🇷🇺 Russia's salmon caviar production has hit a ten-year record high, according to the All-Russian Association of Fishery Producers.

Between January and October this year, fisheries generated 22,288 tons of this delicacy, marking the largest yield since 2010.

This figure represents a significant production increase of 2.6 times the amount during the same period of 2022.

The industry association attributed the growth to a bountiful salmon fishing season in the Far East. "Our fishermen caught roughly 609,000 tons of Pacific salmon," stated German Zverev, the association’s president, via his Telegram channel.

He further projected that caviar production could surpass 25,000 tons by year's end. This estimate significantly exceeds the average annual consumption in Russia, which has hovered between 15,000 and 20,000 tons over half a decade.

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🇹🇷🇮🇱 Turkiye is using all available mechanisms to hold the Israeli government accountable for its actions in the Gaza Strip during the military operation against Hamas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

Last week, lawyers for the ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkiye said that the country had filed a lawsuit against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing him of "committing genocide" in the Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, Erdogan called Israel a "terrorist state," adding that Netanyahu possesses nuclear weapons but "[his] end is near."

"We will not hesitate to use all available mechanisms to hold Israeli leaders accountable before the law and history," Erdogan said during an international ceremony celebrating the 750th anniversary of prominent poet and philosopher Rumi.

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 At least 90 people were killed on Sunday as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip, Al Arabiya broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing the enclave’s Health Ministry.

Earlier on Sunday, Palestinian news portal Quds reported that at least 30 people were killed and dozens went missing as a result of Israeli shelling of a residential area in the city of Jabalia.

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🌾🇷🇺 Russia is not interested in grain deal renewal, agriculture minister states

After the arrangement ended in July, Russia opposed its extension, since in reality the deal covered the commercial shipment of the grain to well-fed countries.

🗣 "We are not interested in renewing the grain deal," Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said, explaining that "our grain exports, given the shutdown of the grain deal, did not fall in any way, and even increased. Already, according to the data as of mid-December, more than 30 million tonnes have been exported within this agricultural year, which is more than in the same period last year."

Patrushev added that the decision not to extend the grain deal was "political" and that Russia will continue supplying grain to those who need it.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱 US Senator Chis Van Hollen said during an interview with an American news channel that Prime Minister Netanyahu has “shut the door” on efforts to establish a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine following the war.

“[Netanyahu] has continued to weaken the Palestinian authority,” he said. “Instead of trying to find peace or at least preventing the conditions on the ground from changing with additional settlements to allow a two-state solution, he has shut the door on that effort.”

US President Joe Biden has repeatedly expressed support for Israel in their war against Hamas, but has also called for a two-state solution in the event that the conflict ends. However, the tensions between the US and Israel reached new highs when Netanyahu pushed back against the White House after they urged Israel to end its large-scale ground campaign in Gaza, and focus its attack on Hamas.

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🇷🇸 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he expects Belgrade's EU path and difficult negotiations on Kosovo and Metohija to continue after the country's parliamentary elections, which were won by the coalition of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SPP).

Early elections for the Serbian Assembly and local elections were held on Sunday in 65 cities and districts, including Belgrade, as well as in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. According to the latest information from the Election Commission, Vucic's coalition won 50.84% of the votes in the parliamentary elections, with 30.66% of the votes counted. Vucic said at his campaign headquarters on Monday night that the coalition of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party "Serbia Dare Not Stop" would win an absolute majority in parliament - 128, 129 or 130 mandates out of 250.

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“For the first time ever from a military hardware perspective, we are five to seven years behind our near-peer adversaries in a critical kinetic piece of technology,” former US official said.

Questions over funding and planning have stymied US plans to create massive drone swarms to overwhelm China and other potential military adversaries.

Having accepted the US’ shortfall in ships, missiles, and troops compared to the Asian superpower, the so-called Replicator program proposes to use novel drone technology to resolve the issue cheaply.

But a chicken-and-egg problem has emerged as the Pentagon waits for Silicon Valley innovation while tech firms wait for Pentagon funding.

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🇻🇳 Vietnam is enjoying a kingmaker position in the rivalry between China and the United States, with both powers seeking greater economic cooperation with the East Asian country.

The legacy of the Vietnam War, in which some 3 million people died, colors US relations with Hanoi. But China also has a complex relationship with the country.

Sputnik offers insight on the unique history that influences Chinese and US relations with Vietnam and explains why both world powers are attempting to build an economic alliance.

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An audio eavesdropping device was found in a room that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny could use for work in the future, the Security Service of Ukraine reported, adding that the device found was inoperable, it will be handed over for examination.

Recently, the global media have increasingly written about the growing confrontation between Zelensky and Zaluzhny. An article written by the commander-in-chief for The Economist caused a stir, in which he stated that the Ukrainian armed forces had "reached a stalemate". This statement provoked sharp criticism from the head of the Kiev regime.

Ukraine's President himself, in an interview with the British tabloid Sun, called the military's attempts to get involved in politics a big mistake. The media considered this a direct attack on Zaluzhny and an actual recognition of the conflict between them.

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💥 The Msta-S howitzer completely demolishes Ukrainian military fortifications in the Kupyansk region.

Russian artillery units meticulously and relentlessly carry out targeted attacks on military infrastructure, positions, fortifications, armored vehicles, and enemy personnel.

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❗️🇷🇸 With more than 90% of the votes counted, the coalition of President Vucic's ruling party "Serbian Progressive Party" has 47.21% in the parliamentary elections, while its rival "Serbia Against Violence" has 22.9%, the election commission announced.

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Jaishankar likely to visit Russia this month: sources

🇷🇺 🇮🇳 The visit would be the first by the Indian foreign minister since his trip to Moscow last November.

The visit would cover cooperation between the nations on a host of bilateral and multilateral issues, including trade and connectivity as well as coordination in multilateral organizations such as BRICS, G20 and SCO.

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❗️In the Russian city of Izhevsk, a Ukrainian agent was detained as he prepared to use explosives to assassinate one of the leaders of the Udmurtia defense enterprise.

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🇭🇺 🇪🇺 The European Union may deprive Hungary of the right to vote to conclude an agreement on the allocation of funds to Ukraine - Financial Times, citing European diplomats.

Brussels may apply Article 7 of the 2007 Treaty on European Union, which allows an EU member to be deprived of the right to vote in connection with a violation of European law. However, if at least one country of the union stands up for Hungary, they will not be able to apply the article.

"Maybe Hungary can create more problems," a senior EU official present at the summit stated. "Maybe Hungary can force us to use a few different tools. But ultimately Hungary cannot stop us providing money to Ukraine."

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🇷🇺 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will pay a work visit to China on December 19-20, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang

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