German Trade Union concerned over Russia's decision to give up food imports from west

"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

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"

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

"You have heard the Ukrainian side’s statement and you know the position of the European countries that continue purchasing Russian gas and that consider it necessary for normal operation of their economy," Dmitry Peskov said

According to the report, battlegroup Center made Ukraine suffer roughly 610 casualties and lose two tanks in the Donetsk People’s Republic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

According to the latest data, two people were killed

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

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

The operation involves 366 units of equipment, including 270 items of special equipment actively utilized on the site of work to eliminate the oil spill

According to the statement, there are no casualties

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salome Zourabichvili also promised to announce her further plans on Monday

Addressing a news conference after the BRICS summit in Kazan earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of seeking to expand unfairly and warned that Russia would spare no effort to reverse the situation

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

Dmitry Peskov remarked that Russian-Slovak bilateral relations had significantly deteriorated due to actions taken by the previous Slovak leadership

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

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

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"How much longer it will last remains to be seen," Sergey Nechaev noted

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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"

Dmitry Medvedev noted that Ukraine will never join NATO

According to Sergey Nechayev, several other Russian reporters officially accredited by Germany are also encountering issues

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

TASS has gathered the main information about the incident

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

In a mid-June meeting with senior officials from Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined key prerequisites for resolving the situation in Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, December 23rd

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

Regional head Valentin Konovalov said that the explosion occurred due to safety violations

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

"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

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

The Belarusian president pointed out that the coming year is expected to be difficult for a number of reasons

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

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

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

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

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

"This concerns both the potential use of Taurus and plans for stationing US mid-range and short-range missiles on German soil," Sergey Nechayev stressed