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

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

Earlier reports said that 112 people were killed

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

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

Tajikistan takes a responsible approach towards the environmental future, CEO Alexey Likhachev said

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

On January 17, Joe Biden issued individual pardons to a number of persons, including former US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley and former US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci

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

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

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"

The shipment also includes 556 laser ranging devices, 255 IR binoculars, two border protection vehicles, 8,000 mortar rounds of 120mm caliber

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 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

The Tajik leader expressed his willingness to discuss with Vladimir Putin the state and prospects of bilateral relations, including international and regional issues

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

Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Dmitry Yadrov specified that 142 such aircraft are expected to be delivered to Russian airlines by 2030

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Sean Parnell said that it will not be 'an endless offensive'

The list also includes topical agenda issues

"Russian and Tajik citizens have the opportunity to make cross-border money transfers through the fast payment system," the Russian president noted

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

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

"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

The evacuated resident told about many acts of lawlessness and plunder

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The last telephone conversation between the Russian president and the US leader took place on February 12

The movement also urged the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 'to assume the historical responsibility by supporting the firmness and brave resistance of our Palestinian people and breaking the tough blockade of the Gaza Strip'

The Center for Analysis of Global Arms Trade estimated the current arms export portfolio at $13.75 billion

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

According to US president, 'everybody wants it'

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

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

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 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

No details of the operation were provided

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

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

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

Sergey Lebedev pointed out that the people he cooperates with are rightly called the resistance, not the underground

Earlier, Macron stated in an interview with Le Parisien that European countries willing to send a military contingent to Ukraine

Russia is also helping Tajikistan with development of the hydropower sector, the head of state said

The source said the decision was made "by the investigating judge"

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

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

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

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

The deputy prime minister noted that Russia invested in construction of the Sangtudinskaya Hydropower Plant in Tajikistan

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 14th

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

The highest stock level in Europe is currently registered in Portugal, Sweden and Spain

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

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

According to Washington, United States has hit more than 30 targets in Yemen

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

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

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"

By convening "a coalition of the willing", London seeks to "demonstrate British influence and avoid being marginalized by the US and Russia," Cui Heng argued

Vladimir Rogov previously told TASS on March 15 that Russian units had reached the outskirts of Shcherbaki in the Zaporozhye Region and had begun fighting to take control of the settlement

State of the wounded person is estimated as severe

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

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

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on March 18 that it had carried out large-scale strikes on facilities in Gaza belonging to the Palestinian movement Hamas

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

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

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

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 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

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said earlier on Monday that the government invites Russian and US special services to investigate the alleged use of a "sonic weapon" by the police

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

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

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

According to the Russian leader, Moscow and Dushanbe "are committed to the principles of the rule of international law, sovereignty and non-interference into internal affairs"

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

Nearby trees caught fire, the consequences of the attack are being updated

"Firstly, I cannot leave my people to freeze in the winter, and secondly, I cannot completely reboot this industry of ours," Erdogan said

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

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

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

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

French President Emmanuel Macron claimed to be a military observer mission

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

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

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

Denis Pushilin noted that the "most rapid" advance of Russian troops is taking place around Velikaya Novoselka