Rearmament of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces to be completed by 2020

According to the newspaper, Viktor Orban opposed Brussels’ attempts to find a consensus on Ukraine among the bloc’s 27 member states

Earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Anatoly Antonov as Russia’s Ambassador to the United States

Earlier, Carlson said that "the Ukrainian military is selling about half of the arms they get from the United States into international black markets

The decision, if made, would apply "to billions of dollars of radars, vehicles, ammunition and missiles awaiting shipment to Ukraine through the presidential drawdown authority," according to the publication

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, February 28th

Tthe rotation route went via Russian territory for the first time, the press service of Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation said

"And if we're out, you'll fight it out," the US president pointed out

According to the media, the goal is to strengthen regional integration by creating a land corridor connecting participating countries

Denis Pushilin pointed out that it was Zelensky who gave criminal orders and took a position that seriously endangered both the residents of Donbass and the population of the rest of Ukraine

"Time to find out what really happened to the hundreds of billions of dollars sent to Ukraine," he said

Ukraine’s desperate attempts to improve the situation with replacing losses on the line of combat engagement have been unsuccessful, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Ukraine’s former Prime Minister (2010-2014) Nikolai Azarov said the Ukrainian authorities are fulfilling ready-made plans "under supervision from Western specialists"

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s North Atlantic Department Director Alexander Darchiyev headed the Russian delegation

According to the SVR, the EU aims to "bring Georgia back to the path of democracy and European integration" at any cost

Jeffrey Sachs noted that the course of NATO expansion to Ukraine and Georgia was adopted by US President George Bush Jr. back in 2008

Mike Waltz added that productive negotiations and a minerals deal would have been a "positive moment for Ukraine

"Physical elimination of political opponents and political corruption are links in a chain for those who are seeking to stay in power and are profiting from the war in Ukraine by means of selling weapons to Ukrainian neo-Nazis," Viktor Medvedchuk stressed

Moreover, "the final shipments of ammunition and equipment authorized and paid for during the Biden administration could be canceled imminently," New York Times writes

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump spoke by phone on February 12, discussing such issues as the prospects for a settlement in Ukraine

At a White House meeting on February 27, the US president dismissed the possibility of the United States providing military support for a potential European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

The Russian leader noted that the Kursk attack was meant to stop the Russian advance in Donbass

That doesn't mean security guarantees "can't happen as part of that negotiation, but you have to have an agreement," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said

Karin Kneissl pointed out that like Russia, Ukraine was rich in fertile lands, and major investment houses such as BlackRock, as well as Chinese investors, had expressed an interest in it

"The TurkStream pipeline safeguards the reliability of natural gas supplies to Hungary, so a potential inoperability of the pipeline may seriously undermine our energy security," Peter Szijjarto said

The spacecraft delivered 2,599 kg of various cargoes to the ISS

"These are regions located beyond the territory of the military operation," Alexander Bastrykin noted

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, February 26th

Following the incident in the town of Tsandrypsh, the election committee said that the situation was under control

The Ukrainian army lost up to 95 troops, six cars, two artillery weapons, two counterbattery stations, and an electronic warfare station, battlegroup spokesman said

Uralvagonzavod fully implemented the defense procurement plan in the first three months of this year, it said

According to Yevgeny Primakov, Kiev has few ways to save face, and "to spill a lot of innocent blood at once and then blame it on Russia is one of the easiest ones"

According to Emmanuel Macron, Europe has to evolve "in order to regain power"

Thierry Mariani said Zelensky "behaves like a mafioso, ready to eliminate those whom he considers a threat to his own power"

Zelensky ignored the question about the chance of holding elections in Ukraine

According to the report, resumption of supplies from Russia would allow businesses in Germany, which are facing many problems due to rising energy prices after refusing Russian gas, to restore their competitiveness

"Over the past three years, with the tacit support of its western patrons, the Ukrainian government has committed a remarkable number of serious crimes," the journalist said

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

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 1,340 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 34 enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported

According to the ministry, Russian air defenses downed all three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles at a safe distance from the station

TASS has gathered the key information about the attack

Movement Spokesman Hazem Qassem stressed that Hamas remained committed to the three-phase Gaza ceasefire deal

Although a deal offered to Ukraine by the European Union "may be fairer than that of the US, it comes too late," Zhang Hong believes

"He can come back when he is ready for peace," the US president said

Oleg Artemyev speculated that Musk's suggestion to abandon the ISS was made "in haste, without sufficient consideration"

The term "rare" refers to the supposed scarcity of these minerals and "earth" comes from an old name for oxides, the chemical form for these elements in the mineral

The operstors also destroyed more than 40 armored combat vehicles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

"We're not looking to go into a ten-year war and play games," US leader said

It is unclear yet what caused the accident

Vitaly Ganchev noted that the front line in the Kupyansk area was gradually widening

An "absolutely new political situation emerged that can trigger unpredictable consequences," Andrey Bystritsky, board chairman of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s Development and Support Foundation, said

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Hungarian side

The reporter was detained in Kharkov in May 2023 and was accused of supporting the Russian special military operation in Ukraine

"On the first day of this plan, half of the living and deceased hostages will be released," the statement said

"I’m not sure that we did something bad," Vladimir Zelensky said

Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem thanked US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance "for standing up for America"

Hakan Fidan has assured that the necessary measures will be taken," the Foreign Ministry added

Representatives of the Ukrainian delegation began "begging" to sign the deal immediately after being told to leave the White House, according to the report

"The demand for expensive German cars will remain niche, for a small group of people who consider them as a status symbol," the head of the "G.O.R.K.I." center of the St. Petersburg State University thinks

"These restrictive measures "must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2025," the US president said

On February 28, Vladimir Zelensky had a meeting with the US President at the White House

Viktor Medvedchuk warned that Ukrainian resources which Washington would own as a result of a resource deal will yield profits only if the new owners cooperate with Russia

Viktor Orban noted that he "openly opposes" Ukraine's joining the union, but at the same time does not claim that such a situation "will remain forever"

In his opinions, Western partners were to attempt to "intimidate" Moscow by sanctions and arms supplies to Kiev even before February 24, 2022

"You start to perceive that maybe Zelensky doesn’t want a peace deal," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said

Russian forces used an Iskander missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said

The party added that it would respect the ceasefire only if its units were not attacked

"I think it was very unfortunate," Mark Rutte said about the incident in the White House

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States and Russia have not yet begun formal negotiations to resolve the crisis in Ukraine

"No one expected Russia to be so stable," former Austrian Foreign Minister said

Anna Kuznetsova shared a story of a child being forcibly taken away by Ukrainian servicemen while walking with his grandmother outdoors

Karin Kneissl, former Austrian foreign minister, also noted Europe was showing "a disastrous approach to history"

The average gas price in Europe rose o $542 per 1,000 cubic meters

The Russian president recalled that Kiev authorities have publicly said they were not going to implement this document

Zelensky has been actively trying to sell Ukraine in bulk and retail since 2024, the Ukrainian opposition politician noted

"Ukrainians were begging to reset," Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich added, citing the White House officials

In addition to ending the Ukraine Energy Security Project, USAID is also dramatically downsizing its presence in Ukraine

NBC previously reported that some supporters of US President Donald Trump were studying the possibility of amending the Constitution to allow him to run for another term

Gonzalo Lira was in prison because of criticism of the governments of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and US President Joe Biden, the TV presenter said

It "is also indicative of the political weakness and extreme moral degradation of the European leaders who continue to support the maniac leader of the Nazi regime who has lost touch with reality," Maria Zakharova said

Alexander Dubinsky emphasized that Trump’s opponents wanted to take revenge against the US president for his public criticism of "the Democratic leadership, consistently portraying them as incompetent"

According to Vladimir Zelensky, the US-proposed minerals deal is a "new agreement," which has no relation to the assistance to Kiev, which has already been provided

The Russian president noted that the US agency had achieved its goal of changing the government but failed to see what it would evolve into

Leader of the Other Ukraine movement added that the new Washington administration had not just refused to "purchase the war," but saw it as a scam that European politicians had not yet "seen through"

"An infantry fighting vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, 11 armored combat vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and seven artillery pieces were destroyed," the Ministry said

The Brazilian leader also urged BRICS countries to boost bilateral trade for the association to have even stronger ties

"Now Zelensky will have to figure out how to fix this on his own. We can’t fix it for him," senior US official said

"At the initial stage, it is planned to encourage entities within the Ukrainian civil society under their control, through US 'democratization' foundations and think tanks, to come up with a corresponding initiative," the statement reads

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

According to Colonel Vitaly Kiselyov, the movement of a large number of equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian armed forces is reported in the Kursk and Krasnoarmeysk directions

"If you want to end the war, you sign up an agreement that's going to take a period of time," he said

Dmitry Polyansky said that some of the weapons supplied to Kiev are "in the darknet, which means that it is available to anyone"

Kneissl stressed that in Europe, "politics has turned into a business where people make profits and build ties in order to get high posts"

Maria Zakharova compared the Ukrainian president with a drug baron from classic US movies

Reporter asked if Zelensky thought the US was on his side

Uruguay's new leader promised to implement measures to combat child poverty and strengthen the agricultural sector