Crimean authorities seek to maintain cooperation with Crimean Tatar People Mejlis

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 13th

He did not disclose in which direction the Ukrainian troops will attempt their advance

According to Viktor Orban, these changes will impact the entire Western civilization as they "will take a long time in historical terms, leading from war to peace"

He claimed that the newly-established Ministry of Unity will work on repatriation of these people

According to the Russian official, the remaining Ukrainian troops in Kurakhovo itself can find themselves trapped, and very soon, too

The president called for "the unity of political trends" of the Latin American region

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army’s losses also one tank, one US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one armored combat vehicle, seven motor vehicles

The US administration has not yet established the origin of unmanned aerial vehicles spotted in skies over the State of New Jersey and New York, a FBI official said earlier at the online briefing

The agreement encompasses various areas of cooperation, including space science, astrophysical phenomena studies, planetary research, and remote Earth sensing

According to the Crimean department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, two oil tankers were damaged in a storm in the waters of the Black Sea

Russian President noted that their leadership qualities must be fully engaged in tackling national tasks, including within the framework of the Times of Heroes program

The Russian senior official pointed out that the very word "Ukrainians" did not take on its modern ethnic meaning until the mid-19th century

Distinctive features of new equipment of radio-technical troops are the modern element base and the high level of automation for all process of radar information processing and output

It is reported that the task of the commission is to "set forth all the evidence that has been investigated in a reasoned, consistent and systematic way"

Grenell served earlier as the US Ambassador to Germany and as the Presidential Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia Negotiations

The kill zone stretches for more than four kilometers (2.5 miles)

Washington and its allies also could consider lowering the oil price cap on Russian oil, , US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said

According to the report, Russian operational/tactical and army aircraft, missile forces hit enemy manpower and equipment in the Kursk and Sumy regions

Georgia will hold its presidential election on December 14 and the new president will be inaugurated on December 29

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

It has been closed since March 2012

The Russian president said it speaking at the session of the United Russia ruling political party

The plenary session of the summit took place for "four hours and forty minutes, and the work continued behind closed doors for two hours," the president said

Nikolay Bordyuzha noted "that the Ukrainian population was actually fostered in the spirit of hatred of Russians, everything Russia, and Russia"

The decree on retaliatory measures against the oil price cap initially came into effect on February 1, 2023, and was originally intended to last until July 1, 2023, but has been extended multiple times since then

According to the agreement reached, ABC News will pay $15 mln as a charitable contribution "to be made to a Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff"

Russia is ready to deal a new blow to terrorists if they again try to break peace in Syria, the president said

The global prestige of Washington is steadily declining, Sergey Naryshkin emphasized

On December 9, a TASS source said that on the previous day armed groups of Bashar al-Assad's opponents had established full control of the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where Russian military bases are located

They also urged to halt all military actions in Syria

A total of 224 members of the 300-member electoral college cast their votes in favor of Kavelashvili

According to the spokesman, Hamas fighters "tried to pull the hostages from under the rubble, and they managed to get one of them out, but their fate is unknown"

Washington and Beijing have a channel "to discuss specific concerns", US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said

FBI official thinks "there has been a slight overreaction” to the situation

Sergey Naryshkin also said that he had no information as to whether former Syrian President Bashar Assad had received state protection

Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin added that two civilian infrastructure objects were also damaged in two districts of Gorlovka on Friday

Air defenses downed a MiG-29 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian air force, eight US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 116 unmanned aerial vehicles

This was reported by a representative of law enforcement agencies

Russian forces also destroyed four US-made Patriot missile launchers, Russia’s Defense Ministry said

Nathan Eismont added that all the satellite fragments recorded so far have been catalogued and their trajectories can be predicted

"This is quite possible," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman said

The air raid sirens went off in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Nikolayev, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkov regions

No information about casualties or a possible oil spill is available at this point

The attack was ordered by Ukraine’s special services, the FSB added

The New York Times also said that the test of Russia's newest Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile has increased pressure on Kiev and its allies

The Ukrainians at this sector of the line of engagement have been surrendering

The restriction period is set from 8:00 p.m. GMT on December 12 to 3:00 p.m. GMT on December 18

According to them, more than 10 Ukrainian troops were killed in the attack

The German Finance Ministry’s spokesman said at the end of December 2023 that the authorities had frozen Russian assets totaling about 4.1 bln euro

"The Syrian people have the right to elect their government and approved the constitution," Secretary General of Hezbollah movement Sheikh Naim Qassem said

"The Russian army hit hangars and warehouses at the site, with secondary detonations continuing for up to two hours," Vladimir Rogov said

Two rescue tugboats and two helicopters have been dispatched, the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport reported

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that there are several confidential channels of interaction between Moscow and Washington

The Russian leader also ordered to set up a governmental working group led by Deputy Prime Minister Davelyev, Dmitry Peskov said

The electoral college consists of 300 members, including 150 members of the Georgian Parliament, 21 and 20 representatives of the Supreme Councils of Adjara and Abkhazia, respectively, as well as deputies from local authorities

Georgia is holding the presidential election on Saturday

According to Shalva Papuashvili, after the December 29 inauguration, Georgia will have a president focused on the country, its people, and respect for the constitution

Ahmed al-Sharaa also said that the country's new authorities will not enter into a conflict with Israel

The Russian president also said that the veterans who returned with injuries must receive special attention and full support

According to the legislator, the information obtained indicates "aggressive goal-setting that underpins the foundation of these programs, de facto implemented by US Department of Defense on Ukrainian soil"

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attack was carried out with the help of high-precision long-range airborne and sea-based weapons, as well as strike drones

Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said it at the 22nd United Russia party congress.

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Jim Townsend suggested that with US President-elect Donald Trump soon to take office again, some in Europe would be "secretly pleased" to see a peace deal get done

The flat nozzle technology is a breakthrough in modern aircraft-building, Major-General Vladimir Popov noted

"Although Europeans have been involved in the conflict from the very beginning by supplying ammunition, weapons, advisors, and intelligence, they refuse to acknowledge that they are at war," Guillaume Ancel said

Valentin Zubreichuk cited his fellow soldiers who have long been in military service in Ukraine as saying that civilians have been taken out not only in the South Donetsk region but also in the village of Kleshcheyevka and in Artyomovsk

"Ukraine will not agree to preserve transit for Hungary and the Republic of Moldova only," Oleg Serebrian noted

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, even some representatives of the current government acknowledge that the state policy regarding the support of internally displaced persons has actually failed

The enemy also lost an Maxxpro armored combat vehicle and one car, as well as Akatsiya and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, in 24 hours, Spokesman for the battlegroup Oleg Chekhov said

The report highlights that, in addition to a manpower deficit, Kiev may also face critical shortages of ammunition and weapons

The Ukrainian army’s losses surpass those of Russia exponentially, Dmitry Peskov said

They are also "holding talks with the UK to reopen its mission in Damascus," Ahmed al-Sharaa said

According to them, the Ukrainian battlegroup is being "ground down" gradually so that it cannot flee the town

The main suspect in the case is Abdelfetah Nourine, a dual citizen of Australia and Algeria

The request was considered on a fast-track basis

"When performing combat missions, crews of Su-35S multirole fighters practiced the air coverage in the designated area for operations of bombers and assault aircraft and army aviation helicopters when delivering air strikes against armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian army," the ministry informed

Also, seven Ukrainian motor vehicles, three artillery mounts and 10 mortars were destroyed

Vladimir Putin met with first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in Novo-Ogaryovo

The explosion occurred in a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado off-road vehicle parked on Korovinskoye highway in the north of Moscow, when the driver started the SUV

It is noted that Europe should play the main role in defending and supporting Ukraine

The state corporation specified that the Solntsepyok munition creates a very high temperature, burning everything that can burn

Key details of the deal are now kept secret to avoid political interference that may disrupt it, the official said

The formal impeachment procedure regarding President Yoon Suk Yeol will now have to be approved by the Constitutional Court within 180 days

According to the official, the plan is "quite in line with Washington's aspirations to bring the Asia-Pacific region into NATO's orbit and pit states against each other"

The DPR residents believe that Ukraine's former ruling party, The Party of Regions, abandoned them, Denis Pushilin noted

Robert Fico also emphasized that the conflict's repercussions would significantly impact Ukraine's internal stability

Even within the CIS Ukraine was in a semi-legal position because they had not ratified all of the CIS-related agreements, including the CIS founding acts, Nikolay Bordyuzha said

The Russian leader added that all objectives set forth for Russia in the near future and the long-term perspective will be fulfilled

The construction of a new Carribean port is already underway, Laureano Ortega Murillo said

A forensic examination will be held to establish the cause of the man’s death

"Regrettably, it should be said so: the majority of European politicians simply do not want to meet anymore the German Chancellor that either sits silent for hours or lectures the world," said Friedrich Merz

The topic of the growing threat of weapons smuggling to the West Bank was discussed at the meeting, which may lead to aggravation of the situation in the Palestinian territory

The Israeli side motivated this step by recalling that last week Ireland supported South Africa’s legal motion against Israel with the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of genocide

Ioseliani added that the voting would continue until 2:00 p.m. local time (1:00 p.m. Moscow time), and then the Central Election Commission will begin calculating the votes

The military made searches using stun grenades and tear gas against local residents

On Saturday, Russian Ambassador to Seoul Georgy Zinovyev said that as long as the ROK has not crossed the "red line" of sending weapons to Ukraine the potential for restoring bilateral ties remain

The article points out that Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election will serve to expedite the peace talks