Russia to use Asia-Pacific as model for Far East development

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

Distance-wise, about five kilometers of the Yunakovka-Oleshnya highway is under fire control of the Russian Armed Forces

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

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

The robots ran the distance together with humans, but on a separately designated track

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on "the peace proposal presented yesterday to the Ukrainian delegation in Paris and to Russian officials by telephone"

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

The descent of the Holy Fire takes place on the eve of Easter according to the Julian calendar

The Holy Fire symbolizes the light of Christ's resurrection

According to Reuters, Israel has offered the US several options for attacks, including air strikes and special operations

The share of Russian gas in the EU reserves has decreased from 40% in 2022 to 19% in 2024

According to Gergely Gulyas, "even if the countries of Western Europe were on good terms with Russia, it would still not make sense for Hungary to take part in the celebrations, as the end of World War II marked a bitter defeat for the country"

According to the newspaper, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that "the US has presented a framework on how the war might be ended, including a cease-fire"

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

Yahya Saria also said that "the US military buildup and continued aggression against Yemen will only lead to more attacks"

The last time Azerbaijan reported shelling from the Gorus region was on April 12

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

Vladimir Zelensky is "certainly" responsible for the unintended consequences of the Russian Armed Forces' attack on the venue where a Ukrainian command staff meeting was being held in Sumy, the Russian diplomat stated

According to the battlegroup’s spokesman Yevgeny Tretyakov, Ukrainian military losses amounted to over 335 troops

The Washington Post also pointed out that the stocks of American weapons transferred by the previous Washington administration are running out, and "doubts have festered about whether Europe can fully compensate for a possible halt to American aid"

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

The battlegroup’s spokesman Roman Kodryan added that the enemy’s losses included nine motor vehicles

According to the Defense Ministry, guided by humanitarian considerations, servicemen of the battlegroup North guarantee that Ukrainian soldiers, if they lay down their arms and surrendered, will live and receive decent treatment

According to Steve Witkoff, the territorial issue was the focus of his talks with the Russian leader

On April 12, the first round of Omani-mediated talks to resolve the situation over Iran's nuclear program was held in Muscat between representatives of the United States and Iran

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

Maria Zakharova emphasized that Russia strongly condemns such "pirate-like behavior," arguing that the powers now granted to the Estonian Navy exceed the bounds of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

The special envoy also addressed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's recent remarks suggesting that Washington might limit its efforts to resolve the crisis if progress stalls

Dmitry Peskov answered to a question about US President Donald Trump’s recent remark that he expected Russia’s response on a proposed Ukrainian ceasefire this week

The battlegroup’s spokesman Ivan Bigma added that the enemy’s losses included three armored combat vehicles, 10 motor vehicles

The document was signed on April 17

The Russian foreign minister stressed that Moscow welcomes the willingness to achieve objective and mutually acceptable agreements

Favaro stressed that the trade measures adopted by the White House will not affect the strengthening of BRICS ties in agriculture

The Kremlin press service said on March 7 that Vucic had confirmed his visit to Moscow to attend the Victory Parade on May 9.

In 2018, Russia marked the day Crimea, Taman and Kuban became a part of the Russian Empire as a commemorative date on the Russian calendar

Nikita Kucherov is one of three Russians in history to win the Art Ross Trophy, along with Yevgeny Malkin and recently crowned goals king Alexander Ovechkin

China urges the US to follow principles of the market economy and fair competition, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce stressed

The Finance Ministry added that the loan has a 30-year term

As of early April, 95% of the employed Ukrainians have open-ended employment contracts, it said

Mikhail Pavliv noted that under such tight timelines, Washington is compelled to apply pressure on European allies while simultaneously offering incentives to encourage cooperation

According to Abbas Araghchi, the Syrian issue was raised during his meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov

Allegedly, the aircraft had serious problems with its front landing gear

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Gerasimov "issued instructions to all group commanders in the special military operation zone to cease fire and pause combat operations"

Vasily Nebenzya said that there are talks with the current Syrian government

The dogs were presented to the Russian president during his visit to North Korea on June 18-19, 2024

The two countries have never had the rail service before

The Brazilian news outlet notes that relations between the American and Brazilian administrations remain strained, as the two leaders have virtually nothing in common

The operation was carried out in collaboration with military counterintelligence units

Sergey Mironov also remarked that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent statement reflects Washington’s "helplessness and unpreparedness for a genuine resolution of the Ukraine conflict"

The battlegroup’s spokesman Alexander Savchuk added that the enemy lost two tanks, three armored combat vehicles, five motor vehicles and a field artillery gun

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

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 1,900 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy tanks and 39 armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

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

Abbas Araghchi also praised his visit to Moscow

That said, Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Tammy Bruce noted that there is "a lot of enthusiasm" following the Paris meeting on the matter

Ukraine introduced martial law and general military mobilization on February 24, 2022, extending them several times since then

According to the news agency, Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has set "red lines" within which the country, regardless of the outcome of negotiations with the United States, will not dismantle its centrifuges for uranium enrichment and will not stop it completely

Marco Rubio pointed out that the White House was in constant contact with London and Paris on settling the Ukraine issue

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Oleg Sahakyan emphasized that under these conditions, prospects for increased US assistance to Ukraine appear bleak

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

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 politician said that Russophobia stems from "bipolar affective exaggeration of Russia’s influence on the life of Europe and Europeans" and alternates between manic and depressive phases

According to Vitaly Ganchev, similar provocations are also being prepared in the Dnepropetrovsk and Poltava Regions

After the ceremony a part of the holy relic will be brought to Moscow for the Easter service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

British Prime Minister and US President discussed the progress of negotiations on a new trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States

The solution is to establish the Russian dredging fleet, Alexey Chekunkov noted

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

It quoted two US officials and other people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity about internal decision-making in the Trump administration

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

The design capacity of the port is 31.4 mln metric tons of cargo per year

On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump had a telephone conversation in which they discussed the situation in Ukraine

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

TASS has reviewed the key points of the meeting

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

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"

The "Financial Risks" section says that if Ukraine joins the EU, "union’s funds owed to Hungary will go to Ukraine

As a matter of fact, European hawks are heading toward their potential involvement into an armed conflict with Russia on the side of the Banderite regime, Vladislav Maslennikov, the ministry’s European problems department director said

Less than 24 hours after the talks at the White House, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives JD Vance, who has traveled with his family to Rome, where he will celebrate Easter

The Russian Defense Ministry reported about the liberation of the settlement of Kalinovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic on April 16

Active combat is underway there right now, military expert Andrey Marochko said

Both sides also committed to continuing coordination and consultation on regional and international issues"

"A protest has been submitted via diplomatic channels," Takeshi Iwai stressed

According to the battlegroup’s spokesman Yaroslav Yakimkin, Ukrainian losses amounted up to 85 troops

On April 17, a Ukrainian delegation led by Yermak met with US and European representatives in Paris to discuss a possible settlement to the conflict in Ukraine

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the West is trying to maintain instability in Afghanistan in order to advance its own geopolitical interests

The United States criticized Rome for participating in the Chinese initiative under the previous Trump administration. Under the Joe Biden administration, the pressure on Rome continued

According to the US Secretary of State, the administration of US President Donald Trump has done more in 80 days than former US President Joe Biden ever did

"The FSB regional branch for the Lugansk People’s Republic jointly with the FSB branch for the Moscow Military District has foiled the unlawful activity of a mercenary," the FSB press office said in a statement

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

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the United States could withdraw from the negotiation on Ukraine if the parties sabotaged it

The sources indicated that "a final decision on the matter hadn’t yet been taken"

The Barents Sea Council/The Euro-Arctic Region was established in 1993

The ministry also recalled that the Armenian Prime Minister's Office proposed the creation of a joint mechanism of Armenia and Azerbaijan to investigate ceasefire violations, but Baku has not yet responded to the proposal

Slutsky expressed confidence that the Russian armed forces will strictly adhere to the ceasefire agreements

Russian troops will still have to take such large communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic as Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk and Druzhkovka, he specified

A push to crack down on Ukraine's oligarchy may also have something to do with the decision, Alexander Dudchak said

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"

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