Explosion reported in northern Ukrainian city of Sumy

The first round of consultations on the text of the agreements was held a month ago, noted Russian President

The president always has things on his agenda, said Dmitry Peskov

The head of state will also have bilateral meetings with leaders of certain countries

He noted that the Venezuelan people and all social strata of society remain steadfast in defending peace and national stability

Kirill Dmitriev pointed out that "US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is great for exposing the deep-state warmonger machinery trying to incite WW3 by fueling anti-Russian paranoia across the UK and EU"

Ushakov added that, most likely, the bulk of the peace plan proposals would not suit Russia

The Russian foreign minister recalled, as an example, that in the case with Moldova, there was "blatant EU interference in the parliamentary elections"

According to the Special Representative of the US president, the parties, in particular, held "a separate constructive meeting"

About 10 meteors per hour are expected, the press service of the Moscow Planetarium said

However, the Russian leader said that "every state should carefully look at all aspects related" to the joint work of the EAEU countries

The Russian President said the dialogue is underway with Serbia

The EU and G7 countries froze approximately 300 billion euros in Russian assets

This information was also confirmed by Luhansk People’s Republic Envoy Vladislav Deinego

This position will significantly complicate the already tense relations between European elites and the Trump administration

Sergey Naryshkin said the phone conversation was held "just a few days ago"

Anna Paulina Luna stressed that she "never voted for a single dollar to go to Ukraine"

Two of them were destroyed over the territory of the Volgograd Region

"The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil," the Head of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said

According to the president, Russian scientists keep this issue under control and "are well aware of ongoing developments regarding this comet"

The day before Dmitriev told Russian journalists that the talks were constructive

Minister will only be able to return to the pub after taxes are cut, noted the owner of the Marsh Inn, Martin Knowles

A special meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers was initiated by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and will be held on December 22 in Kuala Lumpur

According to Yury Pilipson, there is no doubt about involvement of ‘senior comrades’ in Greece's accession to the announced initiative

The Russian president advised that Mark Rutte read the national security strategy of the United States, which is a key player, creator and main sponsor of NATO

An investigation is underway

The day before, Dmitriev told Russian journalists the talks were constructive

The Russian leader noted the expansion of mutual trade exchanges and the deepening of cooperative ties between the members of the union

The diplomat clarified that this "painful effect" is due to the priority Montenegro's tourism sector places on the country's budget

Russian ambassador to NATO dismissed the alliance's accusations of Russia inventing a new kind of military operation and applying it in Ukraine

Military-Political Analysis Bureau head Alexander Mikhailov emphasized that the tactical and technical characteristics of the Oreshnik missile allow the Russian army to launch a strike targeting any spot in Europe

Alexander Stepanov noted that established industrial production would make it possible to make tens and even hundreds of items per year to provide strategic coverage for all critical areas and facilities in the Russian border regions

Since the start of the event at noon Friday and until 10:00 p.m. Moscow time, approximately 1.5 million messages about it were posted on social media, a research by Russia’s Medialogia automated real-time media monitoring and analysis system says

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called such information about Russia's plans "a lie and propaganda"

"He knows that there will be a price to pay for that", also said a senior EU diplomat

According to the final declaration of G7 summit, the alection is to be held as soon as possible

USC Director General noted that, to achieve these ambitious goals, the corporation would continue its consistent work on modernizing and technologically developing the corporation’s enterprises

According to the official, in 2020 and 2021, the police revealed about 300 facts of child porn dissemination

"Belarus is interested in this cooperation, which has no political pre-conditions," said Belarusian President

UK/EU politicians push the "let’s go to war with Russia"—covering up migration blunders/cashing in on weapons sales via "friendly" contractors, noted Dmitriev

L’AntiDiplomatico also recalled that during his year-end press conference, the Russian leader noted that US President Donald Trump "is making serious efforts" to end the Ukrainian crisis and is doing this "absolutely sincerely"

A homemade bomb exploded in the yard of his house in Ingushetia

Law enforcement officers filed a report on the death of a person, finding no signs of foul play

These include territorial issues, Ukraine's accession to NATO, the size of the Ukrainian armed forces, the status of the Russian language, and control over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

While the first day of the summit was filled with protocol events, the second day is devoted more to informal communication

The Kremlin representative said Russia would work out its position from which it would go further, including with the Americans

The weapon does not meet the Ministry’s needs, General Staff Chief Gen. Nikolai Makarov said

Commenting on Turkey's resolute statement to Ukrainian security services regarding the unacceptability of attacks on vessels in the Black Sea, the diplomat noted that Ankara attaches great importance to ensuring the security of civilian shipping as such

Drone system troops also destroyed six communication aerials and five land robotic systems

The reason behind this decision is an increase in the operational range of Russian drones, the source said

It is an enormous responsibility, a colossal experience, and I am sure Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev will use it at his new post

According to Yuri Borisov, the new Russian space station could be located higher than the International Space Station and this meant that it would be high orbital

Political dialogue has been frozen, diplomatic contacts have been reduced to a minimum, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties are gradually deteriorating, said Yury Pilipson

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that every time Donald Trump makes progress and moves closer and closer to that hope for peace, the warmongers in the deep state step up and try to do everything they can to stop it

Earlier, hackers broke into the databases of the General Staff of the Ukrainian army and according to their information, the losses are estimated at more than 1.7 million people killed, seriously injured and missing

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 19th

Elvira Nabiullina said that it is difficult for her to comment on specific arguments prevailing among EU member-countries that did not approve the confiscation of Russian assets

Medvedev and Yildirim agreed to invigorate joint work on major energy projects, including the construction of the Akkuyu NPP and Turkish Stream gas pipeline

The president also said that he was very glad to see Lukashenko

The head of state also mentioned a draft decree on further steps to form a common financial market in the Eurasian Economic Union

Subsequently, the possibility is contemplated to spread the open-skies regime over to new areas of cooperation, such as environmental protection

Russia was forced to take the case to the international court in London because Ukraine breached the debt payment deadline

But this should not be tied to the settlement in Ukraine, despite Washington's desire to consider these topics in a single package, noted Dmitry Peskov

Valery Gergiev, general director of the Bolshoi Theatre and artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre, presented the medal and diploma to the presidents

According to the top Russian diplomat, the statement lays bare the countries’ principled approaches to the key issues of international development

According to the SVR, the supplies will be financed by Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, and the UK

"Ukraine has simply been sold out," Mikhail Kavelashvili said

Talks on the settlement in Ukraine will continue in Miami on Saturday and Sunday local time, the Russian envoy continued

The Russian president added that relations between Moscow and Jakarta are also on the rise in the humanitarian sphere

The president also said that the association had implemented a 5-year strategy for Eurasian economic integration

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

Failure to meet the deadline to file double citizenship notification is punishable with a fine of 500 to 1,000 roubles (12 to 25 US dollars)

Ivan Vlasov previously won the Games of the Future in Kazan, making him one of the main favorites at the tournament in the UAE

These information fakes have no basis in fact, noted Maria Zakharova

German Chancellor attempted till the last "to praise advantages of the de facto expropriation of Russian assets, downplaying risks at the same time," the newspaper said

Dubov is on the Interpol wanted list at present. Some reports said he lives in Israel

Russian President suggested discussing several areas of cooperation, including in the military sphere

Criminal cases against the detainees were opened under Article 296, Part 3 of Ukraine's Criminal Code ("hooliganism")

"We are not the ones making threats; we are the ones being threatened," Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov stressed

Konstantin Kosachev said that Russia is prepared to act for peace, and this is one of the main messages today

The North Atlantic Alliance, under the pretext of a so-called Russian military threat, has "significantly increased" its military presence near Russia’s borders

The facility will process basalt ore from the Dvugorbaya Mountain deposit

The Russian leader works on holidays every year, however, not all of Putin's meetings during this period are public, noted Dmitry Peskov

The adversary lost six Starlink satellite communication terminals

The reason is Donald Trump's tightening of the oil blockade against the government of Nicolas Maduro, noted Bloomberg

Including Altai big horn, Amur tiger, leopard, snow leopard, Polar bear and big birds of prey - saker falcon, golden eagle, gerfalcon and sapsan

Captain of the Russian "Tanya Karpinskaya" freighter Alexander Zaika, who was arrested in Japan on Thursday, has not faced official charges yet

Dmitriev, accompanied by security guards, got into a car and went to the meeting area

This is a completely natural step, because all the EAEU states maintain the closest good-neighborly relations and intensive trade and economic contacts with their Uzbek friends, said Vladimir Putin

The grand fraud was committed at the currency exchange office located in Prospekt Mira (Avenue), 70

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of Krasnoarmeysk on December 1

Hungarian Prime Minister emphasized that Europeans deserve better, because Europe needs peace

It will last for seventeen hours

F‑16 intercepted an aircraft that entered restricted airspace over Palm Beach, NORAD reported

“We confirm the high quality of Russian wheat to other countries in Central America and the whole world,” Solorzano noted

The reason is that a peace agreement may not yet be concluded by the end of this year, said US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker

"He can come back when he is ready for peace," the US president said

Putin is sure that all the colleagues share this attitude

The details are promised to be released later

The greatest number of passengers – 458,100 – travelled on Federal Passenger Company trains on August 17