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According to the newspaper, the document allegedly says that Moscow needs to weaken Washington's negotiating position on a settlement in Ukraine by aggravating US relations with other countries

Previously, the Kremlin official said the 30-day ceasefire initiative will not benefit Russia in any way, and will only provide Ukraine with an opportunity to regroup its forces

"They have strong cards, as [US President Donald] Trump once said, in their hands," the Belarusian president asserted

According to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian presidential press service will soon release the relevant footage

According to Maria Zakharova, Zelensky and the EU leaders backing him are accountable for the ongoing conflict

According to Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov, the proposal does not give Russia anything and is only a chance for Ukraine to regroup its forces

"During his visit to one of the command centers in the Kursk Region, the head of state heard the reports of the commander and the deputy commander of the battlegroup North, who reported to the supreme commander-in-chief on the progress of the operation," Dmitry Peskov said

The Russian president initially planned to take part in an economic meeting in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, but Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS later that the meeting had been postponed due to changes in the president’s work schedule

"These groups are currently being exposed, pursued, and eliminated," he said

The Russian foreign minister noted that the EC head is mobilizing everybody to re-militarize Europe

Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11

According to the spokesman, the White House host should not support "right-wing politicians" in Israel over the future of Gaza

Maria Zakharova stressed that "in reality, according to expert estimates, there are more than 150,000 people on the run in Ukraine today"

The Russian president especially thanked Russian forces for liberating the town of Sudzha in the Kursk Region

The Belarusian president urged to "coexist amicably and pursue a more stable policy"

Officially the fighting is still going on there, Mikhail Zhirokhov said

The minister also noted that Macron is now trying to present the situation as if Russian President Vladimir Putin did not want to implement the 2015 Minsk agreements

According to Apty Alaudinov, after liberating the settlement of Russkoye Porechnoye from Ukrainian troops, Russian service members saw "dozens of mangled bodies"

The commander-in-chief did not directly announce a Ukrainian withdrawal from the city, but stated that active combat operations are taking place 'in the suburbs of Sudzha and the surrounding areas'

Trump is willing to apply maximum pressure on both sides, Scott Bessent said

"We don’t want a respite," Yury Ushakov noted

Nikolay Patrushev noted that the Baltic Fleet is currently undergoing extensive combat training and is capable of operating effectively both in the Baltic Sea and far from its bases during long-range missions

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 13th

It is noted that Duterte will be taken to a prison in The Hague where he is expected to be placed in pre-trial detention

Konstantin Kosachev said that Vladimir Zelensky is "on the back foot"

On March 11, delegations from the US and Ukraine convened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

"Four hundred and thirty fighters were captured," Valery Gerasimov said

According to the media outlet, the ceasefire between the parties is only a "first aid measure," but a real settlement of the Ukrainian crisis requires a systematic "treatment plan," which includes, among other things, putting into practice a new vision of security

"This is full isolation and full gunfire control," the Russian leader stressed

"I don't want to do that because I want to get peace," the US leader told reporters

Alexander Lukashenko will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin

The crowd at the rally numbers several thousand people

"The talks with the Russian president were, as usually, substantial and productive," Lukashenko said at a news conference following his meeting with Putin in Moscow on Thursday

"They will take both black soil and rare earth materials, and God willing, they will not take away everything else," the Belarusian leader emphasized

"Battlegroup North units liberated the settlements of Melovoi, Podol and Sudzha through offensive operations," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement

According to the report, 30 UAVs were shot down over the Bryansk Region, 25 over the Kaluga Region, six each over the Kursk and Voronezh regions, and five each over the Rostov and Belgorod regions.

The Russian top diplomat drew attention to the fact that "the Europeans do not stop their efforts"

A joint statement, published after March 11 US-Ukrainian talks in Jeddah, said that the countries have agreed to sign a comprehensive agreement on the development of critically important mineral resources soon

Russian units continue to destroy enemy reserves and expand the security zone, Army General Valery Gerasimov said

According to the expert, it is "quite heated now" in the battlefields near the city

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 12th

Marat Imankulov emphasized that this situation was a cause for concern among many states, including Syria's neighbors

"Maybe, to get weapons. Or, maybe, to train the newly mobilized personnel," the president said

Maria Zakharova emphasized that Russia’s position on attempts "to illegally seize, or simply steal" Russian assets that are "frozen" on the territory of the EU as part of unlawful restrictive measures, remains unchanged

The Russian president is scheduled to take questions jointly with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko

Chief of Russia’s General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister Army General Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin on March 12 that Russian troops had liberated more than 1,100 square kilometers of territory in the Kursk Region

Marko Djuric stressed that all responsibility regarding the country’s vote on the resolution "lies primarily" with him

Igor Korotchenko also suggested that such reports in foreign media might be part of a strategic disinformation campaign

Previously, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that instead of searching for peaceful ways of resolving the crisis, the European Union has been declaring plans to boost military and financial assistance to the Kiev government, thus deliberately fueling escalation

Lavrov emphasized that Russia "needs a sustainable, lasting peace based on the fact that the root causes of the current situation are eliminated"

"We have people talking in Russia," the US president said

This will be the Belarusian leader’s first foreign visit after his re-election in January

On March 11, the Saudi city of Jeddah hosted talks between the United States and Ukraine, which lasted for almost nine and a half hours

US president made the statement at a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin

"Russia, Iran, the DPRK, and China "are working together," so we need to strengthen our relations with diplomatic counterparts, including the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and Australia," Kaja Kallas said

Andrey Marochko explained that with the liberation of the Kursk Region some Russian troops may be redeployed to various areas within the special military operation zone

Saakashvili, who is now a citizen of Ukraine, left Georgia in 2013, after which the country initiated four criminal cases against him

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, units from the battle group North have successfully liberated the villages of Melovoy, Podol, and Sudzha

According to Andrey Kelin, he is "unhappy with the significant deviation from the previous course pursued by the Trump administration, because it has followed and continues to follow a different line"

The Gulfstream G650 aircraft took off earlier from Hamad International Airport in Doha

The Polish president had already proposed a similar project to the Joe Biden administration in 2022, but the initiative failed then

Reuters earlier reported, citing the German company Ernst Russ, which owns Solong, that the captain of the container ship was a Russian citizen. He has been detained by UK authorities

"And, naturally, after such slaughter, they would hardly want to continue their service under the direction of the Ukrainian military command and Zelensky," Andrey Marochko said

Kadyrov also shared a video featuring the Akhmat units’ commandos moving through the gas pipeline as they advanced into enemy territory

"Armament of countries that are clearly losing their ability to operate effectively is progressing rapidly and excessively. Historically, this has always been referred to as provoking war," Maria Zakharova stated

Alexander Khinshtein further revealed that nearly every evacuated resident had a harrowing story to share about the Ukrainian military's atrocities

According to the foreign minister, under no conditions will Russia tolerate the presence of NATO troops as peacekeepers on Ukrainian soil

Russia will determine the next steps to resolve the conflict in Ukraine "based on how the situation on the ground evolves," the Russian president said

Almuth Rochowanski emphasizes that the mindset of European elites, which she characterizes as "militarism on steroids," undermines its democratic institutions and laws, and the new European "security strategy" consists of "a spending spree to reach some arbitrary share of GDP or random number of billions of euros, to buy weapons systems favored by lobbyists but of dubious relevance"

The plane entered Russian airspace from the direction of Latvia

The Russian Armed Forces continue their operation to wipe out Ukrainian troops in the Kursk Region; five settlements were liberated in the past 24 hours

This is how the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office classifies their actions, Russian president noted

According to Nikolay Patrushev, this is also true from a historical perspective

Yury Ushakov noted that he will also continue contacts with the US on the subject via his "own channels of communication"

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated earlier that Washington had touched upon the issue of Ukraine’s territorial concessions during the March 11 talks in Saudi Arabia

Also, it is said that the Kiev authorities did not conduct a proper investigation of the events

The new US administration, to put it mildly, "is concerned about the irregularities committed by the Joe Biden administration with Pentagon supplies to Ukraine"

With the support of artillery, heavy flame-throwing systems and aviation, units have improved their tactical position

Some of the very promising logistical, infrastructural projects in Siberia are being delayed, the Russian top diplomat noted

Alaudinov spoke in detail about the actions of the Russian servicemen during the operation

According to the statement, the US is intensifying military cooperation in the Arctic with both new and long-standing NATO members

Yury Ushakov declined to predict the exact duration of the meeting

"There are many matters besides the 30-day truce, and this should be considered as a whole and an appropriate decision should be made," the Belarusian president said

According to Chairman of the Russia's Maritime Board, NATO is simulating cyberattacks on the navigation equipment of Russian ships in the Baltic region to organize emergency situations

Nikolay Patrushev pointed out that Moscow had not taken any aggressive actions towards Helsinki in the late 1930s until the very end, even offering a territorial swap

In total, Ukraine lost over 67,000 soldiers in the Kursk direction

Russia’s borderline Kursk Region came under a massive attack from Ukraine on August 6, 2024

According to Maria Zakharova, citizens of NATO member states "support and maintain equipment supplied to the Ukrainian army from the West and offer advisory support in conducting and planning operations by the Banderites and terrorist attacks against Russia and its citizens"

While some Ukrainian troops have attempted to flee toward the bordering Ukrainian region of Sumy, all roads remain under Russia’s fire control, he said

Britain, as Kelin pointed out, has made significant investments in its confrontation with Russia over the past few years and continues to actively support the "Ukrainian project," which is "beginning to capsize"

Maria Zakharova also noted President Vladimir Putin's remarks during his visit to the Kursk Region

Talks between US and Ukrainian delegations took place in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Tuesday

"They are leaving their military equipment behind, because there is no way to evacuate it," the president added

According to the media outlet, service members from the most combat-ready Ukrainian brigades have fled the Kursk Region