Sanctions against Russia may be postponed if there is de-escalation in Ukraine — Merkel

America preys on any conflict and then steps aside to watch the growing havoc, waiting for a moment to deal a knockout blow, Bashar Assad said

Nikolay Patrushev also held talks with Brazilian Special Advisor for International Affairs Celso Amorim

Russia and North Korea have intensified bilateral exchanges since late 2023

The total amount of blocked assets of the Russian Federation decreased by 150 million Swiss francs (about $165 million) due to the fact that a number of individuals "were removed from the EU sanctions lists"

The agenda of the cabinet’s meeting also includes the consideration of the issue of ratification of the agreement on free trade between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran

The Armenian government provided Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh with places for temporary deployment in Goris and Sisian

Arms supplies are only reasonable if a large number of military personnel able to use those weapons in defense and assault operations is available

BAM personifies giant labor and courage of two million very young people from across the entire Soviet Union, the Russian leader said

Dmitry Peskov noted that the trial will be "very complex," but will cause severe damage to US economic interests if the US authorities finally approve the bill regarding Russian assets

The foreign minister also pointed out that Russia is firmly committed to its international legal obligations, including the 1967 Outer Space Treaty

Russia’s Battlegroup West repulsed four Ukrainian army counterattacks over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

"The greater portion is railroad projects - 60%," Russian Deputy Transport Minister Valentin Ivanov said

According to the journalist, the decision to conduct the operation was made by US President Joe Biden personally, following nine months of discussions with White House national security advisers

"In any case, whatever the modality of providing this aid, de facto it is about provoking Ukraine into further hostilities down to the last Ukrainian, putting guarantted money in the pockets of the US," Dmitry Peskov said

According to the law enforcement, the search for the fourth crew member is ongoing

"This is dozens of sorties, carried out along the same routes, more or less", said Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Deputy Commander Colonel Lieutenant Eduard Zhmakin

The spy boats managed to come at such a close distance for the first time since the Dnieper brigade started to hold these positions on the Kinburn Spit, the brigade’s commander sayd

Sergey Krivonos added that relocation of troops from one direction to another will not solve Ukrainian forces’ problems, and that each fighter should be used according to their specialization

Talking about the current situation in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh noted that "the resistance is still strong"

The fundamental point is that in the Valieva case there was nothing to exclude that that was the end of an excretion, that the pharmacological dose of trimetazidine hadn't been taken several days before

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"The first one is the technology agenda, the very large one, with huge demands for our own small, medium and large solutions," Maxim Oreshkin said

The top Russian diplomat stressed that "striving to attain decisive military superiority, Washington and its allies are enlarging the network of alliances directed against third countries"

The Russian leader recalled that Heydar Aliyev, the father Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, supervised construction of the Baikal-Amur railway

Russia views the West’s encroachment on its assets as "a blatant and shameless theft for the purpose of lining its pockets," Maria Zakharova noted

"There has been no new peace initiative, there has been a statement of the fact of Russia's readiness for a peace solution to the Ukrainian problem," Dmitry Peskov said

"The very fact that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States returns back to its roots is a good sign," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said

Extended deterrence refers to Washington's willingness to use all means, including nuclear, to defend an ally

Units of Battlegroup Center have improved their tactical positions

Dmitry Peskov added that the Russian authorities will try to minimize the effect of new EU sanctions against the country

Among representatives are Governor of the autonomous Gagauzia region of Moldova Yevgenia Gutsul and parliamentary deputy Marina Tauber

Viktor Orban noted that there should be a buffer zone between NATO and Russia and Ukraine could serve as one

According to Grigory Karasin, many BRICS members share the opinion that the association should be in no hurry to adopt a strict charter, "seeing how counterproductively and even provocatively the European Union is acting"

Polish President pointed out that this issue is being raised during his meetings with NATO partners from time to time

The source also said that 38,302 Russians have been evacuated from flooded areas and settlements potentially falling into these zones since the beginning of the spring floods

Earlier it was reported that the German automobile concern Mercedes-Benz plans to sell its enterprise located in the Solnechnogorsk district of the Moscow region

The Russian foreign minister also described Armenia and Russia as more than formal allies

The diplomat also called on Washington to "immediately stop imposing unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals"

This is North Korea’s fourth ballistic missile launch this year

"Design engineers and construction workers from Azerbaijan built two settlements with terminal facilities during BAM construction - Ulkan and Angoya," the Russian President said

"Ukraine today is fully dependent on supplies of Western weapons, military hardware, ammunition, financing, intelligence, and assistance from military advisers," Sergey Nechayev said

Imangali Tasmagambetov noted that "relations between the CSTO and Armenia, which is a member state of our organization, are far from being at their best"

They "exchanged opinions on a wide range of pressing bilateral and international issues while focusing on the situation in the Balkans," the Russian diplomatic mission to the UN said

"The North-South transport corridor should become an example of the broadest international cooperation," the Russian leader said

Russian air defense launchers have a bigger range than US Patriot in Ukraine, Sergey Druzin said

According to Alexey Klimov, in 2023, almost 30,000 temporary entrance (return) permits were issued abroad and over 460,000 foreign passports were issued

"To this end we intend to implement plans of expedited upgrade of BAM, the Trans-Siberian Railway, development of the entire eastern range of railroads on the basis of advanced technologies," the Russian President said

"Preparations for a world war are intensifying in Brussels," Peter Szijjarto warned

Moreover, discussions within two theme-based roundtables will be held

Maria Berlinskaya emphasized that the real effectiveness was determined in real combat conditions, and not at "some training ground in Texas"

Moreover, Qiwi plc acknowledged impairment by $155 mln in 2023 due to the same reason

The operation to recover bodies of people killed in Israeli bombardments continues in the city

Prime Minister said that it is possible if proponents of peace, not war, win the June elections to the European Parliament and the US Presidential elections in November

"Geopolitical realties in the region have changed and there are no more operational functions left for the peacekeepers," the Kremlin spokesman said

The opposition suggests that Moldovan President Maia Sandu is behind the law enforcement officers’ actions

"The Western world cannot accept Ukraine's defeat, because from the point of view of our security, a Russian victory in the war would be a failure," Francisco Rubio pointed out

The ship's crew continues to fulfill the mission it was given for the long-range voyage

The drill’s main purpose is to demonstrate the reliability, superiority, might and diverse means of the DPRK's nuclear force

Ukrainian troops suffered significant losses in the fighting for the control of this town

To complete the transaction, the German company is yet to receive the approval from Russian authorities

Russian combat aircraft and artillery "have begun to operate more intensively" at that frontline, delivering "precision strikes" on the Ukrainian army, Andrey Marochko said

The US decision may provoke panic among investors that would start withdrawing their funds from European banks, being concerned of their freeze and further confiscation

Tobias Billstrom deemed adopting the 14th sanctions package "one of the most important things"

The man, Roman Chervinsky, was under arrest in the case of a failed operation to recruit a Russian pilot

Earlier, Ukrainian media reported an explosion in Kharkov, which was cofirmed later by Mayor Igor Terekhov

During the visit to the German foreign ministry on April 18, 2024, we did not receive any answers to our questions, Sergey Nechayev said

Yevgenia Gutsul underlined that Gagauzia plans to start exporting products to Russia in the near future

The presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, met with veterans, builders and employees of the Baikal-Amur Mainline on Monday

The enemy lost up to 440 troops, three cars and an Osa-AKM air defense system, a 152mm D-20 weapon

This must be followed by a decree of the Ukrainian president on the appointment

"The position of the majority of Western states negatively affects the probability of a peaceful settlement of the conflict, creating a risk of further escalation," Jiraporn Ruamphongphatthana believes

The Hungarian Foreign Minister noted that the participants of the EU foreign and defense ministers meeting "did not challenge the information about the degree of Russia’s arms superiority"

The battlegroup’s spokesman Ivan Bigma said that a Gvozdika self-propelled system, nine mortar squads, two Furiya fixed-wing type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed

On January 1, Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the BRICS group of nations, which currently brings together ten states

"Poland’s authorities make no secret of their striving to lean closer on the US nuclear weapons deployed in Europe and are actively using these ambitions in their hostile Russian policy," Maria Zakharova stressed

Russia, in his words, is "correcting what others have done"

According to Natalia Parasca, around 100 delegates to the Moldovan opposition forum in Moscow were held at the Chisinau airport for about three hours

Yerevan's defense spending is 15-20% of what Azerbaijan spends on it, Nikol Pashinyan said

Earlier, Yevgenia Gutsul noted that the Gagauz autonomy would withdraw from Moldova if Chisinau decides it wants to unify with Romania

Rodion Miroshnik pointed out that over the past week, Ukrainian forces fired "at least 1,278 rounds of ammunition" at the civilian facilities in the border regions

Digital TV signal interruptions are now observed in the city

"There is one more or less suitable road but it is also being shelled," adviser to the DPR head Igor Kimakovsky said

Romanian media regularly report the discovery of young Ukrainians in the mountainous terrain on the Romanian-Ukrainian border

The yuan added to 12.851 rubles

"That’s what happens when the head of state doesn’t care about his own people and sells out his country," Dmitry Polyansky said

On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine initialed an agreement in Istanbul, which he described as "not bad"

"There is no magic weapon, there is no series of weapons that could change this" situation for the Ukrainian armed forces, Scott Ritter said

Kirill Budanov acknowledged that the Ukrainian army had long experienced problems on the frontline

The gas pipeline has its operations suspended on October 8 of the last year because of the detected leak

Russia’s Dnepr Battlegroup inflicted casualties on the 141st, 65th and 128th brigades of Ukrainian armed formations, delivered strikes on temporary deployment sites, military hardware and artillery positions of the Ukrainian army on the right bank of the Dnieper River, Vladimir Saldo said

On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said the village had been liberated

All parties involved in combat operations must meet at the negotiating table, Peter Szijjarto said

On April 20, the House passed the legislation that would ban the platform in the United States unless the Chinese owner, ByteDance, sells its stake within a year

"Now, our country has every reason to make symmetrical decisions against foreign assets," Vyacheslav Volodin said

The bombers will get advanced precision weapons while their radio-electronic devices and engines will be similar to the equipment aboard the latest Tu-160M2 aircraft

"The supply of our agricultural products to the Chinese market is growing," the top Russian diplomat noted

The chancellor also said Germany will make every effort to produce 80% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030

"We have left all of Europe behind in terms of purchasing power parity but as for the per capita indicator, we need to work harder," the Russian leader stressed

According to the report, the New Museum of Relations with the East will open on the same premises on February 15, 2025

According to the top Russian diplomat, it is especially concerning that the three Western nuclear powers are among the key sponsors of the Kiev regime and the main initiators of various inflammatory moves