Russia-China naval drills to practice new tasks — vice-admiral

Kiev has repeatedly stated its desire to become a full-fledged NATO member state

According to Alexander Khinshtein, not a single war criminal who committed atrocities on the Kursk land should escape deserved punishment

"Those who dream of achieving something by force will fail," Aleksandar Vucic said

The capacity of the refinery is 1.5 mln metric tons per year

Maria Zakharova earlier said at a briefing that Italian President Sergio Mattarella’s statements that Moscow allegedly threatens Europe with nuclear weapons are false

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian Armed Forces hit a US-made Patriot system in Kiev with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile

The president said the leadership of Belarus would have known about the plans to attack Europe

The Belarusian leader arrived in Moscow on Thursday on an official visit, his first trip since his re-election in January

He believes that the negotiations should take into account "not simply the views of the United States, but other countries that are involved," including Europe

The US leader criticized the media for coordinating between each other, saying that they influence judges and change law

"They did not sustain any injuries in the accident and their health is out of danger," the statement reads

The politician noted that the coming hours will show whether the Kiev regime will use the chance to save its soldiers

According to the top US diplomat, there can be "no military solution" to the hostilities in Ukraine

"They are leaving their military equipment behind, because there is no way to evacuate it," the president added

According to Alexander Khinshtein, both the Russian military, who are liberating the region, and volunteers, who are assisting residents of border areas, are part of such a fortress

The falling drone debris hit one of the flats in a residential building in western Moscow, leaving no casualties

On March 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to media inquiries by expressing gratitude to former President Trump for his involvement in the peace negotiations and endorsing the idea of a ceasefire

The S-500, produced by the Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer, was designed to destroy all existing and future aerospace attack weapons of a potential enemy across the entire range of altitudes and speeds

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said the terrorist held senior positions in the extremist group

Ali Uzdenov noted that today the snow leopard resides in four regions of Russia: the Altai Republic, Tuva, Buryatia, and the Krasnoyarsk region

But such a meeting will take place at some point, the US Secretary of State said

ACRA noted that the share of BRICS countries in foreign trade turnover increased from 20-25% in 2022 to 45-55% in 2024

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Putin met visiting US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff late on Thursday but did not say what the two were talking about

In the US President's words, "phase one [in the reconciliation process] is the ceasefire"

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

Kadyrov also shared a video featuring the Akhmat units’ commandos moving through the gas pipeline as they advanced into enemy territory

Earlier, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Witkoff would take place when everything’s ready for it

"And, naturally, after such slaughter, they would hardly want to continue their service under the direction of the Ukrainian military command and Zelensky," Andrey Marochko said

According to the Belarussian President, an exchange of wounded is also underway

"I think what this [the special military operation in Ukraine] gets done, it’s done. They're going to all want to go home and rest," the US president added

Russian marines note that the remaining Ukrainian forces are putting up fierce resistance, as many servicemen are still unaware of the defeat of the Ukrainian grouping in the occupied territories

The minister also noted that Macron is now trying to present the situation as if Russian President Vladimir Putin did not want to implement the 2015 Minsk agreements

Also, it is said that the Kiev authorities did not conduct a proper investigation of the events

According to the Al Jazeera channel, Israeli soldiers opened fire on a 21-year-old Palestinian in the town of Salim east of Nablus

US President says he knows Russian Leader "pretty well"

There are 31 seats in parliament in total, and 16 are needed for a majority. Demokraatit Chairman Jens-Frederik Nielsen will most likely form a cabinet with the former government parties Inuit Ataqatigiit and Siumut, which speak of a gradual process towards independence for the island, which is currently an autonomous region within Denmark

The number of contracted marriages increased to 48,334 or by 28.7% against the like period of the last year, the Russian Federal Statistics Service, Rosstat, reported

Igor Kimakovsky explained that the deployment of Ukrainian forces to the Kursk Region had made it possible for Russian troops to advance in the most tactically crucial areas

Rasmus Jarlov referred to the meeting US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the White House on March 13

Valentina Matviyenko stressed that if the mobilization campaign continues and is weapons continue to be supplied, this will not be a ceasefire

Belarusian leader stressed that Moscow and Minsk "seamlessly complement each other" in industry despite differences in resources

Oleg Ivanov also highlighted that the Russian military had already made significant progress in establishing a security zone by liberating populated areas in the Sumy Region from enemy control

Viktor Orban elaborated that Ukraine’s rushed accession to the EU would cause irreparable damage to European countries in areas such as the economy, labor market, healthcare, public security, and border protection

According to Robinder Sachdev, the Russian leader signals a willingness to engage but insists that the discussions must be comprehensive

"As I have already said, these acts are classified by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation as terrorism," the head of state said at a meeting with members of the Security Council

"As long as Vladimir Vladimirovich chooses to remain silent, I do not have the authority to speculate," Alexander Lukashenko said

"We will be dealing with this issue today. We have two reporters on it and they are [Russian Foreign Minister] Sergey Lavrov and [chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service] Sergey Naryshkin," the Russian leader said

This refers to License 8L of the US Treasury that authorized transactions of such kind by March 12 of this year

The Armenian foreign ministry said on March 13 that all the 17 provisions of the treaty had been agreed upon with Azerbaijan and that Yerevan had invited Baku to look at where and when to sign this treaty

"In order to effectively implement the call of the US president, an appropriate order is needed from the leadership of Ukraine to its military units to lay down their weapons and surrender," the Russian leader said

The statement came as the countries wrapped up negotiations to finalize the text of their peace agreement

The team that worked earlier on the E-Neva electric car project moved to the new company

During his election campaign, Trump repeatedly said that he would settle the conflict in Ukraine in 24 hours

At the moment, 35,000 US troops are on their service in Germany

According to the Belarusian president, Belarus will be able to power the Bryansk and other regions, new Russian regions

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 14th

On March 11, delegations from the US and Ukraine convened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Russian president made the statement as he opened a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council

"Supplies of Venezuelan fuel and lubricants, sent to our country through the lend-lease system, ensuring the operation of aviation and other military equipment, were crucial," the Russian leader said

These consultations will be taking place at a critical time for the talks on a Ukraine ceasefire

Michael Desch, a professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame expects 'a long diplomatic rally before the match is over'

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 1,585 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 19 enemy artillery guns and 15 electronic warfare stations in its area of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

British national James Scott Rhys Anderson, arrested in the Kursk Region, was given 19 years behind bars following a court trial

The British PM accused Russia of attempts to prolong the negotiations on the conditions of the ceasefire

According to JD Vance, the policy of open borders and the limitations of citizens’ rights are becoming a serious issue for European countries

The G7 members "called for Russia to reciprocate by agreeing to a ceasefire on equal terms and implementing it fully"

According to the acting regional head Alexander Khinshtein, the Ukrainian armed forces continue to shell settlements in the Kursk Region using cluster munitions fired by multiple rocket launchers

The president of Belarus added that numerous questions remain regarding the ceasefire in Ukraine

Ukrainian troops are making attempts with the support of reserves to counterattack in that frontline area, the source specified

US President Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social network on March 14 that a "very good and productive" conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin took place on March 13

According to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, rescuers accompany people to temporary accommodation centers, help them get settled, file the paperwork, search for relatives and friends

"We understand President Trump's call to be guided by humanitarian considerations in relation to these servicemen," the Russian leader said

Vladimir Karasev further elaborated that the British authorities were also interested in Ukraine's resources, which have been handed over to them by Vladimir Zelensky under a 100-year agreement

Over the past day, the enemy lost more than 260 military personnel, five armored personnel carriers, two armored combat vehicles, five automobiles, four artillery pieces, two mortars, as well as three unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control sites

"Suffice it to say, I think there is reason to be cautiously optimistic," the US Secretary of State said

Earlier, the CEO of the research and production center Ushkuynik, Alexey Chadayev, said that the drone for the first time would begin to be manufactured in several regions of Russia

Nikolay Patrushev pointed out that Moscow had not taken any aggressive actions towards Helsinki in the late 1930s until the very end, even offering a territorial swap

"They will take both black soil and rare earth materials, and God willing, they will not take away everything else," the Belarusian leader emphasized

US duties in respect of Canada, Mexico, China and the EU may lead to GDP growth deceleration in these countries and across the globe in general, CEO of US-based Navigator Principal Investors Kyle Shostak said

"This is full isolation and full gunfire control," the Russian leader stressed

Washington is not aiming at waging trade wars, said Secretary of State

"The defense considers the guilt unproven and the verdict politically motivated," Natalya Malgina said

The foreign ministers also promised "to coordinate economic and humanitarian support" to Kiev, to promote the early recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine, including at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which will take place in Rome on July 10-11, 2025

The Belarusian leader believes that the unification of the two states could have occurred back during Boris Yeltsin's presidency

The Russian Defense Ministry has said the Battlegroup North retook Sudzha on March 13

The Russian president recalled that he had spoken with US President Donald Trump over the phone and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had had first contacts with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

He is charged with gross negligence and manslaughter

He admitted however that "it's a very complex situation"

The duty on the export of barley will total $8.91 per metric ton, on corn will be $21.1 per metric ton, the Ministry of Agriculture said

"These groups are currently being exposed, pursued, and eliminated," he said

Ganul is a neo-Nazi and the former security chief of the Odessa cell of Right Sector (designated extremist and banned in Russia), and also the leader of the Street Front grassroots initiative

"The existing restrictive measures provide for travel restrictions for natural persons, the freezing of assets, and a ban on making funds or other economic resources available to the listed individuals and entities," the EU Council said

It is reported that negotiations between the American and Russian sides on this issue are at an early stage

The Venezuelan leader emphasized that Moscow and Caracas had been successfully enhancing their cooperation in numerous areas, including trade, commerce, finance, banking, and energy