Islamic State formations comprise up to 70,000 gunmen — Chief of Russia's General Staff

Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse added that 'both sides would have a significant challenge maintaining their defense industrial base'

Maria Zakharova also attributed the increase in terrorist attacks carried out by the Kiev regime to the realization by the Armed Forces of Ukraine that they are incapable of inflicting damage on the Russian Armed Forces on the battlefield

But a complete shift is not expected, Andrey Denisov said

When asked about the Jewish state’s position on Ukraine’s glorification of Bandera, Alexander Ben Zvi recalled that Israeli ambassadors to Ukraine had issued notes of protest on that issue

Russia and the United States agreed to continue work on achieving a lasting and durable peace

"I have asked to study it and we will see it before sending it to the parliament for ratification," he said

According to Russian Foreign Minister, 'it will be interesting if the Americans use their influence on Europe and will force it not to reject the Russian gas'

On that day Ukraine launched a record number of drones against central Russia, including Moscow and the surrounding region - nearly 340 drones, the foreign minister recalled

According to the president, "it is absolutely necessary to plan the restoration of these cultural facilities in advance"

According to the center, all the details will be announced on Wednesday

According to the statement, the organization's tasks are promotion of the concept of NATO expansion, advocacy of an anti-Russian agenda

Negotiations between Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh began on Monday morning

"We are both 'for hockey' and 'for soccer.’ These are not just games, by the way, but what people want," the top Russian diplomat said

US president said that 'the European Union has been absolutely terrible to us'

He is expected to depart to Washington on March 26

US President Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform on March 7 that he had sent a message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

Mike Waltz said said that there's 'a lot of lessons'

According to Moscow, "sharing the use of the ZNPP with any other country is also unacceptable. This is unprecedented in global practice"

Communications Director Steven Cheung described the situation as a "witch hunt"

On March 19, Kiev intentionally attacked an energy infrastructure facility in the village of Kavkazskaya in the Krasnodar Region with several drones

TASS has compiled the main information on the Ukrainian attacks

The Belarusian leader swore to faithfully serve the people, respect and protect the rights and freedoms of people, observe and protect the nation's constitution

The Russian Defense Ministry pointed out that the strikes involved both attack drones and HIMARS rockets

In all, the convoy delivered around 1.5 metric tons of various humanitarian cargo, including wheelchairs, medical supplies, clothes, instruments, kitchenware and bicycles

The National Anti-Corruption Center said Yevgenia Gutul was detained for 72 hours as part of a criminal investigation, adding that details will be published on Wednesday

Spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced an interview with Channel One

"The Russian and US sides continue to work in a constructive and positive manner within the framework of existing contacts," Dmitry Peskov said

According to US president, 'there are about five or six conditions'

According to Dmitry Peskov, the reports made by the delegations to their capitals are being currently analyzed

"We're in deep discussions with Russia and Ukraine, and I would say it's going well," the US leader said

The G7 loan facility opened for using revenues of Russian assets frozen in EU jurisdiction is up to 40 bln Euro and is intended for the period until 2027, with the repayment to be completed by 2040

Under the latest agreement on security guarantees that took effect in the Union State earlier this month, the two countries view Russian nukes as a key factor in preventing nuclear conflicts or military conflicts involving conventional arms, as well as a means of containment that can only be used as an absolute last resort

It is noted that in the vicinity of Guyev, Russian troops are actively clearing forested areas. Ukrainian soldiers in the region are facing shortages of food and ammunition

The currency rate at the same time will be the one corresponding to the path of inflation decline to 4%, Alexey Zabotkin added

The top Russian diplomat specified that these principles were reflected in the preamble of the New START Treaty, emphasizing the connection between strategic offensive and defensive arms, as well as mutual respect and equality

Inflation is expected to be at the level of 4% in 2026; the rise in prices will be more significant in 2025, Alexey Zabotkin added

Richard Grenell called it 'an uncomfortable fact'

Natalia Nikonorova emphasized that Russia did not target Ukrainian nuclear power plants, being acutely aware of "the seriousness of such actions and committed to adhering to universally recognized norms of international humanitarian law"

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, March 25th

Sergey Naryshkin noted that in the history of mankind, there are already examples of successful solutions to "tasks related to the collective condemnation of certain forms of discrimination and the fair compensation for damage caused by them"

The report said nothing is finalized yet, and President Donald Trump would ultimately make the decision over the next day or two

"Of course, we cannot dictate to our American friends who should represent them," Alexander Merezhko said

The top Russian diplomat said the Europeans are currently facing "a huge number of problems"

The US leader considers this incident as "the only glitch in two months, and it turned out not to be a serious one"

In Russian Foreign Minister's words, he remains popular only among 'a part of the population that shares radical, ultra-right, revanchist and Banderite views'

The matter was discussed at an online seminar for exporters organized earlier this week together with Russian Export Center, Maxim Petrov said

The debt of Uralvagonzavod and its subsidiaries, according to recent data, totals more than 7.3 bln rubles ($114.2 mln) and $30.2 mln

Sberbank keeps the leadership among the most valuable brands in the Russian banking market in 2025

Spokesperson for the UN secretary general Stephane Dujarric noted that he had seen the two announcements

The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs noted that the dialogue was detailed and complex

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

US president added that his entire national security team works efficiently

According to the foreign minister, Russia favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative in "some form, better suited to all"

Europe does not want to settle the Ukrainian crisis on the basis of eliminating the root causes, the Russian top diplomat emphasized

NATO launched a military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999

Chi Fulin noted that the Chinese and international community pay significant attention to Russian-American relations, which "are quite complex"

Russia has already "been through" Europe’s desire to inflict strategic defeat, as Napoleon and Hitler had such plans, the top Russian diplomat said

Russian Foreign Minister recalled that Beijing commented on these plans on numerous occasions

"If one of the parties violates the ban, the other has the right to consider itself free from the obligation to comply with the agreement," the Kremlin added

According to the Russian top diplomat, although "Trump's entire foreign policy is guided by national interests," the US president understands that other countries, "especially the great powers," also have their own interests

This initiative facilitates unobstructed access of Russian food and fertilizers to international markets, including raw materials for their production, the official stressed

According to the US intelligence community, removing the accelerant of the war in Ukraine is unlikely to revert these bilateral relationships to a pre-war, 2021 baseline"

He pointed out that agreements on a ceasefire in the Black Sea and a ban on strikes against energy sites had been reached in Saudi Arabia

Alexander Tsybulsky cited as example the port in Dalian that handles 385 million tons of cargo per year

Stephane Dujarric added that UN Trade and Development Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan was now on a visit to Turkey

According to Russian Foreign Minister, Russia and the United States are currently discussing the prospect of removing barriers for joint economic projects

In an interview, the top Russian diplomat recalled US President Donald Trump's words about the US urgently need of Greenland for its security

Vladimir Dzhabarov emphasized that the current Ukrainian authorities are "frowning" with the US-Russia talks and the Kiev regime is "incredibly irritated"

According to the sources, US president will scale back funds designated as emergency spending under the debt ceiling legislation of 2023, enacted by the administration of Joe Biden

According to the Region's Governor Alexander Bogomaz, 212 sites sustained damage

The moratorium on strikes against energy facilities is in effect for thirty days from March 18 and may be extended by a mutual agreement

According to Vladimir Zelensky’s interview, he suggested that JD Vance reconsider his decision not to visit Ukraine until the armed conflict was over but the US vice president did not respond

One more condition is lifting of "restrictions of agricultural machinery supplies and other goods used in food and fertilizer production," the Kremlin noted

"The project is progressing according to plan, with first gas estimated for 2027," the statement reads

Russian Foreign Minister said that Washington used the dollar to punish certain countries, and, as a result, the transition to national currencies and alternative payment systems has become unstoppable

Russian law enforcement officers received a photo and a detailed description of the stolen exhibits

According to the Russian foreign minister, the West has consistently acted to benefit Ukraine and penalize Russia in matters concerning the implementation of the Black Sea initiative

The recording was posted on the Telegram channel of the military wing of the movement

Russia would like "the market of grain, and the market of fertilizers to be predictable," and for no one to attempt excluding Russia from those markets, the foreign minister noted

It is not yet known whether Trump intends to fire his national security advisor

According to the report, the United States delivered a series of strikes on warehouses in the district of Sahar

As Russian forces have advanced, scattered Ukrainian troops have found themselves completely cut off from enemy forces in Ukraine’s Sumy Region

"These so-called security forces would serve to entrench the Nazi regime, enforcing a ban on anything that reminds people of Russian roots," the foreign minister emphasized

The decision was made after the proposal made by the bank's chief Dilma Rousseff and following consultations with the financial bloc of the Indonesian government, Prabowo Subianto stressed

Military units will also practice engineering support and radiological, chemical and biological protection tasks during the maneuvers

According to the sources, "reports shared with the Trump administration from the US technical team in Riyadh seemed optimistic"

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 430 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored fighting vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported

"This would represent a continuation of the same colonial scenario and further accelerate Ukraine's collapse," Viktor Vodolatsky said

"These dreamers are proving their complete political incompetence with each passing day," the Russian top diplomat said, referring to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron

On March 4, US President Donald Trump stated that he would support the decision of the people of Greenland to make their territory part of the United States

According to Konstantin Babkin, joining the Western economy has long been out of the question, however, under sanctions, Russia continues to adhere to WTO norms

The Russian foreign minister warned that oil volumes to European consumers, too, will fall sharply following another recent attack in which Ukraine targeted the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station in southern Russia’s Krasnodar Region

US special envoy Steven Witkoff mentioned earlier that after a March 13 meeting in the Kremlin, he delivered a gift from Putin to Trump

"Well, I suppose this illustrates in the best way the level of spiritual development and inner state of the one posing for these images," Dmitry Peskov noted