Russia to boost cooperation with BRICS in conditions of economic sanctions — vice-premier

This year orthodox believers will celebrate Easter on April 20

However, a longstanding anti-Russian sentiment - built over many years and decades - hinders their ability to pursue reasonable solutions, Yury Ushakov said

According to the New York Post, in order to attract Russia to negotiations on the said proposal, Washington may offer Moscow an easing of anti-Russian sanctions and possibly the unblocking of Russian assets frozen in the West

The European Union’s intention to establish a coalition on sending troops to Ukraine demonstrates a superiority intention, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

Ararat Mirzoyan and Feridun Sinirlioglu also exchanged views on the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Turkey

The total losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk Region have exceeded 75,000 servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry added

The prisoners’ swap with Ukraine was implemented on April 19

The world’s economy is expected to experience the first shock waves provoked by Washington’s tariff policy very soon, according to the agency

In the course of joint practical measures, the troops will accomplish the combat training tasks of ensuring the state’s territorial integrity

Apart from that, the Russian president’s plans for the coming week include several international contacts, including a meeting with the sultan of Oman

The publication does not indicate which territories around the ZNPP Washington proposes to designate as neutral and in what format the United States could exercise control over these territories and the plant

Voting will continue until the end of May, and its results will be summarized under strict control with the participation of a notary

"With great love, sincerity, and affection", the US President wished happy Easter to all, "including the Radical Left Lunatics" who are seeking to bring dangerous criminals, such as members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) Salvadorian gang, back to the United States

"Aleksandar Vulin has been removed from the government because of pressure from Brussels," the source pointed out

Imports lost 24% in value terms to $800.61 mln, the Main Customs Administration of China said

Five types of unmanned aerial systems have been certified to date, according to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency

Earlier, Andrey Yermak, the head of the office of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, said he along with the Ukrainian defense and foreign ministers, Rustem Umerov and Andrey Sibiga, respectively, had arrived in Paris for talks with senior US officials

Over the period of fighting in the Kursk frontline area, the Ukrainian army has lost more than 75,000 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said

As Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on April 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not ordered to extend it

The chruch, as usual on Easter Day, is filled with several thousand believers

Hazbollah military commander Hussein Ali Nasser was eliminated in one of the attacks, the Lebanon24 news portal reported

The ceasefire is in force for 30 hours, from 6:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 19 until 00:00 Moscow time on April 21

In his words, they fired conventional 120mm mortar rounds, silent munitions and at least one FPV drone with a fragmentation charge

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed confidence that Kiev won’t be able to evade responsibility for the shelling of civilians in Kramatorsk

According to the source, Ukrainian special services practice recruiting of Russian nationals, including minors, to commit acts of sabotage at these facilities for insignificant money award

The 88-year-olf pontiff called for peace in the Holy Land and across the entire Middle East, for extending prayers for Christian communities in Lebanon and Syria, and called for peace in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump suggested earlier that the Ukrainian conflict may have been triggered by Kiev’s ambitions to join the alliance

The current US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff package "doesn’t seem to include US-backed security guarantees," The Washington Post columnist David Ignatius wrote

They "must right the wrongs," US president said

According to the DPR government, shelling was conducted from the village of Pleshcheyevka

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, April 18th

According to the report, Osama Tabash’s elimination "impairs Hamas' intelligence-gathering capabilities"

"Both will then start to do big business with the United States of America," US leader said

The proposals presented by the US to its allies in Paris also imply that all territories liberated by Russia remain under Moscow’s control, while "Kyiv’s aspirations of joining NATO would be off the table"

Russian servicemen have liberated the Shevchenko settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Defense Ministry said

Russia is closely monitoring civil sites, while the military are fully informed about how the parties cooperate in the military context, the diplomat added

Iran’s Foreign Minister also emphasized in comments to Tasnim News Agency that Washington has so far refrained from crossing Tehran’s red lines and has not attempted to broaden discussions beyond Iran’s nuclear program

The Ukrainian army attacked the positions of Russian forces 444 times after the Easter truce was declared, as well as carried out 900 drone attacks, the Defense Ministry reported

The Admiral Vladimirsky left Kronshtadt on March 13

Bottling of drinking and mineral waters gained 10.8% over the same period

Participants in the 72nd long-duration expedition at ISS Aleksey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald Pettit are on board

The civilians were transferred to the Israel Police for further questioning, the Israel Defense Forces said

Eyal Zamir vowed that Israel will retain its military presence there, the IDF said

The Gagauz leader emphasized that all criminal cases against her had been fabricated and were politically motivated

According to the State Department, "it is a long past time" to stop the conflict

Yevgeny Balitsky also noted that four Challengers were now near Stepnogorsk and two in Orekhov

The Ministry has downgraded its forecast for the average annual US dollar exchange rate for 2025 from 96.5 to 94.3 rubles per dollar

Iran insists that it has the right to uranium enrichment and this is one of Tehran’s redlines at the talks, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi added

TASS has reviewed the key points of the meeting

According to the document, 73,000 Ukrainian soldiers have received EU training

It will continue growing but not for everyone, because employees in the IT sphere more and more focus on the practical experience of IT specialists, President of the SuperJob job service Alexey Zakharov noted

Meanwhile, the Kiev regime has been "a tool of this Western manipulation," Maria Zakharova argued

The Guardian noted that "Russia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear program," pushing the UK, Germany, and France to the sidelines

The pilots managed to land the aircraft at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport

At the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk in March, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the government to adjust parameters for incentives offered to small and medium-sized businesses in the Far North, and to expand the list of industries for such incentives

Companies that left the Russian market after February 22, 2022 will be subject to this measure

This year Orthodox Easter coincides with the holy day for Catholics

Russian foreign ministry ambassador at large Rodion Miroshnik said that violations by the Ukrainian armed forces are still being reported

The document was signed on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the intergovernmental Russian-Cuban commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation in Havana

The files are published with minimal editing for privacy reasons, including the deletion of social security numbers and taxpayer identification numbers

According to Minister of Economic Development of the Stavropol Region Anton Doronin, about 5,000-6,000 guests are planned

The value of Russian oil supplies amounted to $13 bln over the reporting quarter

Russia was the 12th-biggest trade partner of South Korean exporters of cars

The European diplomats pointed out that during talks in Paris, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has not mentioned "increasing the pressure on Russia"

Japan is also considering an opportunity to offer simplified access of US vehicles to the country’s market, Nikkei reported

The Ukrainian army has also attacked Gorlovka, with four artillery shells fired at the town, according to the administration of the Donetsk People Republic’s head and government reported

The second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran concluded on Saturday after nearly four hours of discussions in Rome, mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi

The Defense Ministry said that the Russian Armed Forces had liberated Oleshnya

According to the television channel, the camp’s population has nearly halved since 2019 thanks to the efforts by Syrian and Iraqi authorities

The forecast expectations for the price of Russian Urals crude oil in 2025 are $56 per barrel

According to Maxim Grigoriev, all Ukrainian units participated in the shooting of civilians in Selidovo

Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Tammy Bruce added that US President Donald Trump "would expect that to be signed toward the end of next week"

The document was signed on April 17

According to it, "European officials say they have not even received assurances that the United States will continue its extensive intelligence sharing for Ukraine"

"We must resolve security issues without linking them to tariff issues," Shigeru Ishiba noted

Andrey Marochko noted that at the moment the Russian forces are currently engaged in active fighting in the area of Volchanskiye Khutora

During one of these clashes, fighter eliminated two Ukrainian soldiers in hand-to-hand combat

Storage facilities are filled only to 2.22%, "the lowest level over the entire record of their operation," Sergey Makogon, former CEO of Ukraine’s GTS Operator, said

According to the CASC, the launch was carried out at 6:51 a.m. Beijing time on April 18 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center using the CZ-6A (Chang Zheng 6A) carrier rocket

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

The cosmonauts and the astronaut were evacuated later from the return vehicle of the spacecraft

The primary issues on their agenda include disarmament, and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East

A group of Federal Security Service experts said in a report published by Serbia’s Security Information Agency on Wednesday that the government of Serbia did not use sonic devices to disperse the March 15 rally in Belgrade

Aviation, artillery and missile troops continued to defeat manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region, as well as their reserves in the Sumy region

Freedom Finance Global believes the MOEX Russia Index will move within the corridor of 2,800 - 2,900 points on Monday

The Holy Fire symbolizes the light of Christ's resurrection

"I will not disclose who will be on the team," Sergey Leshchenko said

Russia is not struggling with the US currency but is thinking of creating new instruments in response to new trends of global economic development, he added

Alexey Pushkov assumed that Vladimir Zelensky had urgent telephone talks with Prime Minister of the Unied Kingdom Keir Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron, during which the decision to consent to the truce was made

According to the report, 30 more were wounded

The US leader expressed confidence that all sides were showing enthusiasm to reach the agreement

Ukraine has repeatedly broken ceasefire agreements reached within the Minsk and Normandy format, Miroshnik added

Thomas Countryman noted that the system "could be overwhelmed by the much cheaper option of simply building a lot more missiles"

Since taking on the role of mediator at the start of 2024, the UAE has overseen the exchange of more than 3,700 POWs