Moldova bans Russia 24 TV news channel from broadcasting in its territory

The American leader said Zelensky could come back when he was ready for peace

The Russian Foreign Ministry specified that the sides touched upon "the issues related to Russia’s diplomatic property in the US in the context of returning to the Russian side six facilities, wrongfully expropriated in 2016-2018"

Oleg Artemyev speculated that Musk's suggestion to abandon the ISS was made "in haste, without sufficient consideration"

The party added that it would respect the ceasefire only if its units were not attacked

Representatives of the Ukrainian delegation began "begging" to sign the deal immediately after being told to leave the White House, according to the report

The average gas price in Europe rose o $542 per 1,000 cubic meters

Jeffrey Sachs noted that the course of NATO expansion to Ukraine and Georgia was adopted by US President George Bush Jr. back in 2008

"I think it was very unfortunate," Mark Rutte said about the incident in the White House

Alexander Darchiev is expected to depart for Washington shortly

"I would like to emphasize that these units are doing a lot today to neutralize terrorist and sabotage groups and to gather intelligence about the enemy," the president said

"At the initial stage, it is planned to encourage entities within the Ukrainian civil society under their control, through US 'democratization' foundations and think tanks, to come up with a corresponding initiative," the statement reads

Although a deal offered to Ukraine by the European Union "may be fairer than that of the US, it comes too late," Zhang Hong believes

"The demand for expensive German cars will remain niche, for a small group of people who consider them as a status symbol," the head of the "G.O.R.K.I." center of the St. Petersburg State University thinks

"And if we're out, you'll fight it out," the US president pointed out

Karin Kneissl pointed out that like Russia, Ukraine was rich in fertile lands, and major investment houses such as BlackRock, as well as Chinese investors, had expressed an interest in it

NBC previously reported that some supporters of US President Donald Trump were studying the possibility of amending the Constitution to allow him to run for another term

Ukraine’s former Prime Minister (2010-2014) Nikolai Azarov said the Ukrainian authorities are fulfilling ready-made plans "under supervision from Western specialists"

According to the media, the goal is to strengthen regional integration by creating a land corridor connecting participating countries

Uralvagonzavod fully implemented the defense procurement plan in the first three months of this year, it said

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 1,340 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 34 enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported

According to Colonel Vitaly Kiselyov, the movement of a large number of equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian armed forces is reported in the Kursk and Krasnoarmeysk directions

Moreover, "the final shipments of ammunition and equipment authorized and paid for during the Biden administration could be canceled imminently," New York Times writes

On February 28, Vladimir Zelensky had a meeting with the US President at the White House

Maria Zakharova compared the Ukrainian president with a drug baron from classic US movies

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s North Atlantic Department Director Alexander Darchiyev headed the Russian delegation

The term "rare" refers to the supposed scarcity of these minerals and "earth" comes from an old name for oxides, the chemical form for these elements in the mineral

"I’m not sure that we did something bad," Vladimir Zelensky said

In addition to ending the Ukraine Energy Security Project, USAID is also dramatically downsizing its presence in Ukraine

On April 7, a number of NGOs, including the White Helmets, alleged that chemical weapons were used in Douma, Eastern Ghouta

"These restrictive measures "must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2025," the US president said

Karin Kneissl, former Austrian foreign minister, also noted Europe was showing "a disastrous approach to history"

"In their desire to weaken Russia, the Westerners employ terrorist methods as well," Nikolay Patrushev said

The Secretary of the Russian Security Council and the President of China also noted the need to continue coordinating efforts at key international platforms, in the first instance in BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, February 27th

Earlier, Carlson said that "the Ukrainian military is selling about half of the arms they get from the United States into international black markets

Hakan Fidan has assured that the necessary measures will be taken," the Foreign Ministry added

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States and Russia have not yet begun formal negotiations to resolve the crisis in Ukraine

Denis Pushilin pointed out that it was Zelensky who gave criminal orders and took a position that seriously endangered both the residents of Donbass and the population of the rest of Ukraine

Last year Russia had signed a contract with Egypt for providing 46 Ka-52 Alligator helicopters

According to US official, what happened at Trump’s meeting with Zelensky at the White House was "disastrous"

The operstors also destroyed more than 40 armored combat vehicles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

Zelensky ignored the question about the chance of holding elections in Ukraine

It is unclear yet what caused the accident

At a White House meeting on February 27, the US president dismissed the possibility of the United States providing military support for a potential European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

Ukraine’s desperate attempts to improve the situation with replacing losses on the line of combat engagement have been unsuccessful, the Russian Defense Ministry said

"No one expected Russia to be so stable," former Austrian Foreign Minister said

"We're not looking to go into a ten-year war and play games," US leader said

"The Ukrainian army lost over 170 troops, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, three pickups, and six field branch artillery weapons, with two of them produced in the West," battlegroup spokesman said

Russian President has expressed confidence that his US counterpart Donald Trump will quickly establish order among European elites

Alexander Dubinsky emphasized that Trump’s opponents wanted to take revenge against the US president for his public criticism of "the Democratic leadership, consistently portraying them as incompetent"

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, February 28th

Dmitry Polyansky said that some of the weapons supplied to Kiev are "in the darknet, which means that it is available to anyone"

The Ukrainian army lost up to 95 troops, six cars, two artillery weapons, two counterbattery stations, and an electronic warfare station, battlegroup spokesman said

Mike Waltz added that productive negotiations and a minerals deal would have been a "positive moment for Ukraine

The frigate Admiral Essen has been accomplishing assignments in distant waters since December 2019

The Russian leader noted that the Kursk attack was meant to stop the Russian advance in Donbass

"Time to find out what really happened to the hundreds of billions of dollars sent to Ukraine," he said

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Hungarian side

Tthe rotation route went via Russian territory for the first time, the press service of Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation said

"Now Zelensky will have to figure out how to fix this on his own. We can’t fix it for him," senior US official said

Mikhail Vinogradov holds the position of Director of the Main Directorate for International-Legal Cooperation of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation

Following the incident in the town of Tsandrypsh, the election committee said that the situation was under control

"He can come back when he is ready for peace," the US president said

According to the ministry, Russian air defenses downed all three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles at a safe distance from the station

Russian forces used an Iskander missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said

According to the report, resumption of supplies from Russia would allow businesses in Germany, which are facing many problems due to rising energy prices after refusing Russian gas, to restore their competitiveness

According to the newspaper, Viktor Orban opposed Brussels’ attempts to find a consensus on Ukraine among the bloc’s 27 member states

"An infantry fighting vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, 11 armored combat vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and seven artillery pieces were destroyed," the Ministry said

Zelensky has been actively trying to sell Ukraine in bulk and retail since 2024, the Ukrainian opposition politician noted

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump spoke by phone on February 12, discussing such issues as the prospects for a settlement in Ukraine

The decision, if made, would apply "to billions of dollars of radars, vehicles, ammunition and missiles awaiting shipment to Ukraine through the presidential drawdown authority," according to the publication

Uruguay's new leader promised to implement measures to combat child poverty and strengthen the agricultural sector

According to the Houthi representative, the shift towards the multipolarity in the global balance of powers happened after the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine and accelerated during the current escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Movement Spokesman Hazem Qassem stressed that Hamas remained committed to the three-phase Gaza ceasefire deal

Reporter asked if Zelensky thought the US was on his side

"Ukrainians were begging to reset," Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich added, citing the White House officials

It "is also indicative of the political weakness and extreme moral degradation of the European leaders who continue to support the maniac leader of the Nazi regime who has lost touch with reality," Maria Zakharova said

Viktor Medvedchuk warned that Ukrainian resources which Washington would own as a result of a resource deal will yield profits only if the new owners cooperate with Russia

According to Yevgeny Primakov, Kiev has few ways to save face, and "to spill a lot of innocent blood at once and then blame it on Russia is one of the easiest ones"

"If you want to end the war, you sign up an agreement that's going to take a period of time," he said

The Russian president recalled that Kiev authorities have publicly said they were not going to implement this document

Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem thanked US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance "for standing up for America"

Kneissl stressed that in Europe, "politics has turned into a business where people make profits and build ties in order to get high posts"

The Russian president noted that the US agency had achieved its goal of changing the government but failed to see what it would evolve into

A female pedestrian who was on the sidewalk at the moment of the incident was killed

According to Emmanuel Macron, Europe has to evolve "in order to regain power"

Vitaly Ganchev noted that the front line in the Kupyansk area was gradually widening

According to Vladimir Zelensky, the US-proposed minerals deal is a "new agreement," which has no relation to the assistance to Kiev, which has already been provided

An "absolutely new political situation emerged that can trigger unpredictable consequences," Andrey Bystritsky, board chairman of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s Development and Support Foundation, said

That doesn't mean security guarantees "can't happen as part of that negotiation, but you have to have an agreement," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said

"It doesn't matter what I'm considering," he told reporters

In his opinions, Western partners were to attempt to "intimidate" Moscow by sanctions and arms supplies to Kiev even before February 24, 2022

Earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Anatoly Antonov as Russia’s Ambassador to the United States

The reporter was detained in Kharkov in May 2023 and was accused of supporting the Russian special military operation in Ukraine