The MOEX Russia Index lost 116 points to 2,766.62 points this year, the RTS Index gained 220.91 points to 1,114.13 points

«Ottawa is a hostage to its own political decisions,» Oleg Stepanov said

Involvement of rescuers was not needed

In all, January 2026 will have 15 workdays and 16 days off

These two vessels «also switched off their tracking and identification devices before entering the territorial waters of Yemen,» the spokesperson for the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen Brig. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said

Earlier, Dmitry Peskov said that this year Putin's New Year's address will come from the Kremlin, also a well-established tradition

Verkhovna Rada Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak described the last quarter of the year as a «total failure,» resulting in a loss of 2.3 billion euros

In addition, the regulator will conduct stress testing of the mortgage and unsecured consumer lending markets in January-March

Zimbabwe was suffering hyperinflation, the sometimes violent occupation of white-owned farms and election rigging and harassment of the opposition by Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF party

The Swiss Foreign Ministry called on the parties to the conflict to «respect international humanitarian law» and again expressed its readiness to «act as a mediator» to resolve the crisis in Ukraine

The Emirati Foreign Ministry affirmed solidarity with the Russian president, as well as with the country’s government and people

Maria Zakharova pointed out that Vladimir Zelensky «is trying to accuse Russia of lying, and claim that nothing like that happened»

US President pointed out that «Iran may be behaving badly,» but added that it had not been confirmed

The strike was carried out by the Joint Task Force Southern Spear at the direction of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth

«We understand the justified reaction the move caused from the Somali government, the leadership of the African Union, the countries of the region, and the nations of the Arab-Muslim world,» Dina Gilmutdinova noted

Vladimir Zelensky added that it would be necessary to establish a ceasefire for at least 60 days to hold the referendum

The agreement provides for trade liberalization for a limited list of goods, on 367 codes of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity on each side

Vladimir Zelensky is also anticipating meetings with the European leaders

«It is projected that the final figure for this year will exceed the record pre-pandemic level of 2019 — 650,000 people,» Gennady Bezdetko said

Andrey Bezrukov noted the invaluable technological experience gained from this work, which made it possible to upgrade the technologies and develop and implement them in the future

«Six extremists were eliminated,» Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said

«As for whether European citizens can ‘oust’ anyone before the next elections, I don’t think they have such rights,» Dmitry Peskov noted

Head of the Ukrainian sociological group Rating Alexey Antipovich confirmed that people in the western regions of Ukraine are less willing to support territorial concessions than those in the eastern regions

Vladimir Zelensky said that bilateral agreements with Europeans from the 'Coalition of the Willing' will subsequently be ratified by European parliaments to ensure that these agreements are legally binding

Zelensky said that he hoped to organize a meeting with US and European advisers in Ukraine in January

Konstantin Kosachev said that such groups are quite numerous in Ukraine

The Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies is prepared to provide a training system for the personnel working at control posts, engaged in IT programs, and mobile air defense teams, as well as for those involved in maintenance

According to Coinmarketcap, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization as of December 29 was $3.05 trillion

By 2:05 a.m. Moscow time, the silver price accelerated gains to trade at $82.67 per troy ounce

When Armenia promotes relations with the United States and the European Union, there is no secret agenda for pushing Russia away behind this, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said

According to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, the two leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and prospects for cooperation between the two countries prior to Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Zelensky

According to the Serbian President, the snap elections will be a political response to the demonstrators

These include satellites to serve scientific research and technology needs of companies based in Russia and friendly states

The talks between the two leaders lasted around two hours

From a technical standpoint, this is a relief, but politically it is a defeat for Zelensky and his European allies, who promised to make Moscow pay, but in reality, settled for a compromise