Rare minerals deal between the US, Ukraine canceled — reporter

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The earlier proposal collapsed following a scandal during a meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and the US leadership at the White House

"After Trump’s team slammed Zelensky’s inappropriate attire, he’ll either need to start wearing a suit or continue to be looked at as a street rat," Alexander Dubinsky said

According to the designer company, the laser beam destroys the drone body, propeller, engines, battery

A French officer told the newspaper that his country’s military is "getting ready for the worst"

The Russian Defense Ministry said that on March 30, within the period from 04:50 p.m. to 05:20 p.m. Moscow time, air defense means on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Republic of Crimea

TASS has compiled the main information about the special operation progress over the past 24 hours

US President says Zelensky will "get into trouble" if he backs out of deal

The Russian president reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia

According to Kirill Logvinov, the respective decisions will be made individually

"Any abandonment of sanctions would only be possible if the EU ceases to view illegitimate sanctions as a tool of foreign policy," Kirill Logvinov stated

"The arbitrary deadlines Starmer hastily devised in his remarks to journalists are completely unfounded — especially given London’s clear intent to derail any peace initiatives," the statement reads

The US leader also expressed confidence that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, would like to make a deal to resolve the Ukraine conflict

Sergey Leshchenko added that Kiev should take into account that US President Donald Trump, whose administration has put forward the agreement, "is there for a long time"

The former top Austrian diplomat recalled that "the French Parliament finds itself in a real quagmire" since last summer, with governments rapidly "changing, like it was the case during the third Republic"

The event titled "Space of Joint Development: Global and Eurasian Dimensions" kicks off in Shanghai on March 31

The American president claimed that the US tariffs would be much more lenient than the tariffs previously imposed by other countries on US exports

"There are grounds to think that we will finish them off," the Russian leader said

"Such a telephone call could be organized quite promptly if necessary," Dmitry Peskov added

Earlier, Trump announced his intention to call Putin again this week

The US President noted that "it is still too early to think about this"

"Yesterday one of chiefs of the Kiev regime Buganov openly admitted that the Ukrainian intelligence service prepared assassination attempts on the Russian president. This assassination attempt was again prepared with US money," Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel

"The counteraction operation involved missile troops, unmanned aerial vehicles and naval forces that used several cruise missiles and drones," the Houthi spokesman said

According to Kirill Logvinov, this constitutes a major problem for the UN

However, with Bolivia facing political infighting ahead of the presidential election, the president’s agenda is quite busy

The website says the 23-year-old actor is listed for "encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and repeated deliberate violation of the Ukrainian state border"

TV channel said that The drone exploded nearby, fragmentations partly hit the car

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

The largest amount of the destroyed Ukrainian military equipment remains in the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Nikolskoye, Pogrebki, Lebedevka and along the Korenevo-Sudzha road

"It would not be very good for them", said the American President

Law enforcement staff is in action

"The enemy expects to hold off the advance of the Russian armed forces as long as possible, hoping to escape through the forest to the Sumy Region," the source said

The launch was made from the Norwegian Andoya launch site

The circumstances, motives, and identity of the perpetrators are being established

Meanwhile, the Russian Emergencies Ministry has started to regroup its 120 rescuers in Myanmar to quake-hit Mandalay

In particular, in the area of the settlement of Basovka, Russian forces have dislodged Ukrainian troops from a stronghold and are consolidating their gains, a source said

According to the ministry, the rescuers have brought along all the equipment necessary for search-and-rescue operations

Kirill Logvinov also outlined key events planned around major historical milestones, including the signing of the UN Charter on June 26, the Potsdam Conference from July 17 to August 2, and UN Day on October 24

Meanwhile, Belgian Navy Commander Erik Kockx, who heads a group taking part in a NATO mission in the Baltic Sea, pointed out that it’s hard to evaluate the practical effect of the bloc’s increased presence in the region

According to the ministry, the Kiev regime has just increased the number of attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, despite Zelensky’s claims

Kirill Logvinov answered the question about whether the EU intended to resume dialogue with Russia, considering the ongoing situation surrounding Syria

"But now the covers have completely fallen off, as they say, and it has become evident to everyone what the various high courts in the European capitals, Western jurisdictions, where many sought to hide in, are worth," the Russian president said

The voyager was taken on board of a cargo ship sailing to China’s Qingdao, the center informed

In particular, Russian air defenses destroyed 41 UAVs over the Bryansk Region, 24 over the Kaluga Region and one over the Kursk Region

In accordance with the court decision, Marine Le Pen will have to wear an electronic bracelet for two of the four years

The man, born in 1981, opened gunfire at a unit of the Patrol and Guard Service from atop a building on Kolsky Avenue in downtown Murmansk late on March 30

Kirill Logvinov opined that members of Europe’s current political elite were unable to truly appreciate the fact that Europe lived in peace for 80 years

The Russian leader also agreed with Sergey Mironov, head of the "A Just Russia - For Truth" faction in the Duma, who said that "the birth rate is insufficient, because the matter concerns extinction"

Iran stressed in its reply letter that the Islamic Republic never avoided direct talks and only unfulfilled pledges triggered problems on that issue that must be resolved to restore trust between the two countries while the fate of the negotiations "will be determined by the behavior of the Americans"

In addition, the court convicted 12 assistants, estimating the total funds involved at €4 million

TASS has compiled the main information about the special operation progress over the past 24 hours

The Akhmat commando forces of the Russian Defense Ministry are currently deployed in the Kursk border area and the Belgorod Region, with additional units stationed in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR)

The confrontation in Ukraine was accompanied by "the use of a large amount of technologies that had never been employed before and that began to play a completely critical role in modern warfare," Vasily Kashin noted

According to the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, the most important goal is "to convert the bloodthirsty and the total, fabricated-myth-laden consciousness of some Ukrainians"

A powerful 8.2-magnitude quake hit Myanmar on March 28, claiming the lives of more than 1,600 people

According to Dmitry Peskov, some of the mentioned Donald Trump's statements were paraphrased

The previous telephone conversation between the two leaders was held on March 18

The Finnish president said earlier in an interview with the Politico news outlet that the "armed to the teeth" Ukraine should be in the basis of the deterrence policy

Andrey Marochko said that development of combat power is registered in this area, including by assault teams

Guo Jiakun clarified that Beijing maintains a "consistent and clear position on the Ukrainian crisis" and that dialogue and negotiations are the only effective means of resolving the conflict

Wan Qingsong asserted that since the start of the Ukrainian crisis, NATO not only worsened the situation but also extended its influence

Vladimir Zelensky will attempt to catch his competitors by surprise, hoping that they will fail to arrange an efficient campaign within a short term, the source said

In the village of Ivanovskaya Lisitsa, a security council secretary was wounded after the detonation of a munition

According to the report, Russian forces continue advancing through forest belts in the Velikaya Novosyolka frontline area

The report says the militants presented a threat to the US military

In early March, Larry Johnson visited the Victory Museum in Moscow as part of the US delegation

The second stage of Indra Navy 2025 will last for three days and will focus on joint maneuvering, sailing in formation, and exercises to counter air and surface threats

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 31st

According to the spokesman for the battlegroup Ivan Bigma, the battlegroup hit two mechanized, one assault and one territorial defense brigades in the Kharkov Region, the LPR, the DPR and in the Serebryanka forestry

The businessman was granted Russian citizenship in October 2016. In 2022, after the onset of the special military operation, he applied to the Russian embassy on renunciation of Russian citizenship

Russian president noted the important contribution of Muslim organizations into Russia’s public and spiritual life, and their role in charitable, educational and patriotic projects and initiatives

Instincts of the ruling class in Europe are clearly demonstrated in developments in Ukraine, the top Russian diplomat said

It became known earlier that the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Communist Party To Lam would be present at the parade

Trade wars do harm to all the parties, Scholz noted

Europe's security is indivisible, British Foreign Minister David Lammy stressed

Graham Fuller did not rule out that Europe would also move towards normalizing relations with Russia in the foreseeable future

Denis Pushilin noted that while large "Press" markings once offered some degree of protection, they have now become a sort of danger, as Ukrainian commanders increasingly disregard them

Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling funds intended for hiring assistants in the European Parliament

Ali Khamenei said that it was unlikely, that the US would attack on the country from outside

"Engagement between Comrat and Chisinau is nonexistent, as the politicians in Chisinau have chosen a different approach toward Gagauzia – one of pressure, blackmail, and threats," Ilya Uzun said

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Guterres, when speaking at the ceremony dedicated to the 80th anniversary of liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau, did not mention the Red Army a single time, although the Memory Day for these victims was established according to results of the heroic deed of the Red Army fighters

On March 25, Evghenia Gutsul was detained at the Chisinau Airport

According to the report, the United States has been supplying the Ukrainian authorities with daily coordinates of Russian Armed Forces’ positions from its base in Wiesbaden

Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organizations Kirill Logvinov also recalled that it was the "arrogant unwillingness of Westerners to hear" Moscow's position that led to the conflict

US President Donald Trump announced this to reporters on board Air Force One

According to Reuters, US President made this statement to reporters on board Air Force One

The attacker acted alone, and he has been wounded

The new drones were detected in the Zaporozhye, Orekhov, Dzerzhinsk, Kremennaya and Kharkov directions of the special military operation, as well as in Russia’s borderline areas of Belgorod and Kursk

Kirill Logvinov noted that the EU approach to Syria showed that EU members would continue making attempts to isolate Russia in the international arena despite everything

This was reported by two US officials and a source familiar with the president's travel plans

"As for Brussels' determination to follow through, it is rather a path towards self-destruction of the EU," Kirill Logvinov noted

TASS has compiled main facts from the statements by the Russian Defense Ministry

Police said they have started an investigation

Bodies of fourteen dead people, with communication with them lost several years ago, were found in a collective grave on Sunday