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ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: The ECB remains flexible and ready to act when necessary.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian troops have captured Vilcha in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

Danish Foreign Minister: I am particularly disturbed by the envoy’s remarks about annexing Greenland to the United States, which we consider completely unacceptable.

Danish Foreign Minister: I am deeply troubled by the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland by the United States.

Market news: After US President Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish Foreign Minister will summon the US Ambassador to Denmark.

U.S. silver mining stocks rose in pre-market trading. Endeavor Silver rose 4.5% and Silvercorp Metals rose 3.9%. The iShares Silver Trust rose 2.5% and the Global X Silver Mining ETF rose 3.4%. Hecla Mining rose 4.2% and Coeur Mining rose 4.2%.

According to Japan Jiji News Agency: Fast Retailing will increase the starting salary of employees who join next spring and may be sent overseas by 12% to 370,000 yen per month.

Central Bank of Greece: Greece’s tourism revenue rose to 2.252 billion euros in October, higher than 2.082 billion euros in the same period in 2024. Greece's current account deficit in October was 1.088 billion euros, compared with 639 million euros in the same period in 2024.

Switzerland's sight deposits totaled CHF 461.962 billion in the week ended December 19, compared with CHF 463.488 billion in the previous week.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: Inflation will remain around 2% in the medium term. Economic growth has improved but remains sluggish.

Spanish Ministry of Economy: Spain’s trade deficit in October was 4.69 billion euros.

Spanish Ministry of Economy: As of October, Spain’s trade balance was 45.8 billion euros.

Polish state oil company: The Norwegian subsidiary has acquired shares in the Albuskel and West Ekofis oil fields in the North Sea, a transaction that will increase the company's resources by approximately 8 million barrels of oil equivalent. The project involves starting production from a total of three deposits, providing the group with an additional 420 million cubic meters of natural gas per year.

Kremlin: (In response to Reuters' view of U.S. intelligence agencies' targeting of Putin) This view is completely wrong.

Hong Kong stock Easy Health (02661.HK) rose more than 80% in the dark market.

The Kremlin commented on a Reuters report on U.S. intelligence’s views on Putin’s targets: If these are the conclusions of U.S. intelligence, then they are wrong.

The Kremlin commented on a Reuters report on the U.S. intelligence community’s view of Putin’s targets: This view is completely wrong.

Kremlin: After Dmitriev arrives in Moscow, he will report to Putin on the U.S. proposal for a possible solution to the Ukrainian problem.

The UK's FTSE 100 index opened down 40.31 points, or 0.41%, at 9857.11 points on December 22 (Monday);The FCHI index opened down 12.31 points on December 22 (Monday) points, down 0.15%, to 8139.07 points;The European Stoxx 50 Index opened down 2.45 points, or 0.04%, to 5757.90 points on December 22 (Monday);Spain The Italian IBEX35 index opened down 39.27 points, or 0.23%, to 17130.53 points on December 22 (Monday);The Italian FTSE MIB index opened higher on December 22 (Monday) 12.95 points, an increase of 0.03%, to 44770.50 points;The German DAX30 index opened down 3.12 points, or 0.01%, to 24292.83 points on December 22 (Monday).

Thailand’s Foreign Minister: The United States is not involved. This matter is about Thailand and Cambodia solving the problem on their own.