Ukrainian president pledges to decide on ceasefire extension in East

The yuan exchange rate rose by 0.37% over the day to 13.45 rubles

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

The comprehensive strategic partnership treaty is expected to mark a significant step forward in the development of relations between Russia and Iran, which are growing rapidly

The animal was similar in size to the smallest of its modern relatives, the black-footed cat

Nikolay Korchunov pointed out that Greenland and Denmark are not the only Arctic Council members feeling pressure on their sovereignty, and are in a difficult position in light of possible moves by the incoming Trump administration

Konstantin Kosachev noted that the West was in the habit of discussing values, but the true Western values are not about legalizing same-sex marriage or overthrowing unwanted regimes or supporting Ukraine

The new package of aid to Kiev includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defense system, the agency said

According to the analyst, Scholz's recent phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin came out of left field for the German political community

Earlier, the embassy’s consular department provided them with all necessary papers

Mohammed Al Sudani stressed that Baghdad respects the will of the Syrian people, hoping for progress toward a comprehensive political process

According to the report, Ukraine lacks personnel and Kiev has no confidence in further provision of military aid by the West

The authorities of Transnistria call on the Moldovan leadership to intensify the negotiations on all platforms

KazAeroNavigation’s flight director immediately notified all emergency services

Frank-Walter Steinmeier also said that he had consulted with the leaders of all the parties represented in the Bundestag before making the decision and concluded that neither the current nor the new government, in any composition, would win a majority in the current parliament

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

On December 9, a TASS source said that Russia has commenced the negotiations with the new Syrian authorities on the continued presence of its military bases

In August 2024, armed with automatic firearms, large-caliber weapons, explosive devices, and military equipment, Ryan O'Leary illegally crossed Russia's state border

The US national debt for the first time climbed above $36 trillion on November 15

Azerbaijan Airlines announced the suspension of flights to Mineralnye Vody, Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa, Samara, Grozny, and Makhachkala from December 28 following the crash of its plane near Aktau on December 25

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

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

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu will lead the board

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

Pumping also continues through the Sudzha station, where military activities are ongoing

Under the document, such foreign nationals will have the right to apply for temporary residence in Russia "outside the quota approved by the Russian government and without providing documents confirming their knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and basic laws"

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"

No less than a decade will be required to build it, given favorable conditions, the expert said

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

The US Department of Defense "has no statement or information to provide," a department’s spokesperson said

Robert Fico noted that Bratislava would be ready and hospitable

The Ursa Major bulk carrier sank in the Mediterranean Sea

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

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

This is another example of a harmful impact of unlawful restrictive measures, the ministry said

Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attributed responsibility for the Baltic Sea incidents to the tanker fleet transporting Russian oil, even before the investigation concluded

Germany faces an acute crisis after the ruling coalition clashed on budgetary and economic policies, including aid to Kiev and easing the "debt brake" rule

In October, the national debt was $155.37 bln, which was also a record

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

Osamu Suzuki joined the company in 1958, when he married the daughter of one of its founders and took her last name

Alexander Stepanov believes that NATO intends to lock the Kaliningrad enclave, to lock the Russian trade fleet in Neva estuary and to simultaneously block the Leningrad naval base

Aleksandar Vucic also believes that, under Trump, the White House "will not provide as much financial support to Ukraine as the current administration" of outgoing US President Joe Biden

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

Since 2008, international discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus have been held in Geneva, with the participation of Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, the United States, and South Ossetia, mediated by special representatives from the UN, the EU, and the OSCE

The impeachment was supported by 192 delegates with at least 151 votes required

Ukraine’s General Staff admitted earlier that the frontline situation remained tense for the Ukrainian army

The Ukrainian military lost roughly 390 troops and 2 armored vehicles in battles with Russian forces in the Donetsk area over the past day, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

India's average diamond imports over 10 years amounted to $15 billion, and in 2024 they totaled $12 billion, while this year diamond prices fell to $125 per carat, according to Tolstykh's presentation

The Aktau air traffic controller promptly performed all necessary measures for the aircraft’s landing

According to the Russian President, an option of concluding contracts for delivery through third parties - Turkish, Hungarian, Slovak, Azerbaijani companies - is possible

According to the source, the parties are holding negotiations to ensure that circumstances of force majeure, including military actions and regime changes in the republic, do not become a pretext for canceling the agreements

At the same time, the official yuan exchange rate was reduced by 3 kopecks to 13.4434 rubles

Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported the fires in Solomensky and Shevchenkovsky districts

The German chancellor emphasized that he didn’t plan to "send German servicemen to this war"

During the ceremony, the Russian Navy chief handed in the St. Andrew’s naval flag to the submarine commander, Captain First Rank Alexander Gladkov

Leader of the opposition Sacred Struggle movement Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan stated that the PM doesn't have the courage to run in the elections

Flydubai advised passengers to contact the airline's contact center or relevant travel agents for information on rebooking or refund options for cancelled flights

According to Alexander Stubb, the cables were "significantly damaged"

29 people had been hospitalized

Major General Aleksey Rtishchev said that branches of the US National Naval Military Medical Center are stationed in Ghana and Djibouti where active work is carried out in natural disease foci, isolation and sequencing of pathogens

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

The Ursa Major dry cargo ship wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea

According to Oleg Kononenko, there was no forbidden issues for the crew on board of the ISS

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 20th

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

It was noted that this delivery was aimed at ensuring Ukraine's energy security and took place several days before the end of Russian gas transit through the country's territory

The container ship Santa Ursula, sailing under the flag of Denmark, is bound from Spain’s Algerciras to the Omani port of Salalah, Marine Traffic data showed

"This position was conveyed to the leadership of a number of NATO and EU countries, including Austria, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia, the United States, Turkey, and Germany, as well as the Vatican and Switzerland in direct contacts with them at the highest and highest levels," the commentary says

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The Ukrainian army reported earlier on Friday that its forces were retreating to the border of the Dnepropetrovsk Region from the Kiev-controlled territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic "to the last defensive line" in that area

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

It is reported that corrupt Ukrainian officials will probably get their kickback from Poland, in another move that helps Ukraine’s downfall

Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center in Cartagena ordered not to take crew from vessel in distress on board as their rescue boat was on the way to the scene

Earlier, Bayraktar announced plans to open a gas trading center in Istanbul in 2025 with the participation of the Turkish company Botas and Russia's Gazprom as part of the international gas hub project

The framework of the election campaign is yet to be agreed upon, Sergey Lavrov said

On December 25, Reuters reported that Finland’s police and border guards have detained an oil tanker, which flies under the flag of the Cook Islands, suspecting that an anchor of the vessel may have damaged the EstLink 2 cable

The report on Ukrainian atrocities in Selidovo will be presented

"The passenger aircraft landed at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport at 10:13 a.m. local time [6:13 a.m. GMT]," the statement noted

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

Powerful explosions are going off in the city, a Houthi source told TASS

According to the politician, Europe "became the primary stronghold of Russophobia globally," undermined the Istanbul agreements, initiated the sanctions campaign, and fueled the most extreme war factions without considering the losses suffered by both sides of the conflict

The iron dogs are equipped with cameras and lidars that automatically transmit data to the operator's computer

According to the statement, Tokayev assured the Azerbaijani president that the Kazakh side would make every effort to ensure a thorough and objective investigation of all circumstances of the incident, and briefed him on the progress of the work of the special state commission tasked with investigating the crash

The president noted that the most important thing in the coming year is "the well-being of the Russian people, standard of living, stability"

Azerbaijan Airlines earlier announced the suspension of flights to several Russian cities

It is reported that Brazil’s BRICS chairmanship will announce the countries’ acquisition of the partner status as soon as it receives their confirmation

"This is just a reward for the defense of our country's national interests," Irakli Kobakhidze said

It also indicated that specialized agencies are investigating the causes of the crash

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On December 27, security forces formed by the new Syrian government blocked districts of the city of Tartus, where Alawites organized riots

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

Dmitry Yadrov stressed that the plane’s commander tried to land in Grozny twice

Bild said the German Foreign Ministry commissioned an internal government analysis on defense from ballistic missiles

In addition, the European Union is strengthening protection of the bloc's undersea cables

An aircraft landed in the Moscow Region, Maria Lvova-Belova said

In this regard, the Ukrainian military command considers extending the term of preparing recruits for warfare from six to eight weeks, Alexander Syrsky said

According to the head of state, the system's serial production has begun

Russia’s Battlegroup West has repelled 25 Ukrainian counterattacks over the past week, wiping out over 3,080 enemy servicemen and destroying a German-made Leopard tank

The newspaper notes that, since Ukraine received an authorization from the UK and the US, Kiev carried out at least six missile strikes, using 31 ATACMS and 14 Storm Shadow missiles

The President stressed that Moscow would move on in accordance with the plans it had outlined

Andrey Marochko added that Russian servicemen "start preparing the way for further advancement southwest of this locality"