EU to send mission to conflict-hit Donbas to assess damage — PM

They "exchanged opinions on a wide range of pressing bilateral and international issues while focusing on the situation in the Balkans," the Russian diplomatic mission to the UN said

"Geopolitical realties in the region have changed and there are no more operational functions left for the peacekeepers," the Kremlin spokesman said

"To this end we intend to implement plans of expedited upgrade of BAM, the Trans-Siberian Railway, development of the entire eastern range of railroads on the basis of advanced technologies," the Russian President said

According to the top Russian diplomat, it is especially concerning that the three Western nuclear powers are among the key sponsors of the Kiev regime and the main initiators of various inflammatory moves

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

"We expect that President Putin and Prime Minister Pashinyan will have an opportunity to personally discuss these and, if necessary, other current issues in the near future," Dmitry Peskov said

The Hungarian Foreign Minister noted that the participants of the EU foreign and defense ministers meeting "did not challenge the information about the degree of Russia’s arms superiority"

Digital TV signal interruptions are now observed in the city

"The Western world cannot accept Ukraine's defeat, because from the point of view of our security, a Russian victory in the war would be a failure," Francisco Rubio pointed out

According to Natalia Parasca, around 100 delegates to the Moldovan opposition forum in Moscow were held at the Chisinau airport for about three hours

The presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, met with veterans, builders and employees of the Baikal-Amur Mainline on Monday

Dmitry Peskov added that the Russian authorities will try to minimize the effect of new EU sanctions against the country

"Ukraine today is fully dependent on supplies of Western weapons, military hardware, ammunition, financing, intelligence, and assistance from military advisers," Sergey Nechayev said

On April 20, the House passed the legislation that would ban the platform in the United States unless the Chinese owner, ByteDance, sells its stake within a year

Earlier it was reported that the German automobile concern Mercedes-Benz plans to sell its enterprise located in the Solnechnogorsk district of the Moscow region

"There has been no new peace initiative, there has been a statement of the fact of Russia's readiness for a peace solution to the Ukrainian problem," Dmitry Peskov said

Russia’s Battlegroup West repulsed four Ukrainian army counterattacks over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

"Now, our country has every reason to make symmetrical decisions against foreign assets," Vyacheslav Volodin said

Arms supplies are only reasonable if a large number of military personnel able to use those weapons in defense and assault operations is available

Prime Minister said that it is possible if proponents of peace, not war, win the June elections to the European Parliament and the US Presidential elections in November

Russian combat aircraft and artillery "have begun to operate more intensively" at that frontline, delivering "precision strikes" on the Ukrainian army, Andrey Marochko said

All parties involved in combat operations must meet at the negotiating table, Peter Szijjarto said

"There is one more or less suitable road but it is also being shelled," adviser to the DPR head Igor Kimakovsky said

The Armenian government provided Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh with places for temporary deployment in Goris and Sisian

America preys on any conflict and then steps aside to watch the growing havoc, waiting for a moment to deal a knockout blow, Bashar Assad said

Sergey Krivonos added that relocation of troops from one direction to another will not solve Ukrainian forces’ problems, and that each fighter should be used according to their specialization

Tobias Billstrom deemed adopting the 14th sanctions package "one of the most important things"

The operation to recover bodies of people killed in Israeli bombardments continues in the city

"This is dozens of sorties, carried out along the same routes, more or less", said Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Deputy Commander Colonel Lieutenant Eduard Zhmakin

We have always been standing and will continue to stand for friendly relations with Russia, Yevgenia Gutsul said

"Poland’s authorities make no secret of their striving to lean closer on the US nuclear weapons deployed in Europe and are actively using these ambitions in their hostile Russian policy," Maria Zakharova stressed

Ukrainian troops suffered significant losses in the fighting for the control of this town

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"

Yerevan's defense spending is 15-20% of what Azerbaijan spends on it, Nikol Pashinyan said

The top Russian diplomat stressed that "striving to attain decisive military superiority, Washington and its allies are enlarging the network of alliances directed against third countries"

According to the journalist, the decision to conduct the operation was made by US President Joe Biden personally, following nine months of discussions with White House national security advisers

"We have left all of Europe behind in terms of purchasing power parity but as for the per capita indicator, we need to work harder," the Russian leader stressed

The ship's crew continues to fulfill the mission it was given for the long-range voyage

Nikolay Patrushev also held talks with Brazilian Special Advisor for International Affairs Celso Amorim

During the visit to the German foreign ministry on April 18, 2024, we did not receive any answers to our questions, Sergey Nechayev said

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 position of the majority of Western states negatively affects the probability of a peaceful settlement of the conflict, creating a risk of further escalation," Jiraporn Ruamphongphatthana believes

It is reported that at the meeting, Sergey Ryabkov and Robert Floyd focused on cooperation between Russia and the CTBTO

Imangali Tasmagambetov noted that "relations between the CSTO and Armenia, which is a member state of our organization, are far from being at their best"

One shelling attacks on the positions of Syrian government army by the Jabhat al-Nusra (outlawed in Russia) group was reported in the Idlib de-escalation zone

"The supply of our agricultural products to the Chinese market is growing," the top Russian diplomat noted

Moreover, Qiwi plc acknowledged impairment by $155 mln in 2023 due to the same reason

Among representatives are Governor of the autonomous Gagauzia region of Moldova Yevgenia Gutsul and parliamentary deputy Marina Tauber

The level of water grew by 69 cm in 24 hours

Yevgenia Gutsul underlined that Gagauzia plans to start exporting products to Russia in the near future

"Design engineers and construction workers from Azerbaijan built two settlements with terminal facilities during BAM construction - Ulkan and Angoya," the Russian President said

Viktor Orban noted that there should be a buffer zone between NATO and Russia and Ukraine could serve as one

The US decision may provoke panic among investors that would start withdrawing their funds from European banks, being concerned of their freeze and further confiscation

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, April 22nd

Ilham Aliyev reiterated that Azerbaijan and Russia have been working for more than two years within the framework of the Declaration on Allied Interaction signed by their presidents in February 2022

Russia, in his words, is "correcting what others have done"

On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine initialed an agreement in Istanbul, which he described as "not bad"

Earlier, Ukrainian media reported an explosion in Kharkov, which was cofirmed later by Mayor Igor Terekhov

The chancellor also said Germany will make every effort to produce 80% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030

Talking about the current situation in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh noted that "the resistance is still strong"

Earlier, Yevgenia Gutsul noted that the Gagauz autonomy would withdraw from Moldova if Chisinau decides it wants to unify with Romania

"The greater portion is railroad projects - 60%," Russian Deputy Transport Minister Valentin Ivanov said

"The first one is the technology agenda, the very large one, with huge demands for our own small, medium and large solutions," Maxim Oreshkin said

The gas pipeline has its operations suspended on October 8 of the last year because of the detected leak

"The North-South transport corridor should become an example of the broadest international cooperation," the Russian leader said

Romanian media regularly report the discovery of young Ukrainians in the mountainous terrain on the Romanian-Ukrainian border

The fundamental point is that in the Valieva case there was nothing to exclude that that was the end of an excretion, that the pharmacological dose of trimetazidine hadn't been taken several days before

Also, the EU Council will consider using immobilized Russian assets to help Kiev

The Russian leader recalled that Heydar Aliyev, the father Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, supervised construction of the Baikal-Amur railway

Polish President pointed out that this issue is being raised during his meetings with NATO partners from time to time

"Regrettably, we have to state that UNESCO is being used in geopolitical interests and Russian representatives going to work in the organization have to face unprecedented discrimination, sometimes being forced to wait over a year for visas," the foreign minister said

BAM personifies giant labor and courage of two million very young people from across the entire Soviet Union, the Russian leader said

The drill’s main purpose is to demonstrate the reliability, superiority, might and diverse means of the DPRK's nuclear force

Those on the bridge and in the inspection area are asked to stay calm and follow the instructions of transport security personnel

The battlegroup’s spokesman Ivan Bigma said that a Gvozdika self-propelled system, nine mortar squads, two Furiya fixed-wing type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed

Units of Battlegroup Center have improved their tactical positions

On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said the village had been liberated

Russian air defense launchers have a bigger range than US Patriot in Ukraine, Sergey Druzin said

Maria Berlinskaya emphasized that the real effectiveness was determined in real combat conditions, and not at "some training ground in Texas"

"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

The yuan added to 12.851 rubles

"Preparations for a world war are intensifying in Brussels," Peter Szijjarto warned

Only 11 out of 36 hospitals are partially functional in Gaza at the moment

This must be followed by a decree of the Ukrainian president on the appointment

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

The enemy lost up to 440 troops, three cars and an Osa-AKM air defense system, a 152mm D-20 weapon

"The very fact that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States returns back to its roots is a good sign," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said

This is North Korea’s fourth ballistic missile launch this year

To complete the transaction, the German company is yet to receive the approval from Russian authorities

The bombers will get advanced precision weapons while their radio-electronic devices and engines will be similar to the equipment aboard the latest Tu-160M2 aircraft

The opposition suggests that Moldovan President Maia Sandu is behind the law enforcement officers’ actions

"That’s what happens when the head of state doesn’t care about his own people and sells out his country," Dmitry Polyansky said

The man, Roman Chervinsky, was under arrest in the case of a failed operation to recruit a Russian pilot

Kirill Budanov acknowledged that the Ukrainian army had long experienced problems on the frontline

The foreign minister also pointed out that Russia is firmly committed to its international legal obligations, including the 1967 Outer Space Treaty

According to Alexey Klimov, in 2023, almost 30,000 temporary entrance (return) permits were issued abroad and over 460,000 foreign passports were issued

According to the law enforcement, the search for the fourth crew member is ongoing

The spy boats managed to come at such a close distance for the first time since the Dnieper brigade started to hold these positions on the Kinburn Spit, the brigade’s commander sayd

On January 1, Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the BRICS group of nations, which currently brings together ten states

Dmitry Peskov noted that the trial will be "very complex," but will cause severe damage to US economic interests if the US authorities finally approve the bill regarding Russian assets