Photo coverage from the explosion scene at Kerch college

According to the foreign minister, under no conditions will Russia tolerate the presence of NATO troops as peacekeepers on Ukrainian soil

Emergency response services are working at the site

"We have people talking in Russia," the US president said

Rescuers accompany citizens to temporary shelters

According to Andrey Kelin, he is "unhappy with the significant deviation from the previous course pursued by the Trump administration, because it has followed and continues to follow a different line"

Kadyrov also shared a video featuring the Akhmat units’ commandos moving through the gas pipeline as they advanced into enemy territory

"The defense considers the guilt unproven and the verdict politically motivated," Natalya Malgina said

Lavrov emphasized that Russia "needs a sustainable, lasting peace based on the fact that the root causes of the current situation are eliminated"

The Russian foreign minister noted that the EC head is mobilizing everybody to re-militarize Europe

"The terrorist attacks in Donbass, Kursk, Belgorod, and other Russian regions serve as evidence of that," Konstantin Kosachev said

Also, it is said that the Kiev authorities did not conduct a proper investigation of the events

Ukrainian militants shot dead civilians in a car at a bus stop on the outskirts of Sudzha and killed a motorcyclist during their occupation, the defense source said

"If we must make a choice, we will always stand with our Russia," the Belarusian leader emphasized

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 13th

The Russian leader Vladimir Putin thanked the Saudi side

Spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Beijing's stance on the Ukrainian issue remains unchanged

When asked to comment on the possibility of toughening anti-Russian sanctions, the US president said: "Well, I do have leverage, but I don’t want to talk about leverage"

Mike Waltz noted that US President Donald Trump is determined to end the conflict

The US President added that his country needs Greenland "for international security"

According to Nikolay Patrushev, this is also true from a historical perspective

The minister also noted that Macron is now trying to present the situation as if Russian President Vladimir Putin did not want to implement the 2015 Minsk agreements

The plane entered Russian airspace from the direction of Latvia

The source said that attempts to recruit more pilots in Poland and other Eastern European countries were not particularly successful

Detective Chief Superintendent Craig Nicholson clarified that the decision to extend the arrest by 36 hours was made by the local Magistrates’ Court

Britain, as Kelin pointed out, has made significant investments in its confrontation with Russia over the past few years and continues to actively support the "Ukrainian project," which is "beginning to capsize"

Thus, the EU has extended measures against more than 2,400 Russian individuals and legal entities

Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow soon after noon on Thursday

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov announced that Witkoff would be invited for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 13 when the latter is ready

Talks between US and Ukrainian delegations took place in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Tuesday

The Russian Defense Ministry has said the Battlegroup North retook Sudzha on March 13

Earlier on Thursday, Putin said at the press conference following his meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that Russia agrees with with proposals to end military operations as long as they lead to a long-term peace and address the root causes of the crisis

The Russian president especially thanked Russian forces for liberating the town of Sudzha in the Kursk Region

The staff at migration departments accept applications from individuals seeking to restore their Russian passports, which are issued within 24 hours without any duties or fees

Chief of Russia’s General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister Army General Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin on March 12 that Russian troops had liberated more than 1,100 square kilometers of territory in the Kursk Region

Andrey Marochko explained that with the liberation of the Kursk Region some Russian troops may be redeployed to various areas within the special military operation zone

In the US President's words, "phase one [in the reconciliation process] is the ceasefire"

Previously, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that instead of searching for peaceful ways of resolving the crisis, the European Union has been declaring plans to boost military and financial assistance to the Kiev government, thus deliberately fueling escalation

Alexander Khinshtein further revealed that nearly every evacuated resident had a harrowing story to share about the Ukrainian military's atrocities

The meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue is chaired by Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu

"And, naturally, after such slaughter, they would hardly want to continue their service under the direction of the Ukrainian military command and Zelensky," Andrey Marochko said

Yury Ushakov declined to predict the exact duration of the meeting

Launchers for Oreshnik missiles will be produced in Belarus, the head of state added

The commander-in-chief did not directly announce a Ukrainian withdrawal from the city, but stated that active combat operations are taking place 'in the suburbs of Sudzha and the surrounding areas'

Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11

"No, I cannot confirm [information on Kellogg's exclusion at Russia's request]," Dmitry Peskov said

Oleg Ivanov also highlighted that the Russian military had already made significant progress in establishing a security zone by liberating populated areas in the Sumy Region from enemy control

Igor Kimakovsky explained that the deployment of Ukrainian forces to the Kursk Region had made it possible for Russian troops to advance in the most tactically crucial areas

According to Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov, the proposal does not give Russia anything and is only a chance for Ukraine to regroup its forces

According to Le Pen, the third reason why Russian assets should not be confiscated is that this will pose a threat to the EU's holdings in the Russian Federation

The Belarusian leader believes that the unification of the two states could have occurred back during Boris Yeltsin's presidency

According to his defense, Riad Safarov’s fellow students filed a misleading statement against him

"You must have heard the important statement that President Putin made yesterday. He said in response to questions from reporters that he backed [US President Donald] Trump’s position on the settlement," Dmitry Peskov pointed out

Dmitry Peskov further emphasized, "If nationalists are in charge of a strong Ukrainian army, what kind of stability can we expect in Europe? What sort of predictability is possible in such a scenario?"

US president made the statement at a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin

"They are leaving their military equipment behind, because there is no way to evacuate it," the president added

"They will take both black soil and rare earth materials, and God willing, they will not take away everything else," the Belarusian leader emphasized

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 14th

On March 11, delegations from the US and Ukraine convened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

"Who will determine where and who has violated a potential ceasefire agreement along 2,000 km?" the Russian leader remarked

Russia will determine the next steps to resolve the conflict in Ukraine "based on how the situation on the ground evolves," the Russian president said

Michael Desch, a professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame expects 'a long diplomatic rally before the match is over'

Dmitry Peskov did not specify the topics that Putin and Witkoff had discussed

Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier said that Russia would agree to a proposal to end hostilities as long as it leads to a long-term peace and addresses the root causes of the crisis

Russian marines note that the remaining Ukrainian forces are putting up fierce resistance, as many servicemen are still unaware of the defeat of the Ukrainian grouping in the occupied territories

While some Ukrainian troops have attempted to flee toward the bordering Ukrainian region of Sumy, all roads remain under Russia’s fire control, he said

The US President called upon Russia to accept the ceasefire proposal several times

According to the expert, it is "quite heated now" in the battlefields near the city

According to Alexander Lukashenko, neither Minsk nor Moscow are the cause of what is happening in Ukraine and today, "the need is to make agreements"

Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11

Kiev has repeatedly stated its desire to become a full-fledged NATO member state

The parties emphasized the importance of implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2231 in support of the Iran nuclear deal

"These groups are currently being exposed, pursued, and eliminated," he said

Nikolay Patrushev pointed out that Moscow had not taken any aggressive actions towards Helsinki in the late 1930s until the very end, even offering a territorial swap

"This is full isolation and full gunfire control," the Russian leader stressed

The Hamas delegation at the meeting in Doha was headed by Muhammad Darwish

Vladimir Karasev further elaborated that the British authorities were also interested in Ukraine's resources, which have been handed over to them by Vladimir Zelensky under a 100-year agreement

"I am confident that all the plans that were mapped out in the area of the incursion in the Kursk Region will be carried through, like in other frontline areas," the head of state stressed

Earlier, the ECHR ruled against Ukraine which it said had failed to take action to prevent violence and protect lives

The Belarusian leader arrived in Moscow on Thursday on an official visit, his first trip since his re-election in January

The Ukrainian army has repeatedly attempted without any success to break through into the Sumy Region on armored personnel carriers, armored combat vehicles and pickup trucks

"Armament of countries that are clearly losing their ability to operate effectively is progressing rapidly and excessively. Historically, this has always been referred to as provoking war," Maria Zakharova stated

Ukrainian troops are making attempts with the support of reserves to counterattack in that frontline area, the source specified

"They have strong cards, as [US President Donald] Trump once said, in their hands," the Belarusian president asserted

Earlier, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Witkoff would take place when everything’s ready for it

The ministry noted that "contrary to the international legal regime established by the 1920 Svalbard Treaty, which provides for the exclusively peaceful development of the archipelago and prohibits the use of its territory for military purposes, the area is increasingly involved in Norway's military and political planning with the participation of the US and NATO"

"Both parties recognize that this dialogue is needed," Dmitry Peskov added

According to Maria Zakharova, citizens of NATO member states "support and maintain equipment supplied to the Ukrainian army from the West and offer advisory support in conducting and planning operations by the Banderites and terrorist attacks against Russia and its citizens"

"I think what this [the special military operation in Ukraine] gets done, it’s done. They're going to all want to go home and rest," the US president added

JD Vance criticized the previous US administration’s approach

"I think what this [the special military operation in Ukraine] gets done, it’s done. They're going to all want to go home and rest," the US President added

According to Akhmat Special Forces Commander Major General Apty Alaudinov, lists of killed civilians will be prepared

According to Anna Kuznetsova, over the past year, Ukrainian attacks have killed 51 children and injured 296 minors

"Maybe, to get weapons. Or, maybe, to train the newly mobilized personnel," the president said

Alexander Lukashenko is currently staying on an official visit to Moscow