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(L-R) German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin talk ahead the opening of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Jan. 9, 2025.

Keith Kellogg, the special envoy for Ukraine and Russia under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has outlined his ambitious goal to find a resolution to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine within 100 days of Trump's inauguration. Kellogg emphasized that both Trump and himself are aware of the urgency and the limited time they have to reach a solution.

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has revised the legally permissible level of pesticide residue allowed in both domestic and imported products, according to a regulatory change published in the Official Gazette.

The new regulation covers particularly domestically produced fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as animal products, legumes, grains, tea and herbal infusions. 

European leaders on Wednesday warned Donald Trump against threatening "sovereign borders" after the U.S. President-elect refused to rule out military action to take Greenland.

Germany's Olaf Scholz said Trump's comments had sparked "notable incomprehension" among EU leaders the chancellor had spoken with.

The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate released a statement on Wednesday urging the Russian Orthodox Church and its leader, Patriarch Kirill, to end their support for Russia's war in Ukraine and cease interference in other regions, particularly Africa.

Ukrainian forces have successfully targeted the Kombinat Kristal oil storage facility in the city of Engels, located in Russia's Saratov Oblast, marking a significant military operation. Numerous explosions were reported in the area, with a large-scale fire breaking out at the site.

Donald Trump, the newly elected U.S. President, expressed understanding of Russia's opposition to Ukraine's potential NATO membership. In a recent press conference at his Florida estate, Trump acknowledged Russia's long-standing objection to Ukraine joining the alliance, which predates Vladimir Putin's presidency.

KazMunayGas, the state-owned oil company of Kazakhstan, is reportedly taking part in a tender to acquire the Bulgarian-based refinery of Russian oil giant Lukoil, known as Lukoil Neftokhim Burgas. According to Bloomberg and 24 Chasa, which cite two sources familiar with the negotiations, KazMunayGas has submitted an offer in the ongoing sale process.

After weeks of heavy offensive, Russian forces have made significant progress in the northwest of Toretsk, advancing rapidly in the region. Geolocated footage shared on January 6 indicates that Russian troops have reached the administrative border of Toretsk to the northwest.

Over the course of five years, the TurkStream Natural Gas Pipeline transported a total of 104.1 billion cubic meters of gas, delivering Russian natural gas reserves to Türkiye and onward to Europe.

Between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2024, approximately 44.4 billion cubic meters of gas flowed to Türkiye and 59.8 billion cubic meters to Europe through the TurkStream gas pipeline.