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According to Mikhail Ulyanov, European countries "are used to live in comfortable conditions and can hardly imagine themselves as a party to a conflict"

Turkey’s authorities have repeatedly expressed their support for all initiatives geared toward reaching a fair and lasting peace in Ukraine and their readiness to act as mediators in the settlement effort

Accordingt to the newspaper, the Islamic Republic wants the United States to ease its sanctions, return access to immobilized foreign assets and stop pressure on Chinese buyers of Iranian oil

Earlier, Russia’s Emin Sefershaev beat Azerbaijan’s Eldaniz Azizli in the 55kg final

The beginning of the meeting, Dmitry Peskov emphasized, was "businesslike"

Rodion Miroshnik stressed that Russia will not withdraw from this organization not to let the West use it to "tell its own truth and build its own reality"

The event was organized by the Russian Embassy in India jointly with the Confederation of Indian Cyclists

"According to reconnaissance reports, the targets were successfully engaged," the ministry stated

"Fraternity-2025 is not just a circumnavigation journey, it’s a symbol of unity in culture, science and international cooperation," said Ivan Krott, who heads the Omsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society

According to the ministry, bilateral relations are characterized by reliability, high intensity of political interaction and a particularly privileged strategic partnership

The sides are to discuss the normalization of ties between Moscow and Washington and some aspects of the Ukrainian settlement

On February 7, the US President signed an executive order cutting off aid to South Africa, citing what he perceived as racial discrimination against the country’s white residents and the threat of lands being confiscated from farmers

"It will probably be much easier than tolerating damage to their own people," the top Russian diplomat noted

Ukrainian army also lost two ammunition depots and a depot

On April 15, 2021, the Biden administration introduced executive order 14024, imposing sanctions on Russian individuals and entities that may have allegedly been engaged in cyber-enabled activities against the country

"The problems are too complicated and they have been neglected too long," Dmitry Peskov told

The Ukrainian army has been struggling to control sectors of the settlement of Oleshnya toward which a group of paratroopers from near Yunakovka had been dispatched

"Nothing matters until you get it done," that is why, US leader said, he does not like talking about it

The organizers earlier said they could not invite Tereshchenko to the award ceremony to be held in May in Amsterdam due to "the increased tensions on the European continent"

No information on casualties is available at this point

The Russian president also noted that before the meeting he had a separate conversation on the issue with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov

Earlier on Friday, upon arriving at the NATO headquarters for a meeting of a contact group on arms supplies to Ukraine, acting German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius vowed more military aid to Ukraine in the years to come

"China’s position on settlement in Ukraine is quite balanced, and we are grateful to our friends for that," Andrey Rudenko noted

"There is an opportunity to form payment platforms independent of external influence, one example being the financial messaging system of the Bank of Russia," the Russian foreign minister said

"I am not going to deny it, but I wonder whether we really have an interest in following all the British submarine with very old outdated nuclear warheads," Andrey Kelin said

Yegor Chernev, who heads the Ukrainian parliament’s national security committee, said some of Western weapons were nothing but "partners’ money going to waste"

"Zelensky’s curators used him and are now wiping their dirty and blood-covered hands of him," Maria Zakharova wrote

Hamas delegates are expected to discuss "reaching a ceasefire agreement with negotiators from Egypt and Qatar"

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who led the US delegation, did not suggest that the Islamic Republic stop enriching uranium and instead "the focus was on the country not weaponizing its existing material", the newspaper reported

The sources said, some in the Trump world are "delusional in thinking they can anoint someone in Ukraine to be their partner and to electorally succeed in the short-to-medium term whenever elections take place"

Jeffrey Sachs added that he saw no pressing risks for Russia at the moment regarding US President Donald Trump's policy on customs duties

The tariff rate for China "remains where it was yesterday, at the 145% level," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted

"NASA celebrating Gagarin," Kirill Dmitriev said

"A country in a state of war cannot be a member of NATO or the European Union," Friedrich Merz said

Earlier, World Press Photo Foundation revoked the invitation to TASS photojournalist Mikhail Tereshchenko to next month’s award ceremony in Amsterdam, citing "the increased tensions on the European continent"

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, April 11th

Senegal is able to play a positive role in the association, the country’s Foreign Minister Yassine Fall said

Trump’s special envoy said he was returning to the United States today

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko recalled that Moscow had already taken "a lot of steps" in response to Tokyo’s unfriendly actions

"Yemen’s armed forces have carried out a military operation, attacking two Israeli military targets in the occupied district of Jaffa," the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saree said

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto also said Venezuela is strengthening bilateral ties through diplomacy of peace

Germany is the second-largest supplier of weapons to Ukraine after the US

"Maybe we should examine Israel’s example," the deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, Pavel Palisa, said

Irakli Kobakhidze stressed that Tbilisi "had to enter into a political tug-of-war to defend Georgia’s national interests"

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, next week, the two negotiating teams may embark on discussions toward "a general framework of a future deal"

The newspaper said that the country’s military specialists were secretly deployed to Ukraine in order to equip airplanes with the missiles and train Ukrainians in their use

"The Trump administration has this understanding and it has repeatedly stated in public that Zelensky will have to accept the loss of land," Russia’s top diplomat said

Yunakovka is a logistics hub for the Ukrainian army to supply its combat group in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed the proposed "coalition of the willing" as nothing more than "a meme"

"There was one foreign mercenary, a Colombian citizen," sources in Russia’s law enforcement said

Trump underwent a routine medical exam at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington on April 11

He said that Washington's greed is clouding its judgement in the Ukrainian conflict

Europe has completely lost its sovereignty and that Russophobia has triumphed, the director general of Russia’s state-run news agency, Andrey Kondrashov, said

"We are discussing bilateral relations beginning with the issue of normalizing the work of our embassies, the environment in which they operate," Sergey Lavrov said

Earlier, the organizers of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest revoked the invitation to TASS photojournalist Mikhail Tereshchenko to next month’s award ceremony in Amsterdam

"Special Envoy Witkoff underscored to Dr. Araghchi that he had instructions from [US] President [Donald] Trump to resolve our two nations’ differences through dialogue and diplomacy," the document reads

The Ukrainian military lost more than 10,000 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the week of April 5-11, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

Ukranian army also lost two armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, a French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer and a fuel-storage depot

Russia should maintain this share in the future as well, the head of state emphasized

According to Dmitry Peskov, talks between the two counrtries have a lot of "nuances" related to the resumption of normal operation of their diplomatic missions

"On the outcomes of today’s meeting in Oman, both the Iranians and the Americans described the negotiations as positive and constructive," Mikhail Ulyanov said

The flight lasted about three hours

The Russian president also praised the contribution of specialists from the country's rocket and space complex to the country’s special military operation

It is one of the options for freezing the conflict, Rodion Miroshnik said

Russian forces also destroyed 18 motor vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine

UK and French troops could adopt zones of control in Ukraine’s west, forming a "reassurance force" for allegedly preventing the resumption of combat operations whereas Russia could control the east of the country, US Presidential Special Envoy said

Boris Pistorius pointed out that he was "in constant contact with Ukrainian partners" and was not aware of complaints about German combat systems

US and Ukrainian officials met on the draft proposal in Washington on Friday, the source said

Under the document, such foreign nationals will have the right to apply for temporary residence in Russia "outside the quota approved by the Russian government and without providing documents confirming their knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and basic laws"

"As a consequence Mikhail Tereshchenko is no longer invited to the winners programme and the award ceremony," the press release reads

According to sources, Apple has chartered six cargo planes to ship 600 tons of gadgets

Calin visited the Russian capital to take part in an event organized by the Eurasia autonomous non-profit organization

The mining and concentration plant at the deposit is planned to be built and put into operation by 2031

The two top diplomats exchanged opinions on the pressing issues relating to the political dialogue between Russia and Turkey as well as cooperation in trade and energy

Czech President Petr Pavel earlier authorized 60 Czech citizens to join the Ukrainian army

Hamas delegation is currently in Cairo to discuss with the mediators "prospects for ending the war and opening checkpoints on the border with Gaza" to resume humanitarian deliveries to the enclave

"Power outages led to electricity blackout in five settlements (about 1,650 people) in the region," Russia’s Defense Ministry said

According to Mariano Gambaro, a return of Western banks to Russia could also be brought up in the potential talks

"I was speaking of a post-cease fire resiliency force in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty," US Presidential Special Envoy said

Russian army also shot down more than 200 drones over the past day

Then we will have two months before the summer recess to quickly pass some decisions and to let people understand that something is truly changing," Friedrich Merz said

According to Colonel Guillaume Schmidt, the unit's commander, troops need to be prepared to continue combat actions even when satellite signals are jammed

Russian forces hit a Ukrainian storage site of tactical missiles, an airfield and a training center for drone operators, the Russian Defense Ministry added

"Yeah, obviously, it could be a couple of exceptions, you know, but I would say 10% is the floor," the president noted

If indirect talks between the United States and Iran yield a positive result, Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, may meet directly with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi after April 12 or April 13, the news outlet reported

The drone was tested in August 2024 during the invasion of the Ukrainian army into the Kursk Region

Carsten Breuer also reiterated that the German military is currently short of about 100,000 soldiers

In the meeting with US leader Trump, US Presidential Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg pushed back against US special envoy, saying that Ukraine, though willing to negotiate some terms related to disputed land, would never agree to unilaterally cede total ownership of the territories to Russia

The countries could reach a new high in bilateral trade, Andrey Rudenko said

"Austria is a solid part of the European Union’s anti-Russian paradigm," Dmitry Lyubinsky said

Ivan Gavrilyuk has held the post since May 2024

John Healey noted that preparations for a mission in Ukraine were well advanced

According to Alexander Firanchuk, even if America decides to keep its tariffs in place for the majority of countries, it will take a long time to transfer part of the production to the United States

Other details, including damage and casualties, are yet unknown, according to Syria TV

Talks will resume in Oman on April 19