Northern Sea Route transportation to grow by 2030 — Putin

The current level of China-Russia relations "is the most significant achievement for Chinese diplomacy in the past few decades," Wang Xianjui noted

According to Kirill Logvinov, the respective decisions will be made individually

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 struck Myanmar on March 28

According to the report, the United States has been supplying the Ukrainian authorities with daily coordinates of Russian Armed Forces’ positions from its base in Wiesbaden

Vladimir Dzhabarov noted that Le Pen's party secured 34% of the vote in the European Parliament elections, which ultimately undermined President Macron's initiative for early elections to the National Assembly

Konstantin Kosachev said that "Elon Musk has, without much thought, exposed one of the administration’s most closely guarded secrets"

Sergey Leshchenko added that Kiev should take into account that US President Donald Trump, whose administration has put forward the agreement, "is there for a long time"

Alexander Lomanov pointed out the value of the capital of mutual trust between Russia and China, political trust between the leaders of the two countries, which is increasingly turning "into trust between the elites, into growing trust between peoples"

Following the IOC's recommendations in late February 2022, the majority of global sports federations decided to bar athletes from Russia and Belarus from all international sports tournaments

The drone was destroyed with a "locally made missile, the group's spokesman Yahya Saria said

The US President called relations with the leader of North Korea excellent

TASS has compiled the main information about the special operation progress over the past 24 hours

In the village of Ivanovskaya Lisitsa, a security council secretary was wounded after the detonation of a munition

Trade wars do harm to all the parties, Scholz noted

On March 15, on orders from US President Donald Trump, the US began to launch massive strikes against facilities belonging to the Houthis, who control about one-third of Yemen’s territory

Responding to a corresponding question, Trump said that he "has an ability" to get a deal on the Ukrainian settlement

According to the lawmaker, the court acted with remarkable haste in banning Le Pen from running for public offices as part of its verdict in the case of embezzlement

The largest amount of the destroyed Ukrainian military equipment remains in the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Nikolskoye, Pogrebki, Lebedevka and along the Korenevo-Sudzha road

Sergey Ryabkov added that European and US elites have for decades been building their relations via extremely close interaction in the spheres of security, economy, culture and ideology

According to the spokesman for the battlegroup Ivan Bigma, the battlegroup hit two mechanized, one assault and one territorial defense brigades in the Kharkov Region, the LPR, the DPR and in the Serebryanka forestry

The Russian president enjoys simple dishes but avoids baked goods, according to his press secretary

Kirill Logvinov opined that members of Europe’s current political elite were unable to truly appreciate the fact that Europe lived in peace for 80 years

The event titled "Space of Joint Development: Global and Eurasian Dimensions" kicks off in Shanghai on March 31

"I will be here again on May 9 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Victory over fascism," Dodik said

US President says Zelensky will "get into trouble" if he backs out of deal

Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling funds intended for hiring assistants in the European Parliament

The US State Department declined to comment

He also cautioned Iran which, according to the US leader, sponsors Ansar Allah, that "the real pain is yet to come"

Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organizations Kirill Logvinov also recalled that it was the "arrogant unwillingness of Westerners to hear" Moscow's position that led to the conflict

The American president claimed that the US tariffs would be much more lenient than the tariffs previously imposed by other countries on US exports

The administrative case is set to be heard in court on April 17 behind closed doors

The Finnish president said earlier in an interview with the Politico news outlet that the "armed to the teeth" Ukraine should be in the basis of the deterrence policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to call up 160,000 conscripts for military service in the spring campaign, according to the document published on Monday

The meeting participants spoke in favor of Russian assets remaining blocked until the conflict ends and the damage allegedly caused to Ukraine is compensated

According to Kirill Logvinov, this constitutes a major problem for the UN

"I have a very good relationship with the Middle East", US President said

"That sounds very much like this country," the US president emphasized

Viktor Medvedchuk said that Vladimir Zelensky "will not approve of this decision, but it is equally clear that neither Russia nor the United States should pay any attention to this"

In addition, the court convicted 12 assistants, estimating the total funds involved at €4 million

Earlier Ferencz said that Gazprom began gas supplies to SPP via the TurkStream pipeline on February 1

The launch was made from the Norwegian Andoya launch site

Earlier, the US leader told NBC News that he was "not kidding" when he talked about the possibility of being re-elected for a third presidential term

The United States will be fully responsible for the grave consequences of any hostile action, the country’s permanent representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani said

The drill involves land and missile forces, the navy and the air force

The hybrid powerplant boosts the drone’s flight duration

Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov branded the accusations by the Moldovan side as "untenable and unsubstantiated"

Any speculation about Chinese plans to invest in the expansion of the Panama Canal can now be put to rest, Professor Michele Geraci noted

Eric Ciotti, former president of Republicans wondered on X whether France remains a democracy

According to the US leader, Vladimir Zelensky is trying to renegotiate the agreement with the US on the development of Ukraine's mineral resources

The head of the parliamentary faction "National Union" plans to seek permission from the court of appeal to run in the presidential elections

The sources in Vladimir Zelensky’s office and the Ukrainian government noted that no talks had been held on the matter

According to its security source, the hostages in question are Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who also holds US citizenship, and ten other living hostages

In early March, Larry Johnson visited the Victory Museum in Moscow as part of the US delegation

The border trespasser was promptly detained by the customs alert group in cooperation with the Molodechno police and paramilitary railway guards

According to the report, Russian forces continue advancing through forest belts in the Velikaya Novosyolka frontline area

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 31st

Instincts of the ruling class in Europe are clearly demonstrated in developments in Ukraine, the top Russian diplomat said

The deaths of the three US servicemen were confirmed by the US Joint Command Europe and Africa

Vladimir Zelensky will attempt to catch his competitors by surprise, hoping that they will fail to arrange an efficient campaign within a short term, the source said

The earlier proposal collapsed following a scandal during a meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and the US leadership at the White House

Although Trump expressed dissatisfaction with this situation in numerous conversations with his subordinates, accusing his assistant of being responsible for the first major national security crisis under his presidency, the American leader decided against dismissing him, partially not to give rise to attacks from the Democrats and the media

The US President said he had not seriously considered the possibility

Kirill Logvinov noted that the EU approach to Syria showed that EU members would continue making attempts to isolate Russia in the international arena despite everything

The launch proceeded smoothly, with the rocket being monitored by the ground automated control system of the German Titov Main Test Space Center.

Head of the National Rally’s parliamentary faction noted that she believed that "the court of appeals will overturn the verdict"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Guterres, when speaking at the ceremony dedicated to the 80th anniversary of liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau, did not mention the Red Army a single time, although the Memory Day for these victims was established according to results of the heroic deed of the Red Army fighters

According to the Head of the National Rally's parliamentary faction, the pardon concerns the final decision, but the case is not at that stage yet

The Akhmat commando forces of the Russian Defense Ministry are currently deployed in the Kursk border area and the Belgorod Region, with additional units stationed in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR)

The confrontation in Ukraine was accompanied by "the use of a large amount of technologies that had never been employed before and that began to play a completely critical role in modern warfare," Vasily Kashin noted

According to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov, civilian infrastructure, critical public services and facilities, along with urban transportation are operating as usual

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

"There are grounds to think that we will finish them off," the Russian leader said

According to Dmitry Peskov, some of the mentioned Donald Trump's statements were paraphrased

Maria Zakharova also pointed out that the expulsion of the Russian diplomats was unsubstantiated and is part of Chisinau’s anti-Russian policy course

According to the television channel, the US president also said he was "very angry" about the comments that Russian President Vladimir Putin made about Vladimir Zelensky and officials in Kiev

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, that measures have been taken to ensure that such a situation does not happen again

The media reported earlier that the Trump administration is considering a slew of measures to cut spending and shift focus to the Indo-Pacific region and rivalry with China

Additionally, the leaders signed the Khujand Declaration of Eternal Friendship

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, one of the priority topics on the agenda of the meeting will be the Ukrainian issue

Israeli servicemen "conducted a strike in the Dahieh area, a key Hezbollah terrorist stronghold

However, "Brussels also knows that there is only one possible obstacle," Peter Szijjarto continued

Trump said that would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States

Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling funds intended for hiring assistants in the European Parliament

The former top Austrian diplomat recalled that "the French Parliament finds itself in a real quagmire" since last summer, with governments rapidly "changing, like it was the case during the third Republic"

As the newspaper indicated, secret talks about possibly resuming Russian gas flows to Germany have been underway in Switzerland for several weeks

The spring military conscription begins in Russia from April 1 and "today we are holding a briefing devoted to its commencement," Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Department Vice Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky said

"Monday became a black day for French democracy," head of the National Rally’s parliamentary faction added

The circumstances, motives, and identity of the perpetrators are being established

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 28th

There was an idea from Russia about a temporary administration that was not appreciated by the US president, US State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said

On March 27, the US Army authorities confirmed that an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle was discovered

In accordance with the court decision, Marine Le Pen will have to wear an electronic bracelet for two of the four years

According to current legislation, parliamentary and presidential elections must be announced within a month of the lifting of martial law

He also criticized Armenia for its desire to join the EU, noting that the Armenian economy is closely linked to the markets of countries in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

Sergey Ryabkov suggested that the alliance could be making these moves ahead of a new meeting with US President Donald Trump