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Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency has announced a temporary block on landing and takeoff at Kazan International Airport and restrictions at Gagarin Airport in Russia's Saratov, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing RIA Novosti agency. Read further on Dynamite News:

Depleted army is increasingly made up of older men, but Zelenskyy is reluctant to lower mobilisation age from 25

It remains unclear if or when the two leaders will actually meet

Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he needed both Europe and the United States on board to secure a durable peace, as he huddled with EU leaders at their final summit before Donald Trump's inauguration.

As the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held his carefully stage-managed annual phone-in and press conference to answer questions from journalists and ordinary Russians, EU leaders were hosting Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels at their final meeting of the year. Unsurprisingly, the war in Ukraine loomed large at both events.

EU leaders emphasize Ukraine's role in decisions, wary of Russia's advances. Calls for long-term aid and U.S.-EU unity to counter Russian aggression.

Ukraine targets Russia’s mercenaries saying ‘there is no reason for Koreans to fight and die for Putin.’

Pyongyang claimed on Thursday that its alliance with Russia was ‘normal’ and ‘very effective’, despite international alarm about the deployment of North Korean troops to the war in Ukraine