Ukraine’s President convening emergency meeting of National Security Council

The enemy’s troops and military hardware had been hit in 112 districts

The POW said that the Ukrainian army was experiencing a shortage of personnel

According to Maria Zakharova, ahead of Victory Day celebrations in Russia, "the Kiev regime and its Western patrons are plotting new terror attacks on Russian soil," while aiming for the news to "reverberate in the media and have a propaganda effect"

The EU countries expected a new proposal from Belgium, but it never came, the newspaper says

Avril Haines said the supplies accelerated a "reconstitution of Russia's military strength" after a "costly" start of the country’s special military operation

Фn electromagnetic pulse lasts a fraction of a second and reaches the target almost immediately, travelling with the speed of light

Viktor Medvedchuk pointed out that in a premeditated act of intimidation, the Kiev regime led by then acting Ukrainian President Alexander Turchinov burned people alive inside Odessa’s Trade Union House

"Contrary to the Ukrainians' interests, Zelensky, blindly obeying the external control of the collective West, wants to give its lands, cities and subsoil to other countries," Viktor Medvedchuk pointed out

The survey also found that 37% of voters believe another civil war is more likely to happen if incumbent President Joe Biden is re-elected

The Russian Foreign Ministry also pointed to the "incessant arbitrariness committed by the Western authorities against the Russian media and journalists, who have fully felt the repressive machine of the neoliberal West"

Turkey strictly complies with the Montreux Convention by not allowing warships into the Black Sea

According to the French leader, "a new geopolitical, economic and societal paradigm for Europe" is needed to address these challenges

Emmanuel Todd believes that "one of Washington's goals is to prevent a rapprochement between Russia and Germany"

"I would like to remind that it is fundamentally important for us to maintain responsible, balanced and completely realistic approaches in the budgetary policy sphere, including planning of the main financial document of the country based on budgeting rules," the President noted

Britain and Spain are not against the sale of fighter jets to Ankara, while Germany, as a member of the consortium that produces the Eurofighter, has not yet approved the deal

Balazs Orban stressed that his country was not satisfied with this attitude

Igor Kimakovsky also said Ukrainian troops suffered heavy losses at this section of the front

On May 2, the French President named in an interview two conditions for sending troops to Ukraine: Kiev's request and Russia's breakthrough on the front line

Dmitry Peskov characterized Cameron’s remarks as "yet another very dangerous claim"

Emmanuel Macron pointed out that "many countries understood" Paris’s approach and agreed "that this position was a good thing"

Artillery of the Battlegroup Center delivered a strike on the Ukrainian army’s field ammunition depot in the Krasnoarmeisk direction

TikTok has earlier become fully accessible for users of iOS and Android mobile operation systems in Russia

Neither Russia nor Germany will disappear from the European map, Sergey Nechayev noted

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Russian troops inflicted casualties on four Ukrainian army brigades in the Kherson area over the past day, the ministry reported

According to Kyle Shostak, the new restrictions imposed by the United States may affect bilateral trade in consumer goods between Russia and China as "Chinese banks will be increasingly selective toward the servicing of Russian and related Chinese counterparties"

The French leader also emphasized that the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons was in the interests of the whole of Europe and the world

On May 2, in an interview the French leader named two conditions for sending troops to Ukraine: Kiev's request and Russia's breakthrough on the front line

News of the Russian deployment to the airbase follows after Niger’s military rulers told Washington in March that it must withdraw the nearly 1,000 US military personnel stationed in the country

Western countries are "exploring alternative ways of extracting funding" for Ukraine from the frozen assets, the newspaper said

The saboteur was caught emptying yet another cache full of weapons outside Gatchina in the Leningrad Region which he was planning to use in an attack at a fuel depot in the Tosno District in the same region

Surplus minerals will be exported, Head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Yevgeny Petrov said

The ex-Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor also noted the continued Russian advance on the front line

Kirill Sazonov noted that the situation is difficult for Ukrainian troops and especially dangerous on the flanks with roads leading to the city under constant fire

Bern had invited more than 160 delegations to the conference on Ukraine

"It will be very hard to replace such volumes within a very short period of time," Navigator Principal Investors CEO Kyle Shostak said

The State Duma Commission on Investigation into Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs "paid attention to the updated strategic plan of the US Agency for Global Media" for 2022-2026, which names Russia as an adversary and outlines measures to counter the country in the information space

The journalist emphasized that the alliance "is terrible for the United States and should be disbanded immediately"

In Malmo, two pro-Palestinian demonstrations are planned for May 9 and 11

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According to the newspaper’s sources, Yahya Sinwar’s primary objective is to release hundreds or even thousands of Palestinians from Israeli prisons in exchange for hostages held by HAMAS

Turkey's trade sanctions will remain in force until Israel declares a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

According to the news agency, the publication was withdrawn to review some of its details, and the news agency promised to publish the new version in due time

According to the journalist, everything that Washington does shows that it wants this war

"Discussions take place all the time, but again, we only can talk when the decisions are made," Baiba Braze added

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Meanwhile, Dmitry Peskov stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position is also "well known," adding that "Russia’s position is consistent"

Russian Foreign Ministry's special envoy for the crimes of the Kiev regime Rodion Miroshnik noted that the regime of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will not conduct this investigation

Kaspars Lazdins noted that once the ditches were ready, the so-called dragon’s teeth barriers would be set up on the border

The entire group of Ukrainian militants was killed in the strike

Powerful solar flares were registered on April 30 and May 1

Two traffic police crews have also been asked to be dispatched to the scene

The bill was submitted to parliament in January

The group’s EBITDA amounted to $19 bln in 2023 against $44.9 bln in the previous year

According to Vadim Skibitsky, "meaningful negotiations can begin only in the second half of 2025 at the earliest"

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As of today, 141 out of the 193 UN member states, including Russia, recognize Palestine as an independent nation

Maria Zakharova emphasized that all Western projects similar to Ukraine "ended the same way"

The document provides for three phases, each of which will last about 40 days

The Ukrainian army lost over 350 personnel and several items of military hardware in battles with Russian forces in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported

"We begin by talking to civilians and asking whether they came across anything unexploded," said the commander, identified by only his call sign Panda

The mechanism of paying in rubles for Italian goods not covered by sanctions was launched by the Chamber for its members in the test mode in February

"They are clearing the way for this, since the Ukrainians are running out while the scheme of turning their deaths into America’s profits is waiting for new victims," leader of the Other Ukraine movement said

The flames are covering an area of 2,500 square meters

It is reported that NATO Allies express their deep concern over Russia's hybrid actions, which constitute a threat to Allied security

"I don’t think that anyone in Finland would venture to impose any restrictions," Alexander Shenzheryuk-Zhidkov noted

Speaking of his recent visit to Russia, Ilham Aliyev stressed that it had been "very productive" and "once again demonstrated the strategic nature of allied relations" between the two countries

Maria Zakharova noted that the new sanctions should be viewed as an attempt by the United States to "maintain leadership in the absence of the opportunity to do this legally"

"Ukraine has already lost its statehood," leader of the Other Ukraine movement said

"It will allow our armed forces to continue cleaning the territory of Novorossiya from neo-Nazis without interference and without looking back at someone's moronic 'peace initiatives,' and all of us - to carry out meticulous work on the speedy return of our ancestral territories to Russia," Dmitry Medvedev pointed out

In recent days, Maria Zakharova continued, Ukrainian forces "have been seen using several US-made ATACMS long-range missiles, which were secretly received a month ago, against Crimea"

Maria Zakharova said Russian agencies in charge of defending the country would undoubtedly retaliate if there were any strikes inside Russia

Ukraine is "genetically linked with Russia," leader of the Other Ukraine movement said

David Cameron opined that Ukraine's defeat in a conflict with Russia would create a "very dangerous future" because it would signal to China and Iran that aggression against their neighbors is acceptable

Two groups of aircraft, namely, a flight of Su-27 fighter jets, and Su-25 close support aircraft flew over Moscow’s Red Square, releasing fumes in the colors of the Russian national flag

Earlier, the US State Department said that Russia allegedly used chloropicrin against the Ukrainian armed forces

Law enforcement agencies told TASS that four members of the outlawed Chinese Falun Gong sect were detained after raids in Moscow

Secretary of the Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Alexander Litvinenko it put on wanted list on unspecified criminal charges

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree earlier, whereby 100% of participation interests in the Russian entity of Ariston and the Russian entity of BSH Hausgerate are transferred to be managed by Gazprom Butovye Systemy company

"I am not saying that European leaders are marching toward a war but, every day, they are taking more steps in that direction," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned

In addition, seven aircraft associated with this airline were removed from the sanctions list

Investigators determined that the lawmaker made threats to Russian servicemen participating in the special military operation during one of his appearances on Ukrainian television

"This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat," the statement says

German Cabinet Spokesperson Wolfgang Buchner, in turn, said that "the federal government and its international partners strongly condemn the APT28 group’s campaign against the leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany"

Ali Belali described Iranian weapons as "an important factor of strength and the exercise of power in the world"

Maria Zakharova emphasized that Switzerland cannot serve as a platform for a settlement dialogue

Vadim Skibitsky admitted that the Russian forces now operate as a "single body, with a clear plan, and under a single command"

220mm TOS-2 is a successor to TOS-1A with improved characteristics

It is reported that a lot of Western soldiers struggle in Ukraine as things were not as they had expected

The Russian army carried out active defensive operations on the left bank of the Dnieper, conducting precise strikes on enemy military facilities, equipment and artillery weapons on the right bank

Marek Estok stressed that there is no military solution to the conflict

"Two plants were constructed in Crimea and one in the Taman Peninsula - the Udarnaya, which we will launch in full as early as in this year," Sergey Chemezov noted

Nazar Voloshin conceded that Russia had "certain tactical success" in the area

Charges against them were not specified in the ministry’s database

Rostec is "building up the production of air bombs of all calibers and types," Sergey Chemezov said

According to the newspaper, certain countries expect this problem to fall by the wayside because Ukraine is in a more stable financial position now

As the POW elaborated, the intensity of Russian strikes on Ukrainian army positions was very high and it was hardly probable to hold the positions in these conditions

In this way Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on a statement by the Latvian Foreign Ministry that Kiev had already received from some partners Western weapons with permission to use them for strikes on Russian territory

According to Irakli Kobakhidze, Degnan's actions were intended to promote violence by foreign-funded interest groups and to support revolutionary processes