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TASS: Resuming nuclear tests, NATO threat – what Russia's military chief of staff said 23:52 18.12.2025

TASS: Resuming nuclear tests, NATO threat – what Russia's military chief of staff said

Russia strictly adheres to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, but it will take appropriate action if the United States resumes testing, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov told a briefing for foreign military attaches. He also said that the North Atlantic Alliance, under …
TASS: Euro democracy in US crosshairs, meddling threat in Russian elections – Lavrov statements 18:29 18.12.2025

TASS: Euro democracy in US crosshairs, meddling threat in Russian elections – Lavrov statements

The West may try to influence the 2026 elections to the State Duma, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a meeting of the United Russia general council commission on international cooperation, according to the speech published on the Foreign Ministry’s website. He also said that the US had sent a …
Article by Sergey Lavrov for African media dedicated to the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum (December 2025) 16:11 18.12.2025 Sergey Lavrov

Article by Sergey Lavrov for African media dedicated to the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum (December 2025)

Russia–Africa: New Horizons for Old Friends Cairo will soon host an important political event: heads and officials of the foreign ministries of Russia and the African countries will gather in the hospitable capital of Egypt to assess the state of Russian–African relations and set out the ways of their development. …
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on developments around Venezuela 15:15 18.12.2025

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on developments around Venezuela

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on developments around Venezuela: We note the continued and deliberate escalation of tensions surrounding Venezuela, a nation that is our friend. The unilateral nature of these actions, which pose a threat to international shipping, is of particular concern. We hope that the Trump administration, known for …
Sergey Lavrov: “The objective course of History warrants the implementation of the lofty principles of the UN Charter” 13:25 18.12.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “The objective course of History warrants the implementation of the lofty principles of the UN Charter”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi. Moscow, December 17, 2025 Sergey Lavrov: Media members, Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi and I held detailed and substantive talks today …
FT: Trump’s America and a clash of civilisations with Europe 11:36 18.12.2025

FT: Trump’s America and a clash of civilisations with Europe

The Trump administration’s new national security strategy has got lousy reviews in Europe. Nonetheless, it is a genuinely interesting document. It attempts to do something very ambitious — which is to redefine national security in civilisational terms, ‘Financial Times’ notes. Conventional takes on national security centre on military and economic …
View from Washington: “No!” to Article 5-like security guarantees 11:35 18.12.2025

View from Washington: “No!” to Article 5-like security guarantees

The idea of offering unilateral US security guarantees to Ukraine is an appalling idea that risks war with Russia. It means the US is willing to go to war to defend Ukraine, and gives the Ukrainians a license to stir up trouble, instigate provocations, and drag America into a confrontation …
POLITICO: Using Russian assets to fund Ukraine looks ‘increasingly difficult,’ says EU top diplomat 11:33 18.12.2025

POLITICO: Using Russian assets to fund Ukraine looks ‘increasingly difficult,’ says EU top diplomat

Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday that financing Ukraine via a loan based on Russia's frozen assets was now looking “increasingly difficult” ahead of a crunch European Council summit on Thursday, POLITICO writes. EU leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz insist that using Russia's frozen assets is the only …
Shock and awe by Trump in Venezuela: Give us all the oil and territories – “You are surrounded, we will dismantle you!” 11:29 18.12.2025

Shock and awe by Trump in Venezuela: Give us all the oil and territories – “You are surrounded, we will dismantle you!”

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving from Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure against leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime and suggesting an economic motive to the US’ military campaign in the region, CNN reports. Punctuating the words “total …
The President’s remarks at the expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board 20:34 17.12.2025

The President’s remarks at the expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board

The President took part in an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre of the Russian Federation, Kremlin informs. Moscow, December 17, 2025 President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Belousov, Comrades, Today, at the expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, we will discuss …
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