The country’s Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok noted that Slovakia would not act as a guarantor for the EU loan to Ukraine

The MOEX Index lost 0.36%, the RTS Index declined by 1.22%

Speaking at NSATU's Wiesbaden headquarters, Major General Maik Keller said that NATO had dispatched nearly 220,000 tons of military aid to Ukraine in 2025

The Russian top diplomat noted that the installation of the reactor vessel for Unit 1, which took place on November 19, was a significant milestone

Earlier, an EU summit concluded with no consensus on the expropriation of Russian assets under the guise of a so-called reparations loan to Kiev despite spending 17 hours in discussion

The all-time high recorded in 2015 was 3.25 million

Today’s European politicians don’t hold a candle to their predecessors, Deputy rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Karpovich noted

According to the head of the association of non-governmental organizations in the Palestinian enclave, the most pressing problem is to organize places fit for living and provide the refugees with basic household appliances and medicine

According to Elvira Nabiullina, the investing activity declined in construction, transport and certain mining industries over the last year

Rustem Umerov said he would present a report to Vladimir Zelensky following the talks

The winners received $175,000 in prize money

The Russian top diplomat noted that Egyptian resorts «have long been a favorite vacation spot for Russians,» with 1.5 million people visiting Egypt in 2024

The sides confirmed that Moscow and Lome had the same or similar positions on regional and international issues of mutual interest

According to Denis Gonchar, the EU's actions could lead to huge financial losses, damage to the investment climate, and capital flight from Belgium and the EU

The only way for Zelensky to remain in power is to continue the war, Russian military expert Vitaly Kiselev emphasized

Vladimir Zharikhin noted it would hardly be possible to recognize elections as legitimate in the current situation

Vitaly Kiselev pointed out that Ukrainian barrier detachments operating within the zone of the special military operation are unable to stem the tide of desertion

«Ukraine has simply been sold out,» Mikhail Kavelashvili said

The Russian top diplomat emphasized the need to strictly adhere to the principles of work of the IAEA Secretariat

«This is smaller than the European Union countries taken together, but as regards cooperation measured between countries, Russia ranks first among the European countries,» the Russian leader said

The head of state recalled that the Russian side had long ago urged the Kiev regime to withdraw its troops from the territories of the republics which do not want to live under nationalist control

The MOEX and RTS indices were up by 1.12% at 2,783.67 and 1,095.85 points, respectively

The Russian leader recalled how the report on the liberation of Seversk was presented

The Russian leader emphasized that the European Union is trying to do it overtly

The president pointed out that apart from Russia, many other countries also keep their gold and currency reserves in Europe

Wang Yiwei said the idea of using frozen assets for military purposes «effectively exposes the hypocrisy of the EU»

The Chief Executive Officer of Russian Direct Investment Fund added that Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen «spent all their political capital, promised results – and delivered a spectacular failure»

The program's call center, located at the People’s Front headquarters, is in its 16th day of operation

The deployment of the Russian-made hypersonic missile system in Belarus is an issue of strategic deterrence, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin stressed

On the evening of December 13, a shooting occurred at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, leaving at least two dead and nine others injured

«The Act will enable the DoW [Department of War] to carry out my Peace Through Strength agenda, protect the homeland from domestic and foreign threats, and strengthen the defense industrial base,» the US leader said

Four of the victims are currently in critical condition

«The member states have agreed to finance Ukraine through an EU borrowing on the capital markets for an amount of 90 billion euro for the next two years,» Ursula von der Leyen said

As a result, five people were killed

The European Council agrees to provide a loan to Ukraine of EUR 90 billion for the years 2026-2027 based on EU borrowing on the capital markets backed by the EU budget headroom