Russia bans over 100 tonnes of Ukrainian counterfeit goods from entering Crimea

Boris Titov noted that Donald Trump has put the trade war with the entire world on hold, focusing on the confrontation with China

"No matter how much the Americans, the French, and others try to pretend otherwise, they’re not just spreading propaganda – it goes beyond that," the Belarusian leader stressed

The foreign minister emphasized that restoring the undermined trust in US-Russia relations "will take a long time"

Bridget Brink was ambassador at the embassy in Ukraine for three years

Alexander Darchiev confirmed that the delegations of Russia and the United States gave each other guarantees on the maintenance of diplomatic missions in both countries

On April 12, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend the forum

According to the report, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set some conditions for talks

John Healey noted that preparations for a mission in Ukraine were well advanced

On April 10, during a working visit to Kazakhstan, the Russian foreign minister held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu

Although the US is absent from the meeting, NATO structures are actively involved in the discussion, especially on how to improve Kiev's capabilities on the battlefield, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pointed out

Maria Zakharova emphasized that any steps by Japan to directly or indirectly participate in supplying Ukraine with arms and military equipment would be regarded as unequivocally hostile

President Donald Trump said that we'll have to see what happens at that time, answering the question whether the three-month pause announced on April 9 may be extended at the end of that period

According to Vladimir Rogov, one of the strikes hit a large industrial facility used by the Ukrainian army to repair military equipment

The Russian president also noted that before the meeting he had a separate conversation on the issue with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov

"The Chinese somehow manage to smooth it out and keep this tension under control," the Belarusian president noted

Wang Yi called for preventing humanity from "returning to the jungle world"

A civilian was injured in a drone attack on the Striguny-Novoaleksandrovka road section

Milorad Dodik noted that "representatives of the current Brussels mainstream no longer feel safe, and the Europe they were entrusted to govern has been lost"

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Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that units from the battle group North had liberated Guyevo

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus and Russia, as part of the Union State, need to keep their eyes on other conflicts as well

Washington's excessive duties on Chinese products are "a significant violation of international trade and economic regulations", the Tariff Committee of the State Council of China stated

Spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed that the US swapped Russian Artur Petrov for Russian-American Ksenia Karelina

The video also shows Arthur Petrov getting off the plane by airstairs after landing in Russia

The meeting will be followed by separate Russia-Central Asia talks between the foreign ministers

According to spokesperson Tammy Bruce, it is a technical meeting

He pointed to the Houthi situation as an example of how conflicts can spiral

Russian forces have made considerable gains in the area of Sukhaya Balka, including the settlements of Aleksandropol, Panteleymonovka and Valentinovka where Ukrainian troops are under intense pressure

The funds will be directed towards the supply of "hundreds of thousands" of drones to Kiev, as well as the repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment

Alexander Stepanov confirmed that Russia regularly carried out precision strikes against these enterprises, including with Iskander missiles and Geran drones, in an effort to hurt Ukraine’s arms production

"Our fighters are completing mopping up forest belts in the outskirts of Guyevo where hundreds of bodies of destroyed Ukrainian soldiers and military hardware can be seen," the source said

Yunakovka is a logistics hub for the Ukrainian army to supply its combat group in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region

A lead engineer at a plant in the LPR suffered injuries

Maria Zakharova stressed that "the Kiev regime has long turned war into a business"

Alexander Darchiev underlined that "the sides showed their mutual readiness to work on a corresponding roadmap"

Rescue operations are ongoing to locate those reported missing following an Israeli strike on a residential area in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood in the eastern part of Gaza City on Wednesday, which left 35 people dead

Chinese leader will visit Kuala Lumpur and Phnom Penh at the invitation of Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni

The Turkish leader also noted that he has close contacts with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump on the Syrian issue

According to Colonel Guillaume Schmidt, the unit's commander, troops need to be prepared to continue combat actions even when satellite signals are jammed

By 1:48 a.m. Moscow time, gold had extended its gains, trading at $3,212 per ounce, a 2.24% increase

The second round of consultations on normalizing the operation of their embassies lasted five and a half hours

Andrey Belousov chaired a meeting at the Battlegroup West’s command post where military commanders briefed him on the current situation, the maintenance of troops in the special military operation zone and enemy activity in the zone controlled by the battlegroup

Crude supplies from the US "are by no means vital to China" - in the early months of this year added up to roughly 1% of the Asian nation’s total imports, according to data from analytics firm Vortexa Ltd, the agency reported

"There is an opportunity to form payment platforms independent of external influence, one example being the financial messaging system of the Bank of Russia," the Russian foreign minister said

According to the airline, the first aircraft was carrying four crew members and 76 passengers, while the second had four crew members and 67 passengers on board

"It will probably be much easier than tolerating damage to their own people," the top Russian diplomat noted

According to the statement, all pre-clinical trials for the vaccine are nearing completion, with its safety and effectiveness already confirmed, and the manufacturing process laid down

Kaja Kallas declined to name those countries

According to attorney Olfa Hajri, they have been officially released

The flight carrying Witkoff departed from Fort Lauderdale in Florida and landed at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg

Kirill Dmitriyev had accompanied the US Special Presidential Envoy to his car before both departed

According to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi, if all participants in the talks in Oman demonstrate the necessary political will, a new agreement could be reached

The sides are to discuss the normalization of ties between Moscow and Washington and some aspects of the Ukrainian settlement

The newspaper said that the country’s military specialists were secretly deployed to Ukraine in order to equip airplanes with the missiles and train Ukrainians in their use

According to sources, Apple has chartered six cargo planes to ship 600 tons of gadgets

The Kremlin would provide information in due course if Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Steven Witkoff, Dmitry Peskov said

Viktor Orban reminded that the European Union was initially founded "as a peaceful initiative, not a military one"

According to the plan under discussion in London and Paris, Western forces may be sent to Ukraine following a settlement of the conflict, acting as a "deterrent force" purportedly to prevent the resumption of hostilities

TASS has compiled the key details about the exchange

The Ukrainian military lost more than 10,000 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the week of April 5-11, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

It is crucial to begin filling the storage facilities as early as possible and any unscheduled technical shutdowns could potentially put additional pressure on the injection season, ENTSOG said

Wanhua Chemical Group offered to invest €10 mln into the plant’s production but also proposed to reduce the workforce from the current 300 employees to just 50-60

The agenda will also include issues related to cultural and humanitarian cooperation, as well as the strengthening of border security

The meeting ended without any press statements

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Vladimir Rogov said that the Russian forces are holding the initiative, and the advance continues

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 430 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day

"The Americans could neither ensure secure navigation for the Israeli adversary, nor halt projectile and drone attacks against it," the Houthi leader stressed

The foreign minister emphasized that US leader Donald Trump had repeatedly made public remarks stating that "incorporating Ukraine into NATO was a mistake that played a crucial role in the current events, even though Moscow had been warning about it for years"

"The Trump administration has this understanding and it has repeatedly stated in public that Zelensky will have to accept the loss of land," Russia’s top diplomat said

The Russian top diplomat emphasized that the meeting participants underscored the special significance of the events dedicated to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War

In addition to the Agustin Escobar family, the 36-year-old pilot was also killed

Ilham Aliyev noted that in 2005, there was an attempt to organize an "orange revolution" in Azerbaijan under the auspices of the US Department of State

"China has always maintained a very balanced position," Dmitry Peskov said

Maria Zakharova criticized Elmedin Konakovic’s statement as "clumsy to say the least"

According to Kazem Jalali, if it is the path of discussions on the terms that will respect Iran’s dignity and our red lines, then Tehran will certainly engage in talks

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"All those insinuations that are being widely spread on the Internet today, that Belarus is ready to attack neighboring countries, are nothing more than propaganda," Pavel Muraveiko said

The sanctions apply to an unregistered vessel called the Sunrise 1, operated by the Hong Kong-based company Xiangrui Shipping, as well as two Chinese citizens who work as managers at the shipping company

"The Russian side emphasized the importance of the prompt return of Moscow's diplomatic property seized by the US authorities," Alexander Darchiev said

The price of Urals oil was last below $50 per barrel on June 12, 2023

Irakly Kobakhidze emphasized that this approach is effective, contributing to the positive development of Georgia's economy

Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 7 that President Vladimir Putin supports a ceasefire in Ukraine, but before that some issues have to be resolved, which for now are hanging in the air

According to the source, 125% import duties in respect of Chinese products announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday do not account the 20% tariff set earlier by the US leader for allegedly insufficient efforts of Canadian, Mexican and Chinese governments in combating fentanyl spread

Shares of more than 300 Chinese companies are traded on the American stock exchanges, including Alibaba, Sinopec, JD.com and NetEase

The Ukrainian army has been struggling to control sectors of the settlement of Oleshnya toward which a group of paratroopers from near Yunakovka had been dispatched

The Bundestag had previously approved the disbursement of €11 billion until 2029 to assist Kiev, in addition to the already promised aid

The US leader said that he has "great respect" for Chinese President Xi Jinping

The talks are expected to resume following the conclusion of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which this year runs from April 12 to 19

According to Eric Adams, all six individuals were recovered from the water, but none of them survived

According to the Islamic republic's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei, the Iranian side intends to assess Washington's position at the talks on Saturday and then give its response

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed the proposed "coalition of the willing" as nothing more than "a meme"

"They are departing from the very standards of democracy they have long proclaimed and sought to impart to other nations, including us," Dmitry Peskov said

"I think this gives us a unique opportunity to analyze a crime before it was committed, not just after," Maria Zakharova said

"Zelensky’s curators used him and are now wiping their dirty and blood-covered hands of him," Maria Zakharova wrote