EU expands sanction list against Russia, Ukraine

Reporters are ramping up Russophobia, distorting the facts while writing on this matter, the Russian Embassy in Portugal said

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 480 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov also stressed that the recent developments had shown that the US policy of establishing a system of increasingly layered missile defenses was wrong

The military said that a conversation in a foreign language was intercepted by radio intelligence before visual control over the group was established

"The College of national leaders considers the attempt to prolong the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS yet another attempt that would allow the French junta and its lackeys to continue planning and carrying out actions, aimed at destabilization of the Sahel Alliance," says the joint statement

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov praised the new mechanisms for accelerating the introduction of advanced weapons and equipment developed by the civilian defense industrial complex in the interests of the Russian army

All three of them are in satisfactory condition, but it is too early to talk about their discharge, the regional hospital staff said

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also emphasized that Moscow is outraged by the hypocritical silence of the West and its media on the terrorist attacks in Russia

According to the report, the Russian troops also improved their positions near Nesteryanka on the Orekhov direction

Dmitry Medvedev noted that Ukraine will never join NATO

According to Jacques Sapir, the decision not to extend transit contracts was no surprise given the political landscape

Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov also informed of the death of the deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko, who led the efforts of the personnel

Dmitry Peskov added that it is not planned to issue any joint statements

Ahmed al-Sharaa also said he will not "tolerate uncontrolled arms trafficking" across the country

The Russian leader said during the press conference that he is ready for a conversation with the US president-elect and is ready to meet with him at any moment

According to the press service of the regional Emergencies Ministry, all three people onboard the plane survived the emergency landing

The range of the Oreshnik system is up to 5,500 kilometers

Abkhazia’s state-run energy company Chernomorenergo said that there will be just two two-hour shutdowns

TASS has gathered the main information about the incident

The motive for committing the crime could have been dissatisfaction with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, Dr. Horst Nopens, Head of the Magdeburg Public Prosecutor’s office, said

The Russian Defense Ministry has also purchased more than 100,000 units from small design bureaus and civilian manufacturers, the statement said

The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has been under repairs at the Sevmash Shipyard since 1999; real work on the warship has been carried out since 2013

Additionally, mass beaching of Azov Sea harbor porpoises has been reported in Novorossiysk, some 60-70 km (32-42 nautical miles) from Anapa, where the oil spill occurred, Tatyana Belei highlighted

Air defenses are in operation, and at least six aerial targets have been shot down

The MEP said that Fico stands for Slovak interests in Russia, "even in spite of the warmongers in Brussels"

Aleksandar Vulin noted that he is "not optimistic about prospects for the United States changing its policy toward Serbia" after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump

The ministry clarified that Ukraine launched a missile strike against the Kamensky Integrated Plant in the Rostov Region using six US-made ATACMS missiles and four Storm Shadow cruise missiles

The father said that his son would like the unit where he had served to be disbanded

According to Maxim Grigoryev, videos of interviews with witnesses and preliminary forensic examination of the bodies indicate that most of the victims are elderly women

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

As preliminary data suggest, the ISS orbit was raised by 2.3 km to 416.43 km above the Earth’s surface

The Bank of Russia has taken a pause in raising the key rate, though a long period of tough monetary policy will be required to bring inflation back to the target

The Russian president recalled that no Russian land troops had been deployed to Syria, with Russia having only an airbase and a naval base

Andrey Marochko noted that Russian forces had "slightly advanced" in the northern and southern parts of Chasov Yar

The Al Arabiya television channel said that, citing a source

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

Putin also took part in the ceremony of opening international airports in Magadan, Cheboksary, and Stavropol

More than 107,600 people received wounds

The new special envoy will be in charge of trade and investment issues, as well as the cultural exchange between the two countries

The president noted that Russia had become much stronger over the past two or three years as it became a truly sovereign country

No injuries or damage were reported

According to Hakan Fidan, during his contacts with al-Sharaa he "saw the Syrian leadership’s strong will and commitment in this area,"

According to the SVR, Maia Sandu recently convened a meeting on energy security issues with senior government officials

The Russian leader also agreed with Sergey Mironov, head of the "A Just Russia - For Truth" faction in the Duma, who said that "the birth rate is insufficient, because the matter concerns extinction"

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

"This will be done at a bilateral meeting in the coming future," Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said

The politician emphasized that "the president of a major country should be extremely polite and amiable"

The Ukrainian military also admitted the Russian army’s supremacy in terms of military equipment and the size of personnel

According to Alexander Grushko, NATO's general course poses a danger both to Russia and to the entire architecture of global and regional security

Demostenes Floros also drew attention to the growing potential of the ever-expanding domestic market and mentioned new ways of using natural gas in the future - for example, for the production of hydrogen and ammonia, necessary for the energy transition and agriculture (in production of fertilizers)

The Arkhangelsk submarine was rolled out from the slipway of the Sevmash Shipyard on November 29, 2023 for completing its construction afloat

According to Denis Pushilin, Russian forces have been advancing almost along the entire line of engagement in the region

Earlier, an air raid alert was declared in the Kiev, Sumy and Chernigov Regions

"The College of national leaders closely follows the deceiving maneuvers, initiated by the French junta, who declares the shutdown of its military bases only to replace them with another, less visible mechanism, which pursues the same neo-colonial goal," says the statement

Alexander Stepanov emphasized that both Kiev and its Western allies are closely scrutinizing the consequences of the strike on the plant

The previous generation of Russian politicians chose the course towards the country’s destruction for the sake of joining the so-called civilized world but this was what the West wanted, President Vladimir Putin

Victor Orban also said that hopes for the development of economic cooperation with the United States after President-elect Donald Trump takes office

SVR Director Sergey Naryshkin said on March 19 that Paris was already preparing to send some 2,000 troops to Ukraine

The Foreign Ministry noted that the facts of discrimination and persecution of Russians are often ignored by the official leadership of countries and international human rights agencies, leading many victims to remain silent

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

Eight motor vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were also destroyed? the ministy added

According to Putin’s press secretary, the meeting is being held one-on-one

Russian President also said that he had handed down direct instructions to produce and test-fire the Oreshnik hypersonic missile

Vasily Nebenzya warned as he denounced the attack as yet another unambiguous step by the Kiev regime toward escalation

According to Mike Waltz, Trump has made it clear that the war must end

This was Putin’s first personal meeting with Fico since 2016

The Ratnik is a system of advanced protective and communication equipment, weapons and ammunition

"We’d better wait for the meeting to end to learn what they discussed," he Dmitry Peskov said

According to the Industrial Development Administration, the Ukrainian conflict made the whole world pay more attention to how drones were used in military scenarios, which created "a lot of opportunities for Taiwan"

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According to the source, various trials of core components of Poseidon underwater drones, including the nuclear power

Currently, the Oryol Region is yet again under a massive enemy UAV attack

Ahmed аl-Sharaa expressed hope for building strategic relations with Lebanon

The prime minister underscored that, "the more serious the problems in Europe are, the more decisively the economic relations in all other markets should be promoted"

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin thus meant that the Oreshnik missile is a generation ahead of all existing weapons, while not being a nuclear weapon itself

Salome Zourabichvili also promised to announce her further plans on Monday

The president-elect called Feinberg an "extremely successful businessman"

The Russian president will not congratulate leaders of unfriendly countries, but he will congratulate some individuals and people of several ones, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Project 885M nuclear-powered submarines carry Oniks and Kalibr-PL cruise missiles as their basic strike weapons

"All international mechanisms need to be effectively employed in order to prevent Israel from exploiting the situation in Syria," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said

Viktor Obran added, however, that only a couple of EU countries shared Hungary’s position

Now it takes quite long to build personalized vaccines because computing of how a vaccine should look like uses matrix methods, Alexander Gintsburg said

According to US Central Command, the incident occurred during airstrikes on Houthi facilities

According to the statement, there are no casualties

Both freight trains loaded with coal collided at the Bushulei-Zhireken railway section

"Russia’s position is well known, it was voiced by Putin back in St. Petersburg," Dmitry Peskov stressed

According to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin has several closed-door meetings slated for December 22

According to Russia's Defence Ministry, attempts to conduct attacks against facilities on Russian soil were thwarted

Reuters reported earlier that oil supplies to Belarus and EU countries via Druzhba had been suspended on December 19 due to technical problems

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Roman Starovoyt noted that Russia is holding negotiations with many airlines from friendly countries

The restart of transit via the Ukrainian gas transportation system is possible at a request of the European Commission if this is not Russian gas, Denis Shmygal said

Meanwhile, Scholz will visit Magdeburg to assess the situation later on Saturday

"I will not comment on that in any further detail, it is our client’s prerogative," Kalashnikov CEO Alan Lushnikov said

"We will not only restore the damage that some attempt to cause to us but will also move forward even at a faster pace as we are doing now," Russian President said

According to the Turkish newspaper, the former Syrian president did it to ensure his own safety

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the Borisovsky district was attacked by a UAV, with the roof of a private house being damaged

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