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Ukraine has been hit hard, energy sector has suffered – Ukrainian President

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Kyiv, December 23 (Xinhua) — On Tuesday night, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, primarily targeting the country's energy and other civilian infrastructure, using over 650 drones and more than 30 missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this on Telegram.

According to him, at least 13 regions of the country came under fire, a significant portion of Russian drones and missiles were shot down, but hits were recorded at several locations.

V. Zelensky added that the Russian attack also resulted in the deaths of at least three people, including a 4-year-old child. –0–

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Thailand thanked China for its assistance in de-escalating tensions on the Thai-Cambodian border.

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BANGKOK, December 23 (Xinhua) — Thailand highly appreciates China's role in helping de-escalate tensions on the Thai-Cambodia border, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikorndey Balankura said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a briefing on the border situation later that day, N. Balankura said Thailand highly appreciates China's participation and role in de-escalating the Thai-Cambodian conflict and thanked China for upholding an objective and impartial position.

The press secretary also informed the press about Thailand's participation in the special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting held on Monday. He reaffirmed Thailand's commitment to resolving the issue through bilateral mechanisms, emphasizing that any sustainable solution must be reached directly by Thailand and Cambodia.

On Wednesday, Thailand will host a meeting of the General Border Committee, where military representatives from both countries will hold consultations on ceasefire issues.

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Russia and the United States held another round of contacts on mutual irritants, according to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.

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Moscow, December 23 (Xinhua) – Russia and the United States held another round of contacts to address mutual irritants in bilateral relations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with the Interfax news agency on Tuesday.

"The latest round of contacts on so-called irritants has taken place. It took place at a working level. We had the opportunity to discuss the entire agenda at a fairly serious, professional, and in-depth level," noted Sergei Ryabkov.

He emphasized that there has been progress on certain topics. "I can't say there's been significant progress—there are some areas where progress is being made, but the main issues remain unresolved," the diplomat said, summing up the consultations.

According to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, further progress will require additional efforts. "I don't rule out the possibility of political incentives to move forward," he added.

S. Ryabkov reported that the next round of Russian-American contacts on mutual irritants will take place approximately in early spring. –0–

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PhosAgro helped organize a performance by the youth choir of the Cherepovets Diocese in the Italian city of Bari on December 23, 2025.

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Bari (Apulia region, Italy). On December 23, 2025, on the feast day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the youth choir of the Cherepovets Diocese participated in the Divine Liturgy and gave a concert in the papal basilica where the saint's relics are kept. PhosAgro helped organize the musical group's performance.

Bishop Ignatius of Cherepovets and Belozersk led the festive service under the vaults of the ancient church. He recalled that St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is venerated in Christianity as a symbol of mercy, intercession, and swift aid in times of need. This veneration unites the spiritual canons of Orthodoxy and Catholicism, as well as liturgical tradition and popular love, in which the saint's image has occupied a special, almost familial place.

"Pilgrimage is a spiritual journey that brings great benefit to the believer and is a source of inspiration. This pilgrimage and today's prayer at this holy site, in the heart of the Italian city of Bari, which has attracted believers from all over the world for centuries, are more than just a journey for us. It is also a sincere expression of our love for St. Nicholas, an expression of our faith and hope in his intercession and swift assistance," noted Bishop Ignatius of Cherepovets and Belozersk.

On this festive day, thousands of believers from across Europe, including many Russians living abroad, came to venerate the Christian relic. They offered prayers to God accompanied by the crystalline voices of the youth choir of the Cherepovets Diocese.

The ensemble includes students and teachers from the Cherepovets College of Arts, as well as young parishioners from churches in the Cherepovets Diocese. That evening, at the Papal Basilica of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, they presented a new concert program, "Confirm, God!", to an Italian audience, combining sacred and Russian choral works.

The guests were treated to majestic liturgical hymns, as well as choral versions of beloved folk songs. Among them were "Ah, You Wide Steppe," "The Horse," "Polyushko-Pole," "Raspberry Ringing," "Smuglyanka," and other pieces.

"Our choir's performance at the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari is more than just a concert, but another building block in strengthening the centuries-old cultural dialogue between Russia and Italy. Our creative mission has become the bridge that unites people's hearts through the great power of music and theology. All the students feel this responsibility and are grateful for the opportunity to share their creativity through music," says Svetlana Bobrova, Director of the Cherepovets School of Arts and Crafts named after V.V. Vereshchagin.

The audience that came to hear the young soloists from Cherepovets that evening noted the highest level of performance, as well as the love for God and their native land that permeates the ensemble's entire repertoire.

"I've lived in Italy for almost thirty years. Wonderful news of the youth choir's performance spread among the Russian-speaking community of our city long before today. This native music touched the deepest chords of my soul. Here in Italy, we hear a wide variety of music, but a choir of this caliber is a rarity. My deepest gratitude to the choirmaster and all the musicians for this delight. May God grant that we may once again see the youth choir from Cherepovets in this sacred place," said Svetlana Kuzmenko, a resident of Bari and art critic, sharing her emotions about the concert.

The Cherepovets Diocese Youth Choir's visit to Italy was held under the auspices of the Russian Ministry of Culture's "Cultural Mission to Italy" project, with the assistance of PhosAgro and the Center for Film Festivals and International Programs.

"Supporting the spiritual values and centuries-old traditions of Orthodoxy is a crucial part of PhosAgro's social mission. Previously, our company regularly organized pilgrimage tours for its employees to Christian holy sites in Bari. I am delighted that, despite all the objective difficulties, this kind tradition is gradually being restored, expanding each year. On the eve of the New Year and Christmas holidays, young soloists from the youth choir brought a piece of St. Nicholas's grace to Cherepovets, helping to erase borders between states through kindness, music, and eternal Christian values," said Alexander Gilgenberg, CEO of PhosAgro.

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Sergei Sobyanin approved KRT projects in several Moscow districts.

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The Moscow government has adopted decisions on the comprehensive development of underutilized non-residential land with a total area of 17.64 hectares in various districts of the capital. These sites are currently occupied by warehouses, abandoned buildings, and other outdated structures.

The redeveloped sites are planned to be used for the construction of approximately 340,000 square meters of residential real estate for the renovation program, as well as buildings for Mosvodokanal JSC, technology parks, and other industrial facilities. The corresponding decrees were signed by Sergei Sobyanin.

The redeveloped sites, with a total area of 8.85 hectares, are located in the Solntsevo and Novo-Peredelkino districts in the western part of Moscow at the following addresses: Sholokhova Street, Buildings 1, 1a, and Rodnikovaya Street, Building 7, Building 22, between Borovskoye and Kievskoye Highways. The sites have a potential development potential of 167,000 square meters of real estate, including technology parks and other industrial facilities with a total area of 27,000 square meters.

In the Lyublino and Maryino districts in the southeast of the capital, plots totaling five hectares have been allocated for redevelopment. They are located at 8 Krasnodonskaya Street and 11 Pererva Street, Building 24 (near Lyublinskaya and Nizhnie Polya Streets). The plots have a potential development potential of 88,100 square meters, including a 7,600 square meter building for Mosvodokanal JSC.

In the Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye district in the western part of Moscow, land plots totaling 2.45 hectares are being redeveloped at 40 Natashi Kovshovoy Street and 18 Ozernaya Street (near Ochakovo station on the fourth Moscow Central Diameter). The plots have a potential development capacity of 75,300 square meters.

In the Donskoy District in the south of Moscow, a 0.71-hectare site at 10 Zagorodnoye Shosse (near the intersection with 4th Zagorodny Proyezd and the Moscow Central Circle tracks) is being redeveloped. This site offers potential for the construction of 24,500 square meters of real estate.

In the Brateevo district in the south of Moscow, plots totaling 0.63 hectares have been allocated for redevelopment at the following addresses: Brateevskaya Street, Building 8, Block 1, and Building 18, Block 1 (opposite), near the Alma-Atinskaya metro station. The area has an urban development potential of 19,600 square meters.

In total, the implementation of these integrated territorial development projects will create approximately one thousand new jobs.

As of December 23, 2025, the Moscow Government has approved and is implementing 160 integrated development projects covering a total area of approximately 1,600 hectares. These initiatives plan to construct over 31 million square meters of real estate, creating over 350,000 jobs.

Almost 1.7 thousand hectares of city territory will be improved thanks to the KRT programThe implementation of 60 KRT projects is planned to be completed in the capital by the end of 2030.

The KRT project in the Basmanny district

Additionally, a comprehensive development project for a 1.23-hectare site in the Basmanny District was approved. The site to be redeveloped is located at Nizhnyaya Krasnoselskaya Street, Building 35, Buildings 1a, 52, 58, 59, and 60, near the intersection with Olkhovskaya Street. It is currently occupied by outdated retail and other facilities.

The site's urban development potential amounts to 59,400 square meters of real estate, which will allow for the creation of a modern public and business complex with offices, bank branches, shops, cafes, and restaurants. The project will create approximately 1,700 jobs.

As of December 23, 2025, the Moscow Government has approved and is implementing 160 integrated development projects covering approximately 1,600 hectares, with plans to construct over 31 million square meters of real estate. This will create over 350,000 jobs.

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Sergei Sobyanin approved a number of transport infrastructure development projects.

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The Moscow government has approved three transport infrastructure development projects. The corresponding decrees were signed Sergei Sobyanin.

New crossing over the tracks of the fourth Moscow Central Diameter

Thus, on the section between the Novogireevo and Reutov stations, a pedestrian crossing will be built across the tracks of the fourth Moscow Central Diameter (MCD-4).

An overpass approximately 100 meters long will connect residential areas in the Veshnyaki (Ketcherskaya Street) and Novogireevo (Fryazevskaya Street) districts, providing convenient and safe access to numerous educational institutions (schools, the Moscow College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and A.S. Griboyedov Moscow State University), as well as sports facilities (a skate park, the "Academy of Water"), the Museum of Automotive Modernism, and other popular attractions. Elevators will be installed for pedestrians with limited mobility.

Currently, to cross the MCD-4 tracks, local residents must use the crossing at Novogireevo station, located approximately 600 meters from the planned pedestrian crossing.

Transport infrastructure in the former industrial zone "Yuzhny Port"

Furthermore, a land use plan for the construction of transport infrastructure in the former Yuzhny Port industrial zone in Pechatniki has been approved. Plans call for the construction of a Yuzhny Port metro station, which will be part of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line. Furthermore, the section of the metro line between Pechatniki and Kozhukhovskaya will be reconstructed, and Moscow's second combined highway and metro tunnel, 1.3 kilometers long, with two to three lanes in each direction, will be built. The tunnel will be part of a new highway connecting the Third Ring Road and Lyublinskaya Street.

A similar tunnel was created during the construction of a new section of the Sokolnicheskaya metro line at the intersection of Kaluzhskoye Shosse and the Solntsevo-Butovo-Varshavskoye Shosse highway. It opened in June 2019.

In total, the project will involve the construction and reconstruction of approximately 8.2 kilometers of street and road network, including sections of Yuzhnoportovaya Street, 2nd Yuzhnoportovy Drive, and planned driveways No. 3502, 1423, and others.

For the convenience of city residents, three off-street pedestrian crossings will be built: near house 18, building 1 on 2nd Yuzhnoportovy Proezd, at the intersection of Proektiruyemy Proezd No. 1423 and Yuzhnoportovaya Street, and near the Pechatniki metro station.

The approved planning project is part of a larger project to create the Yuzhny Port-Tekstilshchiki economic activity center. A total of 18.8 million square meters of public, commercial, industrial, and residential buildings are planned for construction on the former Yuzhny Port industrial zone, which occupies approximately 35 percent of the Pechatniki district.

Changes in the Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo district

In addition, a street and road network plan was approved for the Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo district, from Pokhodny Proezd to Skhodnensky Tupik. The project includes the construction and reconstruction of 2.5 kilometers of streets, including the construction of an 86-meter bridge over the Skhodnya River, two lanes in each direction, the reconstruction of existing roads, and the creation of new ones. Furthermore, the roundabout intersection of Trikotazhny Proezd and Proektiruyemy Proezd No. 4060 will be reconstructed.

To service surface urban transit, a terminal station building and a parking and turning area will be constructed. Additionally, additional traffic lights and modern bus shelters will be installed. Pedestrians will benefit from convenient sidewalks and overpasses.

The implementation of the planning project will improve transportation services to residential areas of the Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo district, with a population of over 67,000, and provide convenient access to the Tushinskaya metro station and the Tushinskaya station on the Second Moscow Central Diameter.

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New Moscow-made machines and turnstiles are being launched in the Moscow metro.

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The Moscow Metro has begun a large-scale modernization of its ticketing infrastructure. The first new-generation ticket information terminal (TITPB) has already been installed at Nizhegorodskaya station, and modern turnstiles have been installed. By the end of 2025, these devices will be installed at five more stations, and by 2026, 450 new Moscow-made terminals will be installed throughout the metro.

The new ITPBs offer twice the speed of passenger service thanks to modern software and hardware. The devices feature an ergonomic, compact design, a user-friendly interface, and support for the latest banking data security technologies. In addition to purchasing and topping up tickets, including the Troika card, passengers will be able to plan routes directly on the metro's touchscreen map.

Simultaneously, new turnstiles were launched—they are 20% faster than their predecessors and allow for a 40% increase in station capacity. The equipment supports all modern payment methods: from traditional tickets to the virtual Troika card, the Fast Payment System, and biometric identification. Colored backlighting and vibration feedback promptly inform users of the transaction result.

In December 2025, five new ticket information terminals will be installed at Kuntsevskaya station on the Big Circle Line, as well as VDNKh and Medvedkovo stations on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line. This will be the next stage in the upgrade of Moscow's public transportation ticketing infrastructure.

In 2026, new turnstiles will appear at 25 stations, and by the end of 2031, more than 4,500 units of such equipment will be installed in the metro, on the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), and the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) lines.

"The first terminal is already operational at the Nizhegorodskaya station transfer hub. Five more devices will be installed at metro stations by the end of 2025. The machines will be equipped with innovative technology that can handle the increased speed of payment transactions. This will double the speed of passenger service. In line with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's instructions, we will continue to implement the world's best digital technologies into the ticketing system," noted Maxim Liksutov.

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Financial news: On December 24, 2025, JSC “SME Corporation” will hold a deposit auction.

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The deposit auction date is 24.12.2025. Placement currency is RUB. The maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) is 964,000,000. Placement term, days 89. Date of depositing funds is 26.12.2025. Date of return of funds is 25.03.2026. Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum is 15. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). The minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) is 964,000,000. The maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open).

The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time): Preliminary bids from 10:30 to 10:40. Competitive bids from 10:40 to 10:50. The cutoff percentage may be set or the auction may be declared void by 11:30. Additional terms and conditions.

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D. Trump announced a plan to build Trump-class battleships

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Washington, December 23 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump announced on Monday the construction of two new Trump-class battleships for the US Navy. He said these warships will be "the fastest, largest, and 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built."

At a press conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Navy Secretary John Phelan, Trump announced that he had approved a plan for the Navy to build two of the largest battleships ever built by the United States. Eight more will be built soon after, for a total of 20-25 battleships.

D. Trump stated that new warships with a displacement of 30-40 thousand tons will be equipped with hypersonic weapons, railguns, cruise missiles and laser weapons and will become the flagships of the US Navy.

J. Phelan said the Trump-class battleship will be the largest, deadliest, most versatile and most beautiful warship in the world.

That same day, the US Department of Defense released a statement saying the new type of warship is currently in the design phase, with the first new battleship scheduled for completion in the early 2030s. –0–

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Colombia declared a 30-day economic and social state of emergency.

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Bogota, December 23 (Xinhua) — The Colombian government on Monday issued a decree declaring a state of economic and social emergency in the country for 30 days, local media reported.

According to reports, the move is aimed at overcoming the difficult situation the country is going through and taking the necessary measures to contain the spread of the crisis.

Media analysis shows that the direct cause of the state of emergency was the government's proposed tax reform bill, which was rejected by Congress on December 9, leaving Colombia's 2026 national budget facing a budget deficit of approximately 16 trillion Colombian pesos (approximately US$4.2 billion).

The decree states that after declaring a state of emergency, the government may issue legally binding decrees to address the crisis and prevent its spread. It may also temporarily introduce new taxes or amend existing ones.

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