Grandfather Frost, Russian Santa in Soviet era photographs

According to Alexander Lavrentyev, the top priority today is to prevent such attempts

The commission concluded that Ukraine had satisfactorily fulfilled the nine agreed reform indicators for this payment

As for global gas demand, gas consumption in January-October increased by 80 bln cubic meters year-on-year, the company noted

The soldiers studied the hardware, including the drones’ electronics, internal systems and rules of operation

The official announcement will be made on Friday

He assured that Kennedy Jr. will "end the Chronic Disease epidemic"

Steve Bannon noted that Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement seeks to completely cut funding to Ukraine. According to Bannon, Europe, including Italy, will follow Trump’s lead, and, if "they [Europe and Italy] truly believe what they have been saying in recent years, they should be ready to pay"

At least ten Ukrainian troops were killed

The match is taking place a week after a Europa League match involving Maccabi Tel Aviv football club wreaked havoc in Amsterdam

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"

Roman Pukalov noted that the blast killed many fish in the reservoir, washed away fertile soil, and inundated potentially hazardous sites, including cemeteries, cattle burial grounds, and fertilizer depots

Mihail Vlah told TASS in an interview that the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity 'has started urgent preparations'

"Russian President Putin has repeatedly said that we have never refused to negotiate," the Russian foreign minister reiterated

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that European support to Ukraine should continue and that should intensify

On Wednesday, Hezbollah reported attacks on Israel’s Glilot military base in the Ramat Hasharon

Reuters wrote with reference to anonymous sources that the sides would also discuss what Trump’s return to the Oval Office could mean for the world

The Belarusian leader noted that they want to go to Warsaw

Ukraine’s "overall population had declined to 29 million people in 2023 - compared to 48.5 million in 2001," Responsible Statecraft writes

At the same time, the president noted that once upon a time "Vladimir Lenin gave away the whole of Ukraine when he created the Soviet Union"

In a separate development, a total of 3,516 people crossed into Syria from the territory of Lebanon in the reported period

A Su-57 multirole fifth-generation fighter jet (NATO codename Felon) was designed to eliminate all air, ground, and water surface targets

According to the political scientist Boris Mezhuyev, in all likelihood attempts to replace the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, and pit India, Russia and China against each other are coming

The phobia is so strong that special precautions need to be taken before her meetings

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 655 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The Russian foreign minister stressed that reputation matters the most to the United States which does not care about the real fates of peoples, in particular the Ukrainian one

The car's chassis, body, and cabin were badly damaged in the attack

Heshmatollah Falahatpishe believes Tehran should have made more efforts to advance Oman-based negotiations in order to prevent an escalation of tensions in the Middle East and continue Iran’s rapprochement with Arab countries

Alexander Mikheyev also explained the expectations and effect of the demonstration of Russian military hardware at Airshow China in Zhuhai

The document points out that 'civilians have been indiscriminately and disproportionally killed en masse in Gaza'

"Upon detecting enemy positions and equipment, the data was immediately relayed to the strike force," the Russian Defense Ministry reported

The brigade is equipped with French weapons

According to the source, the job is not expected to be a salaried role

Earlier, Trump announced the nomination of Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the secretary of state

Prior to the event, leftist politicians and activists staged a protest at a square in Paris’ northern suburb of Saint-Denis

On October 16, Andrey Marochko informed TASS that Ukrainian forces were still operating near three key towns in the LPR’s west: Svatovo, Kremennaya, and Lisichansk

Ukraine and Germany also discussed further defense cooperation

The official part of the summit will be held, resulting in the adoption of the final declaration

In April, the astronomer said that he had discovered a large asteroid with a diameter of about 200 meters, potentially dangerous for the Earth

The press service of the Military-Civil Administration of the Kharkov Region clarified that the Ukrainian militants view such people as traitors, "waiting for the Russians," so they are not entitled to either humanitarian aid or human dignity

According to Miroslav Borisenko, there are "almost no" residents of major cities among the forcibly mobilized, although in 2022 the "social composition was entirely different" in the Ukrainian armed forces

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Baku

The Ukrainian battlegroup’s supplies have been impaired in the Kurakhovo area after Russian forces placed a road section west of that community under their gunfire control, Andrey Marochko clarified

"We are witnessing the culmination of the Anglo-Saxons' systematic efforts to vilify our country, exerted over decades, and maybe even centuries," Maria Zakharova said

Four of the victims were rescue workers

At the same time, the official evaded a direct question of whether the facility is capable of protecting country from missiles

Emil Bove will be nominated to be principal associate deputy attorney general and Todd Blanche to the post of the US deputy attorney general

Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said two municipalities in the region - the town of Krymsk and the Krasnoarmeisky district - came under attack

While public anxiety remains high, the percentage of Russians who view the situation as catastrophic or as a crisis has noticeably decreased, and the share of citizens who accept the current circumstances as a new normal is rising

The agreement between Gazprom and Naftogaz on the transit of Russian gas to Europe expires on December 31

Members of the opposition broke onto the parliament’s premises, having rammed a metal fence with a motor vehicle

According to Sergey Bogdan, this fighter jet flies smoother than anything out there today

No official statements have been received so far from European automakers regarding the return to the Russian market, Dmitry Peskov noted

Most of the intercepted talks deal with military issues, using a special talk chart, Andrey Marochko specified

Industrial companies in EU countries pay for gas and electricity several times higher than their main competitors in the US and China, the Hungarian prime minister noted

Viktor Medvedchuk added that there was no unified position in the West regarding the situation in Ukraine

Earlier, the entrepreneur opined that the bloodshed in Ukraine would end soon

According to the plan, 360,000 people are to be mobilized in October; 325,000 and 300,000 in November and December, respectively

According to Basem Naim, the last "well-defined, brokered deal was the deal of July 2"

In addition, the United States is influencing the global gas market with its verbal interventions regarding the possible withholding of LNG supplies to China, as well as a temporary suspension of the issuance of export licenses, Deputy Head of the Department - Head of the Directorate at Gazprom Kirill Polous said

Alexander Rapolyuk noted that they had originally been sent to the Kursk Region under the pretext of replacing their comrades, but upon arrival, they found that the servicemen they were meant to replace had already been killed

Trump's participation in the next US election would be against the Constitution

"This concentration camp was organized by SBU Head Ivan Bakanov and his first deputy Vasily Malyuk," Alexander Dubinsky claims

As Yoon Suk Yeol said, the reported dispatch of North Korean servicemen to participate in Russia’s special military operation "poses a serious security threat not only to the Korean Peninsula and Europe but also to the entire world"

The Russian diplomats also said that IAEA experts will stay at the ZNPP as long as Russia deems their presence there necessary

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward his latest peace proposal for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, which envisages the recognition of the status of Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions as Russian constituencies

Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev did not rule out the possibility that the incident was the result of sabotage

Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Baltic Sea "will always be a common space for all of the region’s countries without exception"

Previously, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the enemy lost 10 tanks in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours

In terms of weapons, the plan will focus on production in Ukraine and cooperation with partners

According to the report, the meeting took place in New York on Monday and lasted for more than an hour

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"A call was made to the international community to contribute to the achievement of this goal," Maria Zakharova added

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that by placing the missile defense system in Poland, the United States is bringing its military infrastructure closer to Russia in an attempt to curb its potential

Lack of due support, and accommodation issues, are the reason

Viktor Orban believes it would be only fair and just for the outgoing Biden administration to reduce military support for Ukraine as power changes hands

Serious differences of opinion may arise between Washington and other NATO members regarding support for the Kiev regime, Mehdi Seif Tabrizi noted

116 countries, including Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Serbia, and Syria, supported the document

Doug Collins is a former lawmaker representing Georgia in the House of Representatives

Tulsi Gabbard, whom Trump previously nominated to head the U.S. National Intelligence Agency, is also still on the list

Troops from various Russian army units are engaged in battles in the outskirts of Kupyansk, Andrey Marochko said

According to Alexander Lavrentyev, there are "in fact Russian troops stationed" in Syria

Washington will always seek to control everything that is happening within NATO’s orbit, especially on NATO territory, the Russian foreign minister said

Sergey Bogdan emphasized that the newest Russian fighter was a "magnificent platform for a future generation of configurations, just as the Su-27 aircraft in its heyday"

"Logistics is being organized to enable our troops to retain their positions they are trying to secure," Andrey Marochko explained

The parliamentary session was canceled because delegates were unable to approve its agenda

Based on the FIFA rankings, the team of Brunei will be Russia’s weakest opposent ever

According to Sue Gough, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, an office at the US Department of Defense that investigates unidentified anomalous phenomena, "is continuing its review of the historical record of US government UAP programs"

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said that Israeli troops have detected the movement's use of Syrian-produced weapons in its attacks on Israel

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation was "researching how to conduct an attack on local military recruiting centers" and attempting to produce Islamic State propaganda

Department’s Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh expects that for the 'next coming months of this administration'

The top Colombian diplomat went on to say that his country has been following the BRICS expansion and activities carefully

Damage will be assessed, and local authorities will provide assistance with restoring the damaged buildings

The circumstances of the incident are being established at the moment

Over the day, the enemy lost more than 430 troops, ten tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 19 armored combat vehicles, 33 motor vehicles, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station

In his video address on November 14, Zelensky announced 10 provisions of his new plan, including matters of security, energy, armaments, industrial development in Ukraine, and cooperation with partners

In addition, a power transmission line was reportedly damaged in the Dnepropetrovsk Region

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that transition periods in the US 'have historically been time periods when the DPRK has taken provocative actions'

According to the investigation, the defendants, acting as part of a Ukrainian sabotage group, armed with firearms and explosives, illegally crossed the Russian border and infiltrated two settlements in the Bryansk Region, opening fire at civilian cars and people

US President-elect Donald Trump announced earlier that Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy would lead the Department of Government Efficiency in his new administration

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