Ukraine troops fire mortar shells at east Ukrainian Sloviansk

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The European Council will revert to this issue at its next meeting, the three-point final communique stated

The peace initiative Lebanon announced on March 9 remains in effect, Joseph Aoun said

Restrictions apply to transfers from accounts of both individuals and legal entities opened with Russian brokers and trust managers

The special presidential envoy and chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said that "it stems from the stubborn strategic stupidity of Russophobes"

On Tuesday European Council President Antonio Costa demanded that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban adhere to the decision adopted at the December summit, in which Budapest also participated

Maria Zakharova noted that US policy on space exploration and security is becoming increasingly aggressive

Hakan Fidan also pointed to the undermined global stability

Vladimir Zelensky will not be a party to sign an act of surrender, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said

The sanctions exemption is valid until March 18, 2028

Russia’s government acquires assets of company in this country

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 185 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed seven enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

A solution to the navigation problems in the Strait of Hormuz "must be sought at the negotiating table," Maria Zakharova noted

The prime minister of Israel emphasizes that "hundreds of launchers" have been destroyed

Gas prices on the European exchange at the opening of trading exceeded $850 per 1,000 cubic meters for the first time since December 2022

The officer explained that the thermal imaging sight can detect drones at altitudes of up to 1,000 meters

On March 12, the US Naval Forces Central Command reported that a fire broke out on board the USS Gerald R. Ford

Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik noted that a number of European politicians consider their "main achievement" to be providing Vladimir Zelensky’s regime with massive amounts of military aid "supposedly for waging a defensive war"

The minister says that the new pipeline is planned to become an energy diversification tool, while Hungary has no plans to leave the existing energy sources or delivery routes

The state corporation representatives noted that the system is capable of setting both the flight range and trajectory of each rocket

According to the US president, the United States and Israel act independently, but at the same time coordinate their efforts

This was confirmed during inspections and naval exercises under the direction of the Russian President

The decision would affect maize, sugar, honey, and poultry

According to an aide to the regional deputy governor, the four years of Ukrainian attacks have made it clear that Kiev’s forces deliberately seek to target civilians

EU leaders also "condemned Iran’s indiscriminate military strikes" but did not comment on the US and Israeli strikes

The Belarusian leader urged the US envoy to convey his perspective to US President Donald Trump

The Chukotka Autonomous Region's government is facing this task

Moscow and Tehran have repeatedly rejected allegations of Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine

According to Viktor Orban, "the number of people who think they need to adjust to the new circumstances is rising"

"Figuratively speaking, the situation on international energy markets and its future dynamics can be described as follows: only the bears are resting, and only the bulls are working hard," Alexey Miller added

Viktor Orban emphasized that the Ukrainian conflict has not yet been resolved, and the EU leadership is poised to continue it

According to the sources, Gulf officials had "aggressively" lobbied the Washington administration to stop US and Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure

The vice president supported the American leader's decision to launch the military operation, the newspaper noted

In the future, Moscow and New Delhi "need to focus not only on commodity or finished goods trading, but also on the joint development of new products, new equipment, and technologies," Russia’s First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said

Dmitry Peskov added that the Russian President’s special envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev continues his work within the framework of the Russia-US bilateral group

This transformation of logistics could happen because of the hostilities in the region, Benjamin Netanyahu notes

By 3:50 a.m. Moscow time, the futures slowed down their growth trading at $111.84 per barrel

Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Gongor Damdinnyam initiated amendments to the parliamentary resolution of 1999 'On approval of rates and sizes of customs duties on imported goods'

They also expressed their deep concern about the escalating conflict

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

Anna Paulina Luna still added that Washington is "actively involved in peace talks with Russia and those efforts will not be sabotaged by anyone"

No information on damage to the building or casualties is available so far

Tehran seeks to make sure its foes pay a sufficient price so that they think twice before resuming strikes, sources said

According to medics, reports of the highest numbers of killed and injured citizens came from the southern regions and the Bekaa Valley

The energy market is currently experiencing serious turmoil due to the war around Iran, Dmitry Peskov noted

According to Gas Infrastructure Europe as of March 16, the gas reserves level in European UGS continues declining and reached 28.9%

The Spektr Design Bureau noted the drone’s excellent maintainability

The US president said he would praise Japan when he was in China with President Xi Jinping

"The number of shelling attacks involving multiple rocket launchers has increased three-fold in 2026 compared to the same period last year, and the number of drone strikes has doubled," Olga Medvedeva, deputy regional governor for internal affairs, said

The Russian president recalled that Russia won 12 medals at the Paralympics, including the third-most golds

The US president says he did not inform the allies about the attack "because we wanted surprise"

India wants "to have a wide range of options," Randhir Jaiswal noted

The US president said that hopefully things are going to proceed very well

This incident represents the first confirmed instance of an American aircraft being struck by Iranian fire since the escalation to full-scale hostilities

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According to Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan, the answer to these challenges should be the reorganization of public migration administration

The participants of the group are accused of "money laundering, undermining the economy, and posing a threat to national security"

According to the minister, the US will refill its arsenals "faster than anyone imagined"

According to US President Donald Trump, only a small portion of the field’s facilities were damaged

Bart De Wever believes that the EU should increase pressure on Russia

According to the captive, Colombians are recruited by their compatriots

Abbas Araghchi commented on a Washington Post story saying the Pentagon is looking at requesting $200 billion to continue the operation

The official euro rate was increased by 2.25 rubles to 96.9155 rubles

No casualties were reported

Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Busaidi expressed hope that America’s commitment to regime change is just rhetorical

The ministry says "Moscow is seriously concerned" about the Gulf area confrontation, further escalation risks

In his opinion it would be appropriate to nominate Dmitry Medvedev

The 2026 EU gas price will be more than double the original forecast, Kirill Dmitriev said

The adjustment maneuver was carried out with the help of the engines of the Progress MS-18 cargo spaceship that were switched on at 22:35 Moscow time to be working for 320.01 seconds

The Russian Paralympic team was allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics under the national flag and to the tune of the country’s anthem for the first time in 12 years amid sanctions

In February 2026, 80,027 new cars were sold in Russia

At the same time, the Italian prime minister supports the allocation of €90 billion to Kiev

On March 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved Russia’s new foreign policy concept, which replaced the previous version from 2016

The attacks were repelled through joint efforts of the Russian Defense Ministry and mobile response teams, with no damage to the facilities

The US military expects to receive more than $200 billion

The ministry says that the states are ready to find ways to achieve long-term stability "based on respect for the interests of all regional countries"

After the June 2025 12-Day War, young specialists at IRGC "were able to create new air defense systems and introduce them into the country’s integrated air defenses," the Iranian armed forces said

The newspaper believes that Washington could deploy several additional land-based missile systems on allied territory in the Persian Gulf

The official says that the US president makes his decisions based "on what he thinks is good for America"

The strikes were carried out using drones and Ghadr, Emad, Kheibarshekan, and Khorremshahr missiles

"The Kiev junta is digging in its heels, obviously with the support of the Europeans," Georgy Muradov said

The decision was made after the EU summit failed to convince Hungary and Slovakia to lift their veto on allocating €90 billion in military financing to Ukraine

According to Christelle Neant, Israel has long had a problematic relationship with the truth

As of 10:15 a.m. Moscow time, the indices were down by half a percent at 2,563.52 points and 998.79 points, respectively

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 18th

Two out of fourteen LNG trains and one of two gas-to-liquids plants were damaged as a result of strikes against Ras Laffan industrial area in North Qatar, Energy Minister of Qatar and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said

The US' objectives have been laid out by President Donald Trump

The EU will continue the transition to green, European-produced energy, the European Commission president says

Asian countries have increased purchases of US oil for April delivery to around 60 mln barrels

Dmitry Litskay, Minister-Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Armenia, noted that the possibility of constructing a new power unit in Armenia is being actively discussed

They were convicted of extremism-related crimes

As of 9:05 p.m. Moscow time, Brent was down 0.23% at $107.13 per barrel

The plant will have an operating life of up to 10 years

President Ursula von der Leyen promised to send the money "one way or the other"

They are currently under construction at the Sevmash, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Alexander Moiseyev said

European consumers will have to pay more for deliveries from alternative suppliers, Kirill Chuiko from BCS Global Markets notes

According to the sources cited by The Daily Telegraph, the refusal may worsen his relations with the US president

Project 677 submarines belong to the fourth generation of diesel-electric submarines and are currently recognized as the most modern and advanced domestic non-nuclear submarines

Kristalina Georgieva allowed for the situation when certain countries "may experience shocks necessitating renewed fiscal support," and such measures "should be targeted and temporary"