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Russian Forces Liberate Villages Vysokoe in Sumy, Svetloye in Donbass - MoD
20 December 2025 @ 10:42 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian forces have liberated the villages of Vysokoe in the Sumy region and Svetloye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
Russia-US Tunnel 'Feasible,' Can Improve Relations Between Countries - Ex-Trump Advisor
20 December 2025 @ 9:32 am
NEW YORK (Sputnik), Lenka White - A tunnel between Russia and the United States is not only technologically feasible, but it can also help improve economic, security, and people-to-people ties between the two countries, George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy advisor to the first Trump presidential campaign, told Sputnik.
Loan to Ukraine to Cost EU 3 Billion Euros Per Year - Reports
20 December 2025 @ 9:29 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Support for Kiev under the EU loan of 90 billion euros will cost participating European countries around 3 billion euros (over $3.5 billion) per year, media reported, citing a high-ranking official in Brussels.
US Drafts Plan to Turn Gaza Into Futuristic Resort - Reports
20 December 2025 @ 9:27 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and US special envoy Steve Witkoff have presented a draft reconstruction plan for Gaza to potential investors, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Ukrainian Attacks on Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Could Lead to Accident - Director
20 December 2025 @ 9:25 am
DONETSK (Sputnik) - Under the worst-case scenario, shelling of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant by the Ukrainian armed forces could lead to consequences comparable to the Chernobyl and Fukushima tragedies, power plant Director Yury Chernichuk told Sputnik.
Dmitriev-Luna Meeting Marks 'Tremendous' Progress in Russia-US Ties - Former Trump Advisor
20 December 2025 @ 9:22 am
NEW YORK (Sputnik) Lenka White - The meeting between Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev and US Rep. Anna Paulina Luna marks "tremendous" progress toward resuming negotiations and business between Russia and the US, George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy advisor to the first Trump presidential campaign, told Sputnik.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Says Rubio Hates Latin America, Caribbean
20 December 2025 @ 5:01 am
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil has sharply criticized statements made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying that Rubio’s remarks demonstrate hatred toward Latin America and the Caribbean and mask a desire to plunder the region's resources.
US Launches Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria Against ISIS - Hegseth
20 December 2025 @ 4:51 am
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced the Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria against the IS/ISIS* terrorist group in response to the attack on US soldiers in Palmyra.
US Justice Dept. Releases Files Related to Sex Trafficking Probes Into Epstein, Maxwell
20 December 2025 @ 4:42 am
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Department of Justice made public thousands of documents concerning the late financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, releasing them just hours before the deadline.
Complex Factors to Blame for Ukraine Conflict, Only US Can Talk to Both Sides - Rubio
19 December 2025 @ 4:54 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that there are nontrivial factors that contribute to the continuation of the Ukraine conflict, and that only the United States is able to negotiate with both parties to the conflict.