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EU Indefinitely Freezes Russian Central Bank's Assets - Reports
12 December 2025 @ 6:59 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - EU countries have agreed to freeze the Russian Central Bank's assets held in Europe for an indefinite period, Reuters reported on Friday.
Hegseth Blocks Driscoll From Ukraine Peace Talks Amid Rising Tensions
12 December 2025 @ 6:54 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has blocked US Army Chief Dan Driscoll from participating in Ukraine peace talks amid strained relations between the two officials, The Telegraph reported Friday, citing sources in the know.
Zelensky's Impossible Demands a Roadblock to Peace
12 December 2025 @ 3:59 pm
Volodymyr Zelensky is deliberately setting conditions Russia can't accept to portray it as blocking peace talks, Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council for Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian Federation, tells Sputnik.
Europe Lacking Own Plan on Ukraine, Discussing 3 Documents With US - Finnish President
12 December 2025 @ 2:55 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Europe does not have its own solution to the conflict in Ukraine, while three documents are currently being discussed with the United States, including a 20-point plan, security guarantees and Ukraine's reconstruction, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Friday.
Hungary's Szijjarto Accuses NATO Chief of Undermining Ukraine Peace Talks
12 December 2025 @ 2:52 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is inflaming tensions and undermining peace talks on Ukraine, and Hungary, as a NATO member, rejects his statements about the need to prepare for a war with Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.
Zelensky-Trump Conflict Part of US-EU Rift - Chairman of Other Ukraine Movement
12 December 2025 @ 2:51 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The conflict between Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump is just a small part of the larger conflict between the United States and Europe, the chairman of the Other Ukraine movement, Viktor Medvedchuk, said on Friday.
Zelensky’s Plea to US Shows Struggle to Survive Amid Russian Advances – Expert
12 December 2025 @ 2:47 pm
“It’s perfectly normal for this colonial Ukrainian administration to turn to its masters in Washington, London or Brussels,” Ukrainian politics expert Alexander Dudchak told Sputnik after Volodymyr Zelensky asked the US to help secure the country in a future election.
Oracle Founder Loses Nearly $25Bln in One Day, Drops to Third in World's Rich List – BBI
12 December 2025 @ 2:44 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Larry Ellison, co-founder of US database giant Oracle, lost $24.9 billion in a single day after the company's shares fell nearly 11%, moving him from second to third place among the world's richest people, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI) showed on Friday.
ICC With Dutch Support Preparing Measures in Case of New US Sanctions
12 December 2025 @ 2:41 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Criminal Court (ICC), with the support of the Dutch government, is developing measures in case of new US sanctions, Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel said on Friday.
Iran to Continue Cooperation With Russia in Security Sphere
12 December 2025 @ 2:38 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia and Iran are working on strengthening bilateral ties in the field of security, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said on Friday.