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Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy

A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The Independent UK

France's defense minister goes to Ukraine to boost support

France’s defense minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military support for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan, saying that proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine must take into account what it calls "today's realities" of four Ukrainian regions having joined Russia.

Reuters

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Kremlin backs Serbia, denies Russia is stoking tensions in Kosovo

The Kremlin on Wednesday said it supported Serbia's attempts to protect ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo but denied Pristina's accusation that Russia was somehow stoking tensions in an attempt to sow chaos across the Balkans.

Reuters

Ukraine news – live: Kyiv plans to develop ‘exploding drones’ to counter Putin’s air threat

Some 1,400 drones - mostly for reconnaissance purposes - have already been purchased

The Independent UK

Russians flock to Thailand as tourism rebounds from collapse

Thailand is receiving an influx of Russian visitors, with data showing monthly arrivals doubling in November and up nearly seven times than September, far outpacing rises from other countries in the run-up to peak travel season.

Reuters

Former Russian general with strong Ukraine links dies suddenly

Alexei Fedorovich Maslov died in a military hospital on Christmas Day

Evening Standard

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Minister: Ukraine Aims to Develop Air-to-air Combat Drones

Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly for reconnaissance, and plans to develop combat models that can attack the exploding drones Russia has used during its invasion of the country, according to the Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Minister of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian soldiers going to Ukraine will have the right to freeze their sperms for free

Families can use stored biomaterial if their compulsory medical insurance allows them to do so

The Independent UK

Russian lab attempts to re-awaken 'Zombie virus' found in frozen woolly mammoth

Russia's Vector lab is extracting Stone Age viruses from woolly mammoths for experimentation but experts fear a leak could set off another catastrophic pandemic

Daily Mirror

Top Putin aide visits Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

One of President Vladimir Putin's most powerful Kremlin aides has visited the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a part of southern Ukraine Russia says it has annexed, a Moscow-installed official in the region said.

Reuters

French defence minister pledges ‘common’ approach to supporting Ukraine war effort

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday where he said that France and Ukraine would issue proposals for a “common agenda” on additional military support by January. His visit came as air raid alerts were issued for all of Ukraine's regions. Read our live blog to see…

France 24

Russia and China hold naval drills, practise submarine capture

Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea, after a week of joint exercises which included practising how to capture an enemy submarine with depth charges and firing artillery at a warship, Russia's defence ministry said.

Reuters

Minister: Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat drones

The Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology says his country is developing combat drones that attack the ones Russia has used during its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

Australian killed fighting Russia in Ukraine, says government

Sage O’Donnell, from Victoria, is at least the fourth Australian to die in the war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Ukrainian civilians flee re-taken Kherson in wake of new Russian attacks

The city was recaptured by Ukraine last month but has come under a fresh wave of attacks in recent days

Dynamite News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Blames US For Ukraine Crisis

The United States is responsible for the Ukraine crisis as America seeks to reap the biggest benefits from it in economic and military-strategic terms, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to a statement released by the Russian Embassy in India. Read on for details:

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Russia offers free sperm freezing to soldiers sent to Ukraine

Russia’s health ministry will provide financial support for sperm freezing to soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine.

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 308

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 308th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Prices Little Changed as Russia Unveils Export Ban

Russia on Tuesday banned oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a price cap agreed by Western nations, briefly helping to lift crude prices. "The supply of Russian oil and oil products to foreign legal entities and individuals is prohibited if the contracts for these supplies directly or…

Newslaundry

How 2022 showcased Modi govt’s diplomatic clarity in response to global affairs, regional thrust

As 2022 nears its end, the national capital’s public transport lifeline, the Delhi Metro, has its advertising space replete with the government showcasing India’s year of the G-20 presidency. But the lead role of the multilateral group, and the entailing 200 meets and the pageantry of the summit to be…

The Times of India

Civil war will break out in US, Elon Musk would become President, predicts Putin aide Dmitry Medvedev

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has predicted that a civil war will break out in the US resulting in California and Texas becoming independent states. Elon Musk would become the President after the end of the new civil war in US, Medvedev said in a series of tweets.

Reuters

Russia's mobilised troops entitled to free sperm freezing - TASS

Russian troops who have been part of a mobilisation drive for military operations in Ukraine will have the right to get their sperm frozen for free in cryobanks, the state TASS agency reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

What is Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan?

(This Dec. 27 story has been corrected to clarify that 'prevention of ecocide' is being advocated in point 8)

Al Jazeera

Kosovo minister sees Russian influence in growing Serbian tension

Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla accused Belgrade of supporting Serbian protesters as a means to destabilise Kosovo.

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