Ukraine association deal: No one else a target, says Brussels chief

Newsweek points out that George W. Bush requested $74.7 billion from Congress to cover initial costs of the Iraq campaign, which, adjusted for inflation, would be worth about $133 billion today

General Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, added that NATO Mission Iraq, a non-combat advisory and capability-building mission to assist Iraq in building its own army, will continue from Joint Force Command Naples

Samples of dead fish found in Lake Sekisovskoye have been sent for tests

The Iranian port of Anzali on the Caspian Sea was bombed on March 18

The servicemen used the Khorramshar, Qadr, and Emad missiles for the attacks

Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the need for a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the incident and for preventing such incidents in the future

The meeting participants will continue to share the experience in ensuring security of major international events, especially the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

According to the developers, the new vehicle is furnished with a 330 hp diesel engine and can accelerate to 80 km/ on roads, carrying 10 personnel

Alexander Lukashenko added that the agenda of talks with the US also covered the potential resumption of the US embassy’s operations in Minsk and the issue of nuclear materials

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

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

According to Maria Zakharova, Moscow is growing increasingly concerned over the expanding geography of the US and Israeli airstrikes in Iran

Earlier this week, the actor was hospitalized on the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii

The court ruled that the refusal to do chores by a wife does not constitute "cruelty"

They also expressed their deep concern about the escalating conflict

Andrey Kartapolov says Russia wants the whole world to see "whom the former US administration and current European leaders actually supported"

Among the targets were "several factories and sites used by the Iranian regime to produce weapons intended to harm the State of Israel and other countries" and sites holding components for long-range ballistic missiles

The Hungarian prime minister disapproved of the EU's intention to provide Ukrainians with money under the next seven-year EU budget

Sberbank keeps the leadership among the most valuable brands in the Russian banking market in 2025

"There was a joint press conference of the two leaders in Minsk, where the topic was discussed," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

According to the ministry, the consistent, the seventh key rate reduction in a row is a positive signal

Andrey Kartapolov says the transfer of nuclear weapons to Ukraine would constitute a violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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It that was signed in Minsk on December 8, 1991

According to Vladimir Zelensky, the upcoming bilateral meeting will discuss the PURL initiative that enables NATO allies to purchase US weapons for Kiev, as well as Ukraine-US relations and an agreement on the joint production of unmanned aerial vehicles

The patrolling will be carried out on the Syrian territories 10 kilometers away from the Turkish border

The IDF have carried out airstrikes on Iranian missile manufacturing facilities and surface-to-air missile arrays

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

Ali Khamenei emphasized that nuclear weapons were prohibited for religious reasons

A total of 22 Indian vessels carrying oil, LNG, chemicals, and petroleum products are stuck in the Strait of Hormuz

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

Alberto Bradanini, former Italian Ambassador to Tehran and Beijing, emphasized that if the US truly wishes to end this conflict, a compromise must be reached

As the Belarusian president noted, the US helped the Europeans both with NATO and economically

April 2026 gold on the Comex exchange stood at $4,732 per troy ounce

The crash caused no fire on the ground

Thirteen administrations have been set up on the territories of the republic under its control, including the communities of Kremennaya, Rubezhnoye and Popasnaya, Leonid Pasechnik said

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

The US president says that Washington is "very close" to meeting its goals in the Middle East

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

"Further to termination of crude oil and gas supplies, the blockade stopped exports of processed products," Nikita Bredikhin said

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

Nuclear-powered icebreakers of Project 22220 will facilitate the year-round navigation in the Northern Sea Route's eastern sector

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

According to Hu Bo, Iran’s stock of ballistic missiles has likely fallen to below 1,000 units, based on open-source intelligence

The comprehensive document will cover all areas of interaction

The press service said the combat vehicles passed the required trials and were accepted by the military

Aircraft, including A-10 attack jets, are used to target mine-laying ships

Battlegroup North units took control of the settlement of Sopych in the Sumy Region and units of Battlegroups West, South and Center liberated the settlements of Aleksandrovka, Kaleniki, Fyodorovka Vtoraya and Pavlovka in the DPR

According to the officials cited by Fox News, it will take about a month for the task force to reach the Middle East

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Attempts of drone strikes against three compressor stations were recorded

"His words were dictated by a cowardly desire to side with the collective West, and primarily with the countries of the European Union, in the conflict with Russia," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Medvedchuk, former leader of Ukraine’s banned Opposition Platform - For Life party, said

They emerged through the exercise of their inherent right to self-determination, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Medvedchuk, former leader of the Opposition Platform - For Life party, said

At the same time, March 2026 WTI crude futures stood at $64.86 per barrel

The Belarusian president said that Vladimir Zelenshy didn not care about these kids

The commander of a tank crew the separate Novorossiysk Airborne Division noted that drones greatly assist tanks during combat operations

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

Donald Tusk attributed Budapest’s position to the upcoming parliamentary elections, set for April 12

The Belarusian leader emphasized that Russia’s "resource base" remained the best option for the EU

According to Czech Interior Minister Lubomir Metnar, the fire at a plant in the city of Pardubice, where drone production was planned, is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack

The Hungarian prime minister also warned that he would not support the European Commission's proposed EU budget for 2028-2034, as it includes excessively large allocations for aid to Ukraine

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

The PD-8 engine designed for SJ-100 jets will undergo certification in April 2026

Today’s UN often acts in the interests of individual countries in the collective West, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, and Viktor Medvedchuk, ex-leader of the Opposition Platform for Life party banned in Ukraine, said

The further path of the key rate will be adjusted in April, if necessary, Elvira Nabiullina said

According to a US official cited by ABC News, most of them sustained traumatic brain injuries

The Saber Strike maneuvers are an annual event and have been held under the command of the US Army in Europe involving land and air forces

As its main specific feature, a Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopter employs two side-mounted 12.7mm forward-firing machine-guns

Apart from that, the battlegroup’s quadcopter dropped munition on Ukrainian positions near the village of Otradnoye

According to Yekaterina Solntseva, Director of Quantum Technologies at Rosatom State Corporation, it is especially important that the scientists have taken another step toward progressively improving the reliability of operations

We are still working on that, Iranian Foreign Minister said

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

Politico claimed earlier that "Moscow proposed a quid pro quo to the US under which the Kremlin would stop sharing intelligence information with Iran if the US ceased supplying Ukraine with intel about Russia"

The Lukoil International Group represents a discontinued operation as it is a separate major line of business

The Spektr Design Bureau noted the drone’s excellent maintainability

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

According to Maria Zakharova, in conditions when the leading countries of the West recognize that market stabilization would be problematic without Russian energy resources, the Kiev regime openly stands against their interests

Emergency personnel are working at the site where debris fell, Sergey Sobyanin said

According to the press service of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the projectile fell "literally a few hundred meters from the Al-Aqsa Mosque"

Elvira Nabiullina noted that higher prices for oil and certain other commodities of Russian exports were the main channel of influence on the Russian economy in the short-term period

Filaret was hospitalized in Kiev on March 9 in connection with the worsened health condition

The US President refused to disclose his future plans on Cuba

Alexey Likhachev recalled that in the cost structure of a "nuclear" kilowatt-hour, the cost of uranium itself accounts for only about 5%

Elvira Nabiullina noted that weather conditions had influenced construction dynamics

The Russian Northern Fleet’s press service reported that the exercise was conducted to test the ship's anti-submarine crew cohesion

Abbas Araghchi says the leaders of Muslim states "should clearly express their rejection of aggression not just in word, but in action"

According to the Mediterranean maritime prefecture, the operation was conducted jointly with France’s allies, including the United Kingdom, which took part in tracking the ship, in conformity with Article 110 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

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

The total volume of gas stored is 91.5 bln cubic meters

According to the serviceman, the Russian tank is much more reliable and its powerful 125mm gun is more accurate compared to its foreign counterparts

The latest corvette Orekhovo-Zuyevo armed with Kalibr cruise missiles has been accepted for service in the Russian Black Sea Fleet

Alexander Lukashenko said earlier that he had offered potash and oil to the US side

The Russian leader noted that African countries remembered Russia's assistance in their struggle for independence

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 near the settlement of Chapayevka in the Zaporozhye Region

The Federal Air Transport Agency classified the event as a disaster, and the Interstate Aviation Committee, in coordination with the Central Federal Aviation Administration, will look into its causes

All the ferries took shelter from the storm in the bays near the mainland coast

The published videos show the movement of groups of Ukrainian soldiers being shot by thermal camera and by drone

The Belarusian leader noted that Tehran had never never asked Minsk for missiles

Maria Zakharova stressed that it was crucial for all parties involved in the current conflict in the Middle East to exercise common sense and restraint