Russian Federation

Vladimir Putin has clinched another resounding victory in the presidential election in the Russian Federation, solidifying his grip on power for the foreseeable future. With over 87 percent of the vote, according to data from the Central Election Commission, Putin's triumph ensures his presidency until at least 2030, marking a significant milestone in Russian politics.

Cypriot individuals and entities included in British and American sanctions lists will see their assets in the Cypriot banking system frozen and will not be able to carry out any banking transactions in Cyprus, Marios Skandalis, chief compliance officer at the Bank of Cyprus, the island's largest lender, has said. 

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said "those who insisted on sending military aid to Ukraine were either behaving irresponsibly because they could not assess the risks to Bulgaria or because they were ignorant."

"The Bulgarian government strongly condemns the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine. We see that this aggression was not provoked by the Ukrainian side. Such actions are unacceptable to be tolerated in Europe," Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said at a briefing during a government meeting.

This is a rare example of any two nations in the world, the Serbian president said.

Vucic will be in the Russian capital December 18-20, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to a statement issued by the president's office, Chepurin said that the visit is "of the utmost importance for relations between Serbia and Russia," and that it will contribute to "further strengthening the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries."

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation in mid-December and speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vucic announced this to reporters during a tour of Belgrade Waterfront construction works on Thursday.

Vucic receives Chepurin

The EU will try to, through accession talks chapter 31, "force Serbia to change its attitude towards Russia - but Belgrade could still remain close to Russia."

Sputnik is reporting this, noting that Serbia will start negotiations on the chapter, that relates to alignment of foreign and security policy, in October.

The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO Alexander Grushko has criticised the recent agreement signed between Poland and the USA for the purchase of long-range ballistic missiles, reported Radio Poland, cited by Focus agency.

Dacic: "All international principles violated in case of Serbia"

All principles of the international community were violated precisely in the example of Serbia, Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday.