In the Sakhalin region, a fire occurred on a fishing vessel off the coast of Shikotan Island. This was reported in the marine coordination and rescue sub-center of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, TASS reports.

The Ministry of Health of Belarus announced the creation and registration of a domestic vaccine for medical prevention of COVID-19.

The Russian government hopes to resume flights with Laos and Indonesia in 2024, Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

A visit to the Russian embassy in Germany threatens to be dismissed, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

More than half of Russians (57%) note the calm mood of relatives, friends, colleagues and acquaintances, and 36% of respondents said that others have an anxious mood, according to the results of the FOM survey.

Currently, Japan is not going to change the entry rules for Russian citizens. Thus, the possible tightening of entry requirements for Russians was assessed at the embassy of the Asian country

The Kaliningrad Region will continue to receive goods via the Northern Sea Route, which is cheaper and faster than the southern route through the Suez Canal

Russia's Baltika has asked the authorities to protect its beer brands abroad. This is reported by the Vedomosti newspaper with reference

Russia has decided to cut funding for the state program "Development of the transport system" from 2024 to 2026. Vedomosti newspaper reports

The St. Petersburg Stock Exchange explained the suspension of trading in securities on Friday, December 29, by a technical glitch. This is reported by the press service of the site.