Europe will sooner or later have to repay what it steals from Russian assets — Putin

If Europe confiscates Russian assets, it will have to pay them back, you can bet on that, and it will still have lost its reputation and other money related to the theft to boot, President Vladimir Putin said during the combined Direct Line Q&A session and year-end press conference headlined "Results of the Year."

Foreign ship gets penalty for illegally using Starlink within Chinese waters

China has issued a penalty to a foreign vessel for illegally using Starlink – SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service – within Chinese waters in the first case of its kind, according to local media.

Russia alarmed by worsening humanitarian situation in Syria

 Russia is alarmed by the humanitarian situation in Syria, which remains complicated and demonstrates negative trends, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said.

Tense scenes in Brussels as farmers protest Mercosur deal

Protesters lit fires and hurled potatoes at riot police who responded with teargas and water cannons in Brussels, as tensions boiled over at a farmer demonstration against the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.

Lavrov calls Kallas’ words about EU aid to Armenia 'confession'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas' statement that the EU would help Armenia in the same way it helped Moldova a "confession."

Trump ignores Venezuela tensions

The announcement of the US president’s White House speech amid skyrocketing tensions with Venezuela had sparked speculation that he may announce military action against the country or at least make the case for a future war.

Assange brings ‘instrument of war’ case against Nobel Foundation

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel Foundation, accusing it of misusing Nobel Peace Prize funds by awarding them to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who has publicly called on the US to attack her own country.

Whole world, save for Europe, condemns US actions in Caribbean — Lavrov

The actions of the US administration in the Caribbean have been widely condemned by nearly all countries, while Europe has been eerily quiet on the matter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a news conference following talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.