EU ready to appeal to WTO over Russian import bans

Strong blasts are heard in all parts of the city, according to Al Hadath and Sky News Arabia TV channels

Earlier, Ukraine’s General Staff tried to present the retreat from the Kursk Region as "regrouping," but many experts spoke of a "very difficult" situation for the remaining Ukrainian units there

The EU top diplomat stressed that everyone recognized that the EU needed to "show result" right now and support Ukraine "so that they can defend themselves"

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Vladimir Putin’s call with Donald Trump has ended

According to the head of state, the Russian business has learned how to work in the environment of sanctions, and entrepreneurs adapted to them

"The primary reason for this is that Russia continues to outpace the US and NATO in terms of weapons production and military capabilities," Chung Jae-hung said

Russia’s military advance gave strong results, with almost all settlements taken at once, and the enemy’s personnel destroyed, Akhmat Special Forces Commander Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov added

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 205 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

According to testimony of civilians evacuated from the liberated areas, Poles and Georgian Legion members were especially brutal

According to the media outlet, the authenticity of summonses has not been established

Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields stressed that "President Trump means business"

Vyacheslav Gladkov pointed out that he would continue to keep people updated on developments in the region

"The contribution capabilities will vary, but this will be a significant force, with a significant number of countries providing troops and a larger group contributing in other ways," the statement reads

Any aerial vehicle, piloted or pilotless, will be eliminated immediately if it crosses Iran’s airspace, according to the report

"They immediately inform the Russian military about suspicious persons," the source said.

The ministry reported that the Gulf Clan’s plan was to assassinate Petro last year during the president’s visit to the Choco region in the west of the country

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 17th

According to the People’s Front, UDK drones have destroyed over 50 US-made Bradley vehicles and over 30 M777 artillery guns

"This decision was made after a profound analysis of multiple factors, all of them tied with the pitiable attempts by Belgium to sustain its neocolonial illusions," the statement reads

According to Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov, the Ukrainian military is suffering heavy losses, despite deploying its best reserves to the Sudzha and Sumy directions

Robert Fico stated that Slovakia would not participate in any military mission to Ukraine

According to Leavitt, Trump and his national security team "have been engaged directly" with Vladimir Zelensky and his team on this matter

"If you ask me whether Brussels and some European leaders should undermine the peace negotiations, my answer is no," Peter Szijjarto noted

According to the report, the US administration is also discussing the possibility of asking the United Nations to follow suit

The president stressed that GDP in the euro area stood at just about 0.9% in 2024

According to the available information, Ukraine was provided with about 70 HIMARS and MLRS launchers

Maryana Bezuglaya noted that the findings of the investigation into the loss of one of the first F-16 fighter jets delivered to Ukraine last August have yet to be made public

A senior Hamas official told Reuters earlier that Israel had unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement

US President Donald Trump earlier said that Tehran can be held responsible for Ansar Allah’s actions

US President stressed that during his visit to Moscow, his special envoy Steve Witkoff had a series of other contacts

According to Alexey Pushkov, Donald Trump thinks that "agreeing policies with Europe would mean burying any hope for a peaceful settlement"

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to say whether Vladimir Zelensky’s future will be among the topics to be discussed by Presidents Putin and Trump

The US Central Command said that the goal of massive strikes was to defend American interests and restore freedom of navigation

According to the ministry, its personnel most often respond to reports of the discovery of submunitions and enemy drones

The strike was reportedly delivered on the Al Arj neighborhood on the Red Sea coast not far from the governorate’s administrative center

The S-500, produced by the Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer, was designed to destroy all existing and future aerospace attack weapons of a potential enemy across the entire range of altitudes and speeds

The Palestinian movement Hamas described Israel’s move to resume military operations in the enclave as "a death sentence" for the captives

Earlier reports said that 112 people were killed

Russian forces struck a Ukrainian UAV training center and military airfields over the past day, the ministry reported

"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

Vitaly Ganchev earlier said that the Russian Armed Forces were in control of the northern part of Volchansk, and they were less than seven kilometers away from Kupyansk

According to the results of the poll, the Ukrainians polled who said that they lack confidence in Vladimir Zelensky feel negative emotions towards him: 55% of respondents are frustrated with him, while 35% feel outrage and resentment

According to Nazar Valechenko, he had initially paid five thousand dollars to stay in the rear and guard a factory in the Poltava Region, which was later destroyed by Russian troops

According to the ministry, people are provided with drinking water and food, as well as medical and psychological support

Dmitry Peskov stated that the preparation time, in general, "depends on the decisions of the heads of state"

TASS and the Roscosmos state corporation signed a memorandum of cooperation in 2021 to open the agency's office on the ISS

Peter Szijjarto recalled that from the very beginning of the conflict, the Hungarian government called for its peaceful settlement and advocated for dialogue with Russia

"The leaders will talk for as long as they deem necessary," Dmitry Peskov told reporters

Around 1,300 delegates and guests, including largest entrepreneurs, representatives of small and mid-sized business from all parts of the country, heads of ministries and agencies, are expected to participate

According to US president, 'everybody wants it'

The evacuated resident told about many acts of lawlessness and plunder

According to Lieutenant-General Yury Stavitsky, the number of bomb disposal specialists in the Kursk Region will be maximized to 1,000

The US administration expects to get more information after telephone talks between American and Russians presidents

"A few days before his secret entry into Georgia, Saakashvili was in Brussels and met with representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament," Shalva Papuashvili recalled

According to the leader of the opposition Alliance for the Union of Romanians, the May election rerun will not be merely about choosing a new president but about "sparing Romania from being subjected to foreign interests and the corrupt elite which doesn’t represent" its people

The first telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump took place on November 14, 2016, following Trump’s victory in the US presidential election and prior to his inauguration

No details of the operation were provided

"There is a road running from Orekhov to Kamenskoye through Stepovoye, which the enemy constantly used," Vladimir Rogov said

Decker Eveleth said that the Oreshnik is the perfect weapon for attacking dense targets like air bases, where its conventional submunitions can deal significant damage

According to First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, it was an important and long-awaited step towards certification of a technologically independent version of the Superjet

According to Rodion Miroshnik, last week, the Ukrainian military attempted the largest drone attack on civilian targets in Russia since the start of Moscow’s special military operation

US president said that "we have to get that agreement signed'

According to Rodion Miroshnik, these are military and technical supplies, ammunition, small arms, mines, shells, and multiple rocket launchers

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, March 18th

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian Armed Forces hit a US-made Patriot system in Kiev with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile

The decision to send the army to other states during martial law is made by the president, while simultaneously submitting a bill to parliament for its ratification

The press service said that when covering the events in Ukraine, journalists were instructed to "politely" ask Ukrainian troops who wear "Nazi flags, insignia, uniforms and make characteristic greeting gestures" to remove "propaganda elements and refrain from undesired actions" for the time of recording

Mass anti-government protests took place in Belgrade on Saturday

US president’s critics are concerned that Trump "may offer consessions to Russia without Ukraine’s consent, putting President Vladimir Zelensky in a perilous position"

The battlegroup North units inflicted losses in offensive operations on formations of a mechanized brigade, two air assault brigades, a marine infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo and Oleshnya in the Kursk Region

Yury Ushakov recalled the most devastating drone attack of Ukraine’s army on the Russian territory in history after Donald Trump's proposal for a 30-day truce

Trump said earlier that Washington would hold Tehran responsible for all attacks staged by the Ansar Allah movement, adding that the US might not stop at striking Houthi facilities if their attacks on US forces in the region continued

According to Sergey Lavrov, Liz Truss's statement is "quite exemplary of English culture, politics and diplomacy"

Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined the requirements for resolving the situation in Ukraine during a meeting with senior Foreign Ministry officials in the summer of 2024

The Kiev authorities are concerned that Trump could agree to cede some territories that Russian troops have not yet taken over to Moscow. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland fear a pullback of US troops from Europe and "a potential Russian invasion within the next few years"

"President Trump is very proud of the progress that he and his team have made in such a short amount of time, and hopefully tomorrow, that progress will move forward," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said

In this context, Omtzigt spoke out against uncontrolled borrowing, although he supported an increase in defense spending in general

Cristian Diaconescu opined that the issue would be revisited by Romania's new president after the May elections

According to US president, his conversation with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is expected 'tomorrow morning'

The the settlement of Losevka is located 65 km northwest of the town of Shostka

Sergey Nayev earlier served as commander of the Ukrainian Joint Forces

According to Vitaly Ganchev, Ukrainian propaganda "is trying to magnify" frontline successes but soldiers on the engagement line see the actual state of things and have a different view about what is going on

The newspaper notes that the venues for such meetings usually alternate, with the prime minister typically attending in Brussels, while the president hosts summits in Beijing

The GDP growth in the G7 countries for 2024 was just 1.9%, while the BRICS countries saw a growth rate of 4.9%, the Russian leader noted

According to Krissada Phromvek, there are many complex issues that must be resolved before reaching an agreement

The US president did not specify which specific regions he was referring to, but the White House has already made it clear that Russia is expected to maintain control over territories "that its troops already command," the newspaper said

As Alexey Likhachev stressed, "there are no plans to reduce the level of protection and safety at the Kursk station"

According to Apty Alaudinov, the Ukrainian army is failing in this attempt and suffering heavy casualties

The Kremlin noted that talking points on all pressing issues, first of all on the Ukrainian settlement, would be prepared for the conversation

According to Mikhail Ulyanov, the problem is that "Australia, a non-nuclear state under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, will receive around two, or even more, tons of highly-enriched uranium"

According to Vitaly Ganchev, the forces are also shelling civilians who remain in their homes while retreating

The chief of European diplomacy said the EU has met with US negotiators to voice "different elements that could be brought up by the Russians"

Earlier, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for the swift appropriation of billions of dollars worth of Russian assets

"Certain discussions [between Moscow and Washington] have already taken place. [US special envoy Steve] Witkoff was in Moscow, there was a round of talks in Istanbul, and there was the first conversation between the presidents," Dmitry Peskov pointed out

US president also said that he had asked Russia not to take an active military action against Ukrainian troops surrounded in the Kursk Region