No unity in EU over sanctions, some states protest — Poland PM

Imports declined by 15% to 221,000 TEU and exports lost 4% to 151,000 TEU, the group said

No casualties or damage have been reported

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, February 26th

According to Viktor Orban, Vladimir Zelensky is lying when he says it is impossible to resume oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline

The US president did not elaborate on whether any top-level contact on the issue was in the pipeline

According to the official, agreement has been reached on "terminology," namely, "what constitutes a ceasefire, who will monitor its observance, what constitutes a line of separation, and where it should be drawn"

During the exercise, the missile forces will sharpen the skills of bringing the missile launchers to field positions, their equipping and organizing camouflage measures and combat security

Emergency responders are currently working at the scene

EC Spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said the commission believes the pipeline was damaged

Balitsky noted that energy personnel were "working non-stop" to restore supplies as soon as possible, but the weather was complicating repair efforts

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

Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin says that London and its allies "have nothing to propose" in the negotiations

Earlier, Igor Kimakovsky reported that soldiers from the Battlegroup West had eliminated the Ukrainian General Staff’s security brigade and more than 200 pieces of enemy equipment

Three Special Operations Forces units were awarded the honorary title of Guards as recognition of the high achievements and merits of the Special Operations Forces personnel’s services to the country

The ‘Alligator’ is furnished with modern avionics

US Vice President JD Vance stressed he does not know what Donald Trump will decide to do about Iran

The Security Council is concerned about the situation and has called for conflicts to be settled peacefully

Foods had the price increase by 0.13%

The battlegroup’s air defense units shot down 39 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, battlegroup’s spokesman added

The enemy drone exploded in the courtyard of the Sovremennik Palace of Culture

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 1,485 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

Additionally, Lithuanian citizen Andrejus Trofimovas, who is currently on the international wanted list, has been incorporated into the registry

Maria Zakharova said she had no doubt about their strong willpower

Miguel Diaz-Canel made this clear in response to an incident involving a boat with an American registration that occurred Wednesday within Cuban territorial waters

According to Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, when exploring this option, it is necessary to take into account the concrete situation, the operation’s format and the relevant mandate

The visit is part of the events marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Eritrea

Igor Shpakov, consultant for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization liaison office in Russia, attributed this achievement to a record grain harvest in China

Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi earlier met with US Vice President JD Vance

No information on casualties has been provided

The Russian president recommended that the Moscow city government share its experience in the use of unmanned technologies and artificial intelligence with other Russian regions

Dmitry Peskov said there are also a number of other countries that are aware of the inevitable negative consequences of such a decision to expropriate Russia's assets

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged Kabul and Islamabad to resolve all differences through political and diplomatic means

Russia's international reserves as of the close of business on February 20, 2026 stood at $797.2 bln

Russian President conveyed the words of support and compassion to the families and relatives of the dead

Flight tests of the second-stage engine aboard the aircraft are underway, according to the head of Russia’s state tech corporation Rostec

Russia’s Charge d’Affaires in Poland Andrey Ordash noted that 2022-2023 brought a notable increase in discrimination against Russian citizens in Poland

Inter RAO also exported 4.3 billion kWh of electricity to Kazakhstan

According to Cuba’s Interior Ministry, four people aboard the Florida-based speedboat were killed, and another six were injured

"The Russian Armed Forces are doing everything possible to diminish the Ukrainian military’s firepower," Vladimir Saldo stated

Despite the difficulties associated with the operational situation, the region continues to develop, Vladimir Saldo noted

"We hope that the countries of the association will continue their efforts to create an alternative financial infrastructure," Denis Alipov added

According to Florian Philippot, French President Emmanuel Macron will announce the plans on the European nuclear umbrella on March 2

Dmitry Polyansky says he is ready to challenge any false narrative in an "honest, fact-based discussion, open or closed"

According to Russia’s Charge d’Affaires in Poland Andrey Ordash, the workload on the embassy's consular section increased significantly after Poland expelled 45 Russian diplomats in March 2022

According to Olga Galaktionova, this project, timed to the Days of Russian Culture in Kazakhstan, will be dedicated to the 20th century art, from Avant-Garde to Socialist Realism

A local ceasefire has been in effect since 7:00 a.m. Moscow time on Friday in the area surrounding the ZNPP

Alexander Brod argued that if there is credible evidence of Ukrainian elite complicity, the investigation should be pursued by US and British authorities

Bioeconomics has become the focus of a separate national project in 2026, Executive Secretary of the forum’s organizing committee Anton Kobyakov noted

The sides also discussed cooperation in the areas of motor and air transport and agreed to consider these consultations

UAC is also ready to consider the opportunity of renewing the fleet of Il-78 aerial tankers made on the Il-76 base

Igor Kimakovsky, advisor to the head of the DPR, emphasized that this victory will enable the Russian army to deploy medium-range artillery against Ukrainian positions

It also left the rate unchanged for five-year loans at 3.5%

According to Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, the agreement on the ceasefire regime was reached with the participation of IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi

The Board of Peace is currently focused on settling the conflict in the Gaza Strip

Russian electricity exports plunged by 12.8% in the reporting period

According to Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban government's deputy spokesman, mostly women and children were affected

"The Russian side emphasized that it considers the incident a blatant and blasphemous act against the state symbol of Russia," the Russian Foreign Ministry added

According to Ariana News, "hundreds of dead and injured" have been taken to a hospital in Islamabad

Fighting broke out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on the evening of January 26

The term of the current Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expires on December 31

The Slovak prime minister recalled that Zelensky did not allow either the Slovak ambassador or EU ambassador to Ukraine to inspect the pipeline

The range of fire of the current system Pantsir-S1 is about 20 kilometers, while the next generation, Pantsir-SM can hit targets 40 kilometers away

Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat said that a significant number of enemy posts had been captured

The Russian foreign minister emphasized that despite the OSCE's declared commitment to defending and protecting human rights as one of the organization's fundamental aims, Western countries maintained a deathly silence while watching the actions of the Kiev regime

According to the report, Arkady Volozh has the Israeli passport and is living there for more than a decade

Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov noted that most of the mercenaries, fighting on Ukraine's side, were Spanish-speakers at present

According to NASA head Jared Isaacman, Artemis III will target launch in 2027 and it will no longer be a Moon landing

The exorbitant price of electricity in Ukraine is the cause of halting production, the company added

The sides exchanged opinions on issues of arms nonproliferation

According to Alexey Pushkov, the EU's economy would be flooded with "cheap Ukrainian agricultural goods," while Ukraine would lay claim to subsidies

The bill was introduced by the Russian government in November 2025

The source added that another four such jets would be provided for the Aerospace Force in 2021

According to the report, Kiev pumped about 40,000 metric tons of oil monthly into the oil pipeline before the halt of supplies

The certification of the medium-range airliner Tu-214 was completed in December 2025

There are more than 100 nations and nationalities living in Russia, Dmitry Peskov noted

Consumer prices in the country ticked up by 0.51% from early February

Earlier, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Emil Michael stated that previously, Anthropic’s AI model adhered to the principle of avoiding answers that could offend non-Western cultures

According to the newspaper, Iran rejected the idea of handing over its uranium stockpiles to a foreign country, stopping enrichment and demolishing its nuclear facilities

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that Venezuelan hydrocarbons were sold to consumers in Asia and Europe

The Russian president noted that Russia’s strategic nuclear forces will continue to play a key role in deterring aggression and maintaining the global balance of power

Alexander Ignatenko has already spent more than nine months in a Polish prison

The polar bear is one of the Earth’s largest terrestrial predators

According to the Russian Federal Service, the suspects have been detained and have confessed to their involvement

Exports of petroleum products from Russia to friendly nations grew from 26% in 2021 to 86% in 2025

"Anything related to creative work will rely on this symbiosis, which will play a very large role," Russian Presidential Administration Deputy Chief of Staff Maxim Oreshkin said

The Ukrainian troops launched a drone attack on the Sovremennik palace of culture in the city earlier on Friday

Nikolay Azarov added that the entire Kiev administration is a puppet regime

According to US investigators, between October 2024 and March 2025, the detainee allegedly "participated in a conspiracy to murder or kidnap two prominent figures in Europe"

Donald Trump emphasized that "it's a question of when"

According to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan, the exercise will primarily focus on earthquake response activities

On January 29, the United States signed an executive order making it possible for Washington to impose tariffs on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba

At present, the ship is doing seaworthiness trial tests under the control of the Fleet’s military specialists on armament systems, communications air defenses, radioelectronic warfare

The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the talks were held in a "friendly atmosphere typical of the Russia-India specially privileged strategic partnership"

Mayor Maxim Pukhov said that Kiev continues its attempts to destabilize the situation in the nuclear city of Energodar

Historical narratives that cast Poland in a negative light are being deliberately suppressed, Andrey Ordash said

Andrey Ordash noted that most of US servicemen deployed on the rotational basis

Earlier, the UK Defense Ministry reported that a headquarters unit of the so-called multinational forces for Ukraine has begun work as part of preparations for sending troops to Ukrainian territory from the countries which have declared themselves part of the Coalition of the Willing, after the end of the conflict

Gennady Gatilov pointed out that Kiev "has to recognize the incorporation of the new regions into Russia and withdraw its armed forces from these territories"

Russian archaeologist and State Hermitage Museum employee Alexander Butyagin was detained on December 4, 2025, at a hotel in Warsaw

Andrew Napolitano believes that Trump's use of force against Tehran is practically predetermined