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Fitch warns Euroclear of potential rating downgrade over Russian assets confiscation

Fitch warns Euroclear of potential rating downgrade ove...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 23:00

The agency explained that the move "reflects Fitch's view of potentially increas...

Lukashenko says Putin seeks to achieve peace in Ukraine conflict

Lukashenko says Putin seeks to achieve peace in Ukraine...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:27

Belarusian President believes that Vladimir Zelensky also wants the end of the c...

Ministerial meeting in Cairo to formalize new level of Russia-Africa relations

Ministerial meeting in Cairo to formalize new level of ...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:27

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin described the event in Cairo as...

Hungary refuses loyal cooperation with EU on issue of Russian assets — Orban

Hungary refuses loyal cooperation with EU on issue of R...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:27

Viktor Orban also said that EU leaders violated EU law by proposing to make deci...

Lavrov, Iranian foreign minister to discuss regional security, Iran’s nuclear program

Lavrov, Iranian foreign minister to discuss regional se...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:27

US President Donald Trump and his peace initiatives related to Ukraine and the G...

Russia, African countries begin joint research into dangerous infections

Russia, African countries begin joint research into dan...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:27

More than 200 African specialists have been trained using Russian methodologies,...

Russia will help strengthen Africa’s defense capabilities — Vershinin

Russia will help strengthen Africa’s defense capabiliti...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 19:34

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that Moscow is already ass...

Lavrov to hold separate talks with African countries at Cairo meeting

Lavrov to hold separate talks with African countries at...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 19:34

On the sidelines of the second ministerial conference in Cairo, Russian Foreign ...

West tries to destabilize situation in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger — Deputy Foreign Minister

West tries to destabilize situation in Burkina Faso, Ma...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 19:34

Sergey Vershinin also pointed out that Moscow is paying increasing attention to ...

West, Kiev use African groups to carry out sabotage against Russia’s interests — Vershinin

West, Kiev use African groups to carry out sabotage aga...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 19:34

According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, the "criminal actions of the Kiev regi...

Japan-Russia trade turnover down 4.51% year-on-year in November to $617 mln

Japan-Russia trade turnover down 4.51% year-on-year in ...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 19:34

Imports of coal from Russia to Japan in November fell by 26%, iron and steel by ...

Twelve independent journalist stand trial as Azerbaijan’s ‘Meydan TV case’ gets underway

Twelve independent journalist stand trial as Azerbaijan...

Meduza, Dec 16, 2025 - 19:34

A trial against 12 Azerbaijani journalists that human rights experts have condem...

Russia rejects Christmas truce with Ukraine as Trump continues push for peace deal

Russia rejects Christmas truce with Ukraine as Trump co...

Meduza, Dec 16, 2025 - 17:06

Russia has rejected a Christmas truce put forward by Germany, because it would g...

US declares end of era of global trade convergence in document to WTO — FT

US declares end of era of global trade convergence in d...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

The six-page document lists US grievances against the organization, veiled attac...

'Coalition of willing' has not called Putin's hotline, Kremlin official jokes

'Coalition of willing' has not called Putin's hotline, ...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

The event will be held at noon on December 19

VEB.RF, Alfa-Bank allocate $63 mln to Trans-Eurasian fiber-optic communication line

VEB.RF, Alfa-Bank allocate $63 mln to Trans-Eurasian fi...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

The new communication line will be approximately 11,700 kilometers long

Ukraine’s ex-commander-in-chief warns about risks of civil war after conflict is ended

Ukraine’s ex-commander-in-chief warns about risks of ci...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

In Valery Zaluzhny's words, "the end of the war and the return of around one mil...

India's BRICS presidency in 2026 promises to be eventful — Russian envoy

India's BRICS presidency in 2026 promises to be eventfu...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

Last year several countries began working within the BRICS framework, and many s...

How Russians are keeping their foreign cars running despite sanctions

How Russians are keeping their foreign cars running des...

Meduza, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

Russia’s cars are getting older, and repairing them has become increasingly slow...

Trump offered Kyiv ‘platinum’ NATO-style security guarantees. Does that mean the U.S. is prepared to go war for Ukraine?

Trump offered Kyiv ‘platinum’ NATO-style security guara...

Meduza, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

On December 14–15, during talks between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Berlin...

Historian Marci Shore reflects on the promise of Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution and the nihilism of Russia’s war

Historian Marci Shore reflects on the promise of Ukrain...

Meduza, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

When Ukrainians began protesting on Kyiv’s Independence Square in November 2013,...

Yekaterinburg Court Jails 5 Leftist Activists Over Alleged Coup Attempt

Yekaterinburg Court Jails 5 Leftist Activists Over Alle...

The Moscow Times - News, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:23

The group of men, who were all members of a Marxist discussion club, were arrest...

Trade between Russia, Iran to grow significantly in coming years — senior Russian MP

Trade between Russia, Iran to grow significantly in com...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 10:43

Russia and Iran actively cooperate through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...

UN calls on Ukraine to safeguard Russian POWs from torture, ill-treatment

UN calls on Ukraine to safeguard Russian POWs from tort...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 10:43

According to Volker Turk, half of the POWs held by Ukraine described torture and...

Roscosmos defines advantageous location for lunar base — official

Roscosmos defines advantageous location for lunar base ...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 10:43

Roscosmos is currently laying an "experimental foundation" for formulating furth...

Russian human rights ombudswoman ready to help repatriate political prisoners in Ukraine

Russian human rights ombudswoman ready to help repatria...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 10:43

Tatyana Moskalkova stated that she was working on appeals from almost 500 people...

Price of Brent oil down below $59 per barrel on ICE first since May 5

Price of Brent oil down below $59 per barrel on ICE fir...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 10:43

The price of futures contracts of WTI crude oil for February 2026 delivery was d...

Netherlands to Host International Claims Commission for Ukraine

Netherlands to Host International Claims Commission for...

The Moscow Times - News, Dec 16, 2025 - 10:43

The commission for Ukraine will assess and rule on claims for war reparations, i...

Russian Justice Ministry Outlaws German Broadcaster Deutsche Welle

Russian Justice Ministry Outlaws German Broadcaster Deu...

The Moscow Times - News, Dec 16, 2025 - 10:43

State Duma lawmakers previously accused DW of spreading “anti-Russian propaganda...

Russian Economy General News: #13

Russian Economy General News: #13

RussiaDefence.net, Dec 16, 2025 - 09:20

sepheronx wrote:Turkish lira is a collapsing currency with mass inflation growin...

Putin Signs Controversial Law Allowing Logging Near Lake Baikal

Putin Signs Controversial Law Allowing Logging Near Lak...

The Moscow Times - News, Dec 16, 2025 - 08:24

Critics have warned that the provisions could enable broad clear-cutting under t...

Repair Work at Baikonur Launchpad to Last Until Early 2026

Repair Work at Baikonur Launchpad to Last Until Early 2026

The Moscow Times - News, Dec 16, 2025 - 08:24

The launchpad’s service cabin was damaged in late November during a crewed Soyuz...

Top Hungarian diplomat concerned about EU interference in Ukraine talks

Top Hungarian diplomat concerned about EU interference ...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

Peter Szijjarto noted that Brussels is still gripped by "military psychosis and ...

Russian stock indices accelerate growth during main trading session

Russian stock indices accelerate growth during main tra...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

The MOEX and RTS indices rose by 0.69%

Over 2,500 families sharing traditional values moved to Russia from abroad

Over 2,500 families sharing traditional values moved to...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

Maria Butina, a member of the Russian State Duma’s International Affairs Committ...

No concessions from Russia, dialogue with US: statements by Russian senior diplomat

No concessions from Russia, dialogue with US: statement...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

Sergey Ryabkov reiterated that Russia "stands firm" on the understandings reache...

Africa becoming one of pillars of emerging multipolarity — Russian foreign minister

Africa becoming one of pillars of emerging multipolarit...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

"Having achieved political independence, they now aim to take greater control of...

Teen fatally stabs 10-year-old at Moscow-area school after asking students about their ethnicity

Teen fatally stabs 10-year-old at Moscow-area school af...

Meduza, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

A teenager attacked students with a knife at a school outside Moscow on Tuesday,...

Trump Claims Ukraine Peace Deal Closer Than Ever Before

Trump Claims Ukraine Peace Deal Closer Than Ever Before

The Moscow Times - News, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

The U.S. president said he had "very long and very good" talks with Ukraine's Vo...

10-Year-Old Student Killed in School Stabbing Near Moscow

10-Year-Old Student Killed in School Stabbing Near Moscow

The Moscow Times - News, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

Police said they received a report around 9 a.m. local time that a student had a...

Sixth Russia-China media forum kicks off in Beijing

Sixth Russia-China media forum kicks off in Beijing

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 02:33

The two countries’ two leading news agencies, TASS and Xinhua, co-organized the ...

EU believes corruption scandal may force Zelensky to accept deal — media

EU believes corruption scandal may force Zelensky to ac...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 02:33

According to Politico, Kiev must agree to these terms immediately; otherwise, th...

Iran’s top diplomat sets off for meeting with Lavrov in Moscow — ambassador

Iran’s top diplomat sets off for meeting with Lavrov in...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 02:33

The agenda includes a wide range of political issues and economic projects, Kaze...

More than 80% financial majors to roll out AI Security programs — research

More than 80% financial majors to roll out AI Security ...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 02:33

The main driver of AI Security educational programs is the growing risk of confi...

IN BRIEF: Revival of Nazism in EU and Europe’s 'bent towards stealing:' What Lavrov said

IN BRIEF: Revival of Nazism in EU and Europe’s 'bent to...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 00:03

Russian Foreign Minister also noted that the situation around Russia’s frozen as...

Belarusian leader dismisses allegations of Maduro’s involvement in drug trafficking

Belarusian leader dismisses allegations of Maduro’s inv...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 00:03

Alexander Lukashenko also said that "drug trafficking cannot be defeated with mi...

Four drones jammed over Russia’s Smolensk Region — governor

Four drones jammed over Russia’s Smolensk Region — gove...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 00:03

Emergency personnel are working at the site where debris came down

US demands Ukraine give up territories in exchange for security guarantees — media

US demands Ukraine give up territories in exchange for ...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 00:03

According to US officials, Washington expects that "Russia would accept such an ...

Caracas, Moscow to continue boosting strategic relations in 2026 — Venezuelan president

Caracas, Moscow to continue boosting strategic relation...

TASS, Dec 16, 2025 - 00:03

Nicolas Maduro added that Caracas would host a meeting of the Venezuela-Russia H...

Trump says Ukraine 'already lost territory'

Trump says Ukraine 'already lost territory'

TASS, Dec 15, 2025 - 21:27

Donald Trump also added that the US is working with Europe on the security guara...