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Vucic: Gov't should set up troubleshooting team for potential US sanctions on NIS
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic requested on Tuesday that the government set up a troubleshooting team to act in case the US imposed sanctions on Serbia's majority Russian-owned oil company NIS.
Britain: We won’t cry over Russian nuclear commander’s death, London says
The United Kingdom “won’t cry for the death” of Igor Kirillov, the commander of Russia’s nuclear, chemical, and biological defense forces, who was killed this morning in Moscow in an attack claimed by Kyiv, a government spokesperson said today.
Brnabic: Major pressure on Serbia continues
BELGRADE - Commenting on potential US sanctions against Serbia's Russian-majority owned oil firm NIS, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday major pressure on Serbia continued from various sides and that the US was not happy with Russian ownership of the company, and that no one had forgotten that Serbia had not imposed sanctions on Russia.
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German Defense Minister Suggests Possible Peacekeeper Deployment in Ukraine
Germany is considering the possibility of deploying peacekeepers from its Bundeswehr to Ukraine, though the specific details of such an operation depend heavily on future conditions. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius indicated that the country's participation would hinge on the terms of a potential ceasefire and the mandate for peacekeeping forces.
Russia: Kyiv will face retaliation for the assassination of the Commander of Nuclear Protection Forces, says Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev, former president of Russia and deputy chairman of the country’s Security Council, stated today that the Ukrainian leadership will face retaliation for the assassination of Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the RIA news agency reported.
Russia Rejects Ceasefire Proposals, While Advancing Near Key Ukrainian Settlements
On the night of 16-17 December, the DeepState project reported that Russian forces had seized the village of Hannivka in Donetsk Oblast. Additionally, they advanced near several settlements including Dalnie, Uspenivka, Pishchane, Storozheve, Trudove, Kurakhove, Shevchenko, and Kostiantynopolske. Russian forces also made progress near Kruglenkoe in the Kursk Oblast of Russia.
Ukraine to Halt Russian Gas Transit Starting January 1, 2025
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine will not extend its current gas transit agreement with Russia, which is set to expire on January 1, 2025.
Bomb Attack in Moscow: Russian General Linked to Chemical Weapons Dead
A high-ranking Russian military officer has been killed in an explosion in Moscow, the country's Investigative Committee confirmed.
Jānis Timma found dead at 32 in Moscow apartment
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According to a report from Russian news outlet news.ru, Jānis Timma was found dead outside an apartment building in Moscow.
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Russian military's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast
In this grab from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on Oct. 24, 2022, Russia's Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, in charge of Russian troops for radioactive, chemical and biological protection, speaks at a briefing in Moscow