Agreements on Putin’s visit to Russia remain in force — FM

According to Ursula von der Leyen, the EU is ready to enforce its full digital rulebook

According to the former Austrian foreign minister, "France is now very upset that Germany and Poland are buying weapons from the United States, and not from France"

"Missile forces and drone units launched two cruise missiles and two drones at the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its associated ships in the northern part of the Red Sea," the movement said

The Russian president stressed that "the Pope did much good not only for his flock, but for the world as a whole"

Putin and Francis were personally acquainted

Nikolay Patrushev drew attention to the "increased competition" between the United States and China in the naval sphere

Bloomberg news agency reported earlier that Washington presented its allies in Paris with proposals for a Ukrainian settlement and they included a refusal to discuss Kiev’s NATO membership and the easing of sanctions against Russia

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

According to Ami Ayalon, the Israeli prime minister’s most dangerous actions include a move to reform the country’s judicial system, which provides the government with more control over it

The prisoners’ swap with Ukraine was implemented on April 19

He warned that Western measures will be met with an "adequate and proportionate response" from Russia

Continued activity may affect low-flying aircraft

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

Alexey Pushkov assumed that Vladimir Zelensky had urgent telephone talks with Prime Minister of the Unied Kingdom Keir Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron, during which the decision to consent to the truce was made

The civilians were transferred to the Israel Police for further questioning, the Israel Defense Forces said

Denis Pushilin noted that the heaviest fighting was currently taking place near the village of Novoye near Krasny Liman

"With great love, sincerity, and affection", the US President wished happy Easter to all, "including the Radical Left Lunatics" who are seeking to bring dangerous criminals, such as members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) Salvadorian gang, back to the United States

Alexander Gladun pointed out that in the current demographic situation, Ukraine must increase its birth rate

Sergey Leshchenko pointed to the lack of official statements from any of the negotiators

Igor Kimakovsky emphasized that yet another breakdown of the ceasefire had demonstrated Kiev's complete lack of commitment and inability to control its own army

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

Giuseppe Conte also believes that the EU has never intended to promote dialogue on settling the conflict

"Both will then start to do big business with the United States of America," US leader said

A prototype of the passenger jet with imported systems and domestically-produced PD-8 engines successfully completed its first test flight in March 2025

The documents reveal that employees inadvertently shared a Google Drive folder containing sensitive files with the entire General Services Administration staff

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

During the Easter days, the Kiev regime actually underwent a test for its ability to think and honor accords, Grigory Karasin added

The Russian president declared a cessation of hostilities at a Saturday meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov

According to Maria Zakharova, this was quite expected from the Ukrainian side

The 88-year-olf pontiff called for peace in the Holy Land and across the entire Middle East, for extending prayers for Christian communities in Lebanon and Syria, and called for peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian army attacked the positions of Russian forces 444 times after the Easter truce was declared, as well as carried out 900 drone attacks, 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

The Ministry has downgraded its forecast for the average annual US dollar exchange rate for 2025 from 96.5 to 94.3 rubles per dollar

Thomas Countryman noted that the system "could be overwhelmed by the much cheaper option of simply building a lot more missiles"

According to the State Department, "it is a long past time" to stop the conflict

The Holy Fire symbolizes the light of Christ's resurrection

According to the publication, on March 15, Hegseth posted the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornet fighters, which struck positions of Yemeni Houthis from the Ansar Allah rebel movement

The Holy See said earlier on Monday that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88

Sede Vacante is a period that spans from the death or resignation of the Pope to the election of his successor

Imports lost 24% in value terms to $800.61 mln, the Main Customs Administration of China said

The publication does not indicate which territories around the ZNPP Washington proposes to designate as neutral and in what format the United States could exercise control over these territories and the plant

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

According to the scientists' findings, the maximum ice area peaked this season on March 20 and amounted to 13.79 million square kilometers

The Russian president announced a ceasefire on the eve of Easter at a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, April 21st

Eyal Zamir vowed that Israel will retain its military presence there, the IDF said

Nikolay Azarov has repeatedly stated that Ukraine is being led by a Nazi regime, under which there is no freedom of speech, and the opposition and the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church are being persecuted

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

Dmitry Peskov underscored that "earlier the president repeatedly voiced his readiness for negotiations with the Ukrainian side"

Improvements in the state of global economic relations are not expected in the near future because the West has historically engaged in trade and sanction wars, Maria Zakharova noted

Giuseppe Conte believes that the European public is being misled by promises of more security and efforts to arm every country, even though the military approach pursued until recently has not succeeded

This issue needs to be addressed, perhaps, through bilateral talks, according to the president

"If even London is tired of this political clown, that shows he is losing the last pillars of his support," the politician noted

The FSB Investigative Department for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol has opened a criminal case against the detainee under Article 275.1 of the Russian Criminal Code

The pilots managed to land the aircraft at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport

They "must right the wrongs," US president said

Meanwhile, the US president himself is currently focused on pursuing diplomatic solutions to address Iran's nuclear program

During the visit, JD Vance will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

According to the report, the pontiff’s death was not due to respiratory failure

Viktor Medvedchuk emphasized that Zelensky had long ago become a pawn in both foreign and domestic politics

The ceasefire is in force for 30 hours, from 6:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 19 until 00:00 Moscow time on April 21

Earlier, Peskov said that more than 20 heads of state and government are expected at the parade in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory

The Russian troops have advanced towards the settlements of Bogatyr, Otradnaya and Komar in the Velikaya Novosyolka area

Although this holiday is not an official day off, the city’s authorities typically organize various events, ceremonies, costume parades and shows

Maria Zakharova said that the Russian leadership has repeatedly stated that Kiev is incompetent

As Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on April 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not ordered to extend it

"I will not disclose who will be on the team," Sergey Leshchenko said

Beijing is strongly against any country concluding deals to the detriment of China's interests, "if this happens, the PRC will never put up with it and will firmly take retaliatory measures," the ministry stressed

The situation will evolve "more likely the other way around," the presidential aide said when answering the question whether Russia endeavors to catch up with the US, considering extensive plans of the US administration

Russia was the 12th-biggest trade partner of South Korean exporters of cars

The messenger's co-founder said that Telegram would only disclose the IP addresses and phone numbers of criminal suspects, if provided with a valid court order

The head of state is accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, including Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs Shihab bin Tariq Al Said and Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi

The engagement of tanks and armored vehicles is likely to move to the background in future

The forecast expectations for the price of Russian Urals crude oil in 2025 are $56 per barrel

The 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, has passed away at the age of 88

The US President special envoy is likely to visit Russia in case of coincidence in positions of Washington, Europe and Kiev at the meeting in London this week

A European Commission spokesperson declined to comment on whether it was exploring possible flexibilities in the methane law that could benefit US LNG exporters

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that after the truce expired, Russian troops resumed their special military operation

Four civilians, including three children, were injured

Peru operates Russian-made airplanes, helicopters, armor, antitank complexes and air defense means

Leonid Slutsky stressed that the Ukrainian regime has repeatedly displayed its inability to comply with agreements

During one of these clashes, fighter eliminated two Ukrainian soldiers in hand-to-hand combat

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

Despite the declared Easter truce, Ukrainian armed formations kept delivering artillery fire and strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on the positions of Russian troops and civilian facilities in the border areas of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk Regions and the Republic of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said

The Russian president noted that initially Ukraine issued a statement dismissing the proposal "as a game with people’s lives"

When activated by conventional explosives, the magnesium hydride underwent rapid thermal decomposition, releasing hydrogen gas that ignited into a sustained inferno, the researchers said in a peer-reviewed paper published in the Chinese-language Journal of Projectiles, Rockets, Missiles and Guidance

The agreement sets out the legal framework for further development of cooperation between Moscow and Tehran for the long-term perspective

In his words, they fired conventional 120mm mortar rounds, silent munitions and at least one FPV drone with a fragmentation charge

Nikolay Azarov recalled that the Kiev regime, which came to power as a result of the 2014 coup, lacked commitment

Ukraine has repeatedly broken ceasefire agreements reached within the Minsk and Normandy format, Miroshnik added

The European Union’s intention to establish a coalition on sending troops to Ukraine demonstrates a superiority intention, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

Storage facilities are filled only to 2.22%, "the lowest level over the entire record of their operation," Sergey Makogon, former CEO of Ukraine’s GTS Operator, said

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 20 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy artillery gun in its area of responsibility over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that Russia would share the information with all relevant parties