Poroshenko to sign Association Agreement with the EU and send it to parliament on Monday

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

Cardinal Pietro Parolin stressed that Russia should not be isolated

According to Alexander Stepanov, similar coalitions have been formed in the past – the "coalition of the willing" as a key platform and the F-16 coalition

The US president says that the Iranian side had expressed a desire to strike a peace deal

This marks the third time since 2000 that the Russian leader has addressed the nation prior to State Duma elections

Among priorities in aligning logistics projects, Igor Morgulov mentioned the integration of information infrastructure and the adoption of unified standards for electronic trade documentation

262 members of the House of Representatives voted in favor, while 159 were against

According to Payson O’Brien, America’s military strength, global network of bases and logistics systems, and military and diplomatic partnerships around the world proved insufficient to defeat Iran

Commenting on the EU diplomacy chief accusing Russia of allegedly being behind the incident with a Warsaw-bound passenger train from Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it was no use saying anything at all to the EU’s chief diplomat

"They have turned the European Union into a Nazi war machine," Lubos Blaha said

Russia’s top diplomat pointed to the fact that it was Europe that was regularly voicing claims about its preparations for a possible war

According to the statement, India remains firmly committed to ensuring energy security

Kim Yo Jong said that denuclearization demands will have no effect on Pyongyang’s plans to defend its national interests

"Europe makes no secret of the fact that it is modernizing the airport network, logistics, railway crossings and bridges as well as their integration into the so-called military Schengen system that is subordinated to a long-term military confrontation with Russia," Yulia Zhdanova said

The Secretariat of the United Nations can no longer escape responsibility for this, Maria Zakharova said

The composition of the new cabinet is to be announced in the coming hours

"It is being brought closer by everyone who works honestly for the Motherland and understands their responsibility for its future," the Russian leader said

The launch was initially scheduled for September 12 but was postponed to address an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system

The report says the meeting is expected "to focus on US ideas for a postwar strategy"

The Russian delegation will be headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

By participating in the elections, Russians commit a responsible civic act and contribute to making the country stronger, the Russian president said

Denis Pushilin reported that 11 houses were damaged from actions by the Ukrainian army

Wang Yi said that Beijing is also ready to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with the Iranian side

The US president reiterated his forecast that the conflict will end after the midterm elections to the US Congress due in November, adding that he also sees a possibility of an earlier solution

Vasily Nebenzya noted that the only way to resolve disputes is through "political and diplomatic efforts based on taking into account the interests of all parties and the legitimate rights of Tehran"

The sources said that three more Ukrainian officers have been killed as well, including a senior lieutenant of the National Guard of Ukraine

Kim Kang Il made this statement during the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on security

Chairman Maxim Grigoryev added that in this respect Ukraine had "surpassed" Hitler and Goebbels

The British Ministry of Defense reported that Major Wilks died away from the front lines

Dmitry Polyansky pointed out that Moscow's conditions for halting the hostilities are well known and remain unchanged

Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large, said that professionals decided to flee because they realized it was "by no means a safari-like adventure"

TASS has compiled the main information available so far

The US president said the response will depend on whether he thinks "it’s a hostile act"

Andrey Marochko said the Ukrainian military command is giving its personnel false information

The report says the information that the US Air Force now has a weapon in space has stirred numerous speculations about its capabilities

Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said that no deaths or injuries were reported

Maria Zakharova noted that Britain was "the leader of the band" of conspirators needing to disrupt the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul and the agreements reached by the parties

Head of the National Rally party’s parliamentary faction added she believes that her country’s "historic role" is to "create conditions that facilitate peace"

"Russia will push for achieving sustainable peace," Yulia Zhdanova said

HaberDenizde reported that the filing will undergo a preliminary review by the relevant ICC bodies, which will then decide whether to open a formal investigation into the case

Richard Knighton added that the global security situation is "getting more dangerous"

Europe’s support for the Nazi regime in Kiev is a disgrace, Sergey Lavrov said

Russia has never rejected talks on Ukraine and is prepared to hold them in either bilateral or trilateral formats, the Russian foreign minister noted

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova recalled that after the falsification, Bucha became a "place of pilgrimage" for Western leaders, heads of international organizations and Western journalists

Maria Zakharova noted that there are casualties

In total, around 22,000 civilians in the region have been killed or injured by Ukrainian aggression since the start of the special military operation

Sergey Shoigu noted that Western countries are only out to tap the resources of the South Caucasus

"Whereas the responsibility for the consequences of reckless anti-Russian actions will be held by their initiators, of course," the Russian foreign minister added

The Russian military also struck vessels supporting the Ukrainian army

The source noted that while the aircraft typically operates in the Baltic region and can circle the Russian territory, its Thursday’s flight path is quite rare

The product is on display at the joint exhibition of the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport

The Russian army also hit Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, the Defense Ministry reported

An electrical substation was damaged by falling debris, causing power outages in four districts of Rostov-on-Don

Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov said that Russia is actively working on shifting to settlements in national currencies

"It is possible to get through," Rodion Miroshnik noted

Vasily Nebenzya said that "a trust-based dialogue with the authorities" is part of Russia's approach

According to Pepe Escobar, "NATO has unleashed a terrorist war" against Russia, as due to Western action "Russian civilian infrastructure and civilians are being attacked"

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service noted that "many in the West are merely pretending to believe the German leadership"

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reiterated his previous statement that France is facing disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks allegedly linked to Russia

There will be another call for the international investigative community to conduct independent investigations, Maria Zakharova said

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran believes that the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran remains in force

A bear attacked a man in the village of Khurtaga in the Shukhalan locality of the Buryatia Region on September 7

The Kosovo war crimes tribunal in the Hague found former president Hashim Thaci guilty of committing war crime

According to the Russian foreign minister, the current composition of the UN Security Council no longer fully reflects today’s geopolitical realities

Kim Kang Il said North Korea will "firmly defend peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region"

People in Ukraine are being snatched off the streets to be sent to the front with virtually no training, Herve Carresse said

Sevim Dagdelen, a foreign policy expert for the BSW party, said that "while the United States itself is at times willing to engage in dialogue with Moscow," Berlin is announcing plans to create Europe’s strongest army within a few years

According to Roscosmos, the spacecraft is scheduled to approach and dock with the Poisk module of the International Space Station’s Russian segment on September 19

Serbia's president added that, in his opinion, an Arab country would be selected for hosting talks

Andrej Babis aded that European leaders are doing nothing to resolve the conflict

The Russian army struck three dry cargo ships and a ferry used to deliver military cargo to Ukrainian troops in the port of Chernomorsk in the Odessa Region, the Defense Ministry reported

Maria Zakharova noted that the UN secretary-general became part of the Bucha provocation by playing along with the anti-Russian campaign

The Russian foreign minster added that Western countries accuse Moscow of undermining European values

The prime ministers of Canada and the UK also agreed during their meeting to deepen cooperation on frontier technologies, including development and use of AI

NATO diplomats told the newspaper that "the allies were not formally briefed by the EU" on the proposal

According to Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration and chairman of the festival’s organizing committee, almost 70% speak about their attitude in excellent terms

According to the regional crisis management center, a man was injured in the village of Rzhevka in the Shebekinsky District when a drone attacked a passenger car

Andrey Rudenko called the negotiations "difficult and complex"

According to Yulia Zhdanova, NATO strategists envision Germany as a key NATO and EU logistics hub for moving as many as 800,000 troops

The US president said that Washington is carrying European nations with a $200 billion trade deficit

The nation remained unaware for several days as to who was performing the duties of prosecutor general after Ruslan Kravchenko was dismissed

The launches were made from the Sea of Japan

According to Alexander Voloshin, Ukraine subsists solely on external cash injections

Seven people were wounded

According to Yulia Zhdanova, NATO’s drive to escalate tensions around the Kaliningrad Region was confirmed the previous day by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who called on the alliance to step up exercises near the Russian region’s border

There are practically no ideological Russophobes left among the mercenaries, Vasily Prozorov said

The senior armored group instructor from the Russian Battlegroup South said that Russian tanks perform more effectively in freezing temperatures and demonstrate high off-road mobility

Ella Pamfilova said there is no shortage of threats to the successful holding of the elections

The two war planes "were targeted with several locally-made anti-aircraft missiles" as they departed from the Khamis Mushait Air Base and "were forced to retreat immediately," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said

The West has shown it can break any deals, Sergey Lavrov noted

The US president said the United States "is approaching a critical juncture in the Iran war over whether to restart massive attacks in an effort to bring the conflict to a close"

The Russian Armed Forces thwarted a Ukrainian military group’s attempt to break out of the encirclement near Gogino in the Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry reported

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated firmly that this constitutes a "violation of the principle of neutrality, which is fundamental for the chief administrative officer of the United Nations

Yulia Zhdanova added that the continuing hostilities by the Kiev regime that are backed by its European allies take place in parallel with the intensification of military activities near Russia’s borders

According to the source, citizens "can only watch as the agencies figure out who’s in charge"

On August 9, Moscow and Damascus signed a memorandum of understanding under which Russia’s military facilities – the Hmeimim airbase in Latakia and the naval logistics support facility in Tartus – are to be transformed into joint military training centers

The Kremlin is monitoring how the situation around the bill passed by the House of Representatives on US "sanctions from hell" on Russian oil and gas exports last night will unfold

The Russian Security Council secretary emphasized that an unfriendly line and blatant "double standards" are clear

The state corporation noted that the flight was completed with a single stopover, after which the aircraft still had enough fuel for another 1,000 km

First responders are working in the area where fragments crashed, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said