Ukrainian nationalists in Mariupol stubborn to give up; must be eliminated — Pushilin

High returns were also noticed for foreign currency-denominated instruments

Pakistan agreed to mediate the negotiations at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

The MOEX Russia Index lost 1.15% to 2,765.06 points, while the RTS Index fell by 0.59% to 1,112.4 points

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 8th

Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Russian side has repeatedly drawn attention to this problem

The Kremlin hopes that Washington pays more attention to Ukraine talks soon, Dmitry Peskov noted

JD Vance did not elaborate on whether the US could drop its demand that Iran abandon uranium enrichment

The IRGC Navy directive specifies two alternative routes, both passing through the waters near Larak Island

The Israeli army's press service announced earlier in the day that the Israeli Air Force recently completed a new series of strikes across Lebanon

According to Fars, for the first time in history, a single country is determining the New York Stock Exchange trends without using conventional financial instruments

The Cameroonian volunteer emphasized that he had supported Russia from the very beginning

"India needs to ensure energy security for the benefit of its people," the source said

Among Jerusalem’s main holy sites is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the Holy Fire ceremony will take place on Holy Saturday, April 11

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,110 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

The draft document is to be considered during the Security Council’s session on October 27

Dmitry Medvedev noted that it was not clear if Washington would accept the plan

There is only one group of meaningful 'points' to an agreement that are acceptable to the United States, Donald Trump noted

Expenditures of the federal budget are provisionally estimated at $164.2 bln as of the end of the reporting quarter, up 17% as compared to last-year figures

The US vice president says there is a "misunderstanding" between the sides

MarineTraffic web service reported said that several hundred ships are still present in the Persian Gulf now, including 426 tankers

No Russian has ever won the award to the NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the sport of hockey

It is reported that the new division that the Russian Pacific Fleet is setting up within its submarine forces will also comprise other submarines in addition to the Belgorod and Khabarovsk subs

It is the first rocket launch from Vostochny in 2022

Vladimir Tarabrin says the supplies of toxic agents and protective equipment may indicate "plans to hold large-scale false flag attacks"

Penny Wong says Canberra is strengthening relations with countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the EU, Japan, and Canada

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in turn, declared victory and a "historic and crushing defeat" of the US and Israel

According to Roskomnadzor, YouTube users are being shown advertisement videos with calls to disable Russian and Belarusian railroad communications

Work will continue to develop the Contingent Reserve Arrangement, primarily regarding the use of currencies different from the US dollar," the Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov pointed out

Russian Defense Ministry to continue production of Kinzhal missiles

People passing by the coffin do not conceal their tears, many women are crying out loud

The decline was noted for stocks of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics

Monthly transactions on sale and purchase of foreign currency and gold to form additional revenues was suspended until July 1 of this year, the ministry said

Moscow sees that many European countries are showing increased interest in either fielding nuclear weapons or coming under the protection of nations who already have them, Maria Zakharova noted

The vice president reiterated that the US "never once said" the ceasefire applied to Lebanon

Russia welcomes the appointment of Lakhdar Brahimi as the joint representative of the UN and LAS on Syria, Russian Permane Representative to the UN Churkin said

JD Vance mentioned "some progress" being achieved

The oil crisis is already on the threshold, the Hungarian prime minister noted

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a protest was lodged over reports of an investment agreement between Tokyo and Kiev

The G7 said in the joint statement that Moscow should pay Ukraine for damage, which the World Bank estimates at $486 billion

China is the main importer, head of the Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov said

"The Iranians originally put forward a 10-point plan that was fundamentally unserious, unacceptable and completely discarded," Karoline Leavitt said

Maria Zakharova highlighted a recent report by Intelligence Online, which details how Ukrainian military intelligence, specifically the unit called Group 13 - an entity specializing in covert maritime operations - has utilized a dry cargo ship to track Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Mediterranean

High Precision Systems noted that the target system based on the tracked Depesha platform increases training efficiency and allows for practice firing at moving targets, which helps improve marksmanship skills

According to NHK, the delegation will also discuss policy toward Russia and China

Earlier, the broadcaster accused the US and Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement over an attack on an oil refinery on Lawan Island

Florian Philippot says a potential war on the eastern flank "does not look promising" and calls on Paris to withdraw from NATO to avoid it

The US president said that the confrontation between Israel and Shiite movement Hezbollah was a separate conflict

The primary function of ultra-light rockets is to replace retiring satellites in satellite constellations

Israel "is increasing its aggression and disregarding all human values," Joseph Aoun said

Israeli Prime Minister said that there are still goals that Israel must achieve

In Krasny Liman itself, combat operations have unfolded in the northeastern part of the town, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic said

A flat individual income tax rate of 13% is currently effective in Russia

"This is not the first time that Washington has openly tried to destabilize the internal situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran," Maria Zakharova said

The journalist warns that the world is at a "pivot point" after which "nothing is the same"

According to Yegor Toropov, the US ceasefire with Iran is a logical consequence of US President Donald Trump’s unwavering negotiating strategy and tactics

According to the Russian top diplomat, Ukraine’s authorities are conniving at the manifestations of neo-Nazism

Mohammed al-Sudani and Emmanuel Macron also discussed the overall situation in the region and efforts to resolve the conflict

The emergency operations center says that it is prioritizing completing search-and-rescue operations

The recent conversation with US President Donald Trump was "a discussion between two good friends," Mark Rutte added

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, April 7th

Maxime Prevot did not comment on Israel’s actions

This figure ammounts to 19.8% of the planned volume

A video shot from Tehran's largest street shows people with Iranian flags, loud music is played in the background

The US president said that "a whole civilization will die tonight"

The organization said it had delivered a strike on northern Israel

According to the source, dozens of Ukrainian citizens were transporting huge amounts of undeclared cash on flights from Bucharest airport

The strikes damaged four residential buildings, three civilian infrastructure facilities, passenger cars, and a bus

Karoline Leavitt hopes that it will be through diplomacy

"We call on UN members to look beyond the horizon of the current moment and present their vision of how we could build a truly multipolar world through joint efforts, in which the interests of all states would be guaranteed," Vasily Nebenzya said

The Kherson region is in southern Ukraine, bordering the Republic of Crimea

JD Vance also said he saw signs "that the straits are starting to reopen"

High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk says Israel carried out about 100 strikes across the Arab republic within 10 minutes

According to the report, there is a growing opinion in Tehran that continued Israeli attacks indicate either that the United States is unable to control Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or that Washington has given Israel the green light to do whatever it wants

The Russian president is scheduled to take questions jointly with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko

Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik says that the situation may depend on whom the US appoints to lead its dialogue with Iran

Maria Zakharova recalled a recent drone attack on Arctic Metagaz, a Russian liquefied natural gas tanker in the Mediterranean Sea

Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic would "deliver a decisive response to any attack"

The new light-class rocket, the Start-1M, would be capable of launching a payload of up to 500 kg into low orbit

During the exercise, special attention was paid to camouflaging equipment and personnel using terrain, as well as quickly changing firing positions and coordinating artillery crews when operating with drones

The withdrawal process will be finalized after a 12-month notice period

Military expert Andrey Marochko says that Russian troops are achieving successes in the sector "almost daily"

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said three key clauses of the ceasefire proposal were violated, condemning continued military operations in Lebanon, an unauthorized entry into Iranian airspace, and denial of the Islamic Republic’s right to enrich uranium

The French head of state says he is convinced that the ceasefire acceptance was "the best possible" decision

Among other things, 15 unique Arctic-class ARC7 gas carriers have been built at shipyards in South Korea in the interests of implementing the Yamal LNG project

German experts are capable of covertly obtaining enough weapons-grade plutonium for a nuclear device within about a month, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said

According to the source in Russia’s security departments, former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office Andrey Yermak looks for people who speak fluent Hungarian, are physically fit, and can handle stress

According to the media outlet, the event marks a pivotal turning point in global history and the international order

The Iranian side also warned that it would continue to strike countries in the region, including Israel, if Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Iran continue

The first round will take place on April 11

The US president says that the measure will secure the strait "from lots of other people"

The US Vice President criticized Zelensky’s actions as outrageous and unacceptable

The US president called the island a "big, poorly run, piece of ice"

Georgy Zinovyev noted that bilateral trade turnover decreased from $21.145 bln in 2022 to $10.939 bln in 2025

"This war has affected everything," Ali Bahreini, Iran’s permanent Representative to the United Nations, noted

US Journalist Tucker Carlson says there has been no fundamental change in power in Iran, while US military bases in the Middle East have been damaged

Moscow draws the attention of the US administration and the leaders of all other countries to the need to make everything possible to prevent the EU from creating its own nuclear weapons

According to the report, the situation "remains extremely volatile"

Inflation stood at 0.19% over the week from March 31 to April 6

Passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended due to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, while Iran is considering retaliatory strikes against Israel due to the ceasefire violation

Owing "to the sound position of the UN Security Council, formed at the insistence of Russia and China, required conditions were managed to be provided for reaching understandings of ceasefire and negotiating process start," the ministry noted