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"As for Brussels' determination to follow through, it is rather a path towards self-destruction of the EU," Kirill Logvinov noted

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 31st

"It would not be very good for them", said the American President

Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling funds intended for hiring assistants in the European Parliament

According to the designer company, the laser beam destroys the drone body, propeller, engines, battery

Following the IOC's recommendations in late February 2022, the majority of global sports federations decided to bar athletes from Russia and Belarus from all international sports tournaments

Andrey Marochko said that development of combat power is registered in this area, including by assault teams

Graham Fuller did not rule out that Europe would also move towards normalizing relations with Russia in the foreseeable future

US President says Zelensky will "get into trouble" if he backs out of deal

US President Donald Trump announced this to reporters on board Air Force One

A French officer told the newspaper that his country’s military is "getting ready for the worst"

The event titled "Space of Joint Development: Global and Eurasian Dimensions" kicks off in Shanghai on March 31

The spring military conscription begins in Russia from April 1 and "today we are holding a briefing devoted to its commencement," Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Department Vice Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky said

The meeting participants spoke in favor of Russian assets remaining blocked until the conflict ends and the damage allegedly caused to Ukraine is compensated

The border trespasser was promptly detained by the customs alert group in cooperation with the Molodechno police and paramilitary railway guards

Meanwhile, the Russian Emergencies Ministry has started to regroup its 120 rescuers in Myanmar to quake-hit Mandalay

The Finnish president said earlier in an interview with the Politico news outlet that the "armed to the teeth" Ukraine should be in the basis of the deterrence policy

"Any abandonment of sanctions would only be possible if the EU ceases to view illegitimate sanctions as a tool of foreign policy," Kirill Logvinov stated

In particular, Russian air defenses destroyed 41 UAVs over the Bryansk Region, 24 over the Kaluga Region and one over the Kursk Region

In particular, in the area of the settlement of Basovka, Russian forces have dislodged Ukrainian troops from a stronghold and are consolidating their gains, a source said

"The enemy expects to hold off the advance of the Russian armed forces as long as possible, hoping to escape through the forest to the Sumy Region," the source said

Kirill Logvinov also outlined key events planned around major historical milestones, including the signing of the UN Charter on June 26, the Potsdam Conference from July 17 to August 2, and UN Day on October 24

The circumstances, motives, and identity of the perpetrators are being established

The largest amount of the destroyed Ukrainian military equipment remains in the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Nikolskoye, Pogrebki, Lebedevka and along the Korenevo-Sudzha road

The politician said that Russophobia stems from "bipolar affective exaggeration of Russia’s influence on the life of Europe and Europeans" and alternates between manic and depressive phases

Viktor Medvedchuk said that Vladimir Zelensky "will not approve of this decision, but it is equally clear that neither Russia nor the United States should pay any attention to this"

Meanwhile, Belgian Navy Commander Erik Kockx, who heads a group taking part in a NATO mission in the Baltic Sea, pointed out that it’s hard to evaluate the practical effect of the bloc’s increased presence in the region

The man, born in 1981, opened gunfire at a unit of the Patrol and Guard Service from atop a building on Kolsky Avenue in downtown Murmansk late on March 30

Vladimir Dzhabarov noted that Le Pen's party secured 34% of the vote in the European Parliament elections, which ultimately undermined President Macron's initiative for early elections to the National Assembly

Trade wars do harm to all the parties, Scholz noted

Guo Jiakun clarified that Beijing maintains a "consistent and clear position on the Ukrainian crisis" and that dialogue and negotiations are the only effective means of resolving the conflict

"Engagement between Comrat and Chisinau is nonexistent, as the politicians in Chisinau have chosen a different approach toward Gagauzia – one of pressure, blackmail, and threats," Ilya Uzun said

Sergey Leshchenko added that Kiev should take into account that US President Donald Trump, whose administration has put forward the agreement, "is there for a long time"

In the village of Ivanovskaya Lisitsa, a security council secretary was wounded after the detonation of a munition

The new drones were detected in the Zaporozhye, Orekhov, Dzerzhinsk, Kremennaya and Kharkov directions of the special military operation, as well as in Russia’s borderline areas of Belgorod and Kursk

The Akhmat commando forces of the Russian Defense Ministry are currently deployed in the Kursk border area and the Belgorod Region, with additional units stationed in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR)

"The counteraction operation involved missile troops, unmanned aerial vehicles and naval forces that used several cruise missiles and drones," the Houthi spokesman said

Vladimir Zelensky will attempt to catch his competitors by surprise, hoping that they will fail to arrange an efficient campaign within a short term, the source said

Earlier, Trump announced his intention to call Putin again this week

Trump said that would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States

TV channel said that The drone exploded nearby, fragmentations partly hit the car

The media reported earlier that the Trump administration is considering a slew of measures to cut spending and shift focus to the Indo-Pacific region and rivalry with China

"There are grounds to think that we will finish them off," the Russian leader said

The former top Austrian diplomat recalled that "the French Parliament finds itself in a real quagmire" since last summer, with governments rapidly "changing, like it was the case during the third Republic"

The previous version of the deal was not signed because of a verbal spat between Vladimir Zelensky and US leaders at the White House

In early March, Larry Johnson visited the Victory Museum in Moscow as part of the US delegation

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Wan Qingsong asserted that since the start of the Ukrainian crisis, NATO not only worsened the situation but also extended its influence

According to Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei, such statements run counter to the United Nations Charter and the safeguards under the International Atomic Energy Agency

On Monday, a court in Paris found Le Pen guilty of embezzling EU funds and sentenced her to four years in prison, two of which she will have to wear an electronic bracelet (the remaining two years are suspended)

This was reported by two US officials and a source familiar with the president's travel plans

The deaths of the three US servicemen were confirmed by the US Joint Command Europe and Africa

According to the spokesman for the battlegroup Ivan Bigma, the battlegroup hit two mechanized, one assault and one territorial defense brigades in the Kharkov Region, the LPR, the DPR and in the Serebryanka forestry

According to Kirill Logvinov, the respective decisions will be made individually

According to Reuters, US President made this statement to reporters on board Air Force One

Law enforcement staff is in action

"Such a telephone call could be organized quite promptly if necessary," Dmitry Peskov added

Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organizations Kirill Logvinov also recalled that it was the "arrogant unwillingness of Westerners to hear" Moscow's position that led to the conflict

The confrontation in Ukraine was accompanied by "the use of a large amount of technologies that had never been employed before and that began to play a completely critical role in modern warfare," Vasily Kashin noted

The Russian president reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Guterres, when speaking at the ceremony dedicated to the 80th anniversary of liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau, did not mention the Red Army a single time, although the Memory Day for these victims was established according to results of the heroic deed of the Red Army fighters

Denis Pushilin noted that while large "Press" markings once offered some degree of protection, they have now become a sort of danger, as Ukrainian commanders increasingly disregard them

According to the television channel, the US president also said he was "very angry" about the comments that Russian President Vladimir Putin made about Vladimir Zelensky and officials in Kiev

The website says the 23-year-old actor is listed for "encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and repeated deliberate violation of the Ukrainian state border"

Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling funds intended for hiring assistants in the European Parliament

Kirill Logvinov noted that the EU approach to Syria showed that EU members would continue making attempts to isolate Russia in the international arena despite everything

Ali Khamenei said that it was unlikely, that the US would attack on the country from outside

On March 27, the US Army authorities confirmed that an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle was discovered

According to the report, the United States has been supplying the Ukrainian authorities with daily coordinates of Russian Armed Forces’ positions from its base in Wiesbaden

The US State Department declined to comment

The previous telephone conversation between the two leaders was held on March 18

Iran stressed in its reply letter that the Islamic Republic never avoided direct talks and only unfulfilled pledges triggered problems on that issue that must be resolved to restore trust between the two countries while the fate of the negotiations "will be determined by the behavior of the Americans"

"But now the covers have completely fallen off, as they say, and it has become evident to everyone what the various high courts in the European capitals, Western jurisdictions, where many sought to hide in, are worth," the Russian president said

Police said they have started an investigation

The US President noted that "it is still too early to think about this"

Sergey Ryabkov suggested that the alliance could be making these moves ahead of a new meeting with US President Donald Trump

"The arbitrary deadlines Starmer hastily devised in his remarks to journalists are completely unfounded — especially given London’s clear intent to derail any peace initiatives," the statement reads

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to call up 160,000 conscripts for military service in the spring campaign, according to the document published on Monday

The earlier proposal collapsed following a scandal during a meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and the US leadership at the White House

The launch was made from the Norwegian Andoya launch site

Instincts of the ruling class in Europe are clearly demonstrated in developments in Ukraine, the top Russian diplomat said

In addition, the court convicted 12 assistants, estimating the total funds involved at €4 million

TASS has compiled the main information about the special operation progress over the past 24 hours

Kirill Logvinov opined that members of Europe’s current political elite were unable to truly appreciate the fact that Europe lived in peace for 80 years

According to the report, Russian forces continue advancing through forest belts in the Velikaya Novosyolka frontline area

The second stage of Indra Navy 2025 will last for three days and will focus on joint maneuvering, sailing in formation, and exercises to counter air and surface threats

According to Dmitry Peskov, some of the mentioned Donald Trump's statements were paraphrased

"Yesterday one of chiefs of the Kiev regime Buganov openly admitted that the Ukrainian intelligence service prepared assassination attempts on the Russian president. This assassination attempt was again prepared with US money," Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel

The voyager was taken on board of a cargo ship sailing to China’s Qingdao, the center informed

According to the ministry, the Kiev regime has just increased the number of attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, despite Zelensky’s claims

The American president claimed that the US tariffs would be much more lenient than the tariffs previously imposed by other countries on US exports

According to Kirill Logvinov, this constitutes a major problem for the UN

In accordance with the court decision, Marine Le Pen will have to wear an electronic bracelet for two of the four years

Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov branded the accusations by the Moldovan side as "untenable and unsubstantiated"

Europe's security is indivisible, British Foreign Minister David Lammy stressed