US needs rational approach to assessment of China’s strategic intentions — diplomat
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 12/19/2024
Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States said he hopes US will "cease issuing irresponsible reports year after year, and take concrete actions to maintain the stable development of China-U.S. relations and military ties"
In Russian newspapers
Russia, Belarus to hold West-2025 joint strategic drills next year — top brass
Valery Gerasimov pointed out that this year, the Ocean-2024 strategic command and staff drills had been the main (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
Nenets Autonomous Region expands Arctic Hectare Program
The Nenets Autonomous Region joined the program on August 1, 2021 along with other Arctic regions
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
Russia-CERN cooperation agreement terminated on December 1 — Russian MFA
The accord provided both for Russia’s expanded participation in the activities of the European Organization for (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
Zelensky admits the impossibility of reclaiming Donbass, Crimea
Vladimir Zelensky responded negatively when asked whether Kiev could temporarily abandon its claims to Crimea or Donbass
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
About 45,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since beginning of escalation — health ministry
In the past 24 hours, 38 people were killed in the enclave and 203 got injured, the ministry added
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
'Sanctions marathon' against Russia caused stagnation in EU economy — Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov pointed to "stagnation in Europe and a fairly high rate of development in our economy"
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
Air defenses shoot down four missiles over Zaporozhye Region, governor says
"The fragments of one of the missiles fell into the Sea of Azov near Berdyansk, while the fragments of others (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
Georgia, Azerbaijan confirm readiness to export electricity to Russia — Inter RAO
Alexandra Panina said earlier that Moscow had requested Azerbaijan and Georgia in respect of the possibility to (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
Annual Inflation in Euro Area Up to 2.2% in November From 2% in October - Eurostat
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The annual inflation in the Euro area has accelerated to 2.2% in November from 2% in October, the (…)
[Sputnik] - 18/12/2024
Ukraine’s army fires over 60 munitions at borderline Belgorod Region in past day
During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian military launched 19 munitions and one UAV at the Shebekinsky district
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
West picks and chooses which terrorists are okay — senior Russian diplomat
"However, the perpetrators and masterminds must be identified and held accountable," Sergey Ryabkov stated
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 18/12/2024
