous government

The top Russian diplomat pointed out that those accords should first and foremost address the root causes of the Ukraine crisis

According to Maria Zakharova, for a peacekeeping force to participate in any conflict it requires the consent of all participants and a decision of the UN Security Council

According to Maria Zakharova, this is not the first statement of its kind from the US Department of State

The Ursa Major dry cargo ship wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea

"We have never stated that the incoming administration of [US President-elect Donald] Trump will necessarily give a start to negotiations on global security, on Ukraine," Sergey Lavrov noted

The spokeswoman went on to say that the stalemate began when Western countries de-facto blocked the work in this format

The source said that attempts to recruit more pilots in Poland and other Eastern European countries were not particularly successful

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

Asked what countries could be behind the attack, Karin Kneissl replied that, like in an Agatha Christie novel, "there are many suspects in this imaginary room"

A total of 1,534 prisoners, including 29 terrorism convicts, escaped

The rest of the passengers in the vehicle did not get injured

The top Russian diplomat drew attention to the fact that "the Kiev regime plays into the hands the West, which needs to remove such a strong competitor as Russia from the international scene"

According to the report, the people of Greece witnessed the passage of convoys of Greek and foreign-made trucks transporting containers, mainly with shells, to Balkan states and Poland, and eventually to Ukraine

Eduardo Paes Saboia also mentioned that the BRICS states' aim to increase the number of permanent members of the UN Security Council will drive the further growth of the organization, and Brazilian authorities will support this decision

In the food sector, prices growth rates declined to 0.76% during the reporting week

The project's curator Vitaly Romanov noted that the bomb was defused, and no one was injured

"Overall, we are expressing deepest condolences to those who lost their near and dear in this air disaster," Dmitry Peskov said

A presidential election campaign is starting in Belarus on January 1, with the election scheduled for January 26

The effort has been under way since 2018, with almost 600 children brought from Syrian refugee camps to their relatives in Russia

The authorities of Chechnya handed over 200 "Jihad mobile"

As of December 25, a total of 4,100 people have been taking part in the cleanup effort

Moscow selects targets for strikes on the territory of Ukraine, proceeding solely from threats to Russia, the foreign minister stressed

"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 spacecraft, taking 75 mice and 1,500 drosophila flies, as well as plants and microorganisms to space, was initially planned to blast off on September 1, 2024

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 245 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy howitzers in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The attack resulted in the deaths of three individuals, with a fourth victim passing away from injuries at the hospital shortly afterward

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, December 24th

The bombs intended for killing high-placed Russian Defense Ministry officials were disguised as a power bank and a document folder, the FSB press office specified

According to the law, an impeachment vote can take place no earlier than 24 hours after the initiative is introduced at a plenary session

Previously, nine law enforcement officers were killed by gunfire during an operation to detain a high-ranking former officer of the previous government

According to Maria Zakharova, the interim self-governance bodies in Pristina, enabled by the United States and the EU, make steps to create intolerable conditions for the Serb population of Kosovo, effectively trying to drive it out of the region

The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25

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

The capacity of the new gas pipeline should be 45 billion cubic meters per year, Alexander Novak said

The ministry confirmed an earlier statement by the Kazakh authorities that the crash had killed 38 people

"Such illegal actions, including the transfer of this billion, may surely prompt legal action. And we will surely use all possibilities in the future to protect our rights and the rights to our property," Dmitry Peskov noted

The first Kiev-initiated conference on Ukraine was held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on June 15-16

Previously, a curfew was imposed in another large Syrian city, Homs, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. local time

According to Karin Kneissl, Russia doesn’t want to trigger any nuclear war

According to Maria Zakharova, this speaks of the fact that the West continues to do everything to escalate the conflict with Russia, not sparing effort or anyone in Ukraine

Moreover, Ukraine will have to reorganize the flows of gas on the domestic market and resolve respective issues with keeping pressure in the eastern and central parts of the gas transport system, experts added

Among other things, "members of the Commonwealth have been increasing cooperation in the fight against extremism, transborder crime, and drug trafficking, and everyday activities and contacts between security agencies have been established," the Russian president said

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

The presidents also talked about cooperation between the countries in a variety of areas, including economy

Finland and Estonia are connected by two sets of high-voltage submarine cables

The Cordelia Moon is 274 meters long and 50 meters wide

In recent months, the United States has provided Ukraine with hundreds of air defense missiles, and more are on the way, the White House’s press service released

Resurs-P satellites are designed for the Earth’s remote sensing and for regional and local monitoring of its surface

Dmitry Peskov recalled that the day before during the informal summit of the CIS, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured

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

Also, one aircraft used onboard weapons systems to detect enemy air defense sites, according to the ministry

11M 2024 production totaled 679,000 passenger cars

"We are so back," Eric wrote for a caption

In 2014, the Donetsk airport was one of the hottest spots of the confrontation between Ukrainian forces and Donbass militias

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, December 26th

"We are open to any negotiations, provided they essentially discuss the core causes [behind the Ukraine crisis] and the key principles put forward by Russian President Vladimir Putin in June," the top diplomat said

The top Russian diplomat expressed disappointment that virtually none of the Western nations have joined Russia’s condemnation of these attacks, including the leaders of international organizations like the UN, OSCE, or UNESCO

In conditions of competing China, Europeans pay significantly more for US LNG than for Russian gas, the official noted

According to Kakha Kaladze, the country faced unprecedented pressure because of this

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

The document says that the goal of the payment is to ensure the representation of Russian staffers in the convention’s secretariat

The Russian Federal Security Service reported earlier on Thursday that it had foiled a series of assassination attempts on the lives of high-placed Defense Ministry officials in Moscow and their family members

According to Kazakh Deputy Transport Minister Talgat Lastayev, data will be retrieved from flight recorders during the investigation, and interviews will be conducted with eyewitnesses and air controllers

As a BRICS partner state, Thailand hopes to raise the level of relations with the group’s members in order to gain better opportunities for the development of its economy

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

It is up to the US to take the first step towards restoring contact with Russia because it was Washington that suspended it after the launch of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian foreign minister stated

The launch vehicle blasted off at 10:45 am Moscow time (7:45 am GMT)

According to Joost Niemoller, Israel is the main winner from the changes in Syria, while Iran seems the biggest loser

Earlier, the Israeli army press office reported that air-raid sirens sounded in several areas of central Israel following the launch of a missile from Yemen

"And we hope that in conclusion of early presidential election, and it is set in Abkhazia for February 15, 2025, a leader will be elected that will continue working on progressive development of Abkhazia and bilateral relations with close ties with our country," Zakharova added

Andrey Marochko added that Russian servicemen have advanced east of Yampolovka, bringing the distance between that village and Russia’s frontline positions to less than 1.2 miles

The apprehended Ukrainian agent said that he had retrieved the explosive from a cache in the Moscow Region and tested its detonator

One of the detainees stated that he had moved to Ukraine, where he was recruited by Ukrainian special forces

The aircraft’s crew chief, Igor Kshnyakin, clocked more than 15,000 hours of flight time

Six people were hospitalized with injuries of varying degrees

Two sets of underwater high-voltage direct current power cables connect Finland and Estonia

29 people had been hospitalized

The most difficult situation for Ukrainian troops is observed in the Krasnoarmeisk (Pokrovsk), Kurakhovo and Vremevka frontline areas

The BREST-300 fast neutron reactor is due to be launched in 2026-2027 and to go on stream in 2028

According to the foreign minister, these agreements should be aimed at eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict

Maria Zakharova noted that "under such a scenario, the Russian peacekeeping presence in the region will be jeopardized"

Marochko added that the operation allowed Russian troops to "expand their zone of control" in the area

The Russian emergencies minister, Alexander Kurenkov, added, that weather anomalies are becoming more and more frequent

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, December 23rd

Maria Zakharova emphasized that "Canberra obediently follows in the footsteps of the collective West, which pursues a Russophobic policy"

Maulen Ashimbayev warned against premature conclusions concerning an external impact on the plane based on photographs, noting that certain forces were trying to derive dividends

According to the Kazakh Transport Ministry, the plane belonged to Azerbaijan Airlines

He expressed hope that the US president-elect will be able to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine in a "relatively near term."