Medvedev orders to enlarge port area near Crimea

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

Four civilians, including three children, were injured

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

The cosmonauts and the astronaut were evacuated later from the return vehicle of the spacecraft

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

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

Aviation, artillery and missile troops continued to defeat manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region, as well as their reserves in the Sumy region

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

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

According to the report, 30 more were wounded

"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 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

"We must resolve security issues without linking them to tariff issues," Shigeru Ishiba noted

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

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

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

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

Continued activity may affect low-flying aircraft

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

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

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

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

Putin and Francis were personally acquainted

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

The Ukrainian army has also attacked Gorlovka, with four artillery shells fired at the town, according to the administration of the Donetsk People Republic’s head and government reported

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

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

"If it is put into physical volume or nominal values, this is a very big amount," the document says

The world’s economy is expected to experience the first shock waves provoked by Washington’s tariff policy very soon, according to the agency

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 prisoners’ swap with Ukraine was implemented on April 19

"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

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

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

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

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 Guardian noted that "Russia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear program," pushing the UK, Germany, and France to the sidelines

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

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

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

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 DPR government said that Ukrainian troops fired four rounds from 155mm artillery systems

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

Since taking on the role of mediator at the start of 2024, the UAE has overseen the exchange of more than 3,700 POWs

He has died at the age of 88

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

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

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

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

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

The primary issues on their agenda include disarmament, and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

According to Maxim Grigoriev, all Ukrainian units participated in the shooting of civilians in Selidovo

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

This year Orthodox Easter coincides with the holy day for Catholics

The value of Russian oil supplies amounted to $13 bln over the reporting quarter

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

Apart from that, the Russian president’s plans for the coming week include several international contacts, including a meeting with the sultan of Oman

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

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

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

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

Japan is also considering an opportunity to offer simplified access of US vehicles to the country’s market, Nikkei reported

The Holy Fire symbolizes the light of Christ's resurrection

Iran insists that it has the right to uranium enrichment and this is one of Tehran’s redlines at the talks, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi added

By 9:24 a.m. Moscow time the gold price had extended gains to 0.21% as it traded at $3,401.2 per troy ounce

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

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

They "must right the wrongs," US president said

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

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

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

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

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

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

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