Ukrainian governemnt switches to Russian language for minister-foreigner's sake — media

Mark Carney has been elected as the new leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said earlier that the government will seek to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP ahead of the planned time, i.e. in 2029

He promised that Canada, by coming together, would succeed in "getting over the shock"

Present-day Ukraine was wholly created by Communist Russia, Putin said

The Times noted that Powell advised Zelensky to conduct negotiations with the United States in a way that would create the impression that Russia was obstructing peace

According to the magazine, the stakes of Tuesday’s talks "could not be higher" for Kiev

"Any negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine will be doomed to failure if Britain's intervention is not excluded," Sergey Mironov told TASS

Roman Svitan added that while there are difficulties in interacting with Washington, the F-16s will have to be used in an air defense mode in the rear without taking them into the combat zone

Amid signals coming from Washington that the US is considering the option of easing the sanctions regime against Russia, Hungary may also start acting more firmly and demand larger benefits for itself from the EU, the portal said

Moscow and Washington increased communication after the February 12 telephone call between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States

On March 6, Marochko told TASS that Kiev had been reinforcing troops in Seversk since the beginning of the week, with Ukrainian soldiers occupying the basements of residential houses and administrative buildings, hiding hardware in warehouses

According to the Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Russia now "has every reason to respond in a similar way and confiscate British property" located in our country

"The world understands that falsification of history and undermining of spiritual and moral values lead to degradation of state foundations and the loss of sovereignty," the Russian top diplomat stated

According to the Agerpress news agency, clashes between Calin Georgescu’s supporters and the police erupted near the building of the Central Electoral Bureau immediately after its decision was made public

"Well, I think they would sign the minerals deal. But I want them to want peace," US leader noted

The Kursk Region came under a massive attack from Ukraine on August 6, 2024

"A representative from the British embassy in Moscow has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the revocation of accreditation over indications of intelligence activities," the statement says

Alkesh Odedra and Michael Skinner are required to leave Russia within two weeks

Georgy Zinoviev pointed to the persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Russian language, the oppression of dissidents and journalists, and the lack of freedom of speech in Ukraine

Earlier, Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau refused to register Georgescu as candidate for president at the May 4 election

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In particular, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed three drones over the Samara Region

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report, Russia’s share on the global market of arms exports fell from 21% to 7.8% over the past five years

Movement spokesman Izzat al-Risheq accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to delay the implementation of the agreement on Gaza and attempting to "impose a new plan that serves only his own interests"

At the moment, 35,000 US troops are on their service in Germany

On March 8-9 alone, the decisive actions of the Battlegroup North resulted in the liberation of seven settlements, including Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Kositsa, Lebedevka, Viktorovka, Nikolayevka and Staraya Sorochina

The top Russian diplomat emphasized that the past three years have marked a "moment of truth"

On March 2, a summit on aid to Ukraine was held in London, attended by representatives of 18 states and associations

According to the politician, "Poland's reckless actions, if rashly supported by its NATO allies, may have far-reaching dangerous consequences for the entire world"

"Syria will stay strong and we will not let any foreign forces or local sides drag it into a turmoil or a civil war," Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed

On March 6, clashes broke out in various areas of the Latakia governorate between Syrian security forces and armed groups supporting former Syrian President Bashar Assad

Vladimir Karasev further elaborated that the British authorities were also interested in Ukraine's resources, which have been handed over to them by Vladimir Zelensky under a 100-year agreement

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Washington blocked the Ottawa’s proposal to establish a team for closing of loopholes in anti-Russian restrictions

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 10th

The US president said that he had always had a good relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran "will not negotiate under pressure or in a situation where it faces intimidation"

British-made Storm Shadow missiles have reportedly become "useless" for the Ukrainian military, as their deployment requires U.S. intelligence

The enemy’s maneuver has enabled Russian troops to advance successfully in the Kursk frontline area, Yan Gagin added

According to them, officials from the US administration will meet with both Ukrainian and Russian representatives in the coming days

"Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski noted

The Ukrainian soldiers shot and killed four local residents

Earlier, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said that the country's government would duly consider any requests for assistance from Kiev and its allies, including sending peacekeepers to Ukraine

Germany specifically fears that F-35A to be supplied to the German armed forces will be fitted with the Kill Switch system and the US will simply deactivate them if necessary

Ukraine’s armed forces lost over 350 troops and a tank in the Kursk area in the past 24 hours

Krasnoarmeysk serves as a crucial logistics hub for the Ukrainian forces in the DPR

Dmitry Peskov made the statement in response to comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said Russia wasn’t honest about the Ukrainian crisis

Speaking about relations with the EU, Erdogan said that Turkey "wants to develop relations with the EU and pursue the goal of full membership on the basis of mutual respect and common interests"

The Russian troops are in fierce action in several directions in the border area of the Kursk Region, the source noted

"When he is finished reforming administrative agencies in the US, he will get back go back to science," the Russian leader noted

According to Ukrainian defense ministry, the memorandum provides for a three-fold increase of air defense missiles supplies

In his words, intelligence sharing will be among the topics raised during a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah on March 11

The Kursk Region came under a massive attack from Ukraine on August 6, 2024

According to the president, the United States strongly supports the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future

According to Vitaly Kiselyov, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to receive intelligence, including from France

According to the diplomatic sources, US President Donald Trump may want more than just a minerals deal with Ukraine

Igor Sergeyev recalled that the so-called "evidence of Russian war crimes in Bucha" appeared a few days after the staging of the killing of civilians, when employees of the Ukrainian security services and the media arrived in Bucha

Former Romanian President Traian Basescu also recommended that the Central Election Bureau provide more convincing evidence of electoral violations by Calin Georgescu

Rodion Miroshnik pointed to the fact that "the political leadership in Kiev consciously and deliberately uses forbidden forms and methods of warfare, uses a large arsenal of terrorist tools at the state level in order to achieve its criminal goals"

Russian forces also destroyed nine tanks, 77 field guns, 16 electronic warfare and counterbattery systems, 22 field ammo depots, and over 240 combat vehicles

"That is the key to the puzzle," he wrote on the X social network

"We expect the Danish presidency to appoint them at ten in New York (2:00 p.m. GMT) on March 10," Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyancky said

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, Washington now perceives Zelensky as a "stubborn animal that does not want to follow commands"

Earlier, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said he hoped to discuss a framework for a ceasefire and a peace deal with Ukraine

US Vice President was walking with his daughter when a group of Ukraine supporters followed them around and shouted

"We are now discussing these issues and will endeavor to optimize the visa regime and create more comfortable conditions for trips of citizens of the two countries and expansion of exchanges and cooperation," Zhang Wei told

As an example, Rodion Miroshnik cited a recent Arria-formula meeting of the UN Security Council, dedicated to developments in the Donetsk People’s Republic settlement of Selidovo and in the border Kursk Region

The move to relocate two Ukrainian army brigades has been prompted by Kiev’s attempt "to patch up the holes that have emerged in those tactical directions," Denis Pushilin said

52 UAVs were eliminated over the territory of the Belgorod Region

Ulrike Reisner further asserted, "A direct prohibition on strikes against such technological facilities and their use in military operations is imperative"

According to Alexander Savchuk, the battlegroup’s units continued to move deeper into enemy defenses

Celebrity entrepreneur also stated that he is "sickened by years of slaughter in a stalemate that Ukraine will inevitably lose."

The drills involve warships of the Russian, Iranian, and Chinese Navies

Richard Marles recalled that the Australian personnel were providing training to new recruits to the Ukrainian Armed Forces at present

Member of the Russian Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Natalya Nikonorova stressed that European countries’ resources were limited

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been speaking of late about present-day multipolarity globally and how important it is to respect the interests of all countries, be it large or small, the top Russian diplomat noted

Ukraine declared a nationwide state of general mobilization on February 24, 2022, and has extended it several times since

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, also called on Syria’s interim government to investigate these murders and take prompt measures to protect the civilian population

Such documents require a consensus, Peter Szijjarto noted

"We know that at least 400 Americans have died whether they are contractors or in uniform. Our administration won't say this," he said

According to the Foreign Intelligence Service, in the current environment, "The British authorities consider it an ‘urgent priority’ to undermine ‘peacekeeping’ efforts of the new US administration on the Ukrainian track

Denis Pushilin emphasized that the region grew to rely on Russian forces rather than on the Western rhetoric

The comments were in response to a letter from US President Donald Trump, where he proposed talks on Iran’s nuclear program

The search for two children who went missing during the flooding is still ongoing

Gaza residents have no funds to repair houses and organize shelters and "search for any available materials in the debris," Al Jazeera said

A state of federal emergency is in effect in the region

Russian troops repelled three Ukrainian counterattacks in the Kursk Region over the past day

The Russian forces hit gas refining facilities that ensured the operation of Ukraine’s military enterprises

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 30 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy military vehicles in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported

"With Lebedevka liberated, slightly over 10 km remains to Sudzha," the source said

A massive attack by the Ukrainian army on the Kursk region began in August 2024

Alexander Syrsky ruled out the possibility of Ukrainian military units being encircled by Russian forces

The foreign minister said that the new US administration is taking "steps in the right direction"

"At some point I’ll meet with him," US President added

One more route for Russian gas supplies to Europe was through Ukraine but Kiev halted in use on instructions of its sponsors, Lubos Blaha said