EU ambassadors decide new sanctions against Russia to take effect Sept 12 — source

On Sunday, Israeli airstrikes killed 132 Lebanese citizens

There have been no reports of damage or casualties at the time

Everything that NATO Allies and partners have paid for through PURL has been delivered or to flow to Ukraine, the NATO Secretary General stated

Sergey Lavrov recalled that several rounds of talks were held after negotiations in Anchorage, with the latest taking place "right the day before the US-Israeli attack on Iran"

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

The company said Russia is the only country with ample spare capacity

The document refers in particular to restrictions imposed under the guise of the alleged Russian meddling in electing processes in the US

The head of state signed a relevant decree posted on the official web portal of legal information

The Russian president noted that in the modern world, success in global markets belongs to those who invest in technological innovation and continuously work to improve their efficiency

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that during his phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin earlier this week he had invited the Russian leader to hold a personal summit this summer in Europe

The senior officials have been removed from the target list for up to four or five days as President of the US Donald Trump opens the door to high-level negotiations for ending the war, the newspaper said

The Russian leader said the consequences of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to predict

"We helped, but Ukraine is not our war," the US president emphasized

Andrey Marochko also said that Russian forces are advancing at other sections of the front

Donald Trump noted that former US President Joe "gave $350 billion away," which was "way too much"

Coast Guard speedboats and an emergency response vessel are working at the scene

Kirill Dmitriev stressed that rising oil prices were positive for Russia, and Europe would beg for supplies

Six Hapag-Lloyd ships with 150 people on board are still in the Persian Gulf, CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said

"Entry to the France, the host country of the Council of Europe at the invitation of the organization, has been difficult under the pretext that Russians are not vaccinated by EU-approved jabs," Russian Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe Ivan Soltanovsky noted

According to the deputy prime minister, Russia is developing relations in this area with friendly countries, regardless of Europe’s decisions regarding Russian energy resources

Shortly before this, the Israeli army warned of missile launches from Iranian territory

According to Scott Ritter, Russia could respond accordingly, but this could push the international community to think about supporting Ukraine

Russia considers practices by European Union countries unacceptable, inadmissible and a gross violation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Maria Zakharova said

There is an entire range of areas that both Belarus and North Korea are interested in, Maxim Ryzhenkov said

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East

Foreign ministers of Russia and Qatar met Saturday

Latin Americans make up the majority of the foreign mercenaries fighting on the Ukrainian side

More than 200 aircraft and ships have arrived in Israel since the start of the operation

According to Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev, two more evacuation waves are planned for early April

Kirill Dmitriev added that Russia is informing the United States about Ukraine’s attacks on energy facilities in Russia, which may lead to an even greater increase in energy prices

According to Nawaf Salam, he ordered Foreign Minister Youssef Raji to immediately file a complaint with the UN Security Council and demand that the international community intervene in the situation

Daniel Davis, retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, also noted that the United States desperately needs negotiations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that "the attacks, completely unjustified, came without a declaration of war"

According to the Russian leader, the model comprises main areas of actions, what should be specifically taken at the legislative, political level to simplify the corporate work, to improve the investment climate

Mikhail Mishustin noted that a large number of Russian companies are investing in Kazakhstan

Dmitry Peskov added that these consequences will hardly be good

The Russian president said that acquisition of more than 400 licenses and permits was optimized and digitalized over the last five years

According to Alexander Shokhin, the president sent a message that surplus profits related to the Middle Eastern crisis would not last long

The Pentagon will redirect part of the money provided by Europe under PURL to Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative

The Russian deputy prime minister said this process will not be quick

They were hit by guided missiles, Hezbollah said

123 states, including Russia and China, voted in favor of the resolution

According to the US leader, they are Pakistani flagged

Florian Philippot made these remarks in response to reports that Ukrainian intelligence services had attempted to smuggle homemade explosive devices into Russia, disguised as heated shoe insoles

According to the newspaper, at the central section of the frontline, Israeli troops are advancing from the city of Taybeh toward Deir Seryan to reach the Litani River

According to Steve Witkoff, Iran "is looking for an off ramp following" US President Donald Trump’s "powerful" ultimatum regarding the Strait of Hormuz

Apart from that, barracks of military intelligence forces near the city were also attacked with the use of "missiles of various types"

According to the official, shipowners engaged with Russia have been instructed on how to coordinate with the Navy

"This is the goal being pursued by the current US administration on the Ukraine track," Keith Kellog explained

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 210 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

According to ABC, the agreement on the status of armed forces will facilitate the work of servicemen from both countries on each other’s territory

According to Dmitry Polyansky, Ukraine is used as a testing ground for new types of weapons and methods of warfare

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

The group’s forces inflicted losses on personnel and equipment belonging to Ukrainian mechanized brigades, a marine brigade, and a territorial defense brigade

The central topic of the hearing was the issue of the US authorities’ obstruction of payment for Maduro’s and his wife Cilia Flores’ legal services by the Venezuelan government

Military sources indicated that this situation reflects a miscalculation on the part of the US administration about how Iran would respond

According to the source, currently no specific plans are being developed in this regard

"The US needs nothing from NATO, but 'never forget' this very important point in time," Donald Trump stated

The Hungarian prime minister has demanded that Vladimir Zelensky immediately withdraw Ukrainian operatives from Hungary

Efforts to work out a meeting between members of the Russian State Duma and the US Congress kicked off in October 2025

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in May this year that Belarus had purchased the required amount of Iskander tactical missile systems and S-400 surface-to-air missile launchers from Russia

Vyacheslav Nikonov stressed that the meeting had gone better than he expected and restoring interparliamentary contact was possible

Serum diagnostics cannot be 100% precise, and should not be viewed as an ultimate reason to skip vaccination, she said

According to the statement, eligibility for the female category is to be determined in the first instance by SRY gene screening to detect the absence or presence of the SRY gene

All the prelaunch operations and the launch of the rocket carrier were carried out in a routine mode

Russian Foreign Minister stressed that no one condemned this act

The Sumy Region is now becoming a theater of military operations, the defense source said

The document states that the United States accounted for 60% of NATO’s total defense spending in 2025

The Russian leader noted that entire industrial sectors, specifically those tied to the extraction and processing of hydrocarbons, metals, the production of fertilizers, and many other goods and product categories, have received a shock

Vitaly Kiselev recalled that Russian forces have cut the Ukrainian unit in Konstantinovka in half, driving a wedge into the enemy's defenses

According to Boris Chernyshov, a number of congressmen are optimistic and willing to consider Russia's arguments and proposals

Earlier, the Iranian armed forces announced that an F-18 fighter jet allegedly belonging to the US Air Force had been shot down over the Islamic Republic using an unnamed new man-portable air defense system

"Issues like territoriality are the main topic of discussion," Dmitry Peskov said

The global oil system can no longer absorb shocks the way it could three weeks ago, the company noted

Greater Toronto Hotel Association president Sara Anghel confirmed that blocks of rooms had indeed been cancelled

Experts noted that social media platforms are turning a blind eye to the way the opposition circumvents platform rules, gaining millions of views, while content of the conservatives is subject to the strictest moderation

The EU uses the term "shadow fleet" to refer to tankers flying the flags of foreign states that, in Brussels’ assessment, transport Russian oil

Washington will continue to monitor the situation, the ministry said

Maduro’s attorney, Barry Pollack, argued that Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores could not afford legal representation on their own and insisted on the right of the Bolivarian Republic’s government to fund their defense

Andrey Marochko clarified that Kiev has recently begun to use the expensive anti-aircraft missile systems and aircraft supplied by NATO countries less frequently

As of March 13, the reserves totaled $803.2 bln

The military expert noted that the number of Ukrainian troops in Chasov Yar remains approximately the same, however, "the qualitative composition of the Ukrainian militants has suffered significantly"

Alex Younger noted the successful decisions made by the Iranian leadership, such as the dispersal of military capabilities

The Russian top diplomat says the door to a Eurasian partnership is open to the European Union

Sergey Lavrov emphasized that the United States has allied obligations to the UK and France, while Russia and China - which Washington is trying to force "to join these eventual negotiations" - have no such commitments.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a resolution to this effect on Wednesday

The conversation was honest, Mikhail Delyagin, a member of the delegation and deputy chairman of the State Duma's economic policy committee, said

In 2022, it is expected that Russia's GDP to fall by 7.8%

According to Svetlana Zhurova, Russian legislators would be interested in seeing US lawmakers in Moscow

A capsule-laying ceremony took place at the construction site of the new national center building in Moscow

The enemy is deploying reserves from the rear, Vitaly Kiselev said

Vladimir Zelensky specified that Washington suggests Ukraine leave Donbass

The yuan fell to 11.682 rubles

Ahmed Mustafa noted that Iran had managed to preserve key elements of its military architecture

According to Leonid Mikhelson, the first supply may amount to 1 mln tons

The EU top diplomat emphasized that the rise in oil prices resulting from the war allegedly strengthened Russia while negatively impacting Ukraine’s situation

The net ammo was created at the request of military personnel

Nickolay Patrushev said the tanker is drifting southeast of the coast of Italy

Scott Ritter stressed that Iran had shown no inclination to back off

The president said that despite difficulties and constraints, Russia is managing to maintain macroeconomic stability