29+ min ago (123+ words) Donald Trump declined to provide any details of the conversation - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Trump confirms phone talk with Maduro WASHINGTON, December 1. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump confirmed that he had earlier held a phone conversation with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. "I don't want to comment on it, the answer is yes," the president replied when asked by reporters aboard his plane as he traveled to Washington from Florida, where he spent the Thanksgiving weekend. He declined to provide any details of the conversation....

41+ min ago (143+ words) The US leader stressed that the deadline for him is the end of the conflict - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Trump says sets no deadlines for Russia on Ukraine settlement WASHINGTON, December 1. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said that he is not seeking to set any deadlines for Russia regarding the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. "I don't have a deadline," he told reporters aboard his plane as he traveled to Washington from Florida, where he spent the Thanksgiving weekend. This was Trump's response to a question about whether he was trying to impose any deadlines on Russia for taking steps to resolve the crisis....

46+ min ago (131+ words) The KNVB emphasized that those who instigated or took part in the riots will be punished - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Ajax-Groningen football match in Netherlands stopped due to unrest THE HAGUE, December 1. /TASS/. The match between Ajax and Groningen in Amsterdam was halted due to riots in the stands, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) reported. "The safety of players and everyone working on and around the pitch cannot be maintained. We understand the disappointment of the vast majority of Ajax fans and visitors from Groningen," the association said on X....

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (278+ words) LONDON, December 1. /TASS/. The Oxford English Dictionary has identified the noun rage bait as the word of 2025, Oxford University Press announced. "In a perfect summary of 2025s chaos - and following a public vote and analysis from our language experts - rage bait has been crowned Word of the Year," the publisher said in a post on Instagram (banned in Russia, owned by Meta, recognized as extremist in the country). The dictionary defines rage bait as online content created specifically to provoke anger or outrage through provocative or offensive elements, typically published to increase traffic or engagement on a particular webpage or social media platform. The publisher attributed the words prominence to the increasingly conscious use of the internet, which has fueled the spread of provocative material designed to draw attention. "Offline, this phenomenon now also plays a big role in shaping conversations…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (300+ words) MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, described the meeting with US officials in Florida on resolving the Ukrainian crisis as "successful and productive," though he did not disclose any details of the talks. The Ukrainian news outlet Obschestvennoye. Novosti published footage of Umerov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to the press after the consultations. "The meeting in Geneva was successful, and this success is evolving today," Umerov said, referring to last week's talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations in Geneva. "The meeting in Florida has been productive and successful. I hope we will have something to tell you about further developments," he stated. Umerov said the agenda of the Florida meeting focused on "Ukraine's future" and "all the issues that are important for…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (244+ words) Yunakovka, which served as a logistics hub for the Ukrainian military, was liberated in the Sumy Region - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Russian troops liberate 87 settlements during autumn MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. The Russian army liberated 87 settlements in the special military operation zone during the fall, according to TASS calculations based on reports from the Russian Defense Ministry. In the Donetsk People's Republic, 31 settlements were liberated, including Fyodorovka, Markovo, Muravka, Pereyezdnoye, Mayskoye, Derilovo, Shandrigolovo, Kirovsk (Zarechnoye), Seversk Maly, Kuzminovka, Moskovskoye, Balagan, Novopavlovka, Pleshcheyevka, Lenino (Molodetskoe), Dronovka, Promin, Gnatovka, Sukhoy Yar, Rog, Platonovka, Maslyakovka, Yampol, Novosyolovka, Stavki, Zvanovka, Petrovskoye, Ivanopolye, Vasyukovka, and Chunishino. These areas were liberated by the battlegroups Center, West, and South. In the Dnepropetrovsk Region, 24 settlements came…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago (197+ words) WASHINGTON, December 1. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said that he had previously recommended considering the airspace over Venezuela closed because Washington does not view the country as friendly. "Because we consider Venezuela to be not a very friendly country," the US leader said in response to a question from journalists about why, on November 29, he wrote on Truth Social that "airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers" should consider the airspace over and around Venezuela "closed in its entirety." "Don't read anything into it," Trump added, asked whether his remarks should be interpreted as an indication of the US military's readiness to strike Venezuela The Wall Street Journal previously reported, citing sources, that Trump told Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a phone call that if he does not resign voluntarily, Washington may take forceful measures. Washington has accused Caracas of…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago (191+ words) Discussions covered a range of topics, including the prospects for elections in Ukraine and the territorial dispute, the newspaper said - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Security guarantees for Ukraine remain vague after Kiev-Washington talks " media NEW YORK, December 1. /TASS/. The issue of Western security guarantees for Kiev remains unresolved following talks between the US and Ukraine in Florida, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. According to the news outlet, Sunday's discussions covered a range of topics, including the prospects for elections in Ukraine and the territorial dispute. Security guarantees for Kiev were also on the agenda, but the matter remains unsettled. The US delegation included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago (240+ words) At an OPEC+ virtual ministerial meeting, she read out Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's address to OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais and OPEC and non-OPEC member countries - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Venezuela to defend its natural, energy resources, vice president vows CARACAS, November 30. /TASS/. Venezuela condemns the United States' illegal actions and will defend its natural energy resources, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said. At an OPEC+ virtual ministerial meeting, she read out Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's address to OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais and OPEC and non-OPEC member countries. The statement strongly condemned the United States' illegal actions geared "to seize Venezuela's vast oil reserves, the largest on the planet, through lethal military force against the…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago (131+ words) Apart from that, according to Pushilin, Russian troops continue mopping-up operations in the settlement of Rovnoye and are fighting for control over the settlement of Grishino - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Russian forces mopping up Krasnoarmeysk's northern parts " DPR head DONETSK, November 30. /TASS/. Russian forces are mopping up northern suburbs of the city of Krasnoamreysk, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said. Apart from that, according to Pushilin, Russian troops continue mopping-up operations in the settlement of Rovnoye and are fighting for control over the settlement of Grishino....