German leader to visit site of deadly Christmas market attack

German leader to visit site of deadly Christmas market attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other politicians will Saturday visit the scene of a bloody car-ramming that targeted visitors to a Christmas fair in an old market city. Police arrested a 50-year-old at the site of the assault in which two people were killed and 68 injured when an SUV plowed through the festive crowd in Magdeburg…

Israel hit by Yemen-launched ‘projectile’, multiple wounded

Israel hit by Yemen-launched ‘projectile’, multiple wounded

Israel’s military said Saturday it had failed to intercept a “projectile” launched from Yemen that landed in Tel Aviv, with the national medical service saying 16 people were lightly wounded. Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militia have repeatedly launched missile attacks against Israel since the war in Gaza began more than a year ago, most of which…

Kremlin spokesman clarifies Putin’s statement about Oreshnik ‘duel’

Kremlin spokesman clarifies Putin’s statement about Oreshnik ‘duel’

“It is very important to talk about these statements by the president in the context of the question he was asked,” Dmitry Peskov pointed out When Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a “technological duel” between the Oreshnik system and Western air defenses, he was responding to a question about the vulnerabilities of the new Russian…

Scholz says he intends to continue to speak directly with Putin in future

Scholz says he intends to continue to speak directly with Putin in future

The German Chancellor Scholz claimed he intended to “make clear” to the Russian leader the need for his contribution to ending the conflict and withdrawing troops. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that he intends to continue to speak directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the hope that in this way he will contribute…

Ukraine to halt Russian gas transit on January 1, 2025 — Ukrainian PM

Ukraine to halt Russian gas transit on January 1, 2025 — Ukrainian PM

The restart of transit via the Ukrainian gas transportation system is possible at a request of the European Commission if this is not Russian gas, Denis Shmygal said. Ukraine will terminate Russian gas transit at 07:00 a.m. local time as the five-year contract will end, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said. “We understand at…

Almost 20 drones downed over four Russian regions, Black Sea

Almost 20 drones downed over four Russian regions, Black Sea

According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, attempts to conduct attacks against facilities on Russian soil were thwarted Overnight, air defenses downed 19 unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies over four Russian regions and the Black Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. “Last night, attempts by the Kiev regime to conduct terrorist attacks against facilities on Russian soil…

Russia to raise issue of Ukrainian strikes on Rylsk at UNSC meeting on Friday — diplomat

Russia to raise issue of Ukrainian strikes on Rylsk at UNSC meeting on Friday — diplomat

Acting Kursk Region Governor Alexander Khinshtein said earlier that the town of Rylsk, located some 120 kilometers west of Kursk, had come under Ukrainian fire. Moscow will raise the issue of Ukrainian strikes on the town of Rylsk in the Kursk Region at the UN Security Council meeting that will take place on Friday at…

Putin agrees ‘Russian world’ now faces war

Putin agrees ‘Russian world’ now faces war

The Russian leader also agreed with Sergey Mironov, head of the “A Just Russia – For Truth” faction in the Duma, who said that “the birth rate is insufficient, because the matter concerns extinction” Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with the statement that a war has been declared on the “Russian world,” echoing the remarks…

West pushing Kiev to continue conflict — France’s Le Pen

West pushing Kiev to continue conflict — France’s Le Pen

Marine Le Pen told the newspaper that she believes US President-elect Donald Trump can get Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky to hold talks and a diplomatic solution will be found. Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Rally parliamentary faction, believes that the West is pushing Ukraine to continue the conflict with…

Orban ready to discuss Christmas ceasefire with Zelensky

Orban ready to discuss Christmas ceasefire with Zelensky

The prime minister was asked about this during his speech to the Patriots for Europe faction of Members of the European Parliament, which took place before the EU leaders’ meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is ready to meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during the ongoing European Union summit in Brussels to discuss his…

Putin says West’s air defenses have ‘no chance’ against Russian ballistic missile

Putin says West’s air defenses have ‘no chance’ against Russian ballistic missile

The Russian leader recalled that the 2014 events in Crimea had been spontaneous, Russia’s war on Ukraine dominated the opening stages of President Vladimir Putin’s annual marathon press conference on Thursday. He also spoke about the importance of sovereignty, the country’s updated nuclear doctrine and the latest Oreshnik missile. Russian President Vladimir Putin assessed the…

Putin says he is always ready to talk to or meet with Trump

Putin says he is always ready to talk to or meet with Trump

The Russian leader noted that he did not know when he would meet with the US president-elect Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he is ready for a conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump at any time and agrees to meet with him. “I am ready for this [conversation], of course, at any time….

Perpetrator of the terrorist attack that killed Russian Lt. Gen. Igor has been detained

Perpetrator of the terrorist attack that killed Russian Lt. Gen. Igor has been detained

The perpetrator of the terrorist attack that killed Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov has been detained. He was identified as a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Public Relations Center reported. He confessed to being recruited by Ukrainian intelligence. The detainee was transferred…

Gerasimov says international security deteriorates as West wants to keep dominating

Gerasimov says international security deteriorates as West wants to keep dominating

It is reported that the Russian forces keep the initiative and advance in the whole front despite colossal aid to Kiev from the West Russian General Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov said the military-political situation in the world is characterized by a growing number of armed conflicts in various parts of the world and the…

More than 1.7 mln submissions filed for Putin’s Q&A session — spokesman

More than 1.7 mln submissions filed for Putin’s Q&A session — spokesman

According to Dmitry Peskov, artificial intelligence has been enlisted to process submissions this year More than 1.7 million appeals and questions have been filed to date for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s question-and-answer session scheduled for Thursday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Rossiya-24 television. “As of now, we have crossed over 1.7 million submissions, which…