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The first round of talks between the technical teams of Ukraine and the United States, which focused mainly on halting strikes on energy infrastructure, took place on March 23 and lasted about six hours

VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin recalled the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who remarked in early February that US leader Donald Trump would quickly restore order among European elites, saying they would soon "stand at the master's feet and wag their tails."

Rasmus Jarlov reiterated that Denmark would not cede Greenland

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that three apartments of a residential building and five cars were damaged in the settlement of Novostroyevka-Pervaya

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that the delegation includes "energy experts as well as military representatives from the naval and air components."

The Russian diplomat stressed that for most countries, Russia is becoming a "pioneer" that strives to defend vital things regardless of sanctions and restrictions, because they are universal

The situation had already been critical when he and his fellow soldiers heard that Russian forces had broken through Ukrainian lines, Ukrainian Senior Sergeant Zenon Dashak said

In early March, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Alexander Darchiyev as the Russian ambassador to Washington

"Ukraine needs to clearly understand the further conditions of access to the EU market," Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaly Koval noted

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun also mentioned that Beijing is seeking "to continue working with the international community toward peace talks and creating conditions for a ceasefire and ending the conflict"

Denis Pushilin added that Russian forces have intensified their advances in the Krasny Liman area, while the Ukrainian army continues counterattacks in the Dzerzhinsk and Krasnoarmeysk directions, where they have deployed reserves

There were no opening remarks for the camera

The talks are to start at 7:00 a.m. GMT, a TASS source said earlier

The European Union, Canada, the United States and Japan froze $300 billion worth of Russia's assets after the start of the special military operation

The aircraft crashed in an unpopulated area

Peskov expressed bewilderment that Europeans are questioning where to find €800 billion - not for healthcare or infrastructure development, but for militarization

Russian troops hit military airfield infrastructure, unmanned aerial vehicle operator training centers, their production workshops and storage sites, as well as concentrations of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 138 districts over the past 24 hours, the ministry added

The Deputy Prime Minister also stressed that the security forces of Serbia are "strong enough to protect the country "

A prototype of the Superjet aircraft equipped with Russia-produced PD-8 engines completed its maiden flight on March 17

The accident occurred in the Simferopol district on the Simferopol-Yevpatoria highway

According to the magazine, "the White House does, in fact, have many options, if it wishes to undermine the alliance"

"There will be no privileges or preferences for those returning," the Russian leader went on to say

According to Nikolay Azarov, the current Kiev regime "will not implement anything," as it is only looking "to stay in power for as long as possible"

Earlier, it was reported that, on Monday morning, Kiev attempted to strike the two airstrips with Soviet-made jet drones in order to disable Russian long-range aviation planes

The source did not specify how long the next part of the meeting would last

Phongphan Chansugree emphasized that taking an adversarial position towards Russia does European countries no good, as they cannot remain competitive in the international market without access to Russian resources

On March 20, US special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg stated that the US was eager to hold proximity talks in Riyadh between the technical teams of Russia and the Kiev authorities

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also noted that the meeting between the two presidents must be carefully prepared and requires difficult technical negotiations first

The Russian and US delegations are currently holding consultations in Riyadh

Last week, US special envoy Steven Witkoff made a number of high-profile statements about Ukraine in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson

This is a normal approach amid difficult geopolitics, Alexander Shokhin said

"This is because recent years are becoming increasing warmer under influence of growing concentration of greenhouse gases," Research Director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand said

German officials are concerned as, privately, they have "reeled from the pace of events since Trump took office," the FT writes

At the same time, Denis Pushilin noted that the Donbass watches everything that is happening within the framework of the negotiation process in Riyadh

He is charged in two cases related to corruption in the mayor's office and aiding terrorism respectively

The US has not officially disclosed the names of its negotiators

Abbas Araghchi underscored that Tehran's primary responsibility is to defend the interests of the country and its people, asserting that the authorities "will not miss any opportunity" to fulfill this mandate

"The people living there - many of them, at least, I know it for certain, 100% - they want to return to their historic homeland," the Russian president noted

Thus, according to the SVR, it is planned to "make public information that the 'president' personally and his team have misappropriated more than $1.5 billion only from funds meant to buy munitions"

The Russian delegation will be led by Grigory Karasin, the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, and Sergey Beseda, adviser to the director of Russia's Federal Security Service

Benjamin Netanyahu believes that capturing and holding swathes of territory will allow them to finally defeat the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas, the newspaper writes

According to him, 'that's the key issue in the conflict'

In early March, Macron announced in an address to the French people that he would initiate discussions with allies about placing European countries under the protection of France's nuclear deterrent

The Secretary discussed Israel’s ongoing military operations in Gaza, and efforts to help release the hostages and bring them home

The European Union’s office in Ukraine informed that it would allocate further 10 billion euro to Kiev to finance "independent media

Despite what Vladimir Zelensky says, Ukraine continues to deliberately attack energy infrastructure, including international, on Russian territory, the defense ministry said

US special envoy Steven Witkoff mentioned earlier that after a March 13 meeting in the Kremlin, he delivered a gift from Putin to Trump

Viktor Medvedchuk went on by saying that Ukraine's economy is now in severe crisis

Dilma Rousseff added that the BRICS countries will continue pushing for the participation in mutually beneficial investment projects

Earlier, Anton Titsky, the deputy governor of the Zaporozhye Region, reported that the Ukrainian military launched a significant strike on an energy facility in the area

However, according to prime minister of the German state of Saxony Michael Kretschmer, Russia poses a threat at the moment

Rodion Miroshnik drew attention to Ukraine's new attempt to attack civilian targets in the Rostov Region

According to the report, over the past few days, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency have struck militants throughout the Gaza Strip in order to weaken Hamas' military capabilities

Witkoff said in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson that the two leaders had sent signals to each other of their readiness for dialogue

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Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia's plan would mean ending the conflict once and for all, not freezing it

Major General Apty Alaudinov added that getting captured Ukrainian soldiers out of the combat zone is no easy task

The source added that US-made MaxxPro and HMMWV armored vehicles and German-made Leopard tanks are among the Western equipment destroyed by Russian troops

The Kremlin press service reported that Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan expressed support for the efforts of Russia and the US

"Therefore, until such sad situation remains, any progress in talks on Ukraine’s admission to the EU is out of the question," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said

According to a high-ranking army source, London will not have time to develop a plan for presence in Ukraine by April 20

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov announced earlier that Russian and US experts would hold consultations in Riyadh on March 24

A representative of The Ritz-Carlton told a TASS correspondent that the meeting will be held "behind closed doors."

The destruction of the gas metering station in Sudzha by Ukrainian forces is a provocation designed to undermine the peace initiatives of US President Donald Trump, Sergey Mironov stated

It is noted that in the vicinity of Guyev, Russian troops are actively clearing forested areas. Ukrainian soldiers in the region are facing shortages of food and ammunition

Ukrainian troops attacked a power substation in Pologi, leaving more than 11,000 subscribers without electricity

The Russian delegation will be led by Karasin and Sergey Beseda, an advisor to the FSB director

Lula da Silva will hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Russian delegation is led by Grigory Karasin, the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, and Sergey Beseda, adviser to the director of Russia's Federal Security Service

The SPD has long sought to change the country's Basic Law to weaken the "debt brake" - a strict rule prohibiting budget financing with new debt above a certain level

The second part of the US-Russian talks lasted only an hour

According to the report, the Russian military continues advancing

Earlier, Anton Titsky, Deputy Governor of the Zaporozhye Region, stated that Ukraine had launched a significant strike on a power substation in Pology

The TV channel reported earlier that Barhoum, who was in charge of Hamas's financial assets in Gaza, was killed

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has held at least two phone calls with Trump as reported by the Kremlin, in February and March

According to investigators, the man established secret cooperation with the Ukrainian side to aid in actions against Russia's security

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz noted that the talks will constitute "some type of discussion of territory for permanent and lasting peace."

Present-day Ukraine was wholly created by Communist Russia, Putin said

The channel said that Barhoum, who was in charge of Hamas's financial assets in Gaza, was killed in an attack on the Nasser medical complex in the town of Khan Yunis

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 310 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Seven Starlink terminals, 21 drone control points and a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army were destroyed, the Russian Battlegroup West spokesman Ivan Bigma added

Protests in support of him take place in front of the city hall every day

American journalist Tucker Carlson recalled that 'the Russian position is he is not elected,' so one 'can't sign any kind of treaty with him'

According to Sergey Leshchenko, "the negotiations will continue for a certain period of time"

On March 3, Donald Trump described Vladimir Zelensky’s remark about the conflict being far from over as "the worst statement that could have been made"

The Russian delegation will be represented by Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin and Advisor to the Director of the Federal Security Service Sergey Beseda

According to the report, in counterbattery warfare, six field artillery guns, including two US-made 155mm M198 howitzers and six mortar teams were destroyed

The Russian Defense Ministry added that units of the Battlegroup North inflicted losses on formations of a mechanized, airborne assault brigade, a marine brigade and three territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces in the areas of the settlements of Gogolevka, Gornal, Guevo and Oleshnya during offensive operations

The US delegation includes State Department’s Policy Planning Director Michael Anton, as well as aides to Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz

According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military delivered air and artillery strikes

According to the report, about 15 targets were shot down over the city

Moscow puts special emphasis on strengthening of all areas of cooperation with allies and partners among CIS member states, including within the framework of the Commonwealth, as well as the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union, the top Russian diplomat stressed

The group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, stated that the strikes continued for several hours

The media outlet earlier reported, citing sources in the US presidential administration, that Ukraine no longer has ATACMS missiles