RT News - December 26 2024 (17:00 MSK)

Russia's foreign minister says France approached Moscow to establish a dialogue on the Ukrainian conflict - bypassing the West's declared doctrine of 'not a single word about Ukraine without Ukraine'. Fielding questions from national and global media - Sergey Lavrov also revealed NATO states have been pressuring the new authorities in Syria to cease co-operation with Moscow. Fighting continues in northwestern Syria - an area heavily populated by Alawites. HTS-led Syrian officials have confirmed 14 of its troops killed in clashes with supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad.