Sanctions against Russia already taking toll on Western businesses — FT

The agreements will come into force when the Russian banks are also reconnected to SWIFT

According to the center, all the details will be announced on Wednesday

In all, the convoy delivered around 1.5 metric tons of various humanitarian cargo, including wheelchairs, medical supplies, clothes, instruments, kitchenware and bicycles

Inflation is expected to be at the level of 4% in 2026; the rise in prices will be more significant in 2025, Alexey Zabotkin added

In an interview, the top Russian diplomat recalled US President Donald Trump's words about the US urgently need of Greenland for its security

According to the Russian foreign minister, the West has consistently acted to benefit Ukraine and penalize Russia in matters concerning the implementation of the Black Sea initiative

On March 25, the Verkhovna Rada parliament approved a law on a sharp increase in salaries for ministries’ employees, which will be higher than those of the military

The debt of Uralvagonzavod and its subsidiaries, according to recent data, totals more than 7.3 bln rubles ($114.2 mln) and $30.2 mln

According to the president, "it is absolutely necessary to plan the restoration of these cultural facilities in advance"

NATO launched a military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 24th

"Of course, we cannot dictate to our American friends who should represent them," Alexander Merezhko said

Russian Foreign Minister said that Washington used the dollar to punish certain countries, and, as a result, the transition to national currencies and alternative payment systems has become unstoppable

Moscow will never hand the ZNPP over to Ukraine or any other country, the ministry emphasized

Anna Prokofyeva was 35 years old

Russian Foreign Minister noted that Mark Rutte 'does not want even to speak on the subject'

According to Russian Foreign Minister, Russia and the United States are currently discussing the prospect of removing barriers for joint economic projects

Communications Director Steven Cheung described the situation as a "witch hunt"

According to the statement, the organization's tasks are promotion of the concept of NATO expansion, advocacy of an anti-Russian agenda

In Russian Foreign Minister's words, he remains popular only among 'a part of the population that shares radical, ultra-right, revanchist and Banderite views'

"This would represent a continuation of the same colonial scenario and further accelerate Ukraine's collapse," Viktor Vodolatsky said

According to the Russian top diplomat, although "Trump's entire foreign policy is guided by national interests," the US president understands that other countries, "especially the great powers," also have their own interests

According to US president, 'there are about five or six conditions'

Under the latest agreement on security guarantees that took effect in the Union State earlier this month, the two countries view Russian nukes as a key factor in preventing nuclear conflicts or military conflicts involving conventional arms, as well as a means of containment that can only be used as an absolute last resort

According to the sources, "reports shared with the Trump administration from the US technical team in Riyadh seemed optimistic"

Akan Rakhmetullin said that an investigation into the second attack earlier this month is currently being conducted

Russian Foreign Minister recalled that Beijing commented on these plans on numerous occasions

According to the report, the Ukrainian armed formations are deploying reinforcements, trying to impede the Russian army’s advance

Earlier on Wednesday, Channel One said Prokofyeva, 35, was killed by an enemy mine in the bordering area of Belgorod

Chi Fulin noted that the Chinese and international community pay significant attention to Russian-American relations, which "are quite complex"

"Well, I suppose this illustrates in the best way the level of spiritual development and inner state of the one posing for these images," Dmitry Peskov noted

According to Rodion Miroshnik, Russian forces have been ensuring a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Sumy Region

Representative of the armed forces formed by the Houthis Yahya Saree also said that Houthis had attacked military targets in Israel with drones

"In accordance with the agreement between the presidents of Russia and the United States, both sides have committed to implementing the Black Sea initiative," the statement reads

"I have asked to study it and we will see it before sending it to the parliament for ratification," he said

"The Russian and US sides continue to work in a constructive and positive manner within the framework of existing contacts," Dmitry Peskov said

The matter was discussed at an online seminar for exporters organized earlier this week together with Russian Export Center, Maxim Petrov said

The deal has an option of the extension and the withdrawal from it in case one of the sides does not observe the agreement

Russia has already "been through" Europe’s desire to inflict strategic defeat, as Napoleon and Hitler had such plans, the top Russian diplomat said

The decision was made after the proposal made by the bank's chief Dilma Rousseff and following consultations with the financial bloc of the Indonesian government, Prabowo Subianto stressed

"We are both 'for hockey' and 'for soccer.’ These are not just games, by the way, but what people want," the top Russian diplomat said

The country's largest opposition "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction did not participate in the voting

As Russian forces have advanced, scattered Ukrainian troops have found themselves completely cut off from enemy forces in Ukraine’s Sumy Region

Spokesperson for the UN secretary general Stephane Dujarric noted that he had seen the two announcements

Mike Waltz said said that there's 'a lot of lessons'

According to military expert Andrey Marochko, Russian troops continue to gradually liberate territory near Belogorovka in the LPR

He pointed out that agreements on a ceasefire in the Black Sea and a ban on strikes against energy sites had been reached in Saudi Arabia

Europe does not want to settle the Ukrainian crisis on the basis of eliminating the root causes, the Russian top diplomat emphasized

According to Russian Foreign Minister, 'it will be interesting if the Americans use their influence on Europe and will force it not to reject the Russian gas'

The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs noted that the dialogue was detailed and complex

Military units will also practice engineering support and radiological, chemical and biological protection tasks during the maneuvers

US president said that 'the European Union has been absolutely terrible to us'

"We're in deep discussions with Russia and Ukraine, and I would say it's going well," the US leader said

According to the source, Peter Szijjarto is expected to arrive in Moscow

It is not yet known whether Trump intends to fire his national security advisor

On that day Ukraine launched a record number of drones against central Russia, including Moscow and the surrounding region - nearly 340 drones, the foreign minister recalled

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, March 25th

According to the foreign minister, Russia favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative in "some form, better suited to all"

Russian law enforcement officers received a photo and a detailed description of the stolen exhibits

US President Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform on March 7 that he had sent a message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

According to Dmitry Peskov, the reports made by the delegations to their capitals are being currently analyzed

The politician said that these neo-Nazi gangs were created as a vanguard against everything related to Russia

Vladimir Dzhabarov emphasized that the current Ukrainian authorities are "frowning" with the US-Russia talks and the Kiev regime is "incredibly irritated"

The moratorium on strikes against energy facilities is in effect for thirty days from March 18 and may be extended by a mutual agreement

US president added that his entire national security team works efficiently

Alexander Tsybulsky cited as example the port in Dalian that handles 385 million tons of cargo per year

According to the sources, US president will scale back funds designated as emergency spending under the debt ceiling legislation of 2023, enacted by the administration of Joe Biden

Natalia Nikonorova emphasized that Russia did not target Ukrainian nuclear power plants, being acutely aware of "the seriousness of such actions and committed to adhering to universally recognized norms of international humanitarian law"

"If one of the parties violates the ban, the other has the right to consider itself free from the obligation to comply with the agreement," the Kremlin added

According to the report, the United States delivered a series of strikes on warehouses in the district of Sahar

US special envoy Steven Witkoff mentioned earlier that after a March 13 meeting in the Kremlin, he delivered a gift from Putin to Trump

He is expected to depart to Washington on March 26

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 430 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored fighting vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported

The National Anti-Corruption Center said Yevgenia Gutul was detained for 72 hours as part of a criminal investigation, adding that details will be published on Wednesday

Stephane Dujarric added that UN Trade and Development Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan was now on a visit to Turkey

According to Moscow, "sharing the use of the ZNPP with any other country is also unacceptable. This is unprecedented in global practice"

As a senior EU diplomat told the publication, "some countries have serious doubts on the feasibility or even the possibility of indebting [themselves] to these levels"

TASS has compiled the main information on the Ukrainian attacks

The massive air strikes targeted residential buildings in the northern city of Jabaliya

Russia would like "the market of grain, and the market of fertilizers to be predictable," and for no one to attempt excluding Russia from those markets, the foreign minister noted

One more condition is lifting of "restrictions of agricultural machinery supplies and other goods used in food and fertilizer production," the Kremlin noted

Richard Grenell called it 'an uncomfortable fact'

On March 19, Kiev intentionally attacked an energy infrastructure facility in the village of Kavkazskaya in the Krasnodar Region with several drones

The top Russian diplomat said the Europeans are currently facing "a huge number of problems"

"These dreamers are proving their complete political incompetence with each passing day," the Russian top diplomat said, referring to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron

Fatah spokesman in Gaza Munther al-Hayek emphasized that Hamas's presence now jeopardizes the Palestinian people's struggle for their rights

"These so-called security forces would serve to entrench the Nazi regime, enforcing a ban on anything that reminds people of Russian roots," the foreign minister emphasized

"The ambassador has set off for the United States," the source said

When asked about the Jewish state’s position on Ukraine’s glorification of Bandera, Alexander Ben Zvi recalled that Israeli ambassadors to Ukraine had issued notes of protest on that issue

Another complaint against Kallas is that she is "acting like a prime minister," according to an EU diplomat

According to the US intelligence community, removing the accelerant of the war in Ukraine is unlikely to revert these bilateral relationships to a pre-war, 2021 baseline"

According to Vladimir Zelensky’s interview, he suggested that JD Vance reconsider his decision not to visit Ukraine until the armed conflict was over but the US vice president did not respond

Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse added that 'both sides would have a significant challenge maintaining their defense industrial base'

The source added that the mines have also hindered the evacuation of civilians from Malaya Loknya and Viktorovka

The Belarusian leader swore to faithfully serve the people, respect and protect the rights and freedoms of people, observe and protect the nation's constitution