Donetsk region to hold referendum on joining Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, April 18th

Robert Fico believes Moscow will win in its confrontation with Kiev

According to the president, this step will help strengthen his country’s defense potential and contribute to bolstering the national armed forces’ capabilities

US President Joe Biden announced on January 25 that Washington would hand over 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the Kiev regime

According to the foreign minister, Russia has decided not to depend on the West in all spheres, including those in which it can limit the country's development

In 2023 the Russian economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, Alexey Overchuk said

In chemicals production, prices edged up by 26.8% for ethers, organic peroxides, epoxides, acetals and semiacetals and their derivatives

"They would have been scared had anyone come down on them with similar ferocity," the Russian foreign minister added

It is reported that just over the past 24 hours alone, 42 people have been killed and 63 wounded

Andrey Chernovol recalled that the Russian embassy is currently located in the temporary capital of Sudan, Port Sudan, and diplomats are in contact with the country's official authorities

The group contains US finance and justice ministers, representatives of Australia, the UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan, as well as the European Commission

Military commanders of Ukrainian army brigades "lack both personnel and the required amount of equipment" while Russian troops enjoy a considerable superiority, especially in artillery, Sergey Krivonos noted

The top Russian diplomat pointed out that the anti-Russian rhetoric of Western politicians in power intensifies as the elections approach

The top Russian diplomat referred to a swindling trick used by a thimblerigger who puts a small round object, such as a ball or pea, under one of three thimbles or cups and asks the player to guess under which the object is, while unfairly manipulating this object

Two shelling attacks on the positions of Syrian government army by the Jabhat al-Nusra groups were reported in the Idlib de-escalation zone

Earlier in its report on the development of the world economy, the IMF noted that Russian oil is sold on the world market mainly above the price ceiling that the West tried to set

On April 19, the Ukrainian military attacked the training center of Zaporozhye NPP again, but the drone was neutralized over the roof of the building

Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia, became full-fledged members of BRICS from January 1, 2024

The tragedy occurred near the village of Priyutnoye located on the border of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Zaporozhye Region

Funding will be provided from the federal, regional and local budgets, as well as taxes from gambling transferred to the organizer

Wang Wen stated that it’s still very hard to achieve a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

MIFF President Nikita Mikhalkov, a celebrated Russian film director, declared the festival open, praising the bravery of foreign cultural figures who are visiting Russia at this time

The law enforcement employees exert efforts to identify the instigators of this crime, Igor Krasnov said

Arnulf Damerau said that he provided details of the meeting, along with evidence and a list of names of those involved, to US and European intelligence agencies

There are no casualties, Governor Vladislav Shapsha said

Russia views the West’s encroachment on its assets as "a blatant and shameless theft for the purpose of lining its pockets," Maria Zakharova noted

Emmanuel Macron added that Europe’s resources are limited, and the European Union will continue helping Kiev keeping in mind its own reserves

There is still no full clarity regarding the future of Ukraine's western regions, the Russian foreign minister went on to say

"We have not received any external attack, and the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack," a senior Iranian official reported

Ivan Paskar is charged with illegally transporting explosive substances, but he does not recognize his guilt

The Collective Security Treaty came into force on April 20, 1994 to herald the emergence what would eventually become the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The six member-countries are Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

It cannot be ruled out that the House of Representatives may pass this package as early as Saturday

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, April 19th

Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister said Kiev required US-made Patriot systems and Italian-French Samp-T theatre antimissile systems

Russia’s top diplomat noted that Josep Borrell may made the statement in a moment of weakness

Asked if it was because of Russia’s nuclear weapons, Kirby repeated that the circumstances were different

The Ukrainian army lost more than 3,550 troops, four tanks and five armored combat vehicles in battles with Russian forces in the Donetsk area over the past week, the ministry reported

israeli Permanent Representative Gilad Erdan was to address the council after Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour

A power test of a super-large warhead designed for "Hwasal-1 Ra-3" strategic cruise missile was held as well

The Russian Foreign Minister noted that "Ukrainian negotiators came and said that, for example, on the issue of maneuvers with the participation of third countries, let's replace the wording 'if all guarantor countries agree' with 'unless the majority agrees'"

Russia urges the International Monetary Fund to resume the effort of improving the global monetary and financial system, Anton Siluanov noted

Ararat Mirzoyan also said that Yerevan is currently making efforts to expand cooperation with the European Union and the United States

Victor Gumenny said the advanced systems may solve the tasks of air-space defence and may fight hypersonic weapons

The Security Service of Ukraine announced earlier that in a joint operation with law enforcement agencies in Ukraine and Poland it thwarted an attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

Earlier, the "Columbine" movement was recognized a terror group

Infrastructure is required to implement the investment project, both power transmission lines and the railroad, Andrey Chibis noted

"The Hungarian community’s opportunities to use its native language in the fields of education, culture, media and self-governance have been significantly limited," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto specified

He also revealed that some weapon batches contained anti-armor systems whose service life had expired

Vladimir Zelensky asked his country’s supporters to provide "everything that helps to hold the frontline," including shells, military vehicles and drones

According to the top Russian diplomat, the leaders who rule countries where they claim to be from while holding foreign passports "will not enjoy support and authority for long"

The conference will take place from April 23 to 25 in St. Petersburg

According to Katalin Novak, Hungary’s call for the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia to be respected should be viewed as a common European demand

This is for the age group of 6 to 11 years old

Earlier, it was reported that Ukraine had developed a UAV with a range of up to 3,000 kilometers

The minister also inspected the training process in Omsk Armor Engineering Institute

According to the media outlet, "the US administration will support the plan for a military operation in Rafah put forward earlier," which provides for dividing the city into numbered sectors that will be mopped up one by one

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, an Aerospace Forces’ Tu-22M3 bomber crashed after completing a combat mission while returning to the airfield

"This military whirlpool can drag Europe to the bottom. Brussels is playing with fire and angering God," the Hungarian prime minister said

Recommendations on opportunities of using frozen Russian assets in interests of Ukraine will be presented before the G7 summit in June 2024

Vladimir Saldo called on other Ukrainian servicemen to switch to the Russian side and request the corresponding assistance

The Russian foreign minister emphasized that the situation on the ground had changed significantly

The Foreign Minister pointed to the fact that Switzerland is on board with all Western sanctions

On April 10, the vehicle was also spotted when the North Korean leader visited Kim Jong Il Military and Political Academy

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said in February that the Russian side had agreed with WADA to pay the membership fee for the year of 2023

Evacuation campaigns are regularly organized by the Kiev government, under the pretext of security issues

The sources said that Iranian forces managed to destroy several small drones near the city of Tabriz, about 800 kilometers from Isfahan

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that BRICS nations have already established a special channel for information exchange between their central banks

A total of 12 countries, including Russia and China, voted in favor of the document

Earlier, the media reported, citing a US official, that Israel had launched a missile strike on a site in Iranian territory

"In any case, whatever the modality of providing this aid, de facto it is about provoking Ukraine into further hostilities down to the last Ukrainian, putting guarantted money in the pockets of the US," Dmitry Peskov said

Bentley came to Donbass from the United States in 2014

Sergey Ryabkov said the US seeks to maintain military superiority in a great variety of areas

Russian forces improved their frontline positions and repelled a Ukrainian army counterattack in the Donetsk area where the enemy lost roughly 590 troops over the past day, the ministry reported

Igor Kimakovsky said that Ukrainian forces suffered heavy casualties among personnel and military hardware, including Western equipment

Fox News said the Jewish state delivered a limited strike on Iran

According to the official, the investigation established that Mikhail Maurov planned to travel to Ukraine to join the ranks of a right-wing Ukrainian organization called the Freedom of Russia Legion

Maria Zakharova described France’s decision to place its aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, directly under NATO control as a symbolic move marking the end of "the era of an independent Paris in the international arena"

Ahmad Haghtalab said on April 18 that Tehran has identified the location of Israel's "nuclear centers" and will be ready to destroy them in case the Jewish state responds to the recent Iranian attack on Israeli military facilities

On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed the mobilization law passed by the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) in the second and final reading on April 11

The first Konteiner radar went on combat duty in the Volga area region of Mordovia on December 1, 2019

Sergey Shoigu handed down an instruction for the defense enterprise to ramp up the production of T-80BVM tanks, the Defense Ministry said

At the same time, the top Russian diplomat pointed out that "there is information that not only French mercenaries, but also instructors, maybe even together, but along with some other representatives of military and special services of European countries are working there [in Ukraine]"

Stoltenberg said NATO believes Ukraine has the right to strike "legitimate military targets" inside Russia

The plane crashed in a field in the Krasnogvardeysky district of southern Russia’s Stavropol Region

"Many things, stated both in public space and at the negotiations table, have been immediately debunked by Kiev, sometimes within an hour or even 15 minutes," Maria Zakharova noted

Viktor Orban believes the first phase of the conflict, which included proposals on sending troops to Ukraine, is over

It is reported that several drones had been intercepted by the national air defense forces over Isfahan

The IMF states that the restrictions led to the need to rebuild the economy

Donald Tusk said that German Chancellor’s call to send more air defense systems to Kiev had no relation to Poland, provided the country's geographical position near the frontline

The first negotiations between Russia and Ukraine after the start of the special military operation took place in early March 2022 in Belarus, but they did not bring tangible results

The statement said that "the parties agreed that the delimitation process will be based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration"

According to Faustin-Archange Touadera, since becoming the president, his actions have been guided by the need "to modernize the army and take into account new challenges"

According to Grigory Karasin, many BRICS members share the opinion that the association should be in no hurry to adopt a strict charter, "seeing how counterproductively and even provocatively the European Union is acting"

On March 12, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Yerevan asked its CSTO partners to answer where the CSTO's zone of responsibility in the republic was

The man set himself on fire

He also said that the US military contacted Russia and the United Kingdom while evaluating the potential of the Iranian attack

The MOEX Russia Index edged up by 0.44%, the RTS Index surged by 1.13%

The Russian foreign minister also described Armenia and Russia as more than formal allies

Investigators have established that the funds that were received through commercial organizations, such as the oil and gas company Burisma Holdings operating in Ukraine, have been used to carry out terrorist acts in Russia and abroad

This measure is not a prohibitive one and will make it possible to make competitive conditions equal for Russian producers, the ministry said