Chloe Zhao wins Best Director Oscar for Nomadland

The ceremony took place at the Defense Ministry

"It is much easier to spend other’s money than one’s own," Tino Chrupalla, co-chair of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party noted

Russia started the transition to a long-term and comprehensive nature of planning interaction with partners, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said

According to the publication, after Washington proposed its 28-point plan for settling the Ukrainian crisis in November, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever and other European leaders "have faced pressure from US officials"

According to the TV channel, the phenomenon occurred in the Marmaraereglisi district of the Tekirdag province in western Turkey

He appeared in this role during the premiere of a program dedicated to the fire at the decommissioned Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania on November 25

The official number of killed Ukrainian soldiers has not been disclosed, but deputies and military personnel regularly complain about a shortage of personnel

As a result of active combat operations, assault groups of the 36th Brigade advanced along the western bank, taking under control a 2-kilometer sector along the front and up to a kilometer in depth

The Russian president thanked the Defense Ministry for keeping Russia strong on the battlefield

Head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov emphasized that the S-500 functions as a sophisticated space defense system

According to the media outlet, the ambassadors only moved further away from reaching an agreement

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, December 17th

Russia reaffirms its solidarity with the Venezuelan people in the face of the challenging times they are going through

According to the Southern Command, the Joint Task Force Southern Spear "conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters"

The Russian president noted that Russia’s strategic nuclear forces will continue to play a key role in deterring aggression and maintaining the global balance of power

According to Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto, the rejection of the US imperial ambitions in the Caribbean is growing in the world

According to the source, they were mostly Colombian nationals

According to Andrey Belousov, this directly affected Ukraine’s resistance capability

The President noted that the West liked to speak the language of force with Russia

According to the Belarusian leader, he wants to establish good relations between Minsk and Washington

The event will be held at noon on December 19

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

No oil has been split

According to the publication, what the Europeans are trying to sell as "active peace policy" is, from the perspective of Moscow and Washington, nothing more than "informational noise"

It was publicly stated that there would be no NATO expansion to the east and the West "couldn't care less" about these promises, the Russian leader noted

Airborne observation posts and mobile air defense teams ensured combat safety of the self-propelled guns

The new measures could be unveiled as early as this week

On December 8, Luna said the US government should stop supporting Ukraine because of Kiev’s actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The leaders of European countries said that security guarantees for Kiev should involve the creation of "a European-led ‘multinational force’ made up from contributions from willing nations

Earlier, Anwar Ibrahim stated that his country was in "complex negotiations" with the parties to the conflict to "reduce tension"

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

The statement noted that the relevant proposal was submitted by the party but did not receive the support of a majority of deputies

The Russian top diplomat stressed that the crisis had been created by the hands of the West and Moscow condemned attempts to put selfish interests above the principles of the UN charter

At the same time, Christian Stocker stated that Austria is set to remain committed to the principle of neutrality

The Russian president reiterated that it was the destructive forces in Ukraine, with the support of the West

According to the Russian defense minister, the threat of an incursion into the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions has been reduced with the creation of a buffer zone in the Ukrainian border regions

According to the Russian defense minister, the regulatory framework for forming military construction units will be developed in 2026

The collective security system of the Union States requires improvement, the Russian president stressed

According to the newspaper, the scientist was found with gunshot wounds at his Brooklyn home on Monday

The yuan-to-ruble rose 13.65 kopecks to 11.39 rubles

The embassy expressed gratitude to the Iranian side for its assistance in resolving the situation

"Ties between the two countries have remained strong despite pressure from Western sanctions," the agency said

According to Abbas Araghchi, the United States should first change its approach to negotiations, then Iran will consider sitting down with it

According to Celso Amorim, BRICS nations continue discussions of potential payment mechanisms that the group’s members could adopt

The escalation of threats of the use of force against Venezuela is aimed at "changing the regime, seize oil and other strategic resources of the republic," the defense ministry stressed

In any international situation, the armed forces remain the key guarantor of Russia's sovereignty and independence, its security and future, the Russian leader emphasized

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

The president noted that nothing that was created in the post-war period worked in relations with the West

According to the head of state, the defense industry "has quickly restructured many production and technological processes"

"They took all of our oil from not that long ago", US President said

Earlier, an air alert was announced in the city

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

The head of state stressed that Russia still advocates cooperation with European countries and the shaping of a unified security system throughout the Eurasian region

According to Viktor Orban, Moscow responded that "a decisive response will follow, based on all mechanisms of international law"

"I think the Russian and US leaders’ statements leave no room for doubt," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky said

The Russian foreign minister underscored that "all other countries have clearly expressed their positions"

The agency explained that the move "reflects Fitch's view of potentially increased liquidity and legal risks for Euroclear Bank"

The Republican-majority House voted 216 to 210 against this resolution

Ultimately, the lawmakers arrived at a compromise

"We are not the ones making threats; we are the ones being threatened," Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov stressed

The journalist added that he does not know whether the announcement "will actually happen"

The Republican-majority House voted 213 to 211 against this resolution

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

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that the Ukrainian army lost roughly 235 troops, two tanks and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East

According to Andrey Belousov, Russia transitioned to a new system for promoting weapons to allies and partners

On December 15, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that since February 2022 Germany has provided €40 billion in military assistance to Ukraine and another €36 billion in civilian aid

"Interpol red notices have been issued for the men suspected of committing acts of sabotage in Garwolin County" Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said

"There were drug dealers, gang members and even 11,888 murderers", US President stated

According to Abbas Araghchi, the US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June, even though they damaged buildings and equipment, were unable to destroy the technology

A female college student with 10 kilograms of an improvised explosive device was arrested

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

The broadcaster recalled that Italian PM Giorgia Meloni had signed a letter requesting "the exploration of less risky alternatives"

According to the Chief Executive Officer of Russian Direct Investment Fund, "collapse begins"

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his supporters are bluffing in this situation as both he and the EU leadership understand that implementing the plan bypassing Belgium will delegitimize the entire scheme

"We hope that common sense will prevail and will proceed from this in our actions," a high-ranking Russian foreign ministry official said

The precious metal surged by 5.88% to $67.045 per Troy ounce

According to the Israeli prime minister, the deal envisages large-scale investments in the gas infrastructure

According to head of the Atominfo research center Alexander Uvarov, forest fires that periodically occurred in the Ukrainian segment of the Chernobyl exclusion zone may have more significant radiation effects

According to Jesus Rafael Salazar Velasquez, it is essential to defend the Bolivarian ideas of equality, social justice, and the unity

In the mineral resources mining segment, prices went down for natural graphite, sea salt and dewatered, desalinated and stabilized oil

The Russian top diplomat noted that the work of BRICS and the SCO could serve as a good guideline for changes at the United Nations

In June 2024, the US Treasury exempted oil supplies from the Sakhalin-2 project to Japan from the price cap until June 28, 2025

Turkey ranks first in terms of demand among Russian tourists in 2025, followed by Egypt and Thailand

Price growth rates changed by 0.05% for foods

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

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

According to Houshang Bazvand, the Iranian side has accepted about 70% of Russian proposals for the design and construction of the railroad

The former US president also called on Washington to continue to adhere to its current role, saying that the US "owes it to the world"

According to the publication, the United States is unlikely to directly supply long-range missiles to Kiev or finance the Ukrainian defense industry

According to Yury Slyusar, the attack caused fire to two single-family houses

According to the official, the main drivers of the economy are processing industry, machine-building, agriculture and construction

According to the Russian top diplomat, the West, especially the Europeans, want to continue their neocolonial policy, "aimed at living at the expense of others, as it has been for the last 500 years"

The first round of negotiations between the US and Ukrainian delegations took place in Berlin on December 14

Fitch's decision may be related to the agency's desire to reduce its own risks, deputy head of the specialized department of financial markets infrastructure at the HSE Andrey Stolyarov said

Viktor Orban stated that Hungary "won the battle ahead of the EU summit"

A total of 67 senators voted in favor of Isaacman’s nomination, while 30 voted against it

Saudi Arabia will not participate and earlier, China declined to attend, Vyacheslav Volodin noted

According to the source, the aircraft are carrier-based

Dmitry Peskov said that it is obvious