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The Sovereignty of Christmas

12:22 25.12.2025 Lily Ong

The Sovereignty of Christmas

Treaty of Ghent After more than two years of war that saw the White House burned in flames and the Great Lakes stained with red, eight weary plenipotentiaries gathered at the dark, narrow streets of Ghent in Belgium on Christmas Eve of 1814. The American delegation comprised future 6th President …

Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on Venezuela: “Apparently, the White House has decided to take out of mothballs the well-worn practice of leveraging the need to combat terrorism to justify overt aggression and interference in the affairs of sovereign States”

11:39 25.12.2025

Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on Venezuela: “Apparently, the White House has decided to take out of mothballs the well-worn practice of leveraging the need to combat terrorism to justify overt aggression and interference in the affairs of sovereign States”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council Briefing on Venezuela: Mr. President, We would like to thank Khaled Khiari for his briefing. For several months now, the entire world has been watching the United States deliberately fomenting tensions around Venezuela, which is a friend of ours. …

FT: Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia

11:38 25.12.2025

FT: Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia

Leaders on the Europe should be wary of beating the drums of war too loudly, ‘Financial Times’ stresses. Considering these unsettling circumstances, European officials hope, in sounding the alarm over a future Russian attack, to convey the high stakes to their populations — which have remained largely apathetic in the …

View from London: Role reversal – how foot-dragging France blindsided newly assertive Berlin

11:36 25.12.2025

View from London: Role reversal – how foot-dragging France blindsided newly assertive Berlin

As Friedrich Merz pushed to finalise a deal on Russian frozen assets, it became clear that he was missing one key ally, ‘Financial Times’ notes. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was making one last push to persuade EU leaders to use €210bn in frozen Russian sovereign assets to help Ukraine when …

Brussels: Free potatoes for Christmas – straight from the sidewalk

11:34 25.12.2025

Brussels: Free potatoes for Christmas – straight from the sidewalk

50 tonnes of waste cleared from Brussels streets after farmers’ Mercosur protest, ‘Belga News Agency’ reports. Thousands of farmers from across Europe began their march through Brussels afternoon to protest European agricultural policy. More than 50 tonnes of waste had to be cleaned up after farmers’ protest in Brussels, which …

Putin's key statements on economy – The president said that Russia and its economy are in a good place, “despite numerous challenges”

18:54 24.12.2025

Putin's key statements on economy – The president said that Russia and its economy are in a good place, “despite numerous challenges”

The Russian government is working hard to make sure that the needs of its people are met, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the Cabinet. He also noted that the government is successfully balancing the federal budget, thereby ensuring the stability of the financial system. TASS …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Al-Shaibani

18:00 24.12.2025

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Al-Shaibani

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Al-Shaibani. On December 24, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Al-Shaibani, who is in Moscow on a working visit. The ministers discussed avenues for …

Vladislav Maslennikov, head of the Department of MFA: “The Russian Federation will find ways to compensate for losses from fraud with our assets”

11:33 24.12.2025

Vladislav Maslennikov, head of the Department of MFA: “The Russian Federation will find ways to compensate for losses from fraud with our assets”

The European Union is rapidly transforming into a military-political alliance focused on confrontation, Vladislav Maslennikov, the director of the Department of European Affairs of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Izvestia. At the same time, the challenge for Russia is not the process of EU enlargement, but its aggressive policy, which …

America’s biggest rival is getting only more powerful – Give up on ‘winning’ against China

11:30 24.12.2025

America’s biggest rival is getting only more powerful – Give up on ‘winning’ against China

In April, when Washington and Beijing were exchanging tit-for-tat blows in the trade war, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent projected confidence. China had a “losing hand,” he told CNBC. “They’re playing with a pair of twos.” It turned out Bessent and the Trump administration were the ones bluffing. After months …

POLITICO: Ukraine’s security guarantees have been put in Putin’s hands

11:29 24.12.2025

POLITICO: Ukraine’s security guarantees have been put in Putin’s hands

Washington’s guarantees are the only viable path to peace. But no matter how strong Zelenskyy believes they are, the real power lies with Russia, POLITICO stresses. As much as Europe may like to think otherwise, Washington’s guarantees are the only viable path to peace for Ukraine. Europe can’t even deploy …

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