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Russia and India are set to enhance strategic ties with Putin's upcoming visit. Discussions will focus on bilateral trade expansion and the new economic roadmap for 2030.

Putin Visit to Elevate Russia-India Relations

Putin's upcoming visit to India aims to elevate Russia-India strategic ties. Discussions include trade boost, economic plans, and partnership renewal.

Russia and India are set to enhance strategic ties with Putin's upcoming visit

Russia and India are enhancing their strategic alliance as Putin plans an official visit to India. Major topics include a new economic roadmap and bilateral trade expansion.

Russia and India are poised to elevate their bilateral relationship to unprecedented levels, as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for an official visit to India.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced the impending visit during a televised address, highlighting the meticulous preparations underway for this significant diplomatic engagement.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi prioritized Russia for his first international visit after securing his third consecutive term. Now, it is our turn to reciprocate," Lavrov remarked, underscoring the deepening ties between the two nations.
While the precise date of President Putin's visit remains unspecified, Lavrov confirmed that arrangements are actively being made.
During Prime Minister Modi's visit to Russia last year, an invitation was extended to President Putin for an official state visit to India, which the Russian leader accepted.
Lavrov reiterated this development during a conference titled "Russia and India: Toward a New Bilateral Agenda," organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
This forthcoming visit marks President Putin's first trip to India since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022. Central to the visit will be discussions on President Putin's "new economic roadmap" for 2030.
A key objective for both nations is to double their bilateral trade to exceed $100 billion annually, up from the current level of approximately $60 billion.
India and Russia are also focusing on expanding trade routes, including the vital Chennai-Vladivostok maritime trade corridor, which will facilitate increased supply exchanges.&nbsp;
Earlier this week, Lavrov confirmed Russia's aspiration to redefine its partnership with India, envisioning a "special and privileged strategic partnership."
In a message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu, President Putin emphasized the foundational strength of Russia-India relations and expressed confidence in enhancing cooperative efforts across various sectors.
He stated, "These efforts align with our aim to establish a fair, multi-polar international order, benefiting the fundamental interests of our friendly peoples."&nbsp;
This engagement signals a renewed commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation amid a dynamically evolving global landscape.

In a video shared by Zelensky, a bright flash followed by a column of smoke marks the site of the strike. 

Russian Drone Attack on Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement

Russian drone hits Chernobyl’s new safe confinement

In a video shared by Zelensky, a bright flash followed by a column of smoke marks the site of the strike.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reported a Russian drone strike on the already destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant. According to Zelensky, the drone, carrying a high-explosive warhead, hit the protective shelter over the plant's infamous 4th reactor.
Despite the damage and a resulting fire&mdash;now extinguished&mdash;radiation levels remain normal, as confirmed by Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
In a video shared by Zelensky, a bright flash followed by a column of smoke marks the site of the strike. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) noted that its team at Chernobyl heard an explosion before 2 a.m. local time, reportedly caused by the drone impacting the New Safe Confinement (NSC) roof, which protects the remains of the reactor.
Reactor 4's 1986 meltdown at Chernobyl unleashed radioactive material across parts of the Soviet Union and Europe, leading to an international effort to encase it in a massive concrete and steel structure completed in 2017.
This drone attack is part of a larger offensive, with the Ukrainian military reporting 133 drones launched by Russia that night, 73 intercepted, and the remaining failing to hit their targets.
The incident occurred just as the high-level Munich Security Conference began, where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is slated to meet Zelensky. This follows a controversial statement by former President Donald Trump about imminent peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, stemming from a recent call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, Zelensky insists that ongoing attacks indicate Putin's intentions to continue hostilities, not engage in peace talks.

Japan's government confirmed the scrambling of fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters in the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk. 

Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seas

Japan's government confirmed the scrambling of fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters in the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk.&nbsp;

Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday.
"We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yesterday, and we scrambled Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets" in response, Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.
"It is difficult to say clearly what the purpose of the flight was... but the Russian military has been active on an ongoing basis in areas surrounding Japan," he said.
Tokyo has raised the issue with Moscow in the past through diplomatic routes, including regarding a Russian fighter jet's intrusion into territorial airspace in September, which Russia denied according to media reports.
"We will continue to monitor (the situation) closely and do our best to take measures in patrolling and responding to airspace incursions," Hayashi said.
Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram Thursday that two long-range bombers flew over international waters in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.
The Russian ministry also released a video of two Tupolev-95 aircraft escorted by Russian fighter jets conducting what it called a regular flight over more than eight hours.
"All flights by Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are carried out in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace," it said in a statement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for talks with US President Donald Trump regarding the Ukraine conflict but is waiting for signals from Washington.

Putin ready to talk to Trump, waiting for 'signals', Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for talks with US President Donald Trump regarding the Ukraine conflict but is waiting for signals from Washington.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to US counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said on Friday, fuelling expectations the two would be in contact.
The Ukraine conflict has plunged relations between the two nuclear powers to their lowest levels since the Cold War, with Trump repeatedly promising to end the fighting with a "deal".
He told reporters on Thursday he would meet Putin "immediately", and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to negotiate.
"Putin is ready. We are waiting for signals," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said of Trump's overtures.
Peskov said that he could not comment further on a possible meeting between the leaders, saying it was "hard to read coffee grounds" to predict the future.
Trump has threatened Russia with tougher economic sanctions if it does not agree to end its nearly three-year offensive.
"If they don't settle this war soon, like almost immediately, I'm going to put massive tariffs on Russia, and massive taxes, and also big sanctions," the Republican said during a Fox News interview on Thursday.
The Kremlin rejected Trump's claim that the conflict in Ukraine could be ended by lowering the price of oil used to fund Moscow's budget, saying: "This conflict does not depend on oil prices."
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Trump had said that he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices, saying: "If the price came down, the Russia-Ukraine war would end immediately."
Peskov said the conflict was instead based on "threats to Russia's national security", "threats to Russians" living in Ukraine and "the lack of desire and complete refusal of Americans and Europeans to listen to Russia's concerns".
 - Three dead near Kyiv -
Neither side has shown signs of de-escalating hostilities since Trump's inauguration on Monday.
Russian aerial attacks near Kyiv killed three people and wounded several others, Ukrainian officials said Friday, while Ukraine fired 120 drones at at least 12 Russian regions, including the capital Moscow.
The Kremlin has launched drone or missile attacks at Kyiv almost every day since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022, ostensibly targeting military and energy facilities.
"Three people were killed in an enemy attack in the Kyiv region," the emergency services said in a statement on social media.
It said fragments of a drone had struck a 10-storey residential building after the head of the region said a private home had also been hit.
Black smoke billowed from a residential building damaged in the strike as rescue workers hauled out the bodies of the victims, official images from the scene showed.
In Russia, the Ukrainian military said it launched an overnight drone attack striking an oil refinery, power station facilities and an electronics plant.
State media reported that a microelectronics factory had halted work after six Ukrainian drones damaged production and storage facilities in the Bryansk region.
Moscow and Kyiv are both vying to gain the upper hand ahead of possible negotiations in the early days of Trump's administration.
Prior to his inauguration, Trump vowed to end the Ukraine conflict immediately upon taking office, raising concerns in Ukraine it would be forced to make major territorial concessions to Russia.
Moscow has been advancing on the battlefield for months, closing in on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.
On Friday, Russia said its forces captured the village of Tymofiivka about 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of the key industrial hub.

The Kremlin confirms that President Vladimir Putin is open to talks with Donald Trump, who has expressed his intention to meet Putin in an effort to resolve the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Kremlin says Putin ready for talks with Trump

The Kremlin confirms that President Vladimir Putin is open to talks with Donald Trump, who has expressed his intention to meet Putin in an effort to resolve the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin was open to talks with Donald Trump, after the incoming US president said a meeting between the pair was being set up.
"The president has repeatedly stated his openness to contact with international leaders, including the US president, including Donald Trump," Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20, has repeatedly said he can bring a swift end to the nearly three-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine, without presenting a concrete plan.
On Thursday he said a meeting with Putin was being arranged.
"He wants to meet, and we're setting it up," Trump said at a meeting with Republican governors at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
"President Putin wants to meet, he's said that even publicly, and we have to get that war over with, that's a bloody mess," he said.
The Kremlin welcomed Trump's "readiness to solve problems through dialogue," Peskov said Friday, adding Moscow had no prerequisites for staging the meeting.
"No conditions are required. What is required is mutual desire and political will to solve problems through dialogue," he told reporters in a daily briefing.
Trump's hopes for a swift end to the conflict have stoked concern in Kyiv that Ukraine could be forced to accept a peace deal on terms favourable to Moscow.
Washington has delivered tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale military offensive in February 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that without such support his country would have lost the conflict.
He is pushing Trump to back his "peace-through-strength" proposal, seeking NATO protections and concrete Western security guarantees as part of any settlement to end the fighting.

Ukraine's forces launched a counterattack in Russia's Kursk region, marking a critical escalation in the nearly three-year conflict. 

Russia says Ukraine launches 'counterattack' in Kursk region

Ukraine's forces launched a counterattack in Russia's Kursk region, marking a critical escalation in the nearly three-year conflict.&nbsp;

Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a "counterattack" in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August.
It was not immediately clear how much Ukraine had advanced in the region, but pro-Kremlin military bloggers reported earlier that a powerful new offensive was under way.
The assault comes at a critical juncture in the nearly three-year conflict, with both sides seeking to strengthen their negotiating hand ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House on January 20.
"At about 9:00 am Moscow time (0600 GMT), in order to halt the advance of Russian troops in the Kursk direction, the enemy launched a counterattack," the Russian defence ministry said.
The Ukrainian army did not comment on the operation, simply saying in its daily report that fighting was under way in the Kursk region without elaborating.
Ukraine used two tanks, a dozen armoured vehicles and a demolition unit in the assault, which was directed towards the village of Berdin -- about 15 kilometres (nine miles) northeast of Sudzha, Moscow said.
"The operation to destroy the Ukrainian army formations continues," it added.
Pro-Kremlin military bloggers acknowledged the Russian army had come under pressure but said Moscow was fighting back.
"The main events of the next attempted offensive by the Ukrainian army are clearly still ahead of us," influential pro-Russian Telegram channel Rybar said.
Images purportedly showing a column of Ukrainian armoured vehicles driving through the snow were shared by pro-Russia military blogger Dva Mayora on Telegram.
&nbsp;
- Attack 'from several directions' -
Ukrainian officials gave little detail on the new offensive, with a prominent lawmaker urging silence.
"I can't understand why it is necessary to officially report on the Kursk region. Maybe better to do it afterwards when the operation is over?" Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko said.
Other officials expressed their glee at the operation, which comes almost three years since Moscow launched its full-scale military assault on Ukraine.
"Russia is getting what it deserves," Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said.
The head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, said on Telegram that defence forces were "working" in the area, without elaborating.
"In the Kursk region, the Russians are very worried because they were attacked from several directions, and it was a surprise for them," he said.
Kyiv seized dozens of villages in the Kursk region shortly after its incursion started on August 6, 2024, but its advances stalled after Moscow rushed reinforcements to the area, including thousands of troops from its ally North Korea.
A Ukrainian army source told AFP last November that Kyiv still controlled 800 square kilometres (around 300 square miles) of the Russian border region, down from previous claims it controlled almost 1,400 square kilometres.
&nbsp;
- Zelensky on Trump -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last year the Kursk operation has boosted Kyiv's "exchange fund" -- its negotiating position on swapping prisoners of war -- and diverted tens of thousands of Russian troops away from the eastern front.
He said Saturday evening that "up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian airborne troops" had been lost in battles in the Kursk region on that day and the day before.
And in an interview with US podcaster Lex Fridman released Sunday, he underlined the key role Trump would play.
"Trump and I will come to an agreement and... offer strong security guarantees, together with Europe, and then we can talk to the Russians," Zelensky said, according to the published translation of the interview held in Kyiv over the New Year.
"We and Trump come first, and Europe will support Ukraine's position," he added. Trump, he said, "has enough power to pressure him, to pressure Putin".
&nbsp;
- Airports briefly shut -
But Kyiv has so far been unable to halt Moscow's advances in Ukraine, which were seven times higher in 2024 than the year prior, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War.
Both Russia and Ukraine have exchanged regular attacks since the year began.
Russia said Sunday it had downed dozens of Ukrainian drones overnight in a barrage that damaged homes and triggered air alerts, while Kyiv said Moscow fired 103 drones into its territory.
Four Russian airports briefly suspended traffic early Sunday for "safety" reasons, a spokesperson for Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said.
Elsewhere on the front line, Ukrainian authorities in the eastern Donetsk region reported Sunday that five people had been wounded in Russian shelling.

A deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet in Kazakhstan's Aktau city, suspected to have been caused by a Russian missile strike, left 38 dead and 29 survivors. Investigations continue.

Russian Missile Likely Responsible for Azerbaijani Jet Crash, Killing 38

Azerbaijan Airlines initially said the plane flew through a flock of birds, before withdrawing the statement.

Azerbaijani and US officials believe a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet, media reports and a US official said Thursday, as the Kremlin cautioned against "hypotheses" over the disaster.
The Azerbaijan Airlines jet crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau, an oil and gas hub, on Wednesday after going off course for undetermined reasons.
Thirty-eight of the 67 people on board died.
The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya, southern Russia, but instead diverted far off course across the Caspian Sea.
An investigation is underway, with pro-government Azerbaijani website Caliber citing unnamed officials as saying they believed a Russian missile fired from a Pantsir-S air defence system downed the plane.
The claim was also reported by The New York Times, broadcaster Euronews and the Turkish news agency Anadolu.
Some aviation and military experts said the plane might have been accidentally shot by Russian air defence systems because it was flying in an area where Ukrainian drone activity had been reported.
A former expert at France's BEA air accident investigation agency said there appeared to be "a lot of shrapnel" damage on the wreckage.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said the damage was "reminiscent" of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was downed with a surface-to-air missile by Russia-backed rebels over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "It would be wrong to make any hypotheses before the investigation's conclusions."
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- Shrapnel strikes reported -
Euronews cited Azerbaijani government sources as saying that "shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight".
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said early indications suggested a Russian anti-aircraft system struck the plane.
Kazakhstan news agency Kazinform cited a regional prosecutor as saying that two black-box flight recorders had been recovered.
Azerbaijan Airlines initially said the plane flew through a flock of birds, before withdrawing the statement.
Kazakh officials said 38 people had been killed and there were 29 survivors, including three children.
Jalil Aliyev, the father of flight attendant Hokume Aliyeva, told AFP that this was supposed to have been her last flight before starting a job as a lawyer for the airline.
"Why did her young life have to end so tragically?" the man said in a trembling voice before hanging up the phone.
Eleven of the injured are in intensive care, the Kazakh health ministry said.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- Day of mourning -
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared Thursday a day of mourning and cancelled a planned visit to Russia for an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a grouping of former Soviet nations.
"I extend my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash... and wish a speedy recovery to the injured," Aliyev said in a social media post Wednesday.
The Flight Radar website showed the plane deviating from its normal route, crossing the Caspian Sea and then circling over the area where it eventually crashed near Aktau, on the eastern shore of the sea.
Kazakhstan said the plane was carrying 37 Azerbaijani passengers, six Kazakhs, three Kyrgyz and 16 Russians.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
- Bloodied survivors -
A Kazakh woman told the local branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) she was near where the plane crashed and rushed to the site to help survivors.
"They were covered in blood. They were crying. They were calling for help," said the woman, who gave her name as Elmira.
She said they saved some teenagers.
"I'll never forget their look, full of pain and despair," said Elmira. "A girl pleaded: 'Save my mother, my mother is back there'."
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Aliyev and "expressed his condolences in connection with the crash", Peskov told a news conference.

A Russian cargo vessel, 'Ursa Major,' sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in its engine room. While 14 of the 16 crew members were rescued and brought to Spain, two crew members remain missing.

Russian cargo ship 'Ursa Major' sinks in Mediterranean, two crew missing

The ship sank following an explosion in its engine room, but 14 of the 16 crew members were rescued and brought to Spain.

A Russian cargo ship called 'Ursa Major' sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of its crew are missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The ship went down after an explosion in its engine room and 14 of its 16 crew members have been rescued and brought to Spain, the ministry said in a statement.
Unverified video footage of the ship heavily listing to its starboard side with its bow much lower down in the water than usual was filmed on Dec. 23 by a passing ship and published on Russia's life.ru news outlet on Tuesday.
LSEG ship tracking data shows the vessel departed from the Russian port of Saint Petersburg on Dec. 11 and was last seen sending a signal at 2204 GMT on Monday between Algeria and Spain.
On leaving Saint Petersburg it had indicated that its next port of call was the Russian port of Vladivostok, not the Syrian port of Tartous which it has called at previously.
The operator and owner is a company called SK-Yug, part of Oboronlogistics, according to LSEG data. Oboronlogistics and SK-Yug declined to comment on the ship's sinking.
Oboronlogistics said in a statement on Dec. 20 that the ship was carrying specialised port cranes due to be installed at the port of Vladivostok as well as parts for new ice-breakers.
Two giant cranes could be seen strapped to the deck in the unverified video footage.

Russian missiles targeted Kyiv at sunrise on Friday, killing at least one person and damaging six diplomatic missions and a university in the centre of the Ukrainian capital.

Russian Missiles Target Kyiv in Retaliatory Strike, Killing One and Damaging Diplomatic Buildings

The strikes killed a 53-year-old man and wounded 12 people, most suffering from shrapnel injuries, the city's administration said.

Russian missiles targeted Kyiv at sunrise on Friday, killing at least one person and damaging six diplomatic missions and a university in the centre of the Ukrainian capital.
Moscow said it attacked Ukraine as retaliation for a strike using Western missiles on a chemical plant in Russia earlier in the week.
Russian aerial attacks regularly target the capital but rarely cause damage of that scale as Kyiv is well protected by air defence, nearly three years into Russia's invasion.
"There were explosions after explosions in a row," said 45-year-old Ksenia, who was staying at a hotel near the site of a wreckage.
The air force said it downed all five Iskander missiles Russia launched at the capital, but that debris caused damage in several districts.
The strikes killed a 53-year-old man and wounded 12 people, most suffering from shrapnel injuries, the city's administration said.
They also damaged a building housing the diplomatic missions of Albania, Argentina, Palestine, North Macedonia, Portugal and Montenegro, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said.
"Another heinous Russian attack against Kyiv," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen posted on X. "Putin's disregard for international law reaches new heights."
In the absence of the Russian ambassador in Lisbon, the charg&eacute; d'affaires of the Russian Federation has been summoned to be presented with a formal protest, the Portuguese government said.
"These are barbaric attacks on diplomatic institutions, this is crossing all possible red lines and international rules," foreign ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy was quoted as saying by Ukrainian agency Interfax.
The building of the Kyiv National Linguistics University was also impacted, according to the institution's Instagram account, which posted photos of a main campus building whose windows had been completely blown out, glass shards covering the floor.
&nbsp;
- 'People start running' - &nbsp;
Victoria, a 35-year-old doctor, had come out to look at the charred cars and buildings with blown-out windows at the site of an attack.
"Russians should burn in hell," she said.
Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said Ukraine Patriot air defence systems had been deployed to shoot down the missiles.
The Ukrainian think tank Defence Express said: "All the missiles were successfully intercepted, but in one case, the warhead failed to be destroyed and it exploded near a business centre in the city centre."
Moscow claimed responsibility for the overnight attack on Ukraine, carried out a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin threatened to strike Kyiv.
"You know that such strikes on Russian territory have been carried out, and you know that the president has said that every time there will be a response," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
His comment came soon after the Russian defence ministry said that "in response to the actions of the Kyiv regime, supported by its Western handlers, a combined strike with long-range precision weapons was launched today".
The ministry said it had targeted an office of the SBU security service and a defence industry site, and that "all the targets have been struck".
&nbsp;
- 'Dumbass' - &nbsp;
Putin at a press conference on Thursday had suggested a "high-tech duel" over Kyiv to test his claims that Russia's new hypersonic ballistic missile, dubbed Oreshnik, is impervious to air defences.
"Let them set some target to be hit, let's say in Kyiv," he said.
"They will concentrate there all their air defences. And we will launch an Oreshnik strike there and see what happens."
Zelensky hit back, saying: "People are dying and he thinks it's 'interesting'... Dumbass."
Russian attacks also killed two people in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson Friday.
"Today Kherson woke up from numerous strikes of the Russian army. The occupants have created hell in the city," governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
Prokudin also said shelling had left 60,000 homes without electricity in the Kherson region, which has been under daily strikes since Ukraine liberated the city in November 2022.
Russian forces were then pushed back to the other side of the Dnipro river, putting Kherson well within reach of Russian artillery stationed on the opposite bank.
A Russian sabotage group tried but failed to cross the Dnipro during the shelling of Kherson, spokesman for the Southern Defence Forces Vladyslav Voloshyn told state-run Suspilne media.
Russian troops are on the offensive again, especially in the eastern Donbas region, where they captured two small villages near the city of Pokrovsk.

Russia on Thursday claimed to have taken control of two new villages in eastern Ukraine, near the industrial town of Kurakhove.

Russia claims capture of two new villages in east Ukraine

Moscow has been advancing in east Ukraine for months, pressing its advantage against overstretched and outgunned Ukrainian soldiers, and has claimed new villages almost daily this month.

Russia on Thursday claimed to have taken control of two new villages in eastern Ukraine, near the industrial town of Kurakhove which it is on the brink of capturing, Russian news agencies reported.
The defence ministry said in a daily briefing that troops had "liberated" the village of Zelenivka and Novyi Komar, southwest of Kurakhove, a strategic industrial town on the banks of a reservoir that Moscow is trying to encircle.
Noviy Komar is close to the larger village of Velyka Novosilka, where Ukraine has a large command and logistics post, a Moscow-installed official, Vladimir Rogov, told RIA Novosti news agency.
Moscow has been advancing in east Ukraine for months, pressing its advantage against overstretched and outgunned Ukrainian soldiers, and has claimed new villages almost daily this month.
The nearly three-year conflict has escalated sharply in recent months, with Kyiv deploying US and British-supplied long-range missiles in attacks on Russian soil and Moscow firing an experimental hypersonic weapon at Ukraine in response.

Russia Wednesday expanded an operation to clean up thousands of tonnes of oil that spilt into the sea and contaminated 50 kilometres of beaches after tanker ships were wrecked in a storm.

Russian oil spill contaminates 50km of Black Sea beaches

The two tankers were carrying around 9,000 tonnes of oil and satellite monitoring suggests around 3,000 were spilt, TASS state news agency reported.

Russia Wednesday expanded an operation to clean up thousands of tonnes of oil that spilt into the sea and contaminated 50 kilometres of beaches after tanker ships were wrecked in a storm.
An ageing Russian oil tanker broke up and sank and another ran aground Sunday in a strait linking the Azov and Black Seas, between Moscow-annexed Crimea and southern Russia's Krasnodar region, known for its beach resorts.
Russia's emergencies ministry said Wednesday it was working on cleaning up 49 kilometres (30 miles) of beaches from the resort of Anapa north to the port of Temryuk, and patrolling a total of 70km of beaches.
The two tankers were carrying around 9,000 tonnes of oil and satellite monitoring suggests around 3,000 were spilt, TASS state news agency reported.
Satellite images showed that oil is still leaking out of the sunk tanker, TASS reported Wednesday, citing Crimean marine researcher Sergei Stanichny, with strong winds pushing the oil towards southern Russia's beaches.
The beach resort of Anapa, with a population of around 90,000 people, on Tuesday declared an state of emergency.
The number of volunteers and emergency workers "has increased to 2,700", the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.
They were shovelling up black oil from beaches and removing it in plastic sacks and digger trucks.
It said they had collected about 80 tonnes of oil and cleaned up more than eight kilometres (five miles) of beach.
Among those taking part were around 400 Cossacks, a people living in the steppes of Russia and Ukraine, Anapa's mayor's office said.
Volunteers in the city were working to remove oil from birds at a rescue point, TASS reported.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova appealed for volunteers on her Telegram channel, saying "Anapa is battling the oil spill and trying to save beaches. Those famous beaches with golden sand that hundreds of thousands tourists flock to each year".

India also ranked among the top countries sending tourists to Moscow, with over 60,000 Indian visitors in 2023, a 26% increase from 2022. 

Russia Eases Travel Norms for India, Visa-Free Travel Expected by 2025

India also ranked among the top countries sending tourists to Moscow, with over 60,000 Indian visitors in 2023, a 26% increase from 2022.

India and Russia are set to implement visa-free travel for Indian citizens to Russia by spring 2025, a move designed to boost tourism between the two countries. This initiative is expected to significantly increase the number of Indian visitors to Russia, especially to Moscow.
Evgeny Kozlov, Chairman of the Moscow City Tourism Committee, emphasized that the agreement, currently being developed, aims to ease travel restrictions and attract more tourists. "The number of travellers from India coming to the Russian capital will significantly increase thanks to this agreement," Kozlov said.
In June 2023, both countries began discussions on a bilateral agreement to ease visa restrictions, focusing on visa-free group tourist exchanges. This move follows the introduction of e-visas for Indian travellers in August 2023, allowing them to apply for a visa online within four days.
India was one of the top five countries for the number of e-visas issued by Russia in 2023, with 9,500 e-visas granted to Indian travellers, accounting for 6% of Russia&rsquo;s total e-visa issuances. Indians typically visit Russia for business or work-related reasons.
India also ranked among the top countries sending tourists to Moscow, with over 60,000 Indian visitors in 2023, a 26% increase from 2022. In the first quarter of 2024, India was the third-largest source of business tourists to Russia. By January 2024, nearly 1,700 e-visas had been issued to Indian travellers.
Russia has previously launched similar visa-free travel programs with China and Iran and aims to replicate this success with India by 2025.

Russian forces launched a major assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, exacerbating power outages. International leaders urged for defense support as geopolitical tensions rose.

Russia Targets Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure

Local authorities reported multiple explosions in the southern city of Odesa and Kyiv regional authorities said air defence systems were operating.

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy facilities on Friday morning, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said.
"The enemy continues its terror. Once again, the energy sector across Ukraine is under massive attack," Galushchenko wrote in a post on Facebook.
Ukraine's energy system has already suffered 11 Russian attack waves this year, which have caused widespread damage and lengthy power cuts all over the country.
Friday's attack prompted additional restrictions on power usage for consumers, according to the national grid operator Ukrenergo.
All of Ukraine was under air raid alarms.
Local authorities reported multiple explosions in the southern city of Odesa and Kyiv regional authorities said air defence systems were operating.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on partners to deliver more air defence systems urgently.
"Russia aims to deprive us of energy. Instead, we must deprive it of the means of terror. I reiterate my call for the urgent delivery of 20 NASAMS, HAWK, or IRIS-T air defense systems," Sybiha wrote in a post on X.

Controversy erupts as the Russian Chess Federation alleges Ding Liren's intentional loss in the World Chess Championship, sparking debates over match-fixing. FIDE urged to investigate as chess community grapples with integrity issues.

Ding Liren Accused Of Losing World Championship To Gukesh ‘Deliberately’

Filatov claimed that Ding's critical mistake, which shifted the game in Gukesh's favor, sparked confusion among chess experts and enthusiasts.

Russian Chess Federation President Andrei Filatov has alleged that China's Ding Liren deliberately lost the World Chess Championship final to India's D Gukesh.
The accusation emerged after Ukrainian chess coach Peter Heine Nielsen shared a screenshot of a report from the Russian news agency TASS. In the report, Filatov urged FIDE, the global chess governing body, to investigate the final match played between Ding and Gukesh in Singapore.
Filatov claimed that Ding's critical mistake, which shifted the game in Gukesh's favor, sparked confusion among chess experts and enthusiasts.
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The President of the Chess Federation of Russia🇷🇺, FIDE honorary member Andrei Filatov, accuses Ding Liren🇨🇳 of losing on purpose, and asks <a href="https://twitter.com/FIDE_chess?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIDE_chess</a> to start an investigation:<a href="https://twitter.com/FIDE_chess?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIDE_chess</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tassagency_en?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tassagency_en</a> <a href="https://t.co/mPpSjwj2xK">https://t.co/mPpSjwj2xK</a> <a href="https://t.co/SANqHdhVEI">pic.twitter.com/SANqHdhVEI</a>
&mdash; Peter Heine Nielsen (@PHChess) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHChess/status/1867218602396717324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
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"The outcome of the final game caused confusion among professionals and fans alike," Filatov reportedly stated. "The actions of the Chinese player in the decisive phase appear highly suspicious and warrant a separate investigation by FIDE. Losing from such a favorable position would be challenging even for a first-class player. Ding Liren's defeat raises serious questions and seems intentional," he added.
The allegations have stirred controversy within the chess community, with many awaiting FIDE's response to the claims. ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/gutsy-gukesh-realises-childhood-dream-becomes-youngest-world-chess-champion-1734058113487" target="_blank">Gutsy Gukesh realises childhood dream; becomes youngest world chess champion</a>

The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations.

US Sanctions Chinese, Russian Firms over Rights Abuses

The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations.

The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations.
The China-based companies identified include Zhejiang Uniview Technologies, which US officials accuse of enabling human rights violations such as surveillance of Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups.
The other firm named by the US Commerce Department was Beijing Zhongdun Security Technology Group, which is said to develop and sell products allowing public security authorities to carry out rights violations.
The businesses were added to an "entity list," which requires US companies to have a license before exporting to them.
"Human rights abuses are contrary to the foreign policy interests of the United States," said Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez in a statement.
Adding these companies to the entity list aims to "ensure that US technology is not used to enable human rights violations and abuses," he added.
A man who answered a call to a cellphone number associated with Beijing Zhongdun hung up after an AFP reporter identified himself.
Calls to two numbers associated with Zhejiang Uniview went unanswered.
The US government and lawmakers in several other Western countries have taken aim at China's treatment of the Uyghur minority in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
Rights groups have said at least one million people, mostly members of Muslim minorities, have been incarcerated in the region and face various abuses -- while Beijing vehemently denies the accusations.
Among other firms targeted on Tuesday were two in Myanmar and two others in Russia over their roles in supplying Myanmar's military with components allowing them to carry out acts like aerial attacks against civilians, the Commerce Department said.
Two other Russian entities were included for providing facial recognition technology to Moscow "to target peaceful protesters, an integral component of Russia's mass surveillance apparatus."

India-Russia friendship is “higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.

Rajnath Singh meets Putin in Moscow

India-Russia friendship is &ldquo;higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean&rdquo;, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.

India-Russia friendship is &ldquo;higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean&rdquo;, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.
Both leaders expressed that the partnership between the countries holds immense potential and combined efforts will pave the way for remarkable outcomes, an Indian readout of the meeting said.
Singh called on Putin after co-chairing the 21st session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Cooperation along with Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov.
&ldquo;During the meeting, Rajnath Singh said &lsquo;friendship between our countries is higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean&rsquo;,&rdquo; the readout by the defence ministry said.
Singh conveyed to Putin that India has always stood by its Russian friends and will continue to do so in future, it said.
The defence minister also conveyed warm greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Putin.
Glad to call on the Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, the defence minister said on &lsquo;X&rsquo;.
Singh embarked on the three-day trip to Russia on Sunday.
The defence minister&rsquo;s visit to Russia came five months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Moscow and held summit talks with Putin.
During the summit, both sides had vowed to further expand India-Russia defence and military ties.
Modi travelled to Russia in October as well to attend the annual BRICS summit.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has embarked on a significant three-day diplomatic and defense engagement in Russia, marking his visit as a crucial step in enhancing the longstanding military relations between the two nations.

Rajnath Singh's Russia Visit: Strengthening Defense Ties with INS Tushil Induction

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Russia aims at fortifying military collaboration, marked by the induction of INS Tushil and key defense talks with Russian leadership, focusing on military technology and indigenous production.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has embarked on a significant three-day diplomatic and defense engagement in Russia, marking his visit as a crucial step in enhancing the longstanding military relations between the two nations.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has embarked on a significant three-day diplomatic and defense engagement in Russia, marking his visit as a crucial step in enhancing the longstanding military relations between the two nations. Singh's agenda includes high-profile meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a pivotal ceremony to induct a Russian-manufactured stealth warship, the INS Tushil, into the Indian Navy&mdash;a move anticipated to fortify India's maritime capabilities significantly.
The Indian Embassy in Moscow reported Singh's arrival in the Russian capital late Sunday night, where he was welcomed by India's Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, alongside Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin. This reception underscores the importance both nations place on their defense and strategic partnerships.
A key event during Singh's visit is the commissioning ceremony of INS Tushil, scheduled at the Yantra Shipyard in Kaliningrad. Joining Singh at this landmark event is Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff, highlighting the warship's significance to India's naval defense strategy. The INS Tushil, a multirole stealth-guided missile frigate, epitomizes cutting-edge maritime engineering and is heralded as one of the most technologically advanced warships globally. Its induction is expected to provide a substantial boost to the Indian Navy's operational prowess in the strategically pivotal Indian Ocean, a region of increasing global maritime interest and strategic activity.
The INS Tushil's capabilities are seen as a strategic enhancement against the backdrop of India's efforts to modernize its naval forces amid growing regional maritime challenges and its ongoing commitment to ensuring secure sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific corridor. The technological advancements onboard the Tushil are anticipated to improve India's maritime surveillance and defense, featuring state-of-the-art stealth technology designed to evade detection and deliver precision-guided missile capabilities.
Following the warship commissioning, Defence Minister Singh is slated to meet Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, co-chairing the 21st India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) meeting. This forum represents a cornerstone in the bilateral defense cooperation architecture, focusing on enhancing collaboration in fields such as arms production, military technology, and strategic defense capabilities.
Rajnath Singh, who has played an instrumental role in steering India's defense policies, enters these discussions with a notable focus on expanding India's indigenous defense manufacturing capabilities while fostering international collaborations in defense technology. The IRIGC-MTC meeting presents an opportunity to negotiate deals that further integrate Russian technology into India's defense ecosystem, while potentially opening pathways for joint development projects that include co-production agreements&mdash;a strategy integral to India's 'Make in India' campaign.
Singh's discussions with Russian leadership are expected to transverse other strategic domains, including cybersecurity collaboration, space exploration, and regional security issues. They underline a shared commitment to maintaining regional stability and underscore the enduring alliance, particularly as global power dynamics continue to shift.
In conclusion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's current diplomatic mission in Russia signifies a deepening of defense ties between New Delhi and Moscow. It reaffirms a robust strategic partnership anchored in shared military objectives and technological symbiosis, amidst evolving geopolitical scenarios. As India continues to navigate its defense partnerships while enhancing its indigenous capabilities, the outcomes of Singh's visit may set a significant precedent for future India-Russia defense collaborations and beyond.

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