Two rounds of Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki lasted more than four hours

Uruguay's new leader promised to implement measures to combat child poverty and strengthen the agricultural sector

"There is still a long way to go, because enormous damage has been done to the entire spectrum of bilateral relations," Peskov said

The Russian president noted that the US agency had achieved its goal of changing the government but failed to see what it would evolve into

"We are voting for a UN General Assembly resolution that contains absolutely balanced wording on the Ukrainian crisis," Peskov noted

"We know that they make decisions about the supply of weapons to Ukraine and therefore these people must also be held accountable for the victims among the civilian population of our country," Alexander Bastrykin said

Russian forces used an Iskander missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Tthe rotation route went via Russian territory for the first time, the press service of Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation said

Allied and friendly relations between Russia and Abkhazia will be strengthened under the newly elected President, Russian leader said

The Kremlin spokesman emphasized that France, on the contrary, takes a position supporting "continuing the war by any means"

Ukraine’s former Prime Minister (2010-2014) Nikolai Azarov said the Ukrainian authorities are fulfilling ready-made plans "under supervision from Western specialists"

The reporter was detained in Kharkov in May 2023 and was accused of supporting the Russian special military operation in Ukraine

According to Colonel Vitaly Kiselyov, the movement of a large number of equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian armed forces is reported in the Kursk and Krasnoarmeysk directions

Karin Kneissl, former Austrian foreign minister and head of the “G.O.R.K.I.” center at St. Petersburg State University, told TASS in an exclusive interview why Russia should not rush to let European companies enter its market, explained what could be hidden behind the US deal on rare earth minerals, and also assumed what European counties could vie for Ukrainian lands

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"The TurkStream pipeline safeguards the reliability of natural gas supplies to Hungary, so a potential inoperability of the pipeline may seriously undermine our energy security," Peter Szijjarto said

It was noted that the group's units improved their tactical position

Alexander Dubinsky emphasized that Trump’s opponents wanted to take revenge against the US president for his public criticism of "the Democratic leadership, consistently portraying them as incompetent"

"I hope he comes to the realization that we're actually trying to help his country here before it suffers thousands of more casualties," the US Secretary of State said

Moreover, "the final shipments of ammunition and equipment authorized and paid for during the Biden administration could be canceled imminently," New York Times writes

"It doesn't matter what I'm considering," he told reporters

At least four people were killed on Sunday as fighting resumed in the Palestinian enclave, the Hamas-controlled Al Aqsa television channel reported

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces in one day hit gas processing facilities supporting the operation of Ukrainian enterprises of the military-industrial complex, the ministry reported

Lavrov also recalled the opinion of many researchers that over the last 500 years, all world tragedies were born in Europe, the United States did not play the role of instigator

Reporter asked if Zelensky thought the US was on his side

The term "rare" refers to the supposed scarcity of these minerals and "earth" comes from an old name for oxides, the chemical form for these elements in the mineral

Maria Zakharova compared the Ukrainian president with a drug baron from classic US movies

Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem thanked US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance "for standing up for America"

"Over the past three years, with the tacit support of its western patrons, the Ukrainian government has committed a remarkable number of serious crimes," the journalist said

Earlier, Carlson said that "the Ukrainian military is selling about half of the arms they get from the United States into international black markets

Russian President has expressed confidence that his US counterpart Donald Trump will quickly establish order among European elites

Keir Starmer reiterated that the United Kingdom and France will begin working with the Kiev authorities on a plan for ending hostilities and later will present this plan to the United States

According to Lavrov, Trump’s team, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are absolutely reasonable people, that’s why in Riyadh "two serious countries" were able to discuss problems

"The demand for expensive German cars will remain niche, for a small group of people who consider them as a status symbol," the head of the "G.O.R.K.I." center of the St. Petersburg State University thinks

"As many as 332 criminal cases have been initiated on charges of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed units," chairman of the Russian Investigating Committee Alexander Bastrykin said

In addition to ending the Ukraine Energy Security Project, USAID is also dramatically downsizing its presence in Ukraine

Hakan Fidan has assured that the necessary measures will be taken," the Foreign Ministry added

"An infantry fighting vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, 11 armored combat vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and seven artillery pieces were destroyed," the Ministry said

"This plan to introduce ‘peacekeepers’ into Ukraine is continuing to incite Kiev for a war against us," Russian Foreign Minister said

According to Al Jazeera, Israel’s initiative envisages a week-long extension of the first phase of the ceasefire deal

"Time to find out what really happened to the hundreds of billions of dollars sent to Ukraine," he said

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

An "absolutely new political situation emerged that can trigger unpredictable consequences," Andrey Bystritsky, board chairman of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s Development and Support Foundation, said

Ukraine’s desperate attempts to improve the situation with replacing losses on the line of combat engagement have been unsuccessful, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Karin Kneissl, former Austrian foreign minister, also noted Europe was showing "a disastrous approach to history"

The spacecraft delivered 2,599 kg of various cargoes to the ISS

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the enemy lost more than 64,535 servicemen during the fighting in the direction of Kursk

According to Yevgeny Primakov, Kiev has few ways to save face, and "to spill a lot of innocent blood at once and then blame it on Russia is one of the easiest ones"

TASS has gathered the key information about the attack

On February 28, Vladimir Zelensky had a meeting with the US President at the White House

"It is impossible to have an economic deal without a peace deal," Scott Bessent said

"Now Zelensky will have to figure out how to fix this on his own. We can’t fix it for him," senior US official said

Viktor Medvedchuk warned that Ukrainian resources which Washington would own as a result of a resource deal will yield profits only if the new owners cooperate with Russia

According to the statement, the administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the sale of weapons and military equipment to Israel totaling $12 bln since January 20

Ukrainian Armed Forces receive drones, which are widely used not only in combat operations, but also in attacks on civilian infrastructure, Alexander Bastrykin said

"No other language has been subjected to such aggression," Russian Foreign Minister said

"I think it was very unfortunate," Mark Rutte said about the incident in the White House

"And if we're out, you'll fight it out," the US president pointed out

"We're not looking to go into a ten-year war and play games," US leader said

Denis Pushilin pointed out that it was Zelensky who gave criminal orders and took a position that seriously endangered both the residents of Donbass and the population of the rest of Ukraine

Zelensky ignored the question about the chance of holding elections in Ukraine

"President Zelensky showed up in the Oval Office and decided he was there to battle Donald Trump, decided he was there to insult Donald Trump, decided he was there to attack and belittle Donald Trump," Ted Cruz said

Russian Foreign Minister also said that Vladimir Zelensky has become a "pure Nazi" and a traitor to the Jewish people

Zelensky has been actively trying to sell Ukraine in bulk and retail since 2024, the Ukrainian opposition politician noted

"On the first day of this plan, half of the living and deceased hostages will be released," the statement said

"Such a step would mean that they are trying to impose their military presence on Ukrainian or Russian soil," Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin said

Kneissl stressed that in Europe, "politics has turned into a business where people make profits and build ties in order to get high posts"

"These are regions located beyond the territory of the military operation," Alexander Bastrykin noted

The decision, if made, would apply "to billions of dollars of radars, vehicles, ammunition and missiles awaiting shipment to Ukraine through the presidential drawdown authority," according to the publication

"I’m not sure that we did something bad," Vladimir Zelensky said

"He can come back when he is ready for peace," the US president said

It "is also indicative of the political weakness and extreme moral degradation of the European leaders who continue to support the maniac leader of the Nazi regime who has lost touch with reality," Maria Zakharova said

"If you want to end the war, you sign up an agreement that's going to take a period of time," he said

Representatives of the Ukrainian delegation began "begging" to sign the deal immediately after being told to leave the White House, according to the report

According to US official, what happened at Trump’s meeting with Zelensky at the White House was "disastrous"

There were 23 children among them, Alexander Bastrykin said

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 320 servicemen, four vehicles and five field artillery pieces, including a 155 mm FH-70 howitzer

Enemy also lost an M113 armored personnel carrier and a US-made HMMWV armored fighting vehicle, as well as five vehicles, the ministry added

"No one expected Russia to be so stable," former Austrian Foreign Minister said

The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban also called on the European Union to support that neutral resolution on Ukraine that was passed by the United Nations Security Council on February 24

According to the ministry, Russian air defenses downed all three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles at a safe distance from the station

According to Russian Foreign Minister, where interests do not coincide, "the duty of responsible powers is to prevent this disagreement from degenerating into confrontation"

At a White House meeting on February 27, the US president dismissed the possibility of the United States providing military support for a potential European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

In his opinions, Western partners were to attempt to "intimidate" Moscow by sanctions and arms supplies to Kiev even before February 24, 2022

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Hungarian side

According to Vladimir Zelensky, the US-proposed minerals deal is a "new agreement," which has no relation to the assistance to Kiev, which has already been provided

Oleg Artemyev speculated that Musk's suggestion to abandon the ISS was made "in haste, without sufficient consideration"

"Physical elimination of political opponents and political corruption are links in a chain for those who are seeking to stay in power and are profiting from the war in Ukraine by means of selling weapons to Ukrainian neo-Nazis," Viktor Medvedchuk stressed

Following the incident in the town of Tsandrypsh, the election committee said that the situation was under control

According to the newspaper, Viktor Orban opposed Brussels’ attempts to find a consensus on Ukraine among the bloc’s 27 member states

Mike Waltz added that productive negotiations and a minerals deal would have been a "positive moment for Ukraine

Chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin also said that data on the destruction of over 20 cultural heritage sites have been recorded

But it wants to try to clarify Russia’s position on settling the Ukrainian conflict, the US Secretary of State said

Answering a question about possible cooperation on rare earth metals, the Kremlin representative pointed to the position of the US side, which notes that "first a settlement around Ukraine, then the economy"

Leader of the Other Ukraine movement added that the new Washington administration had not just refused to "purchase the war," but saw it as a scam that European politicians had not yet "seen through"

The leaders at the summit will also focus on increasing of economic pressure on Russia and "next steps on planning for strong security guarantees," according to the British PM's office