European Parliament calls on EU to cut Russia off SWIFT bank message system

Russian troops are engaged in fighting in the center of Guyevo in the Kursk Region, facing the most skilled units of the Ukrainian army's special operations forces

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

Archaeologists first discovered a pharaoh's tomb at Abydos more than 10 years ago, providing evidence of a "lost" royal dynasty at the site

The agency did not address the question regarding the potential for expanding cooperation between the two countries, particularly concerning missions to Mars

According to the estimates by the United States Geological Survey, approximately 796,000 people live in the most affected area, while 3.9 million reside in areas where the seismic activity caused severe damage to unreinforced structures and moderate damage to buildings built to withstand earthquakes

Rosoboronexport said it is ready to discuss new industrial cooperation projects regarding the displayed weapons in full compliance with modern market trends

Pal Johnson noted that in order for a military contingent to be sent, several conditions must be met

The businessman was granted Russian citizenship in October 2016. In 2022, after the onset of the special military operation, he applied to the Russian embassy on renunciation of Russian citizenship

According to the designer company, the laser beam destroys the drone body, propeller, engines, battery

He underscored that "of course, the situation has changed"

According to Yahya Saria, by striking the aircraft carrier, the Houthis prevented "the enemy's attempts to redeploy its warships to the southern Red Sea and expand its aggression against Yemen

On March 24, representatives of Russia and the United States met in Riyadh to discuss the resumption of the Black Sea initiative

"Russia assumes that security in the Arctic should be built by joint efforts of countries of the region through dialogue and cooperation," Russia’s embassy in Denmark told

US president noted that Washington is "not relying on Denmark or anybody else to take care of that situation"

Dmitry Peskov noted that Ukraine continued to assault Russian energy infrastructure

"There are grounds to think that we will finish them off," the Russian leader said

The foreign det of Russia stood at $318.289 bln as of January 1, 2024

Anton Kobyakov noted that the United States, while not a signatory to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, has nonetheless invoked its provisions to assert claims over Arctic territories, water areas, and oil-and gas-rich continental shelves

Andrey Marochko said that development of combat power is registered in this area, including by assault teams

It became known earlier that the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Communist Party To Lam would be present at the parade

The quake caused casualties in Myanmar, and the United States Geological Survey predicts that the death toll could surpass 1,000

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Channel One that Moscow and Washington were discussing the Nord Stream issue

According to the minister, European countries "must one way or another take more responsibility in regard to ensuring the security" of the continent

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said earlier that the fate of nine doctors detained by Israeli troops remained unknown

Andrey Marochko added that some of the Ukrainian army units, which had become fragmented following the breakthrough by Russian Armed Forces, retreated and reinforced their positions south of Katerinovka

Viktor Orban reminded that the two largest European countries - France and Germany - had once participated in the preparation of the Minsk agreements on the settlement in Ukraine, but they failed to be implemented

The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier that assault units of the Don Cossack air assault regiment based in Feodosia had taken an important fortified strongpoint of the Ukrainian army in the borderline

This will bring the total disbursements under the IMF-supported program to $10.1 billion

Russia and the US held consultations in Riyadh on March 24

"It is supposed to enter service with the Russian Navy and to start performing its combat tasks next year," the president added

Additionally, Ukraine is required to make its own contributions to this fund

While Europe continues to speculate that the Ukrainian conflict could spread across the continent, the Hungarian prime minister dismissed this notion, stating, "This is not true"

US Presidential National Security Advisor Mike Waltz stated on February 23 that Washington was considering all options regarding Iran’s nuclear program

According to Yiannis Antonio, Christodoulides said Cyprus is willing to contribute to the creation of a UN-mandated force to monitor security in Ukraine after a peace deal is signed, similar to the one inked before the deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel

Michele Geraci noted that many Italians oppose anti-Russian actions

The ministry’s task force includes 120 rescuers from the Tsentrospas airmobile squad and the Leader Center for High-Risk Rescue Operations

Lula da Silva also said that he plans to discuss the potential peaceful settlement in Ukraine with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his visit to Russia in May

1,670 people were wounded

Ruslan Pukhov also warned that the Ukrainian army could become a global concern once the conflict concludes

"During the visit to the fuel storage area located outside the ZNPP perimeter, the IAEA team reported that the levels in the storage tanks were normal, there were no traces of spilled fuel and no evidence of any repair work being carried out," the statement reads

They are acting inconsistently, constantly trying to fool, Russian President said

"We are waiting for the European Commission to answer the question of why we now need to develop a 72-hour survival plan," the Hungarian foreign minister said

The latest aftershock with a magnitude of 4.9 was recorded at 11:46 p.m. local time (4:46 p.m. GMT)

Mark Carney said earlier that Canada’s authorities did not intend to cooperate with Russia on the Arctic-related issues as it is not a like-minded nation

"Go ahead!" the Russian leader said

Andrey Marochko noted that due to the ongoing active fighting in Chasovy Yar, it is currently difficult to count the area liberated and mopped up of Ukrainian troops

Russia already has the largest icebreaker fleet globally, the head of state noted

The plant was producing washing machines and refrigerators

The previous version of the deal was not signed because of a verbal spat between Vladimir Zelensky and US leaders at the White House

Chinese seismologists believe the epicenter lay at a depth of 30 km

According to the statement, "President Erdogan said that cooperation between Turkey and Russia is of key importance for the resolution of regional issues"

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Ukrainian authorities fear that the terms of the agreement will limit their ability to attract other investors and rebuild infrastructure

"The objectives of the operation have been successfully achieved," the movement’s military spokesperson said

"Regions of Siberia, Ural, Northwest Russia will have the direct access to the north, to Arctic ports, making it possible to reduce the load on the Trans-Siberian Railway," the Russian leader stressed

A total of 51.9% expressed approval of how the Russian government is managing the country

Russian diplomats stressed that "instead of making far-fetched claims against Russia, London should stop covering up its Kiev minions" and "finally pay attention to the Ukrainian army’s ongoing attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, let alone the hunt for Russian journalists that Ukrainian terrorists organized"

"I think we're making progress, but there's a lot of ill will between the parties," the US leader said, commenting on the situation in Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that the battlegroup North had liberated the village of Gogolevka in the Kursk Region

According to Evghenia Gutsul, Moldova’s Party of Action and Solidarity, which controls the parliament and government, is behind the court’s decision to send her to custody

The leaders also pointed to "the need to render all possible assistance to its government and people with a view to enhancing political stability and observing the legitimate rights and interests of all ethnic and confessional groups there"

According to the sources, all USAID overseas missions will be shut down in fiscal year 2025, which ends on September 30

Putin emphasized that for eight years, Russia has been trying to settle the Ukrainian issue peacefully

Units of Battlegroup South took more advantageous military lines and positions in 24 hours, inflicted damage on troops and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army

On March 25, Evghenia Gutsul was detained at the Chisinau Airport

TASS has gathered key remarks by the US vice president

According to the Russian president, "along the entire line of engagement, the strategic initiative is fully with the Russian Armed Forces"

The price hike is slowing down, and the economic growth continues at a more modest pace, Elvira Nabiullina said

"The arbitrary deadlines Starmer hastily devised in his remarks to journalists are completely unfounded — especially given London’s clear intent to derail any peace initiatives," the statement reads

There were both wheeled and tracked vehicles with Ukrainian crews and military personnel blown up on the minefields, he specified

To date, her best result in Grand Slams was in 2022 when she reached the semifinals of the French Open

The drones were targeting the infrastructure of the Saratov oil refinery

"It seems to us that no one in the region - neither the United States nor China, of which Taiwan is a part - is interested in a military solution," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told

Graham Fuller did not rule out that Europe would also move towards normalizing relations with Russia in the foreseeable future

According to the source, the EU’s foreign service and the European Commission are actively engaged in this effort

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted more than 545 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks and two US-made armored personnel carriers in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported

No details were given about specific commodities to be affected by the reduction or how much imports will plunge

Ukrainian military commanders of various ranks have been characterizing the operational and strategic situation as complex lately

According to Maria Zakharova, the guidance and targeting of the strikes were conducted using French satellite systems, while UK specialists provided the coordinate input and carried out the launch

"The MRT is closed and we don’t know when it will resume operation," a station operator told TASS

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the message comprises two documents

The Russian leader added that Gudkov’s purview will also involve the command of marines and all artillery and missile coastal troops

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 27th

Payments were made in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the temporary procedure of honoring state debt liabilities of the country to residents and foreign creditors, with their par value expressed in foreign currencies

Warehousing facilities are ablaze, no one was hurt

They were almost not felt in many regions

According to Andrey Safonov, in the most extreme scenario, there could be an orchestrated conflict along the Dniester, on orders from the Euroglobalists to Chisinau

Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia's plan would mean ending the conflict once and for all, not freezing it

The radicals need a ceasefire for a few days to quell protests that Palestinians staged this week against Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip, sources told Kan

The Greater Eurasian Partnership is an initiative proposed by Putin, which he put forward in an address to the Federal Assembly in 2015

The duty on the export of barley will total $2.59 per metric ton, the duty on corn will be $14.32 per metric ton, according to the Ministry of Agriculture

"The enemy expects to hold off the advance of the Russian armed forces as long as possible, hoping to escape through the forest to the Sumy Region," the source said

"It’s a good thing that such appeals and calls are being made," Grigory Karasin said

Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, was also shelled and attacked at least eight times

"Both sides stressed that such provocative actions threaten peace and stability in Northeast Asia," the ministry stated

The Russian president reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia