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Ukraine targets Kazan with drone strikes deep into Russian territory<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//12//23//ukrainian-drones-hit-russias-stalnoi-kon-oil-terminal-for-second-time-in-just-over-a-week/">Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Stalnoi Kon oil terminal for second time in just over a week<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kirillov, 54, served as the head of Russia\u2019s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces, tasked with safeguarding the military from nuclear, chemical, and biological threats.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin described Kirillov\u2019s assassination as a \u201cmajor blunder\u201d by the nation\u2019s security agencies, urging them to learn from the incident and enhance their capabilities.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735212226,"updatedAt":1735227771,"publishedAt":1735216534,"firstPublishedAt":1735216534,"lastPublishedAt":1735227771,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Lt. 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Officials say the spill polluted approximately 55 km of coastline.\n\nThe two vessels carried a low-quality oil product known as mazut, commonly used in parts of the former Soviet Union for heating homes. Officials deployed more than 7,500 people, many of them volunteers, to rescue wildlife and clean up the shorelines blighted by the black substance.\n\nRussia\u2019s state-run Tass news agency reported that some 12,000 tonnes of contaminated soil were removed along 34 km of shoreline.\n\nVeniamin Kondratiev, governor of the Krasnodar region, said in a statement on Telegram that initial calculations foresaw the majority of the oil remaining at the bottom of the Black Sea, allowing it to be collected in the water.\n\n\u201cBut the weather dictates its own conditions, the air warms up and the oil products rise to the surface. As a result, they are washed up on our beaches,\u201d said Kondratiev.\n\nThe pollution has coated sandy beaches around Anapa, a popular summer resort. Kondratiev says his administration will work to restore the area, adding that the main priority is to clean the coastline as quickly as possible to preserve the resort.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A region-wide state of emergency was declared in Russia\u2019s southern Krasnodar region as oil continued washing up on the coastline.<\/p>\n<p>On 15 December, two ageing Russian oil tankers collided after being hit by a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling more than 4,300 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the Black Sea. Officials say the spill polluted approximately 55 km of coastline.<\/p>\n<p>The two vessels carried a low-quality oil product known as mazut, commonly used in parts of the former Soviet Union for heating homes. Officials deployed more than 7,500 people, many of them volunteers, to rescue wildlife and clean up the shorelines blighted by the black substance.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s state-run Tass news agency reported that some 12,000 tonnes of contaminated soil were removed along 34 km of shoreline.<\/p>\n<p>Veniamin Kondratiev, governor of the Krasnodar region, said in a statement on Telegram that initial calculations foresaw the majority of the oil remaining at the bottom of the Black Sea, allowing it to be collected in the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the weather dictates its own conditions, the air warms up and the oil products rise to the surface. As a result, they are washed up on our beaches,\u201d said Kondratiev.<\/p>\n<p>The pollution has coated sandy beaches around Anapa, a popular summer resort. Kondratiev says his administration will work to restore the area, adding that the main priority is to clean the coastline as quickly as possible to preserve the resort.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735176584,"updatedAt":1735207166,"publishedAt":1735189287,"firstPublishedAt":1735189287,"lastPublishedAt":1735207166,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Copyright 2021 The AP. All rights reserved","altText":"A part of the Black Sea near a delphinium at a coast following an oil spill that happened while being pumped into the Minerva Symphony tanker, near Novorossiysk, Russia","callToActionText":null,"width":819,"caption":"A part of the Black Sea near a delphinium at a coast following an oil spill that happened while being pumped into the Minerva Symphony tanker, near Novorossiysk, Russia","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/62\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_452f0317-dc97-5f7f-9b84-2ac317391f22-8932762.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":460}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"fouda","twitter":null,"id":3270,"title":"Malek Fouda"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"russia","titleRaw":"Russia","id":239,"title":"Russia","slug":"russia"},{"urlSafeValue":"black-sea","titleRaw":"Black sea","id":15418,"title":"Black sea","slug":"black-sea"},{"urlSafeValue":"krasnodar","titleRaw":"Krasnodar","id":3399,"title":"Krasnodar","slug":"krasnodar"},{"urlSafeValue":"oil-spill","titleRaw":"Oil spill","id":8643,"title":"Oil spill","slug":"oil-spill"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2705248}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"AP","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":1,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"urlSafeValue":"europe","id":104,"title":"Europe"},"country":{"urlSafeValue":"russia","id":239,"title":"Russia","url":"\/news\/europe\/russia"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["80023001","80122009","80122012","80222009","84121001","84122001","84211001","84212001"],"slugs":["aggregated_all_moderate_content","human_made_disasters_high_and_medium_risk","human_made_disasters_high_medium_and_low_risk","news","news_general","society","society_general","vehicle_disasters_high_medium_and_low_risk"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2024\/12\/26\/russias-southern-krasnodar-declares-region-wide-emergency-as-oil-continues-to-wash-ashore","lastModified":1735207166},{"id":2710782,"cid":8930254,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"241224_NWSU_57355424","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP SINKS","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Russian cargo ship linked to Syria arms deliveries sinks in the Mediterranean","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Russian cargo ship linked to Syria sinks in the Mediterranean","titleListing2":"Russian cargo ship linked to Syria arms deliveries sinks in the Mediterranean","leadin":"Ursa Major, built in 2009, sank following an engine room explosion, according to authorities in Moscow. The company operating the cargo vessel is owned by the Russian Ministry of Defence.","summary":"Ursa Major, built in 2009, sank following an engine room explosion, according to authorities in Moscow. The company operating the cargo vessel is owned by the Russian Ministry of Defence.","keySentence":"","url":"russian-cargo-ship-linked-to-syria-arms-deliveries-sinks-in-the-mediterranean","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/24\/russian-cargo-ship-linked-to-syria-arms-deliveries-sinks-in-the-mediterranean","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria following a blast in its engine room, leaving two crew members missing, according to authorities.\n\nThe remaining 14 crew members out of a total of 16 have been rescued and are currently in Spain, Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry did not share any further details on the explosion that sank the ship or what might have caused it.\n\nThe vessel, called Ursa Major, was constructed in 2009. The ship was on its way to the Russian Far East port of Vladivostok, carrying heavy equipment.\n\nRussian domestic outlets shared footage purportedly made on Monday by a passing vessel showing the Ursa Major heavily leaning on its starboard side. Euronews could not independently verify the footage.\n\nThe ship's owner, Oboronlogistika \u2014 a shipping company owned by the Russian Ministry of Defence commonly tasked with transporting materiel such as missiles and tanks \u2014 claimed the vessel was delivering large port cranes and ice breaker parts.\n\nTracking data shows the ship departed from St Petersburg and had its next port of call listed as Vladivostok. \n\nHowever, Ukraine's military intelligence claimed on Tuesday that the Kremlin had sent the ship to the Mediterranean to bring back weapons and personnel from the Moscow-run Syrian port of Tartus following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.\n\nOboronlogistika made headlines earlier this year when Deputy Defence Minister of Russia Timur Ivanov \u2014 said to be the architect of Russia's fleet of cargo \"ghost ships\" and a former CEO of one of Oboronlogistika's subsidiaries \u2014 was suddenly arrested in April for allegedly \"accepting bribes on a large scale\".\n\nIn July, Russian Defence Ministry official Magomed Khandayev \u2014 Ivanov's direct subordinate \u2014 and 52-year-old businessman Igor Kotelnikov died within a day of each other, both while in custody. Russia's security agency FSB claimed it wanted Kotelnikov, accused of bribing officials, to testify against Ivanov, according to media reports.\n\nPrevious reports have linked Russia's \"ghost ships,\" including Ursa Major, with running Moscow's military deliveries to al-Assad via Tartus.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria following a blast in its engine room, leaving two crew members missing, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 14 crew members out of a total of 16 have been rescued and are currently in Spain, Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry did not share any further details on the explosion that sank the ship or what might have caused it.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel, called Ursa Major, was constructed in 2009. The ship was on its way to the Russian Far East port of Vladivostok, carrying heavy equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Russian domestic outlets shared footage purportedly made on Monday by a passing vessel showing the Ursa Major heavily leaning on its starboard side. Euronews could not independently verify the footage.<\/p>\n<p>The ship's owner, Oboronlogistika \u2014 a shipping company owned by the Russian Ministry of Defence commonly tasked with transporting materiel such as missiles and tanks \u2014 claimed the vessel was delivering large port cranes and ice breaker parts.<\/p>\n<p>Tracking data shows the ship departed from St Petersburg and had its next port of call listed as Vladivostok. <\/p>\n<p>However, Ukraine's military intelligence claimed on Tuesday that the Kremlin had sent the ship to the Mediterranean to bring back weapons and personnel from the Moscow-run Syrian port of Tartus following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<p>Oboronlogistika made headlines earlier this year when Deputy Defence Minister of Russia Timur Ivanov \u2014 said to be the architect of Russia's fleet of cargo \"ghost ships\" and a former CEO of one of Oboronlogistika's subsidiaries \u2014 was suddenly arrested in April for allegedly \"accepting bribes on a large scale\".<\/p>\n<p>In July, Russian Defence Ministry official Magomed Khandayev \u2014 Ivanov's direct subordinate \u2014 and 52-year-old businessman Igor Kotelnikov died within a day of each other, both while in custody. Russia's security agency FSB claimed it wanted Kotelnikov, accused of bribing officials, to testify against Ivanov, according to media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Previous reports have linked Russia's \"ghost ships,\" including Ursa Major, with running Moscow's military deliveries to al-Assad via Tartus.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735034996,"updatedAt":1735041346,"publishedAt":1735037605,"firstPublishedAt":1735037605,"lastPublishedAt":1735037605,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/02\/54\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6327ede1-4dc4-51c3-bc4a-16f56a4ce9ea-8930254.jpg","altText":"FILE: A crane unloads metal rolls from cargo ship Kholmogory arrived from St Petersburg at the port of Kaliningrad, 30 June 2022","caption":"FILE: A crane unloads metal rolls from cargo ship Kholmogory arrived from St Petersburg at the port of Kaliningrad, 30 June 2022","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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AND BASHAR AL ASSAD DIVORCE OR NOT","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Kremlin dismisses reports of Asma al-Assad's divorce in international media","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Kremlin denies divorce claims about Asma al-Assad","titleListing2":"Kremlin dismisses reports of Asma al-Assad's divorce in international media","leadin":"Turkish media reports have claimed that the wife of the former Syrian president filed for divorce and sought to return to the UK.","summary":"Turkish media reports have claimed that the wife of the former Syrian president filed for divorce and sought to return to the UK.","keySentence":"","url":"kremlin-dismisses-reports-of-asma-al-assads-divorce-in-international-media","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/23\/kremlin-dismisses-reports-of-asma-al-assads-divorce-in-international-media","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Kremlin has denied reports that Asma al-Assad, the wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, filed for divorce in Russia. The claims, which were reported by Turkish and Arab media, were dismissed by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov during a news conference, saying, \"No, they do not correspond to reality.\"\n\nPeskov also denied reports suggesting that Assad had been confined to Moscow and that his property assets had been frozen.\n\nThe Assad family fled Syria on 8 December, seeking refuge in Russia's capital after rebels overthrew Assad's long-standing regime. Turkish media reports have claimed that Asma al-Assad, who was born in the UK, sought to end her marriage and leave Russia.\n\nRussia played a critical role in supporting Syria during its civil war, which began in 2011, intervening both militarily and diplomatically on several occasions.\n\nAlthough Asma al-Assad holds dual Syrian-British citizenship, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated earlier this month during a parliamentary address, \"I want it confirmed that she's a sanctioned individual and is not welcome here in the UK.\" He added that he would do \"everything I can in my power\" to ensure no member of the Assad family \"finds a place in the UK.\"\n\nWhile Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged concerns about her actions, he emphasised the need for further legal review before any action could be taken regarding her citizenship.\n\nTurkish media suggested that the former first lady, who was born in London in 1975, wanted to return to London, and that the family is living under strict conditions in the Russian capital.\n\nAsma al-Assad, who had a career in banking before marrying Bashar al-Assad in 2000, was once portrayed as a modern, progressive figure. Early in her husband's presidency, she was involved in charity work and reform initiatives. \n\nHowever, her image shifted dramatically as the Syrian Civil War unfolded. Initially seen as a symbol of a more Western-friendly face for the Assad regime, her reputation became tarnished amid the brutal crackdown on opposition movements and widespread human rights abuses.\n\nShe has remained a prominent public figure, often defending her husband's actions and maintaining loyalty to the regime.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Kremlin has denied reports that Asma al-Assad, the wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, filed for divorce in Russia. The claims, which were reported by Turkish and Arab media, were dismissed by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov during a news conference, saying, \"No, they do not correspond to reality.\"<\/p>\n<p>Peskov also denied reports suggesting that Assad had been confined to Moscow and that his property assets had been frozen.<\/p>\n<p>The Assad family fled Syria on 8 December, seeking refuge in Russia's capital after rebels overthrew Assad's long-standing regime. Turkish media reports have claimed that Asma al-Assad, who was born in the UK, sought to end her marriage and leave Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8919614\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//19//can-toppled-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-and-his-operatives-be-brought-to-justice/">Can toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his operatives be brought to justice?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Russia played a critical role in supporting Syria during its civil war, which began in 2011, intervening both militarily and diplomatically on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Although Asma al-Assad holds dual Syrian-British citizenship, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated earlier this month during a parliamentary address, \"I want it confirmed that she's a sanctioned individual and is not welcome here in the UK.\" He added that he would do \"everything I can in my power\" to ensure no member of the Assad family \"finds a place in the UK.\"<\/p>\n<p>While Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged concerns about her actions, he emphasised the need for further legal review before any action could be taken regarding her citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish media suggested that the former first lady, who was born in London in 1975, wanted to return to London, and that the family is living under strict conditions in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n<p>Asma al-Assad, who had a career in banking before marrying Bashar al-Assad in 2000, was once portrayed as a modern, progressive figure. Early in her husband's presidency, she was involved in charity work and reform initiatives. <\/p>\n<p>However, her image shifted dramatically as the Syrian Civil War unfolded. Initially seen as a symbol of a more Western-friendly face for the Assad regime, her reputation became tarnished amid the brutal crackdown on opposition movements and widespread human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>She has remained a prominent public figure, often defending her husband's actions and maintaining loyalty to the regime.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734972824,"updatedAt":1734984133,"publishedAt":1734983750,"firstPublishedAt":1734983750,"lastPublishedAt":1734983750,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/93\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e14f8200-070a-593a-8957-6cdc2c8dde97-8929386.jpg","altText":"FILE PHOTO - Syria's first lady Asma Assad, left, listens to her husband Syrian President Bashar Assad as he speaks to the media in Douma, Syria, May 26, 2021.","caption":"FILE PHOTO - Syria's first lady Asma Assad, left, listens to her husband Syrian President Bashar Assad as he speaks to the media in Douma, Syria, May 26, 2021.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Hassan Ammar\/Copyright 2021 The AP. 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We switched on the emergency beacon, prayed, and believed in a miracle,\" one of them told local media. \n\nAnother of the trio said they had melted snow in a bucket to provide drinking water. \n\nLocal media reports say one of the pilots has been diagnosed with a closed cerebral injury and is set to undergo surgery, while another is reportedly suffering from hypothermia.\n\nThe pilots reportedly heard signals that a search was underway for them but were unable to communicate due to adverse weather conditions. \n\nThe plane crash survivors were found by rescuers from the Kamchatka Regional Air Transport Service of the Russian Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.\n\nBelonging to a private company, the An-2 flew from the village of Milkovo to the village of Ossora in the north of the peninsula on 19 December to transport commercial cargo. \n\nAuthorities said the plane then began to descend due to the severe cold and overloading. \n\nRussia's Federal Air Transport Agency says its Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case on a breach of air transport operation regulations over the incident.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>All three people aboard a missing plane have been rescued from the crash site in Kamchatka, a remote Russian peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean, local officials say.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said on Sunday that the An-2 plane had been missing for three days before it was located in Kamchatka. 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We switched on the emergency beacon, prayed, and believed in a miracle,\" one of them told local media. <\/p>\n<p>Another of the trio said they had melted snow in a bucket to provide drinking water. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8871380\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//25//cargo-plane-crashes-into-house-in-lithuania-killing-at-least-1/">Cargo plane crashes into house in Lithuania, killing at least 1<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Local media reports say one of the pilots has been diagnosed with a closed cerebral injury and is set to undergo surgery, while another is reportedly suffering from hypothermia.<\/p>\n<p>The pilots reportedly heard signals that a search was underway for them but were unable to communicate due to adverse weather conditions. <\/p>\n<p>The plane crash survivors were found by rescuers from the Kamchatka Regional Air Transport Service of the Russian Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.<\/p>\n<p>Belonging to a private company, the An-2 flew from the village of Milkovo to the village of Ossora in the north of the peninsula on 19 December to transport commercial cargo. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the plane then began to descend due to the severe cold and overloading. <\/p>\n<p>Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency says its Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case on a breach of air transport operation regulations over the incident.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734879992,"updatedAt":1734896887,"publishedAt":1734895646,"firstPublishedAt":1734895646,"lastPublishedAt":1734895646,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/69\/42\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_966c2ca3-82d8-5a73-af8e-e0db1b6d946d-8926942.jpg","altText":"FILE- Wreck of plane crash in Russia's Kamchatka. 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In April 2022, just weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer met Putin in the Russian capital.\n\nKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Fico arrived in Russia on a \u201cworking visit\u201d and met with Putin one-on-one on Sunday evening. He did not immediately specify the focus of the talks. \n\nSlovakian PM's visit follows the recent escalation of a long-running dispute between Fico and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the Ukrainian leader's decision to completely stop the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory after the end of 2024.\n\nSlovakia, a landlocked country, remains highly dependent on Russian gas, which it gets from Gazprom, the state-owned monopoly, through a pipeline throughout Ukraine.\n\n\"If anyone is going to prevent the transit of gas to the territory of the Slovak Republic, if anyone is going to cause an increase in gas prices on the territory of Europe, if anyone is going to cause enormous economic damage to the European Union, it is President Zelenskyy,\" Fico said in a press conference at the end of a one-day summit of EU leaders in Brussels earlier this month.\n\n\"He has a right to be nervous. I would not want to be in his shoes because the country is struggling,\" he added, insisting Slovakia would never allow Ukraine to join NATO. \n\nVisits and phone calls from European leaders to Putin have been rare since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine.\n\nOrb\u00e1n's July visit drew widespread condemnation from both Kyiv and European leaders, and the Hungarian prime minister is widely seen as having the warmest relations with Putin among EU leaders. \n\nHe has routinely blocked, delayed or watered down Brussels' efforts to assist Kyiv and impose sanctions on Moscow for its actions in Ukraine. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Slovakia\u2019s Prime Minister Robert Fico visited the Kremlin on Sunday, in only the third trip by a leader of an EU member state since Russia\u2019s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Fico's trip to Russia comes after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this year. In April 2022, just weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer met Putin in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Fico arrived in Russia on a \u201cworking visit\u201d and met with Putin one-on-one on Sunday evening. He did not immediately specify the focus of the talks. <\/p>\n<p>Slovakian PM's visit follows the recent escalation of a long-running dispute between Fico and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the Ukrainian leader's decision to completely stop the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory after the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Slovakia, a landlocked country, remains highly dependent on Russian gas, which it gets from Gazprom, the state-owned monopoly, through a pipeline throughout Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\"If anyone is going to prevent the transit of gas to the territory of the Slovak Republic, if anyone is going to cause an increase in gas prices on the territory of Europe, if anyone is going to cause enormous economic damage to the European Union, it is President Zelenskyy,\" Fico said in a press conference at the end of a one-day summit of EU leaders in Brussels earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\"He has a right to be nervous. I would not want to be in his shoes because the country is struggling,\" he added, insisting Slovakia would never allow Ukraine to join NATO. <\/p>\n<p>Visits and phone calls from European leaders to Putin have been rare since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Orb\u00e1n's July visit drew widespread condemnation from both Kyiv and European leaders, and the Hungarian prime minister is widely seen as having the warmest relations with Putin among EU leaders. <\/p>\n<p>He has routinely blocked, delayed or watered down Brussels' efforts to assist Kyiv and impose sanctions on Moscow for its actions in Ukraine. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734886794,"updatedAt":1734935638,"publishedAt":1734888308,"firstPublishedAt":1734888308,"lastPublishedAt":1734935638,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/RussiaSlovakia\/824ea52037644c268f86000215c33314","sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Gavriil 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ATTACK","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Ukraine targets Kazan with drone strikes deep into Russian territory","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Ukraine targets Kazan with drone strikes deep into Russian territory","titleListing2":"Ukraine targets Kazan with drone strikes deep into Russian territory","leadin":"Eight drones targeted residential buildings and industrial sites in Kazan, but no casualties were reported.","summary":"Eight drones targeted residential buildings and industrial sites in Kazan, but no casualties were reported.","keySentence":"","url":"ukraine-targets-kazan-with-drone-strikes-deep-into-russian-territory","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/21\/ukraine-targets-kazan-with-drone-strikes-deep-into-russian-territory","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukraine struck deep into Russian territory on Saturday with drone attacks targeting the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 1000 kilometres from the front lines.\u00a0\n\nLocal authorities reported that eight drones hit the city, damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, but no casualties were reported.\u00a0\n\nTatarstan\u2019s governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, confirmed six drones struck residential buildings, one hit an industrial site, and another was shot down over a river.\u00a0\n\nA video verified by The Associated Press and shared on local Telegram channel Astra showed a drone crashing into the upper floors of a high-rise building.\n\nFollowing the attacks, flights were suspended at Kazan Airport, and all mass gatherings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday were cancelled.\u00a0\n\nUkraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack, consistent with its policy of maintaining operational secrecy.\u00a0\n\nThe attack follows a Ukrainian strike on Friday using US-supplied missiles on Russia\u2019s Kursk region, which killed six people, including a child.\u00a0\n\nUkrainian authorities reported that a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv had killed at least one person and injured 13 others just hours before.\u00a0\n\n\u200b\u200bMoscow asserted the strike on Kyiv was in retaliation for a Ukrainian attack on Russian territory earlier in the week, using American-made weapons.\n\nMeanwhile, Russian forces launched 113 drones into Ukraine overnight, with Ukraine\u2019s Air Force shooting down 57 and likely jamming another 56, according to Ukrainian officials.\u00a0\n\nIn Ukraine\u2019s Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov confirmed eight people were injured in drone strikes on the regional capital on Friday night.\n\nUS President Joe Biden last month authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied missiles to target deeper within Russia, easing restrictions on the use of longer-range weapons.\u00a0\n\nOfficials said the decision was in response to Russia deploying thousands of North Korean troops to strengthen its war effort.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukraine struck deep into Russian territory on Saturday with drone attacks targeting the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 1000 kilometres from the front lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities reported that eight drones hit the city, damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, but no casualties were reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tatarstan\u2019s governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, confirmed six drones struck residential buildings, one hit an industrial site, and another was shot down over a river.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A video verified by The Associated Press and shared on local Telegram channel Astra showed a drone crashing into the upper floors of a high-rise building.<\/p>\n<p>Following the attacks, flights were suspended at Kazan Airport, and all mass gatherings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday were cancelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack, consistent with its policy of maintaining operational secrecy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The attack follows a Ukrainian strike on Friday using US-supplied missiles on Russia\u2019s Kursk region, which killed six people, including a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian authorities reported that a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv had killed at least one person and injured 13 others just hours before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200bMoscow asserted the strike on Kyiv was in retaliation for a Ukrainian attack on Russian territory earlier in the week, using American-made weapons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8916306,8914332\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//16//putin-accuses-nato-of-provoking-russia-into-crossing-its-red-lines/">Putin accuses NATO of provoking Russia into crossing its 'red lines'<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//17//trump-criticises-biden-for-allowing-ukraine-to-fire-us-missiles-deep-into-russia/">Trump criticises Biden for allowing Ukraine to fire US missiles deep into Russia<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Russian forces launched 113 drones into Ukraine overnight, with Ukraine\u2019s Air Force shooting down 57 and likely jamming another 56, according to Ukrainian officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Ukraine\u2019s Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov confirmed eight people were injured in drone strikes on the regional capital on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>US President Joe Biden last month authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied missiles to target deeper within Russia, easing restrictions on the use of longer-range weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the decision was in response to Russia deploying thousands of North Korean troops to strengthen its war effort.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734775988,"updatedAt":1734800494,"publishedAt":1734782103,"firstPublishedAt":1734782103,"lastPublishedAt":1734800494,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Evgeniy Maloletka\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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will hold its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, despite fierce backlash from influential business leaders.\n\nThe move comes despite high consumer inflation, which has been fuelled by military spending on the Kremlin's war against Ukraine.\n\nThe central bank's governor, Elvira Nabiullina, justified the move by explaining that lending to companies had tightened more than expected due to the October rate hike that brought the benchmark to its current record level. \n\nThe central bank held open the possibility of an increase at its next meeting and said inflation was expected to fall to an annual 4% next year from its current 9.5%.\n\nFactories are producing everything that is needed by the military, from vehicles to clothing, while a labour shortage is driving up wages. Large enlistment bonuses are also adding more rubles into people's bank accounts to spend, all of which is driving up prices.\n\nFurthermore, a weak Russian ruble has led to an increase in the prices of imported goods like cars and consumer electronics from China, which has become Russia's biggest trade partner since Western sanctions disrupted economic relations with Europe and the US.\n\nRussia\u2019s military spending is largely enabled by oil exports, which have shifted from Europe to new customers in India and China who less keen to observe sanctions with a \u20ac57 per barrel price cap on Russian oil sales.\n\nCritics say that high rates are putting the brakes on business activity and the economy.\n\nHigh interest rates can dampen inflation, but also make it more expensive for businesses to get the credit they need to operate and invest.\n\nCritics have included Sergei Chemezov, the head of state-controlled defence and technology conglomerate Rostec, as well as steel magnate Alexei Mordashov.\n\nThe decision has put Russian President Vladimir Putin in a difficult position as many of those criticising the move come from within the Kremlin itself.\n\nA growing misalignment between the president and the central bank is also becoming increasingly evident, with Putin acknowledging the criticism saying that \u201csome experts believe that the central bank could have been more effective and could have started using certain instruments earlier.\u201d\n\nPutin needs to keep the economy growing and ensure social stability, says Alexander Kolyandr, senior fellow at the Cenre for European Policy Analysis. \u201cAnd inflation is not a good recipe for keeping society stable. On top of that, he needs to wage his war, and there are not enough resources in the state to meet all three goals - growth, stable prices and military spending.\"\n\nNabiullina \u201cdoesn\u2019t care much about pressure from business people,\u201d says Kolyandr. \u201cShe is quite independent and she knows that she has Putin behind her. But the overall slowing down of the economy definitely played a role.\u201d\n\nThe central bank has in the past month turned to other ways of tightening lending to cool inflation such as by imposing stricter credit standards and regulatory requirements on banks. \n\n\u201cWhether that was successful or not, we\u2019ll see next year. But for the moment it gave Nabiullina an opportunity to keep the rate unchanged, to please the industrialists, politicians and President Putin himself, and just sit and wait.\"\n\n\u201cI think the chances of the rate going up at the next meeting are pretty high.\u201d\n\nHowever, despite an inflation rate of 9.3%, Putin opened his annual news conference on Thursday by saying the economy is on track to grow by nearly 4% this year. \n\nHe added that while inflation is \"an alarming sign\", wages have risen at the same rate and that \"on the whole, this situation is stable and secure.\u201d\n\nThe central bank will hold its next policy meeting on 14 February 2025.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russia's central bank has announced it will hold its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, despite fierce backlash from influential business leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes despite high consumer inflation, which has been fuelled by military spending on the Kremlin's war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The central bank's governor, Elvira Nabiullina, justified the move by explaining that lending to companies had tightened more than expected due to the October rate hike that brought the benchmark to its current record level. <\/p>\n<p>The central bank held open the possibility of an increase at its next meeting and said inflation was expected to fall to an annual 4% next year from its current 9.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Factories are producing everything that is needed by the military, from vehicles to clothing, while a labour shortage is driving up wages. Large enlistment bonuses are also adding more rubles into people's bank accounts to spend, all of which is driving up prices.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a weak Russian ruble has led to an increase in the prices of imported goods like cars and consumer electronics from China, which has become Russia's biggest trade partner since Western sanctions disrupted economic relations with Europe and the US.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s military spending is largely enabled by oil exports, which have shifted from Europe to new customers in India and China who less keen to observe sanctions with a \u20ac57 per barrel price cap on Russian oil sales.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say that high rates are putting the brakes on business activity and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>High interest rates can dampen inflation, but also make it more expensive for businesses to get the credit they need to operate and invest.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have included Sergei Chemezov, the head of state-controlled defence and technology conglomerate Rostec, as well as steel magnate Alexei Mordashov.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6413323950269763\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//92//45//46//808x518_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg/" alt=\"Russian Central Bank Chief Elvira Nabiullina holds a regular news briefing after the Bank&#39;s board meeting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/384x246_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/640x410_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/750x481_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/828x531_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/1080x693_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/1200x770_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/1920x1231_cmsv2_3c27c89c-f4f6-5018-bd54-dde59efc54ee-8924546.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Russian Central Bank Chief Elvira Nabiullina holds a regular news briefing after the Bank&#39;s board meeting.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/Russian Central Bank Press Office<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The decision has put Russian President Vladimir Putin in a difficult position as many of those criticising the move come from within the Kremlin itself.<\/p>\n<p>A growing misalignment between the president and the central bank is also becoming increasingly evident, with Putin acknowledging the criticism saying that \u201csome experts believe that the central bank could have been more effective and could have started using certain instruments earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Putin needs to keep the economy growing and ensure social stability, says Alexander Kolyandr, senior fellow at the Cenre for European Policy Analysis. \u201cAnd inflation is not a good recipe for keeping society stable. On top of that, he needs to wage his war, and there are not enough resources in the state to meet all three goals - growth, stable prices and military spending.\"<\/p>\n<p>Nabiullina \u201cdoesn\u2019t care much about pressure from business people,\u201d says Kolyandr. \u201cShe is quite independent and she knows that she has Putin behind her. But the overall slowing down of the economy definitely played a role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The central bank has in the past month turned to other ways of tightening lending to cool inflation such as by imposing stricter credit standards and regulatory requirements on banks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether that was successful or not, we\u2019ll see next year. But for the moment it gave Nabiullina an opportunity to keep the rate unchanged, to please the industrialists, politicians and President Putin himself, and just sit and wait.\"<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the chances of the rate going up at the next meeting are pretty high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite an inflation rate of 9.3%, Putin opened his annual news conference on Thursday by saying the economy is on track to grow by nearly 4% this year. <\/p>\n<p>He added that while inflation is \"an alarming sign\", wages have risen at the same rate and that \"on the whole, this situation is stable and secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The central bank will hold its next policy meeting on 14 February 2025.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734706498,"updatedAt":1734716001,"publishedAt":1734715663,"firstPublishedAt":1734715663,"lastPublishedAt":1734715663,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/45\/46\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ca7a7bad-5d8c-5b43-b573-8cc0618c4a2b-8924546.jpg","altText":"Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow, Russia.","caption":"Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow, Russia.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Alexander Zemlianichenko\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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In return for weapons and military personnel, Moscow is sending oil to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, experts have said. \n\nKim\u2019s troops are stationed in Russia's Kursk region, where they are helping Putin\u2019s army with its attempt to retake land seized by Ukraine in a surprise cross-border offensive in early August. Moscow has managed to recapture about 20% of the territory it lost there this summer, according to the US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. \n\nThe North Korean forces are largely fighting in infantry positions along with Russian units, the White House and the Pentagon said on Monday. \n\nEarlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted footage of what he said were North Korean troops in action. He added that there was \u201cnot a single reason for North Koreans to die in this war\".\n\nIt is unclear if Pyongyang intends to send more troops to Russia. But Moscow is losing 1,200 soldiers a day to death or injury, according to US estimates. \n\nUkraine is also suffering significant losses. Zelenskyy recently admitted that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and 370,000 have been wounded since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. \n\nWith US President-elect Donald Trump preparing to enter the White House on 20 January for his second presidential term, uncertainty hangs over the war in Ukraine. \n\nTrump has promised to bring an end to the conflict. 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In return for weapons and military personnel, Moscow is sending oil to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, experts have said. <\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s troops are stationed in Russia's Kursk region, where they are helping Putin\u2019s army with its attempt to retake land seized by Ukraine in a surprise cross-border offensive in early August. Moscow has managed to recapture about 20% of the territory it lost there this summer, according to the US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. <\/p>\n<p>The North Korean forces are largely fighting in infantry positions along with Russian units, the White House and the Pentagon said on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted footage of what he said were North Korean troops in action. He added that there was \u201cnot a single reason for North Koreans to die in this war\".<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if Pyongyang intends to send more troops to Russia. But Moscow is losing 1,200 soldiers a day to death or injury, according to US estimates. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8909646,8913868\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//13//north-korean-it-workers-indicted-for-funnelling-us-money-to-pyongyang/">North Korean IT workers indicted for funnelling US money to Pyongyang<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//16//north-korean-soldiers-killed-and-wounded-in-skirmishes-with-ukrainian-forces-kyiv-claims/">North Korean soldiers killed and wounded in skirmishes with Ukrainian forces, Kyiv claims<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ukraine is also suffering significant losses. 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On Tuesday, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), claimed responsibility for Kirillov's death.\n\nKirillov, the head of the Russian military\u2019s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed in an explosion outside an apartment building on Tuesday from a remotely detonated device hidden in an electric scooter. \n\nHis assassination came a day after Ukraine\u2019s security service opened a criminal investigation against him, accusing him of directing the use of banned chemical weapons.\n\nAn official with the SBU, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to release the information, described Kirillov as a \u201cwar criminal and an entirely legitimate target.\u201d\n\nRussia vows 'inevitable retribution'\n\nThe SBU has said it recorded more than 4,800 occasions when Russia used chemical weapons on the battlefield since its full-scale invasion in February 2022. In May, the US State Department said that it had recorded the use of chloropicrin, a poison gas first deployed in World War I, against Ukrainian troops.\n\nRussia has denied using any chemical weapons in Ukraine and, in turn, has accused Kyiv of using toxic agents in combat.\n\nKirillov, who took his current job in 2017, was one of the most high-profile figures to level those accusations. He held numerous briefings to accuse the Ukrainian military of using toxic agents and planning to launch attacks with radioactive substances \u2014 claims that Ukraine and its Western allies rejected as propaganda.\n\nDmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia\u2019s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, described the attack as an attempt by Kyiv to distract public attention from its military failures and vowed that its \u201csenior military-political leadership will face inevitable retribution.\u201d\n\nSome Russian military bloggers and hawkish commentators made unsubstantiated claims that the US could have been involved in Kirillov's killing.\n\nAsked about Kirillov\u2019s death, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters Tuesday: \u201cThe United States was not aware of it in advance and was not involved.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A 29-year-old Uzbekistan citizen has been detained in Moscow over the killing of top general Igor Kirillov, according to Russia's security service.<\/p>\n<p>Russian state agency TASS reported on Wednesday that the man was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence. On Tuesday, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), claimed responsibility for Kirillov's death.<\/p>\n<p>Kirillov, the head of the Russian military\u2019s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed in an explosion outside an apartment building on Tuesday from a remotely detonated device hidden in an electric scooter. <\/p>\n<p>His assassination came a day after Ukraine\u2019s security service opened a criminal investigation against him, accusing him of directing the use of banned chemical weapons.<\/p>\n<p>An official with the SBU, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to release the information, described Kirillov as a \u201cwar criminal and an entirely legitimate target.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Russia vows 'inevitable retribution'<\/h2><p>The SBU has said it recorded more than 4,800 occasions when Russia used chemical weapons on the battlefield since its full-scale invasion in February 2022. 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He held numerous briefings to accuse the Ukrainian military of using toxic agents and planning to launch attacks with radioactive substances \u2014 claims that Ukraine and its Western allies rejected as propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia\u2019s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, described the attack as an attempt by Kyiv to distract public attention from its military failures and vowed that its \u201csenior military-political leadership will face inevitable retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Russian military bloggers and hawkish commentators made unsubstantiated claims that the US could have been involved in Kirillov's killing.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Kirillov\u2019s death, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters Tuesday: \u201cThe United States was not aware of it in advance and was not involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734502995,"updatedAt":1734512585,"publishedAt":1734507762,"firstPublishedAt":1734507762,"lastPublishedAt":1734507762,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/91\/79\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1c839388-84bf-5b3b-9926-13f82fea47a6-8917968.jpg","altText":"Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Kirillov and his assistant were killed by an explosive device on 17 December, 2024.","caption":"Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Kirillov and his assistant were killed by an explosive device on 17 December, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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almost all of them in Chinese.\n\nThey\u2019re completely misleading, however, as the video has been miscaptioned.\n\nThe only true thing is the reference to Mao: he did let his son Mao Anying fight in the Korean War, where he was killed in action by an airstrike in 1950.\n\nA reverse image search of a frame from the video takes us to photos of Putin posing with the same man at the same event, revealing his true identity.\n\nThis photo from the Russian outlet Ria Novosti Mediabank for example names the man as Senior Lieutenant Stepan Belov.\n\nThe video and photo depict Putin awarding him the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, at a ceremony in December 2022 dedicated to presenting awards to outstanding Russians in various fields.\n\nThe Kremlin also posted a video of the same event on its website, naming Belov in the same way.\n\nVarious news reports and websites state that Belov was born in 1996 in Oktyabrsky, in the Republic of Bashkortostan.\n\nEuroVerify has been unable to ascertain if he has any personal links to Putin, but there's no evidence out there that he\u2019s his son.\n\nPutin's family is largely shrouded in mystery, but he has previously confirmed that he has two daughters.\n\nKaterina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova were targeted by US, UK and EU sanctions in 2022 in response to Moscow's war in Ukraine.\n\nThere have long been media reports that Putin has additional secret children from previous marriages and extramarital affairs, none of which have been confirmed.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A video is going around on social media which allegedly shows Russian President Vladimir Putin sending his son to the front line in Moscow's war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese-language post on X says that, just like China's Chairman Mao Zedong before him, Putin has sent his son off to war, in an act which shows he's truly defending his country.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders of the supposed \"aggressor countries\" meanwhile just hide their children away, according to the post.<\/p>\n<p>The video attached shows Putin pinning a medal to the shirt of a young man in a military uniform, before shaking his hand.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of other posts across social media such as TikTok, Facebook and X making similar claims about Putin's supposed son being sent to war, almost all of them in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re completely misleading, however, as the video has been miscaptioned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//90//25//66//808x454_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg/" alt=\"There&#39;s no evidence that the man in the video with Putin has any personal connections to the Russian president\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/384x216_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/640x360_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/750x422_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/828x466_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/1080x608_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/1200x675_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/1920x1080_cmsv2_f8e789a2-fcb7-5d76-82c8-5fa5d3769351-8902566.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">There&#39;s no evidence that the man in the video with Putin has any personal connections to the Russian president<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The only true thing is the reference to Mao: he did let his son Mao Anying fight in the Korean War, where he was killed in action by an airstrike in 1950.<\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search of a frame from the video takes us to photos of Putin posing with the same man at the same event, revealing his true identity.<\/p>\n<p>This photo from the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////riamediabank.ru//media//8343672.html/">Russian outlet Ria Novosti Mediabank<\/strong><\/a> for example names the man as Senior Lieutenant Stepan Belov.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//90//25//66//808x454_cmsv2_3764ddb7-a0ab-5681-b2c1-214f890ff948-8902566.jpg/" alt=\"This official photo identifies the man as Senior Lieutenant Stepan Belov.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/25\/66\/384x216_cmsv2_3764ddb7-a0ab-5681-b2c1-214f890ff948-8902566.jpg 384w, 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Oil products washed up on the shore over several dozen kilometres from the village of Veselovka in the Temryuk district to the village of Blagoveshchenskaya in Anapa,\" the region's governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.\n\nThe governor reported that 260 people have been deployed to clean up the coastline. \n\nVideos circulating online on social media show oil washed up on the \"Pearl of Russia\" beach, while local media published images of birds completely covered in black oil.\n\nThe full extent of the damage is still unclear, although the spill could be one of the worst environmental disasters to hit the region in recent years.\n\nTwo Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft 239 and Volgoneft 212, were severely damaged during a storm near the Black Sea on Sunday. The vessels were carrying around 9,200 tonnes of mazut, a heavy, low-quality oil product.\n\nOne of the ships ran aground, tearing its bow, which caused it to split in half and sink. An estimated 3,700 tonnes of mazut spilled into the sea. \n\nThe vessel was carrying 13 crew members. According to officials, one sailor had died in the wreck. The other tanker had 14 crewmembers on board, all of whom were safely evacuated.\n\nBoth ships were more than 50 years old, which sparked concerns within the EU and in the shipping industry over Russia's use of ageing tankers as part of its so-called 'shadow fleet'. \n\nEnvironmental concerns and EU sanctions\n\nOil remains a major source of income for funding the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. In 2022, the EU introduced a price cap of $60 (\u20ac57.2) per barrel for Russian crude oil, prohibiting Western companies from providing services to tankers selling oil above this limit.\n\nIn an attempt to circumvent the cap, Moscow created a 'shadow fleet' of ageing, uninsured tankers with unclear ownership and obscure insurance structures.\n\n\"To evade sanctions, the Russian 'shadow fleet' makes use of flags of convenience and intricate ownership and management structures while employing a variety of tactics to conceal the origins of its cargo,\" the European Parliament said in a written statement. \n\nLast week, the European Union issued new sanctions against Russia, targeting the 'shadow fleet' due to its environmental and safety risks. \n\nThe EU expressed concern that the poorly maintained vessels \"operate with minimal regard to the regulations, poses significant environmental, maritime safety, and security risks.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Oil stains leaked into the sea after a storm damaged two Russian oil tankers in the Kerch Strait have washed up along dozens of kilometres of shoreline in Russia's southern Krasnodar region on Tuesday, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>\"This morning, fuel oil stains were discovered while monitoring the coastline. Oil products washed up on the shore over several dozen kilometres from the village of Veselovka in the Temryuk district to the village of Blagoveshchenskaya in Anapa,\" the region's governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor reported that 260 people have been deployed to clean up the coastline. <\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating online on social media show oil washed up on the \"Pearl of Russia\" beach, while local media published images of birds completely covered in black oil.<\/p>\n<p>The full extent of the damage is still unclear, although the spill could be one of the worst environmental disasters to hit the region in recent years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1868440846367957328\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft 239 and Volgoneft 212, were severely damaged during a storm near the Black Sea on Sunday. The vessels were carrying around 9,200 tonnes of mazut, a heavy, low-quality oil product.<\/p>\n<p>One of the ships ran aground, tearing its bow, which caused it to split in half and sink. An estimated 3,700 tonnes of mazut spilled into the sea. <\/p>\n<p>The vessel was carrying 13 crew members. According to officials, one sailor had died in the wreck. The other tanker had 14 crewmembers on board, all of whom were safely evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Both ships were more than 50 years old, which sparked concerns within the EU and in the shipping industry over Russia's use of ageing tankers as part of its so-called 'shadow fleet'. <\/p>\n<h2>Environmental concerns and EU sanctions<\/h2><p>Oil remains a major source of income for funding the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. 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All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A day prior to his death, the Kyiv Post reported that the general was sentenced in absentia over using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>In October, Kirillov was sanctioned by the UK government for using riot control agents and over reports of the use of the toxic choking agent chloropicrin in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>The UK said at the time Kirillov and his forces were \"responsible for helping deploy these barbaric weapons\" \u2014 an accusation the Kremlin called \"baseless.\"<\/p>\n<p>In May, the US State Department said in a statement that it had recorded the use of chloropicrin, a chemical weapon first used in World War I, against Ukrainian troops.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine's Security Service, the SBU, said they recorded over 4,800 uses of chemical weapons on the battlefield since February 2022 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Kirillov, who was named the head of Russia\u2019s nuclear defence forces in April 2017, was also under sanctions from Canada and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s radiation, chemical and biological defence troops, known as the RKhBZ, are a special force that operate under conditions of radioactive, chemical, and biological contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said a criminal investigation has been opened in connection with the deaths.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734416977,"updatedAt":1734459853,"publishedAt":1734418178,"firstPublishedAt":1734418178,"lastPublishedAt":1734459563,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Copyright 2018 The AP. 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Officials said that one crew member died, but that a rescue operation was able to evacuate the remaining sailors. \n\nA second tanker, the Volgoneft-239, was also damaged and was adrift with 14 crew members on board. It later ran aground 80 metres from shore close to the port of Taman in Russia's Krasnodar region, where a rescue operation is being planned, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. \n\nTogether, the two ships were carrying almost 9,000 tons of mazut, a heavy, low-grade fuel oil, Tass reported. Social media footage from the scene showed a black slick of liquid among the waves.\n\nRussian officials confirmed the oil spill, but said that experts were still working to assess its full impact and extent. \n\nThe Kerch Strait separates the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia and is an important global shipping route, providing passage from the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.\n\nIt has also been a key point of conflict between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. In 2016, Ukraine took Moscow to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, where it accused Russia of trying to illegally seize control of the area. 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It later ran aground 80 metres from shore close to the port of Taman in Russia's Krasnodar region, where a rescue operation is being planned, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. <\/p>\n<p>Together, the two ships were carrying almost 9,000 tons of mazut, a heavy, low-grade fuel oil, Tass reported. Social media footage from the scene showed a black slick of liquid among the waves.<\/p>\n<p>Russian officials confirmed the oil spill, but said that experts were still working to assess its full impact and extent. <\/p>\n<p>The Kerch Strait separates the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia and is an important global shipping route, providing passage from the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<p>It has also been a key point of conflict between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. In 2016, Ukraine took Moscow to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, where it accused Russia of trying to illegally seize control of the area. In 2021, Russia closed the strait for several months.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734268353,"updatedAt":1734280263,"publishedAt":1734270044,"firstPublishedAt":1734270044,"lastPublishedAt":1734280263,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"The Russian Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office via AP","altText":"Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.","callToActionText":null,"width":1642,"caption":"Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/91\/26\/96\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_875df1bf-67da-54bb-ad15-2e47f6c84393-8912696.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":922}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"bellamy","twitter":"danbel","id":1074,"title":"Daniel Bellamy"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"oil-tanker","titleRaw":"Oil tanker","id":12135,"title":"Oil tanker","slug":"oil-tanker"},{"urlSafeValue":"oil-spill","titleRaw":"Oil spill","id":8643,"title":"Oil 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UKRAINE ASSASSINATION","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park","titleListing2":"Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park","leadin":"Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have overseen the modernisation of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, was reportedly shot dead near his home.","summary":"Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have overseen the modernisation of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, was reportedly shot dead near his home.","keySentence":"","url":"russias-top-missile-expert-gunned-down-in-moscow-park","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/2024\/12\/13\/russias-top-missile-expert-gunned-down-in-moscow-park","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A Russian weapons expert who helped to develop cruise missiles used in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine has reportedly been assassinated in a forest in the Moscow region.\n\nMikhail Shatsky, deputy general designer and head of design at the Mars Design Bureau \u2014 which develops missiles used by the Russian military \u2014 was shot dead this week in Kuzminsky forest, about 13 kilometres from the Kremlin, according to Ukrainian media. \n\nExiled Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov posted a photograph on Telegram of a man resembling Shatsky lying dead on blood-stained snow. Similar photographs were published on several pro-Ukraine channels on the messaging app. \n\nIndependent Russian outlet Important Stories said it had geolocated the site where the body was found as a 10-minute walk from Shatsky's home near the forest. \n\nIn his role at the Moscow-based Mars Design Bureau, Shatsky was said to be responsible for overseeing the modernisation of the Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruise missiles, which Russia has fired at Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022. The engineer had also reportedly been working on AI technology for Russian drones. \n\nSeveral Ukrainian outlets, including Ukrainska Pravda and the Kyiv Independent, reported the shooting was carried out by Ukraine's military intelligence agency GUR, citing anonymous Ukrainian defence sources.\n\n\"Anyone who is involved in the development of the Russian military-industrial complex and support of Russian aggression in Ukraine one way or another is a legitimate target of the (Ukrainian) Defence Forces,\" one such source told the Kyiv Independent. \n\nEuronews could not independently verify the reporting. There has been no comment from authorities in Moscow or Kyiv.\n\nOn Friday, Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on energy infrastructure in western Ukraine, according to Kyiv. It is the latest in a series of attacks that has raised fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple Ukraine's power generation capacity before the cold winter sets in.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A Russian weapons expert who helped to develop cruise missiles used in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine has reportedly been assassinated in a forest in the Moscow region.<\/p>\n<p>Mikhail Shatsky, deputy general designer and head of design at the Mars Design Bureau \u2014 which develops missiles used by the Russian military \u2014 was shot dead this week in Kuzminsky forest, about 13 kilometres from the Kremlin, according to Ukrainian media. <\/p>\n<p>Exiled Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov posted a photograph on Telegram of a man resembling Shatsky lying dead on blood-stained snow. Similar photographs were published on several pro-Ukraine channels on the messaging app. <\/p>\n<p>Independent Russian outlet Important Stories said it had geolocated the site where the body was found as a 10-minute walk from Shatsky's home near the forest. <\/p>\n<p>In his role at the Moscow-based Mars Design Bureau, Shatsky was said to be responsible for overseeing the modernisation of the Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruise missiles, which Russia has fired at Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022. The engineer had also reportedly been working on AI technology for Russian drones. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8902676,8900696\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//12//10//deadly-russian-strike-kills-at-least-three-in-ukraines-zaporizhzhia/">Deadly Russian strike kills at least three in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//10//ukraine-produces-leaflets-videos-to-encourage-north-korean-soldiers-to-desert/">Ukraine produces leaflets, videos to encourage North Korean soldiers to surrender<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Several Ukrainian outlets, including Ukrainska Pravda and the Kyiv Independent, reported the shooting was carried out by Ukraine's military intelligence agency GUR, citing anonymous Ukrainian defence sources.<\/p>\n<p>\"Anyone who is involved in the development of the Russian military-industrial complex and support of Russian aggression in Ukraine one way or another is a legitimate target of the (Ukrainian) Defence Forces,\" one such source told the Kyiv Independent. <\/p>\n<p>Euronews could not independently verify the reporting. There has been no comment from authorities in Moscow or Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Russia launched a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.reuters.com//world//europe//russia-launches-large-scale-missile-attack-ukraine-energy-facilities-kyiv-says-2024-12-13///">large-scale missile attack<\/a> on energy infrastructure in western Ukraine, according to Kyiv. It is the latest in a series of attacks that has raised fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple Ukraine's power generation capacity before the cold winter sets in.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734079360,"updatedAt":1734085801,"publishedAt":1734083978,"firstPublishedAt":1734083978,"lastPublishedAt":1734084379,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"FILE PHOTO: The Russian flag flies over the Kremlin between the spires of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"FILE PHOTO: The Russian flag flies over the Kremlin between the spires of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/90\/95\/36\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3879628f-9e63-5090-9e9f-8aa8a0c1bb86-8909536.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":575}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"guilbert","twitter":null,"id":3238,"title":"Kieran 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Africa.","keySentence":"","url":"what-is-the-role-of-gold-in-russias-wartime-trade-relations","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/09\/what-is-the-role-of-gold-in-russias-wartime-trade-relations","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Gold has become a significant strategic resource for the Russian government since the invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0\n\nAccording to the latest RAND Europe research, Russia has been using gold as a means to obtain hard currency, weapons and other goods, especially from countries like China, Turkey and Iran.\u00a0\n\nBetween November and December 2023, Russia was the world\u2019s fifth-largest holder of gold reserves, with more than two thousand tonnes. The US took first place with 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany with 3,352.6 and Italy and France with 2,451.8 tonnes and 2,437.0 tonnes, respectively. \n\n\"By the time of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it had been acquiring gold at a faster rate than any other country for a decade. Russia had created one of the largest gold reserves in the world and it planned to become the world's foremost gold producer,\" said John Kennedy, a research leader in RAND Europe's Defence and Security programme.\n\nEU sanctions against Russia\n\nWestern sanctions have successfully disrupted Russia\u2019s ability to trade in gold, as well as other precious metals and stones. Sanctions have also contributed to slowing gold production within Russia. \u00a0\n\nBefore the invasion of Ukraine, Germany was the largest supplier of vital foreign mining equipment to Russia, as much as 29% of the total, while the US was responsible for 21%. \n\nNow, given Russia\u2019s outdated mining equipment from the Soviet period, it is far more reliant on supplies from China, which is making Russian gold producers unable to keep up with demand.\u00a0\n\n\"Right now, Moscow is using gold to prop up its wartime economy and bolster access to crucial goods, while holding considerable influence over the production of gold in Central Asia and Africa,\" said Kennedy.\n\n\"Gold is a crucial feature of Russia's hybrid threat, and it is important Western governments are aware of this as they seek to maintain pressure on Moscow.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Gold has become a significant strategic resource for the Russian government since the invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest RAND Europe research, Russia has been using gold as a means to obtain hard currency, weapons and other goods, especially from countries like China, Turkey and Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Between November and December 2023, Russia was the world\u2019s fifth-largest holder of gold reserves, with more than two thousand tonnes. The US took first place with 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany with 3,352.6 and Italy and France with 2,451.8 tonnes and 2,437.0 tonnes, respectively. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/20660948?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"By the time of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it had been acquiring gold at a faster rate than any other country for a decade. Russia had created one of the largest gold reserves in the world and it planned to become the world's foremost gold producer,\" said John Kennedy, a research leader in RAND Europe's Defence and Security programme.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>EU sanctions against Russia<\/strong><\/h2><p>Western sanctions have successfully disrupted Russia\u2019s ability to trade in gold, as well as other precious metals and stones. Sanctions have also contributed to slowing gold production within Russia. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before the invasion of Ukraine, Germany was the largest supplier of vital foreign mining equipment to Russia, as much as 29% of the total, while the US was responsible for 21%. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/20660686?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now, given Russia\u2019s outdated mining equipment from the Soviet period, it is far more reliant on supplies from China, which is making Russian gold producers unable to keep up with demand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Right now, Moscow is using gold to prop up its wartime economy and bolster access to crucial goods, while holding considerable influence over the production of gold in Central Asia and Africa,\" said 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up the night sky as it passed over Russia\u2019s Siberian republic of\u00a0Yakutia. \n\nThe user-generated videos were authenticated by the Associated Press. \n\nOfficials in Yakutia were placed on alert as the asteroid approached, but they confirmed no damage was reported following its descent.\n\nThe European Space Agency (ESA) said the asteroid - believed to have a diameter of 70\u00a0 centimetres - was \"on a collision course\" with Earth and was discovered roughly 12 hours prior to its appearance.\n\nThey added that \"thanks to observations from astronomers around the world, our alert system was able to predict this impact to within +\/- 10 seconds.\"\n\nWhat are asteroids?\n\nAsteroids are space rocks that range in size and are remnants from the formation of the Solar System roughly 4.6 billion years ago. They usually orbit the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.\n\nImpacts from large asteroids are rare, and small and medium-sized asteroids are far more common. The European Space Agency say that regardless of their size, the rocks can still do serious damage.\n\nAsteroids, or other natural objects, whose orbit brings it close to Earth are referred to as 'near-Earth Objects' (NEO). The ESA's Planetary Defence Office is an element of the Agency's Space Safety Programme, which observes, predicts, and if necessary, warns of potentially dangerous NEO's.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Residents of the town of Olekminsk posted videos on social media showing a comet-like object lighting up the night sky as it passed over Russia\u2019s Siberian republic of\u00a0Yakutia. <\/p>\n<p>The user-generated videos were authenticated by the Associated Press. <\/p>\n<p>Officials in Yakutia were placed on alert as the asteroid approached, but they confirmed no damage was reported following its descent.<\/p>\n<p>The European Space Agency (ESA) said the asteroid - believed to have a diameter of 70\u00a0 centimetres - was \"on a collision course\" with Earth and was discovered roughly 12 hours prior to its appearance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8776592\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//10//07//esa-launches-hera-mission-to-return-to-deflected-asteroid-in-bid-to-learn-how-to-protect-e/">ESA launches Hera mission to return to deflected asteroid in bid to learn how to protect Earth<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>They added that \"thanks to observations from astronomers around the world, our alert system was able to predict this impact to within +\/- 10 seconds.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1864002072238035014\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What are asteroids?<\/h2><p>Asteroids are space rocks that range in size and are remnants from the formation of the Solar System roughly 4.6 billion years ago. They usually orbit the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.<\/p>\n<p>Impacts from large asteroids are rare, and small and medium-sized asteroids are far more common. The European Space Agency say that regardless of their size, the rocks can still do serious damage.<\/p>\n<p>Asteroids, or other natural objects, whose orbit brings it close to Earth are referred to as 'near-Earth Objects' (NEO). The ESA's Planetary Defence Office is an element of the Agency's Space Safety Programme, which observes, predicts, and if necessary, warns of potentially dangerous NEO's.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1733282432,"updatedAt":1734745078,"publishedAt":1733286035,"firstPublishedAt":1733286035,"lastPublishedAt":1734745078,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo \/ SakhaDay","altText":"A small asteroid passed over Russia\u2019s Siberian republic of Yakutia above Earth\u2019s atmosphere. 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Oleksandr Prokudin said. Seven others were wounded in the attack.\n\nAnd the number of wounded in Saturday's missile strike in Dnipro in central Ukraine rose to 24, with seven in serious condition, Dnipropetrovsk Gov. Serhiy Lysak said. Four people were killed in the attack.\n\nMoscow sent 78 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. According to Ukraine\u2019s air force, 32 drones were destroyed and a further 45 drones were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.\n\nIn Russia, a child was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, according to regional Gov. Alexander Bogomaz.\n\nRussia\u2019s Defence Ministry said that 29 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight into Sunday in four regions of western Russia: 20 over the Bryansk region, seven over the Kaluga region, and one each over the Smolensk and Kursk regions.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved new budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defence, amounting to over 137 billion euros, up from a reported 28.3% this year.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers in both houses of the Russian parliament, the State Duma and Federation Council, had already approved the plans in the past 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>Russia's war with Ukraine, which began in February 2022, is the largest conflict in Europe since World War II and is draining the resources of both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Kiev receives billions of dollars in aid from its Western allies, but Russia's armed forces are bigger and better equipped, and in recent months the Russian army has been gradually pushing back Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//88//35//62//808x539_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg/" alt=\"\u0427\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0435 \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0435, \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/88\/35\/62\/384x256_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/88\/35\/62\/640x427_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/88\/35\/62\/750x500_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/88\/35\/62\/828x552_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/88\/35\/62\/1080x720_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/88\/35\/62\/1200x800_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/88\/35\/62\/1920x1280_cmsv2_204265c6-3c2c-5b4c-846d-0f4958263e39-8883562.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">\u0427\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0435 \u0432 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0435, \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0433<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Alexander Zemlianichenko\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Ukraine and Russia exchange deadly drone strikes<\/h2><p>Meanwhile, on the ground in Ukraine, three people died in the southern city of Kherson when a Russian drone struck a minibus on Sunday morning, regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said. Seven others were wounded in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>And the number of wounded in Saturday's missile strike in Dnipro in central Ukraine rose to 24, with seven in serious condition, Dnipropetrovsk Gov. Serhiy Lysak said. Four people were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow sent 78 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. According to Ukraine\u2019s air force, 32 drones were destroyed and a further 45 drones were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.<\/p>\n<p>In Russia, a child was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, according to regional Gov. Alexander Bogomaz.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Defence Ministry said that 29 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight into Sunday in four regions of western Russia: 20 over the Bryansk region, seven over the Kaluga region, and one each over the Smolensk and Kursk regions.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1733047947,"updatedAt":1733052455,"publishedAt":1733052291,"firstPublishedAt":1733052291,"lastPublishedAt":1733052291,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/81\/59\/72\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2bdbe423-e96b-5357-833b-65fed2e76cbf-8815972.jpg","altText":"FILE - Russian Yars strategic ballistic missiles launcher rolls during a drills in Novosibirsk region, Russia. Oct. 1, 2024","caption":"FILE - Russian Yars strategic ballistic missiles launcher rolls during a drills in Novosibirsk region, Russia. 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raided several bars and nightclubs across Moscow on Saturday as part of the government\u2019s crackdown on \u201cLGBTQ+ propaganda,\u201d state media reported.\n\nSmartphones, laptops and video cameras were seized, while clubgoers had their documents inspected by officers, Russia\u2019s Tass news agency said, citing sources in law enforcement.\n\nThe raids come exactly a year since Russia\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that the \u201cLGBTQ+ movement\u201d should be banned as an \u201cextremist organisation.\"\n\nIts decision followed a decades-long crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has touted \u201ctraditional family values\u201d as a cornerstone of his quarter-century in power.\n\nFootage shared on social media appeared to show partygoers being ordered by police to lie on the floor as officers moved through Moscow\u2019s Arma nightclub.\n\nThe capital\u2019s Mono bar was also targeted, Russian media reported. In a post on Telegram on Saturday, the club\u2019s management didn't directly reference an incident with law enforcement, but wrote, \u201cFriends, we\u2019re so sorry that what happened, happened. They didn\u2019t find anything forbidden. We live in such times, but life must go on.\u201d\n\nPolice also detained the head of the \u201cMen Travel\u201d tour agency on Saturday under anti-LGBT laws, Tass reported. The news agency said that the 48-year-old was suspected of preparing a trip for \u201cthe supporters of non-traditional sexual values\u201d to visit Egypt over Russia\u2019s New Year's holidays.\n\nThe raids mirror the concerns of Russian activists who warned that Moscow\u2019s designation of the \u201cLGBTQ+ movement\u201d as \u201cextremist\u201d \u2014 despite it not being an official entity \u2014 could see Russian authorities crack down at will on groups or individuals.\n\nOther recent laws have also served to put pressure on those that the Russian government believes aren't in line with the country\u2019s \u201ctraditional values.\u201d\n\nOn Nov. 23, Putin signed into law a bill banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender-affirming care is legal.\n\nThe Kremlin leader also approved legislation that outlaws the spread of material that encourages people not to have children.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russian police raided several bars and nightclubs across Moscow on Saturday as part of the government\u2019s crackdown on \u201cLGBTQ+ propaganda,\u201d state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Smartphones, laptops and video cameras were seized, while clubgoers had their documents inspected by officers, Russia\u2019s Tass news agency said, citing sources in law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The raids come exactly a year since Russia\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that the \u201cLGBTQ+ movement\u201d should be banned as an \u201cextremist organisation.\"<\/p>\n<p>Its decision followed a decades-long crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has touted \u201ctraditional family values\u201d as a cornerstone of his quarter-century in power.<\/p>\n<p>Footage shared on social media appeared to show partygoers being ordered by police to lie on the floor as officers moved through Moscow\u2019s Arma nightclub.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1862831317689241786\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The capital\u2019s Mono bar was also targeted, Russian media reported. In a post on Telegram on Saturday, the club\u2019s management didn't directly reference an incident with law enforcement, but wrote, \u201cFriends, we\u2019re so sorry that what happened, happened. They didn\u2019t find anything forbidden. We live in such times, but life must go on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police also detained the head of the \u201cMen Travel\u201d tour agency on Saturday under anti-LGBT laws, Tass reported. The news agency said that the 48-year-old was suspected of preparing a trip for \u201cthe supporters of non-traditional sexual values\u201d to visit Egypt over Russia\u2019s New Year's holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The raids mirror the concerns of Russian activists who warned that Moscow\u2019s designation of the \u201cLGBTQ+ movement\u201d as \u201cextremist\u201d \u2014 despite it not being an official entity \u2014 could see Russian authorities crack down at will on groups or individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Other recent laws have also served to put pressure on those that the Russian government believes aren't in line with the country\u2019s \u201ctraditional values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 23, Putin signed into law a bill banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender-affirming care is legal.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin leader also approved legislation that outlaws the spread of material that encourages people not to have 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UK DIPLOMAT","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations","titleListing2":"Russia expels UK diplomat for allegedly spying","leadin":"The UK government has denied the accusation as 'baseless' as ties between London and Moscow continue to deteriorate over the conflict in Ukraine.","summary":"The UK government has denied the accusation as 'baseless' as ties between London and Moscow continue to deteriorate over the conflict in Ukraine.","keySentence":"","url":"russia-expels-british-diplomat-over-spying-allegations","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/11\/27\/russia-expels-british-diplomat-over-spying-allegations","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Russia has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country for allegedly spying, an accusation the UK government rejected as \"baseless\" amid rising tensions between London and Moscow over the war in Ukraine.\n\nRussia's FSB security service on Tuesday said that the diplomat, Edward Wilkes, had provided false information when he entered the country, and had been working for British intelligence under diplomatic cover.\n\n\"The Russian FSB has identified signs of intelligence and subversive work by the said diplomat that threatens the security of the Russian Federation,\" it said in a statement that was widely published by Russian news agencies along with a photo of Wilkes.\n\nThe FSB said that Wilkes was a second secretary, which is a relatively junior embassy position. \n\nRussia's foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said Wilkes' accreditation had been revoked and that the diplomat must leave the country within two weeks. The ministry has summoned British Ambassador to Moscow Nigel Casey over the incident.\n\nMoscow said it would take an \"uncompromising line\" towards any undeclared British spy activity.\n\n\"In addition, if London escalates the situation, the Russian side will immediately give a 'mirror' response,\" the Russian foreign ministry said.\n\nA spokesman for British PM Keir Starmer said the government rejected the allegations, calling them \"baseless\". When asked if London would expel a Russian diplomat in response, the spokesman said the government was \"considering\" its response.\n\nThe FSB said Wilkes had been a replacement for one of six British diplomats expelled from Russia in September, also on allegations of spying, which London strongly denied. \n\nRussia and NATO allies have carried out multiple rounds of mutual expulsions of diplomats as ties have sunk to the lowest levels since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.\n\nOn Wednesday, Russia's foreign ministry said it had revoked the accreditation of two employees with the German ARD broadcaster and ordered them to leave the country in what it described as a retaliation to Berlin targeting two journalists from Russia's state TV.\n\nDire relations between Moscow and London in particular soured further last week when Ukraine fired British Storm Shadow cruise missiles to hit targets in Russia for the first time \u2014 on 20 November \u2014 after the UK had lifted restrictions on Kyiv from doing so.\n\nPutin cited the move, alongside the launching of US-supplied ballistic missiles by Ukraine at Russian territory, as the reason that Russia fired a new hypersonic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on 21 November.\n\nSeparately on Tuesday, Russia's foreign ministry announced that it was banning several leading British politicians from entering the country.\n\nLabour cabinet ministers including Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves are among the 30 British citizens added to Russia's \"stop list\" over what the foreign ministry described as \"hostile actions\".\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russia has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country for allegedly spying, an accusation the UK government rejected as \"baseless\" amid rising tensions between London and Moscow over the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Russia's FSB security service on Tuesday said that the diplomat, Edward Wilkes, had provided false information when he entered the country, and had been working for British intelligence under diplomatic cover.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Russian FSB has identified signs of intelligence and subversive work by the said diplomat that threatens the security of the Russian Federation,\" it said in a statement that was widely published by Russian news agencies along with a photo of Wilkes.<\/p>\n<p>The FSB said that Wilkes was a second secretary, which is a relatively junior embassy position. <\/p>\n<p>Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said Wilkes' accreditation had been revoked and that the diplomat must leave the country within two weeks. The ministry has summoned British Ambassador to Moscow Nigel Casey over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow said it would take an \"uncompromising line\" towards any undeclared British spy activity.<\/p>\n<p>\"In addition, if London escalates the situation, the Russian side will immediately give a 'mirror' response,\" the Russian foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for British PM Keir Starmer said the government rejected the allegations, calling them \"baseless\". When asked if London would expel a Russian diplomat in response, the spokesman said the government was \"considering\" its response.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8875564,8871714\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//27//russia-launched-a-record-number-of-almost-200-drones-towards-ukraine/">Russia launches record number of almost 200 drones towards Ukraine<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//25//russian-forces-capture-uk-citizen-fighting-for-ukraine-reports-claim/">Russian forces capture UK citizen fighting for Ukraine, reports claim<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The FSB said Wilkes had been a replacement for one of six British diplomats expelled from Russia in September, also on allegations of spying, which London strongly denied. <\/p>\n<p>Russia and NATO allies have carried out multiple rounds of mutual expulsions of diplomats as ties have sunk to the lowest levels since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Russia's foreign ministry said it had revoked the accreditation of two employees with the German ARD broadcaster and ordered them to leave the country in what it described as a retaliation to Berlin targeting two journalists from Russia's state TV.<\/p>\n<p>Dire relations between Moscow and London in particular soured further last week when Ukraine fired <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//11//21//what-are-storm-shadow-and-atacms-the-uk-and-us-made-missiles-being-used-by-ukraine/">British Storm Shadow cruise missiles<\/strong><\/a> to hit targets in Russia for the first time \u2014 on 20 November \u2014 after the UK had lifted restrictions on Kyiv from doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Putin cited the move, alongside the launching of US-supplied ballistic missiles by Ukraine at Russian territory, as the reason that Russia fired a new hypersonic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on 21 November.<\/p>\n<p>Separately on Tuesday, Russia's foreign ministry announced that it was banning several leading British politicians from entering the country.<\/p>\n<p>Labour cabinet ministers including Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves are among the 30 British citizens added to Russia's \"stop list\" over what the foreign ministry described as \"hostile actions\".<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732695984,"updatedAt":1732720228,"publishedAt":1732699829,"firstPublishedAt":1732699829,"lastPublishedAt":1732720228,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/59\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_14858971-54fd-5bf7-8002-f8454406a92b-8875906.jpg","altText":"File photo: A view of the British Embassy building in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024","caption":"File photo: A view of the British Embassy building in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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transitioning is legal, including many in Europe, will no longer be allowed to adopt children from Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a ban into law this weekend.\n\nThe Kremlin leader also approved legislation that outlaws the spread of material that encourages people not to have children.\n\nThe bills, which were previously approved by both houses of Russia\u2019s parliament, follow a series of laws that have suppressed sexual minorities and bolstered longstanding conventional values.\n\nRussian lower house Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who was among the new bill\u2019s authors, said in a Telegram post in July that \u201cit is extremely important to eliminate possible dangers in the form of gender reassignment that adopted children may face in these countries\u201d.\n\nThe adoption ban would apply to at least 15 countries, most of them in Europe, as well as Australia, Argentina, and Canada. Adoption of Russian children by US citizens was banned in 2012.\n\nTrans people\u2019s access to medical care varies greatly across Europe.\n\nSix countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden) have policies in place to ensure people can access gender-affirming care without \u201cunreasonable requirements,\u201d according to a recent Council of Europe report.\n\nMeanwhile, trans people have \u201cpartial access\u201d in 26 countries and access is largely inaccessible in another 14 countries, the report found.\n\nIn Russia, other newly approved bills ban what they described as propaganda for remaining child-free, and impose fines of up to 5 million rubles (about \u20ac47,400).\n\nIts proponents contended that public arguments against having children are part of purported Western efforts to weaken Russia by encouraging population decline.\n\nPutin\u2019s crackdown on Western influence\n\nPutin and other top officials in recent years have increasingly called for observing so-called traditional values as a counter to Western liberalism. As Russia\u2019s population declines, Putin has made statements advocating large families and last year urged women to have as many as eight children.\n\nRussia last year banned gender-transition medical procedures and its Supreme Court declared the LGBTQ+ \u201cmovement\u201d to be extremist.\n\nIn 2022, Putin signed a law prohibiting the distribution of LGBTQ+ information to people of all ages, expanding a ban issued in 2013 on disseminating the material to minors.\n\nSince he sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin leader has repeatedly characterised the West as \u201csatanic\u201d and accused it of trying to undermine Russia by exporting liberal ideologies.\n\nIndependent journalists, critics, activists, and opposition figures in Russia have come under increasing pressure from the government in recent years, which has intensified significantly amid the conflict in Ukraine.\n\nHundreds of nongovernmental groups and individuals have been designated as \u201cforeign agents\" \u2013 a label that implies additional government scrutiny and carries strong pejorative connotations.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>People from countries where gender transitioning is legal, including many in Europe, will no longer be allowed to adopt children from Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a ban into law this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin leader also approved legislation that outlaws the spread of material that encourages people not to have children.<\/p>\n<p>The bills, which were previously approved by both houses of Russia\u2019s parliament, follow a series of laws that have suppressed sexual minorities and bolstered longstanding conventional values.<\/p>\n<p>Russian lower house Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who was among the new bill\u2019s authors, said in a Telegram post in July that \u201cit is extremely important to eliminate possible dangers in the form of gender reassignment that adopted children may face in these countries\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8826072\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//11//01//eu-countries-clash-with-who-over-trans-rights-and-access-to-healthcare/">EU countries clash with WHO over trans rights and access to healthcare <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The adoption ban would apply to at least 15 countries, most of them in Europe, as well as Australia, Argentina, and Canada. Adoption of Russian children by US citizens was banned in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Trans people\u2019s access to medical care varies greatly across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Six countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden) have policies in place to ensure people can access gender-affirming care without \u201cunreasonable requirements,\u201d according to a recent <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////rm.coe.int//prems-124824-gbr-2575-right-to-the-highest-attainable-standard-of-heal//1680b1ba4d/">Council of Europe report.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, trans people have \u201cpartial access\u201d in 26 countries and access is largely inaccessible in another 14 countries, the report found.<\/p>\n<p>In Russia, other newly approved bills ban what they described as propaganda for remaining child-free, and impose fines of up to 5 million rubles (about \u20ac47,400).<\/p>\n<p>Its proponents contended that public arguments against having children are part of purported Western efforts to weaken Russia by encouraging population decline.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Putin\u2019s crackdown on Western influence<\/strong><\/h2><p>Putin and other top officials in recent years have increasingly called for observing so-called traditional values as a counter to Western liberalism. As Russia\u2019s population declines, Putin has made statements advocating large families and last year urged women to have as many as eight children.<\/p>\n<p>Russia last year banned gender-transition medical procedures and its Supreme Court declared the LGBTQ+ \u201cmovement\u201d to be extremist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8868082\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//11//22//fact-check-what-do-we-know-about-russias-nuclear-arsenal/">Fact-check: What do we know about Russia\u2019s nuclear arsenal?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2022, Putin signed a law prohibiting the distribution of LGBTQ+ information to people of all ages, expanding a ban issued in 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Dnipro.","keySentence":"","url":"russia-has-tested-a-new-intermediate-range-missile-in-strike-on-ukraine-says-putin","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/11\/21\/russia-has-tested-a-new-intermediate-range-missile-in-strike-on-ukraine-says-putin","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Vladimir Putin says Moscow has tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine, a weapon he warned could be used against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Russia.\n\nThe Russian strike on Ukraine on Thursday came in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory using US and British missiles earlier this week, Putin said during a nationwide TV address.\n\nHis announcement came hours after Ukraine claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. \n\nAccording to local officials, two people were wounded in the attack, and an industrial facility and a rehabilitation centre for 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Zelenskyy said. \u201cAnd how afraid he is.\u201d\n\nEarlier this week, Washington authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied, longer-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia \u2014 a move that drew an angry response from Moscow.\n\nAccording to the Kremlin, Ukraine fired several of the US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) into Russia a day after Washington gave its permission. \n\nOn the same day as Ukraine's strike, Putin signed a new doctrine that allows for a potential nuclear response, even to a conventional attack on Russia, by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power.\n\nUS officials have said the change in the Biden administration strategy, allowing Ukraine to attack with US long-range missiles, was a response to Russia deploying North Korean troops in the conflict.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Vladimir Putin says Moscow has tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine, a weapon he warned could be used against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian strike on Ukraine on Thursday came in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory using US and British missiles earlier this week, Putin said during a nationwide TV address.<\/p>\n<p>His announcement came hours after Ukraine claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. <\/p>\n<p>According to local officials, two people were wounded in the attack, and an industrial facility and a rehabilitation centre for people with disabilities were damaged. <\/p>\n<p>In his address, Putin said that Russia would issue warnings in advance if it launched more strikes with such missiles against Ukraine so as to allow civilians to evacuate to safety.<\/p>\n<p>\"US air defence systems wouldn\u2019t be capable of intercepting these Russian missiles,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>American officials have said an initial assessment of the overnight strike indicated the strike was carried out with an intermediate-range ballistic missile.<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes in a week when tensions have soared as the US eased restrictions on Ukraine\u2019s use of American-made longer-range missiles inside Russia, while Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement that the attack on Dnipro was launched from Russia\u2019s Astrakhan region, on the Caspian Sea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, our crazy neighbour once again showed what he really is,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. \u201cAnd how afraid he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8861082,8860208\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" 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