430 Ukrainian servicemen captured in Kursk Region — Russian General Staff

"It was decided to launch talks to address specific details of such an agreement," the Kremlin emphasized

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

Operation Pipeline involved a joint assault unit comprising soldiers from the 11th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade, the 30th Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division, the Akhmat special forces unit, and volunteers from the Veterans and Vostok V assault brigades

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 the report, US forces target sites in the Majiz district

In response to a question, the US president confirmed that it had not been made public before

However, according to current and former US officials, most of this work has been suspended, meetings with European partners have become irregular and the White House National Security Council has stopped coordinating efforts with other agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State

According to the Moldovan media, the European Union has decided to deploy armored personnel carriers and air defense systems in Moldova

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

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

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

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

Putin and Trump earlier held a conversation, in which they discussed the issue of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

The attack involved "several cruise missiles and drones"

At the same time, the UK government also insisted negotiations must lead to a 'just and lasting peace for Ukraine' and pledged to 'stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes'

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

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 465 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, the Ukrainian authorities only nominally agree with the US, while continuing to promote the ideas that Ukraine finds "fundamental"

The General Assembly is expected to elect Annalena Baerbock as its president in June

The conversation between the Russian and US leaders shows that Washington is actively searching for ways to resolve the issue, Zheng Renyi said

According to Nikolay Patrushev, the fact that the forced coercion to neo-Nazi ideology and fervent Russophobia eliminate Ukrainian cities that used to flourish is particularly alarming

Putin and Trump held a phone call on March 18, discussing the idea of a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict, ways to prevent a further escalation of tensions and a number of international issues

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

Scott Bessent said that the previous US administration's restrictions on Russia were extremely ineffective, as ex-President Joe Biden feared rising energy prices in the United States

According to Zheng Rongyu, through the achievement of quite specific and feasible results, Russia will improve its international posture, by creating conditions for reducing the pressure and easing the sanctions in the future

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

Last year, the collegium convened four days after the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue

Putin and Trump earlier held a conversation, in which they discussed the issue of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

Putin and Trump held a phone conversation on March 18, in which they discussed the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

As Kirill Dmitriev added, the US has interest to cooperate in all spheres

China leases around 2 million hectares of farmlands abroad

One of the wounded was a priest

Zhang Weiwei called Russia and China "civilization states"

Mikhail Sheremet noted that Kiev should follow the example of the US and take care of its immediate future today, given its loss of positions and setbacks on the frontline

The Russian president noted that the number of complaints received by the Prosecutor's Office increased by 10% in 2024

Zelensky specified that "energy facilities, infrastructure facilities" should be included in the list of objects subject to the ceasefire

A Ukrainian government source told the magazine that developments in the Kursk Region simply coincided with Trump’s decisions on the Ukraine conflict

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

According to the Kremlin press service, during the call, Vladimir Putin reiterated his principled commitment to a lasting peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict

As the Russian president noted, the countries that keep their reserve funds in the West are concerned about the future of these assets

"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

The Russian president also reiterated that ways out of the conflict should take into consideration 'the absolute necessity of removing the root causes of the crisis'

According to Maria Zakharova, Ukraine was an "emerging democracy" plagued with "corruption, graft and nationalism"

"The drones were lining up in combat formation," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

Zelensky claimed that the Kiev government "has always supported" the idea that power infrastructure sites should not be targeted

According to the commission’s statement, it is "an ambitious defense package providing financial levers to EU member states"

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on March 1 that the Battlegroup East had liberated the settlements of Burlatskoye and Skudnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic

The US President also noted that America is very different from the country it was a few months ago

"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

In his words, the United Kingdom has chosen to go into confrontation

According to Dmitry Peskov, the strikes that Kiev carried out on energy facilities on Wednesday are "the best evidence of that"

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

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

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

US leader Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that a future with improved relations between Moscow and Washington "has huge upside"

The Maria Zakharova also noted "attempts on the part of the United States to intensify

Before Ekrem Imamoglu was apprehended, he vowed to keep fighting in a video message on X

The exchange was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump

Nikolay Patrushev urged to judge by deeds, "not just by words"

So far, Trump "has largely excluded Europe from his conversations with Ukraine and Russia" the news agency points out

According to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, the Russian and US presidents have taken a big step toward peace

Sergey Nayev earlier served as commander of the Ukrainian Joint Forces

The evacuated resident told about many acts of lawlessness and plunder

Security Council State Secretary Alexander Volfovich informed that the country 'has already prepared places for the placement of this missile system'

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

Ukraine’s losses amounted to up to 60 troops, a tank, seven armored fighting vehicles, three counterobstacle vehicles, and a motor vehicle

"Information has already been widely available about the command of the Russian President, the command of the supreme commander-in-chief of Russia [about termination of strikes against Ukrainian power facilities for the period of 30 days] at the moment of launching these attacks," Dmitry Peskov stressed

A crashing drone caused the decompression of an oil tank at the facility and ignited a fire

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 19th

The Defense Ministry characterized the Ukrainian strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure as a premeditated provocation "aimed at undermining the US president's peace initiatives"

The sources said, some in the Trump world are "delusional in thinking they can anoint someone in Ukraine to be their partner and to electorally succeed in the short-to-medium term whenever elections take place"

"That is the key to the puzzle," he wrote on the X social network

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

The Kremlin press service reported earlier that the two leaders discussed the issue of Ukraine in detail and frankly

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 US President noted that the leaders of the two countries "talked about a lot"

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, Vladimir Zelensky has already earned billions from the mass deaths of Ukrainians

In late February, President Putin stated that Russia was open to exploring major economic projects with the United States

The Kremlin has observed a lack of reciprocity from Kiev regarding the observance of a 30-day ceasefire related to energy infrastructure, Dmitry Peskov stated

The Russian defense ministry said that the Russian border was not violated

Dennis Kucinich told TASS that 'the world will benefit from all efforts made by our two great countries in the cause of peace'

"There has long been direct communication and a hotline between the US and Russian presidents, as well as video communication when needed," the Kremlin spokesman said

In their phone call, Putin and Trump discussed the idea of a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict, ways to prevent a further escalation of tensions and a number of international issues, the Kremlin press service said

According to Randi Levinas, for Western companies "Russia is not a simple commercial decision"

Earlier, the mayor reported nine injured

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that 'the European Union was repeating that ‘the ball is in Moscow’s court'

According to the readout released by Washington, the two leaders agreed 'that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire'

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

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

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

Andrey Marochko clarified that the current actions by the enemy in this segment of the frontline resemble reconnaissance by fire

Steven Witkoff said that the sides "have some details to work out, of course," but "that will begin on Sunday in Jeddah"

According to the statement, the measures also include "taking into account the US president’s proposals"

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

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

It is reported that the Kiev regime launched a deliberate attack by three fixed-wing UAVs on an energy infrastructure facility located at the Kavkazskaya station (the Krasnodar Region)

According to Andrey Kelin, it is possible that Washington may in the future ease restrictions that affect US companies and hamper their work in Russia

Andrey Kelin recalled that United Kingdom intended to bring down the Russian threat

US investor said the sides managed to agree on an energy infrastructure ceasefire, which he described