Third Borei-class nuclear sub handed over to Russian Navy

"Even the tiniest efforts, the modest mites will not lose the value in eyes of the Lord if we, following the gospel precepts, will labor to the benefit of our neighbors," he said

The Holy Fire symbolizes the light of Christ's resurrection

Putin announced Easter truce from 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 to 00:00 Moscow time on April 21

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"

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

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

This year orthodox believers will celebrate Easter on April 20

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

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

Pete Hegseth said that US President Donald Trump will make a determination about the force structure of US troops in Europe

Participants in the 72nd long-duration expedition at ISS Aleksey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald Pettit are on board

The People’s Republic of China has huge plans, interesting and promising ones, the Russian leader noted

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

He added, "If complete calm prevails, Ukraine offers to extend the ceasefire beyond Easter Sunday hours on April 20 onward"

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

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

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 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

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 Roman Vilfand, the previous record was set in 1921

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"

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

In his opinion, US President Donald Trump "continues to be under severe pressure"

The document was signed on April 17

Abbas Araghchi noted that Tehran will continue to inform its Russian and Chinese partners about the details of the talks with the US, and hopes that Russia will help reach a fair agreement on Iran's nuclear program

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

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

The chruch, as usual on Easter Day, is filled with several thousand believers

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

Фn electromagnetic pulse lasts a fraction of a second and reaches the target almost immediately, travelling with the speed of light

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 bright Resurrection of Christ is a special day for millions of believers, that personifies revival and hope, the minister said

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

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

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

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

He urged Gerasimov to pass along his best wishes to the soldiers, expressing gratitude for their dedication, sacrifice, and heroism in service of the Fatherland

Surplus minerals will be exported, Head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Yevgeny Petrov said

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

The prisoners’ swap with Ukraine was implemented on April 19

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

Iran’s Foreign Minister also emphasized in comments to Tasnim News Agency that Washington has so far refrained from crossing Tehran’s red lines and has not attempted to broaden discussions beyond Iran’s nuclear program

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran concluded on Saturday after nearly four hours of discussions in Rome, mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi

The two countries have never had the rail service before

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"

As was reported earlier, Russia had been working on a new version of the Tu-22M3 bomber - the Tu-22M3M

Previously, the Iranian Football Federation announced plans for a friendly encounter with Russia on October 6

As an example, Alexey Overchuk named the Russian aviation industry, where "regional jets made the first flight with all Russian parts, including Russian engines" as well as agriculture, where Russia remains "the world's number one exporter of grain"

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

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Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Iran continues to grant the IAEA access to nuclear sites, reaffirming that the organization holds full responsibility for monitoring and verification efforts

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

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

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

The lamp with the fire will be delivered to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Russia’s capital

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

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

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

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"

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"

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

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

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

TASS has reviewed the key points of the meeting

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

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

The competition drew professional chess players across various age groups, including children, highlighting its broad appeal

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

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

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

Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov highlighted that Russia considers a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear question a priority

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

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

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