Top Ukrainian diplomat rejects Christmas Day truce at EU meeting in Brussels
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 12/16/2024
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that "warlike rhetoric" prevailed during the meeting, with "desperate attempts" being made to "give an impetus" to continue the armed conflict in Ukraine
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Senior Russian diplomat calls for stepping up efforts to explain causes of Ukraine crisis
Mikhail Galuzin noted that the diplomatic missions of Russia and Belarus "are intensifying work on this track (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
EU’s blacklist for Russia expands to 2,386 entries
The 15th package of anti-Russian sanctions also includes businessmen, officials, and companies from China, Iran, (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
Russia adheres to deterrence policy, does not indulge in saber rattling — Putin
On November 19, Putin signed a decree approving an updated nuclear doctrine
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
Sailors Rescued From Second Russian Oil Tanker Damaged in Storm
Emergency officials said all 14 crew members onboard the Volgoneft 239 were brought to shore after bad weather (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 16/12/2024
Russian Tankers Caught in Storm May Have Leaked 3K Tons of Oil Products – State Media
Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Alexander Kozlov told reporters it was “too early” to assess the (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 16/12/2024
Hungary vetoes 6.5 bln euro in EU military funding for Ukraine — Szijjarto
This is not the first time that Hungary has blocked the allocation of funds from the European Peace Facility that (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
Russian stock market closed with leading indices down
The MOEX index fell by 2.61% to 2,420.3 points, while the RTS index fell by 2.12% to 740.87 points
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
Bundestag votes to express no-confidence to Scholz, paving way for snap election
In the vote, 394 lawmakers chose to deny confidence, while 207 opted to support the chancellor
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
Syrian Kurds Call for Nationwide Ceasefire and Dialogue in Syria
BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria called on Monday for an end to all fighting in (…)
[Sputnik] - 16/12/2024
No decision yet on future of Russian bases in Syria as dialogue continues — Kremlin
Russia currently operates two military facilities in Syria: a logistics naval base in the port city of Tartus and (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
Russian forces advance southwest of Kurakhovo, start liberation of Zelenovka — politician
Earlier, Vladimir Rogov told TASS that Russian troops were mopping up the settlements of Sukhiye Yaly and (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 16/12/2024
