Eurasian Economic Union to have common currency in 5-10 years

The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry is assigned to oversee the process of sending the evacuees to their respective regions in accordance with an annex to the directive

"Investigation should be objective and based not only on data provided by Israel but also on Palestinian information", Vasily Nebenzya said

Russian troops took better frontline positions in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 17th

Domestic airlines completed about 30 flights between airports in Russia and Dubai

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

The Russian Embassy in Tehran keeps the issue under special control, Maria Zakharova said

According to Andrey Zolotarev, domestically, the population’s confidence level in President Vladimir Zelensky and state authorities will plummet

Nikol Pashinyan said about it, replying to a question from a resident of the borderline village of Berkaber about the necessity to hold snap elections before delimiting the border with Azerbaijan

Vasily Nebenzya is convinced that the work of the UNRWA is indispensable under these circumstances

"So we got two letters that said: whatever we do, we would be violating the US Constitution," Pavel Durov said

According to Rada Deputy Speaker Alexander Korniyenko, some of the law’s provisions will take effect after its publication, while most of them will enter into force in a month

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

Earlier on Wednesday, Georgia’s parliament passed the foreign agents bill in the first reading

Iran has the region’s largest arsenal of ballistic missiles, estimated to number in the low thousands, Behnam Ben Taleblu noted

Robert Fico believes Moscow will win in its confrontation with Kiev

After Truss’ statements urging Moscow to move its forces, located on Russia’s soil, away from the border with Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov asked his British counterpart if she recognized Russia’s sovereignty over the Voronezh and Rostov Regions

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"

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

The Russian president has ordered that migration policy be overhauled taking into account the national interests and security of the population, and the importance of preserving Russia’s culture and language, Nikolay Patrushev reiterated

"Ambassador Vinay Kumar paid a courtesy call on [Russian] Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov," the embassy said on its X page

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

This figure includes frozen assets of individuals and legal entities included in the sanctions list, such as cash, corporate investments, and yachts

Nikolay Azarov noted that currently, law enforcement’s main job in Ukraine was to tighten the screws on the country’s population

The Chinese leader had an in-depth exchange of views on the Ukrainian crisis with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is on an official visit to Beijing

Vasily Nebenzya also pointed at the European Union’s double standards with regard to refugees from Ukraine and the Global South

"The experienced and all-too-familiar Hollywood touch can be seen behind these rallies," the politician pointed out

According to a statement signed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on November 9, 2020, a Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh

The participants in the exercises will practice interaction in getting ready for and conducting combat operations by aviation and air defense forces that are part of the unified regional air defense system of Russia and Belarus

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, April 16th

The banker stressed that VTB is working as part of a pilot project for the digital ruble, including in the field of cross-border settlements

According to the best case, the Russian car market may soar by 65% to 1.75 mln cars

Ebrahim Raisi opined that the UN Security Council and the organization as a whole "failed to fulfill their minimum legal obligations to condemn the [Israeli] attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus"

The Ukrainian army losses were up to 70 servicemen, three motor vehicles, a D-30 howitzer, 2 Plastun-3000 electronic reconnaissance stations and a Nota electronic warfare station

Russia is also interested in exchanging views on topical issues of mutual interest, including human rights and measures to counter crime

On the evening of April 13, Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel in response to what it called "repeated crimes," including an attack on the consular office of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik, over that period, Ukrainian troops fired "at least 1,362 munitions" at civilian facilities

The Turkish leader also announced talks with Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey on April 20

"The defense ministries of Azerbaijan and Russia are taking the necessary measures to implement the decision," Hikmet Hajiyev added

Yury Borisov said that the space facility’s launch pad bore practically no visible signs of the recent Angara-A5 carrier rocket’s launch

According to Wei Dongxu, Tehran's firepower can cover most of the Middle East region, representing a fierce and precise long-range retaliatory means

"The meeting focused on the situation in the region," said in the statement

The Kiev regime has long insisted on Western partners supplying it with more effective air defenses

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, April 15th

The report said that the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement is also reducing the number of its officers in Syria

According to the minister, Russia is interested in increasing the role of the BRICS states in the international monetary, financial and trading systems, developing interbank cooperation, expanding the use of national currencies and creating its own exchange

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

The bill also includes a proposal to earmark $2.4 billion to fund US Armed Forces operating in the Middle East in response to threats against Israel

On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack targeted the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region

According to Salome Zourabichvili, she is certain that the parliamentary majority will override her veto

The document also says that the EU and its member states will step up humanitarian support and civil protection assistance to Ukraine

Israel told the US administration about the decision to wait, according to a US official

The Russian defense minister "personally tested the special transportation vehicle and its running qualities"

Protests against the bill have been held outside the parliament building since Monday

Anatoly Antonov emphasized that such steps were another powerful blow to strategic stability

"Ramadan has passed, and the question of a long-term ceasefire is once again very acute," Vasily Nebenzya said

Sergey Ryabkov stressed that the attacks on the nuclear facility "must be stopped"

Earlier, the media watchdog restricted access to the websites of web hosting companies Amazon Web Services and GoDaddy

The statistics service does not provide the year-on-year dynamics of gasoline production

The contract of the 38-year-old Ovechkin with NHL Washington Capitals is valid until the end of June 2026

"We have to ensure the evacuation of the wounded from the frontline," the Russian defense minister said, adding that "it has to be done safely and rapidly to the maximum"

The quarterly cycle of information disclosure is convenient for the company as a matter of principle, Nikita Klimantov noted

The Russian defense minister has given his instructions to speed up the introduction of promising weapons that have been tested in the special military operation zone into service with the Russian Army

Anatoly Antonov has urged the US "not to open Pandora's Box" and follow Russia’s suit "by taking all necessary steps to ensure global stability and predictability"

"Taking into account the fact that Canberra does not intend to give up its anti-Russian course and continues to introduce new sanctions, work on updating the Russian stop list will continue," the ministry said

There are two countries on the list

"The US and Western countries should stop Israel, tell it "Stop!" and prevent the conflict from spilling over," Hakan Fidan said

Joe Biden reiterated the unwavering commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan under Article V of the Treaty, using its full range of capabilities

The number of employees in IT companies increased by 1.5 times over four years, Maksut Shadaev said

In the Russian general's words, such actions set a dangerous precedent for air incidents and accidents, and escalate the general situation in Syria’s airspace

According to Denis Pushilin, it is too early to say when the city could be liberated

Meanwhile, Slovakia supports Ukraine’s accession to the European Union

Prices slowed down to in their growth to 0.1% during the reporting week

The EU, the US, Japan and Canada have frozen Russian assets worth a total amount of around $300 bln

The Turkish leader slammed Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide and said that the only way to ease tension in the region is to stop it

I"DF soldiers recently carried out strikes to eliminate "an immediate threat" in the Qawqaba area in southern Lebanon," Israel Defense Forces said

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

The government of the Kurgan Region has arranged the work on providing financial assistance to the victims in the emergency zone

In 2022, 16 individuals were convicted of high treason and one was convicted of spying

The most important is the fact that Russian solutions account for more than 85% of expenses, Maksut Shadaev noted

The Russian president pointed out that Moscow’s "program of assistance to the African countries in sanitary and epidemiological well-being provides for the delivery of ten mobile high-containment biological laboratories"

"All NATO allies agree that the 9M729 is not compliant with the INF Treaty," the US embassy’s spokesperson said

According to the newspaper’s assessments, Russia "has never been closer to its goals" in the special military operation zone

Anti-tank guided missiles hit an artillery battery in Al-Samak in the Kfarchouba hills

The increase in motor gasoline production in mid-April is associated with production recovery after a local drop due to unscheduled repairs at refineries

The legitimacy of the authorities is a hot button issue in Ukraine, where parliamentary and presidential elections are prohibited during martial law

The region's governor Roman Starovoit said 50 apartment buildings, 975 single-family homes, two stores, seven social and cultural buildings have been restored in the region since the beginning of the special operation

The report did not specify which facilities in Israel had been attacked with hypersonic missiles

"Basically, attempts to question the maximum security of nuclear facilities must be completely ruled out everywhere in the world," Sergey Ryabkov stressed

The ministers expressed their willingness to find a way for the center to continue to operate beyond 2025

The European Union is also poised to impose new sanctions on Iran, related to drones and missiles

The President of the United States has made that very clear

First and foremost, the pardon covers women with minor children, pregnant women and women, whose relatives are involved in the special military operation

Dmitry Peskov mentioned a recent phone call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian

According to the report, Israel’s war cabinet will meet on April 16 for a third straight day

In February-March 2024, the Military Aerospace Defense Academy held training of CIS specialists in counter-drone fight

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

According to Anatoly Antonov, the United States are creating new closed groups and military-political alliances in the Asia-Pacific region and this way "are trying to return the world to the worst times of the Cold War and brinkmanship on the brink of a nuclear conflict"

No shelling attacks on Syrian troops were registered over the past 24 hours

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