Russia-China economic cooperation to top agenda for Putin-Xi talks

CNN points out that some 600,000 people have signed up to attend the events

US stocks started the day in the red, with the key indexes falling by 2.9-4.6%

China responded to the recent increase of US duties by announcing the 34% tariff on the US goods, starting from the next week

The ceremony was initiated by the Hungarian Anti-Fascist League with the participation of other public and political organizations that are part of the Forum for Peace movement

The US President is confident that big businessmen are focused on big deals that will strengthen the American economy

This is the greatest dip of the index during a single trading day over five years, Sky News television said

In March 2022, Sony suspended supplies of gaming consoles, accessories and games to Russia, as well as the operation of its Playstation Store

According to the head of the Vasilyevsky Municipal District's administration Natalia Romanichenko, residents always say that the most important that they remain alive

Sergey Oznobishchev commented on Donald Trump's recent sharp remarks, particularly the US leader's assertion that Moscow's statements regarding the Ukrainian settlement were not constructive

According to Mikhail Ulyanov, this fact directly envisages a ban on the deployment of substantial nuclear forces on the territory of NATO’s new members

Yemeni Armed Forces Conduct Operation in Jaffa Area

The Washington Post columnist also believes that hopes of rapprochement with Russia and Russia drifting away from China "might be illusory"

At the same time, Russian military has destroyed the infrastructure of a Ukrainian military airfield, missile, and artillery ammunition depots, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

The first version of the deal was not signed because of a verbal spat between Vladimir Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the White House on February 28

In addition, the committee "valued the additional voluntary production adjustments made by the eight OPEC+ countries, which were announced in April and November 2023 in supporting market stability"

The American leader also said that the United States should have a 50% stake in TikTok

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of Russia’s East battlegroup amounted to 140 soldiers per day

Moscow’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky noted that the Secretary General "listened very carefully to the information"

Vladimir Saldo said that military is currently monitoring not only the territory of the Kherson Region but also the approach routes

According to the Axios portal, the parties will discuss import duties imposed by the US, Iran's nuclear program and the situation in the Gaza Strip

The attack also involved 122 mm projectiles

Russia and the United States are preparing for a new meeting aimed at addressing annoyances in bilateral relations and normalizing communication, the Russian foreign minister noted

There were no reports of casualties or damage

Interaction between parliaments of the two countries has become much more active lately, Dmitry Feoktistov said

All three have been taken to the hospital

Earlier, experts of the Higher School of Economics said the damage caused by methane emissions in the Arctic could make $80 billion a year

As the document notes, "large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits have led to the hollowing out of our manufacturing base; resulted in a lack of incentive to increase advanced domestic manufacturing capacity; undermined critical supply chains; and rendered our defense-industrial base dependent on foreign adversaries"

According to the French president, the parties also discussed support for Ukraine

He earlier said in an interview that the option of sending the US military to Ukraine "remains under consideration" by Washington in case Moscow refuses to resolve the conflict in good faith

However, discussions at the meeting will center on the compliance level with the oil production cuts agreed upon, the source added

Maria Zakharova reiterated that the French-UK initiative on deploying some "reassurance forces" to Ukraine was discussed in Paris on March 27 at yet another European summit of a so-called "coalition of the willing" formed a month ago in order to assemble some "peacekeeping" contingent to be deployed in Ukraine

In addition, Israeli forces "located and confiscated additional weapons, including mortars and dozens of rockets"

The enemy had also lost up to 20 motor vehicle

The Battlegroup Center continues to advance deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Uspenovka of the Donetsk People's Republic

He reassured that the production of shale gas by Royal Dutch Shell would be absolutely safe from the environmental point of view

The ten-page document uses assessments and narratives typical of the states on Russia's list of unfriendly states

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 72,150 servicemen

Maria Zakharova emphasized that "by deliberately attacking the Russian border area, the Ukrainian Nazis want to kill as many Russians as possible, intimidate and sow panic among Russians"

The Tariff Commission of the State Council announced earlier that Chinese authorities would impose additional tariffs of 34% on all products imported from the United States

Parliamentary and presidential elections are not held in Ukraine due to martial law

During the inspection, sappers found 36 self-made pressure mines in one of the two compartments, each of which was carefully camouflaged with dry grass

The court session is scheduled for May 13

"Old supply chains will be ruptured but new ones will emerge," Dmitry Medvedev noted

According to the source, the French leader is said to be willing to take up the leadership role "when the time is right"

Spokesman Yahya Saria said that this is the second attack carried out by the rebels on the carrier strike group in the past 24 hours

The dramatic increase of tariffs made by the US President threatens by job cuts

Canada could be at least partially integrated into the EU, Gabriel told the Weser-Kurier newspaper

In addition, during the counter-battery battle, five artillery pieces, including Western-made ones, and eight mortar crews of the Ukrainian armed forces were destroyed

The enemy suffered losses in the areas of the settlements of Krasnopolye, Malaya Rybitsa and Miropolskoye in the Sumy region

Prime minister of Thuringia Mario Voigt also highlighted the need for Berlin to pursue a policy aimed at protecting Germany’s interests

Air defense forces on duty intercepted and eliminated 107 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over 10 Russian regions, according to the Defense Ministry

Battlegroup Dnepr units liberated the settlements of Shcherbaki and Lobkovoye in the Zaporozhye Region through active operations

"Any time that we have the need, we will purchase military equipment for strengthening our Air Force, Army and Navy," Ali Shadmani said

According to the news agency, 4,840 people were injured and 214 are missing

In an interview with the Funke media group, he pointed out that "the Trump administration is bringing fundamental things into question for no reason at all"

PSG’s league title is their fourth in a row and 13th in total

Meanwhile, Europe lacked a coherent strategy or understanding regarding its supply chains

Now Ovechkin and Gretzky have 894 goals each in the regular championships

Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the sovereignty, patriotic projects and support for veterans commission of Russia’s Civic Chamber, said, that the Russian Armed Forces are conducting targeted attacks

Restrictions were introduced "for protection of national sovereignty, security and interests of development"

On March 26, Armenian legislators passed the second and final reading of the law on setting the country’s EU accession process into motion

The Wall Street Journal writes that over the past two days, since the introduction by US President Donald Trump of new customs duties, the American stock market has lost $6.4 trillion

As a result of decisive actions, units of the Battlegroup South Forces liberated the settlement of Rozovka

Оn April 3, eight OPEC+ countries that have committed to voluntarily reducing oil production by 2.2 mln barrels per day starting in 2024 held an online meeting

The minister stated that even during Trump's first term, Russia "noted and remembered" the distinct patterns of US behavior when desired results were not quickly achieved

Trade with the listed companies is prohibited without obtaining special authorization from the Chinese government

The aircraft will be launched by hand without using any auxiliary devices

If you look at our GDP growth, it’s still 4% last year versus 1% for Europe, Kirill Dmitriev said

"President Trump is not going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations about negotiations," Marco Rubio stressed

The politician said that Russophobia stems from "bipolar affective exaggeration of Russia’s influence on the life of Europe and Europeans" and alternates between manic and depressive phases

Kiev regularly uses civilian infrastructure for military purposes and stages provocations to subsequently blame Russia, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik added

Viktor Orban believes that Western European leaders "despise Trump and won’t be disappointed if his efforts fail"

Earlier, he warned of the dangers of mass migration, which, in his view, can destroy any country

The US introduced 18% import duties on goods from Zimbabwe in response to 35% tariffs in Zimbabwe on US imports, as Washington stated

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 2nd

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Russia’s West battlegroup zone amounted to over 250 servicemen and a tank in 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

US President said a lot of progress had been made in discussing a settlement in Ukraine

Further consultations were expected to take place with Qatar’s support

Units of the Battlegroup Dnepr defeated units of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades and two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, a defense brigade

Maria Zakharova cited US President Donald Trump's recently announced tariffs as further evidence that the EU's previously projected GDP growth targets would miss their mark

Ukrainian attacks also damaged a healthcare facility in downtown Gorlovka; seven residential compounds and settlements were left without power

Strikes against US warships "continued for several hours" and prevented US attacks against Yemen’s regions controlled by the rebels, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea added

US businessman said that he has 'no respect for the warmongers'

The men in the video did not introduce himself but the Israeli news website Ynet insists that one of them is Maxim Kharkin, a native of Donbass

At the same time, mineral resources mining in Ukraine as part of the potential deal between Kiev and Washington " will cost billions and could take decades," the news outlet noted

Maher al-Sharaa was appointed to the position of the secretary general of the presidential service, Syria TV said

The Finnish president opined that France or UK should be the one to speak to the Russian leader

We are talking about the Giant Shark F360 drone

The Russian Defense Ministry added that since Friday morning, Kiev, contrary to all statements and commitments made by Vladimir Zelensky, has increased the number of attacks on Russian energy infrastructure many times over

US President Donald Trump’s administration also made significant progress in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, Kirill Dmitriev said

He believes that Trump has taken tariff and tax measures against countries that could "deprive humanity and Venezuela of the right to the future"

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced earlier that the pipelaying operation for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was successfully completed

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, April 4th

According to the Israeli military, "as part of the activity, the division's troops are operating in Rafah to locate and dismantle remaining terrorist infrastructure in the area"

Alexander Shokhin emphasized that the current issue is finding a balance between rising inflation and the need to avoid overheating the Russian economy