Monthly worker pay in Russia grew by the fastest rate in 16 years in December 2024, the business newspaper Vedomosti reported Monday, citing official data.

The average monthly salary in December increased by 21.9% year-on-year, the highest growth since November 2008, when wages rose by 22%. The second-highest increase of 21.6% was recorded in March

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Russian and U.S. negotiators held secret talks on resuming gas flows to Germany via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the German tabloid Bild reported Sunday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

The Swiss-based operator of Nord Stream 2 and other Russia-based entities linked to the $11 billion pipeline are currently under U.S. sanctions.

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The Kremlin on Monday accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of declining peace efforts following his public clash with U.S. President Donald Trump. He doesn't want peace. Somebody ought to make him want peace. If the Europeans do it, all kudos to them, Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov told reporters.He called Friday's tense exchange between
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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) stated Monday that its representatives eliminated a guy presumed of outlining attacks on the Moscow city and a Jewish spiritual site in the Moscow region. During his arrest, the bad guy set up armed resistance to the FSB officers and was neutralized by return fire, the firm said in a statement.The FSB identified the
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France and the United Kingdom are proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure following emergency situation talks in London over the weekend.In an interview with France's Le Figaro paper published on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that the truce strategy would not initially cover ground battling as
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a pause on all of the country's cyber operations against Russia, including offensive actions, according to multiple U.S. media reports.

The order is part of an overall reevaluation of U.S. operations related to Russia, according to the New York Times, with the duration or extent of the pause unclear.

The

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