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Germany's Merz Backs Trump's Gaza Plan in Call With Palestine's Abbas
6 December 2025 @ 7:20 pm
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported US President Donald Trump's plan for a Middle East settlement during a phone conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said.
Attempts to Seize Assets in West Create Risks for All States With Funds There
6 December 2025 @ 6:10 pm
Attempts to seize sovereign assets in the West pose risks for all states whose funds are held in Western jurisdictions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
US Gives European NATO Members Until 2027 to Sort Out Conventional Defense
6 December 2025 @ 4:50 pm
Pentagon officials met with European delegations in Washington this past week to discuss plans to hand most of NATO’s conventional defense responsibilities over to the bloc’s European members.
EU Struggles to Avoid Rift With the US
6 December 2025 @ 3:50 pm
The European Union is in crisis over US attempts to broker a Ukraine peace deal and a rift within NATO, Bloomberg reports.
Russia's Dmitriev Accuses 'EU Bureaucrats' of Interfering in 2024 US Presidential Election
6 December 2025 @ 2:34 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev, who is also the Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, on Saturday accused European Union officials of interfering in the US presidential election in 2024.
Orban Announces Visit of Large Hungarian Delegation to Moscow to Discuss Economy
6 December 2025 @ 2:10 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A large Hungarian delegation will visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss economic issues and cooperation strategies after sanctions are lifted, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Saturday.
Nigeria Hopes to Become Full BRICS Member in Coming Years
6 December 2025 @ 1:31 pm
DOHA (Sputnik) - Nigeria hopes to become a full member of BRICS in the coming years, Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said on Saturday.
Meet Il-114-300: The All-Russian Airliner Ready For the Arctic
6 December 2025 @ 12:33 pm
The new Russian Il-114-300 turboprop is gearing up for mass production.
EU Elites’ Seizure Of Frozen Russian Assets 'To Finish Europe’s Civilizational Suicide’ – Dmitriev
6 December 2025 @ 12:02 pm
Russia’s special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev went on X to point the finger at EU elites for “destroying their own countries” with uncontrolled migration, rising crime, and economic decline.
Why EU Overestimates Its Ability to Confiscate Frozen Russian Assets
6 December 2025 @ 10:28 am
The EU’s ongoing attempts to seize frozen Russian assets could lead to a decline in global trust in the European financial system, making it more difficult for states to engage with the EU in the future, Syrian political analyst Assaf Malhem told Sputnik.