Japan to look at financial, oil market situation over anti-Russian sanctions lift

Barrot noted that Algeria's move will not go without a response

On April 13, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that one of the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 aircraft had been shot down by Russian air defenses

According to the report, the man was recruited by a GUR officer in December 2023

US and Ukrainian officials met on the draft proposal in Washington on Friday, the source said

According to Dmitry Peskov, talks between the two counrtries have a lot of "nuances" related to the resumption of normal operation of their diplomatic missions

Major-General Vladimir Popov argued that Ukrainian pilots have trouble with the multirole fighter jet because, among other things, they are not accustomed to the layout of the cockpit

The artillery of Russia’s 30th Motor Rifle Regiment has cut off all the supply routes for the Ukrainian combat group in the village of Gornal, he said

Yegor Chernev, who heads the Ukrainian parliament’s national security committee, said some of Western weapons were nothing but "partners’ money going to waste"

According to the ambassador, the modern world is going through an era of profound technological transformation

"On the outcomes of today’s meeting in Oman, both the Iranians and the Americans described the negotiations as positive and constructive," Mikhail Ulyanov said

Earlier it became known that Jaafari was notified of his recall to Damascus and the change of the head of Syria’s diplomatic mission in Russia

According to the strategy, Russia's coal reserves stand at 272.7 billion tons, ensuring more than 500 years of output

"There are military officers from NATO countries present, and they are directly in command," the top Russian diplomat said

It is one of the options for freezing the conflict, Rodion Miroshnik said

18 drones were shot down

The US president said that he is "just trying to get it stopped"

The countries could reach a new high in bilateral trade, Andrey Rudenko said

Tibetan issues are exclusively part of China's internal affairs, Lin Jian stressed, adding that China welcomes tourist visits and business contacts by friendly foreigners in this Chinese southwestern region

The adviser also praised the work that Musk is doing with the DOGE effort

Kiev has repeatedly requested Taurus missiles from Berlin

This shipment includes close to 90 tonnes of lethal aid

Moscow and Washington are only at the start of normalizing bilateral relations and Russia therefore had no exaggerated expectations as regards US actions, Dmitry Peskov noted

The concern has already invested tens of millions of euros into the modernization of its production line, including by adding more robotic machines and expanding shifts

According to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the return of Crimea to Ukraine, of which it is an inseparable part, is essentially a requirement of international law

According to the sources, US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff has briefed Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on the outcome of the first round of talks with Iranian officials

According to Council head Diana Atamaint, the results of the vote count "are an accurate reflection of the will of the people"

"I am not going to deny it, but I wonder whether we really have an interest in following all the British submarine with very old outdated nuclear warheads," Andrey Kelin said

As soon as the enemy’s infantry and equipment come within the sight of Russian artillery, it immediately delivers a strike and the "adversary runs back to its territory," he added

The Russian serviceman noted that the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment deployed to the Kursk Region in August 2024 and had been involved in all key operations there alongside a neighboring unit

The US President stressed that he wanted to stop the killing

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko recalled that Moscow had already taken "a lot of steps" in response to Tokyo’s unfriendly actions

According to the Al Arabiya, the radicals have tentatively agreed to release 'more hostages than originally agreed upon'

Denis Pushilin added that Russian forces were also advancing in the South Donetsk area near the settlement of Bogatyr and in the Krasny Liman area

The newspaper said that the country’s military specialists were secretly deployed to Ukraine in order to equip airplanes with the missiles and train Ukrainians in their use

According to Zhang Hanhui, China believes that artificial intelligence "should be a technology accessible to all, not a privilege for the few"

Rodion Miroshnik stressed that Russia will not withdraw from this organization not to let the West use it to "tell its own truth and build its own reality"

"There was one foreign mercenary, a Colombian citizen," sources in Russia’s law enforcement said

Yunakovka is a logistics hub for the Ukrainian army to supply its combat group in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region

The latest proposal demands all of Ukraine’s revenues from natural resources as repayment for aid worth some $120 billion that Washington has provided to Kiev

Mikhail Ulyanov commented on Marco Rubio’s statement expressing condolences to Ukrainians over strikes on Sumy

Boris Pistorius pointed out that he was "in constant contact with Ukrainian partners" and was not aware of complaints about German combat systems

According to the deputy prime minister, the strategy also provides for the diversification of resource supplies, the development of new logistics routes, including the Northern Sea Route

Alexey Kondratyev also recalled one of the atrocities committed by the Ukrainian army in the Kursk Region, citing the case of a woman from the Russkoye Porechnoye of the Sudzhensky district starving to death during the occupation of the settlement

"China’s position on settlement in Ukraine is quite balanced, and we are grateful to our friends for that," Andrey Rudenko noted

On April 15, 2021, the Biden administration introduced executive order 14024, imposing sanctions on Russian individuals and entities that may have allegedly been engaged in cyber-enabled activities against the country

According to the media, the approved amendments give the Estonian Defense Forces permission to use force in the country’s maritime zone to address threats against critical infrastructure, defense facilities, ports and other installations

Mikhail Ulyanov confirmed the publication of Abas Aslani, a senior research fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies

Yahya Saria said it was the fourth such drone destroyed by the rebels in Yemeni airspace in two weeks, and the nineteenth since the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalated

Jeffrey Sachs added that he saw no pressing risks for Russia at the moment regarding US President Donald Trump's policy on customs duties

Colonel Herve Carresse added that the Europeans have suffered a lot from the conflict

According to regional authorities, there was no damage or casualties

"Germany’s intention to supply long-range cruise missiles to the Ukrainian army has nothing to do with resolving the Ukrainian crisis," Leonid Slutsky stressed

The second round of the consultations between representatives of Tehran and Washington on the settlement of the situation around the Iranian nuclear program will take place on April 19

The Brussels-based Euractiv news website, citing its sources, reported that EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas had emotionally rejected the proposal during the EU summit

"Austria is a solid part of the European Union’s anti-Russian paradigm," Dmitry Lyubinsky said

German Defense Ministry Spokesperson Natalie Jenning, in turn, noted that the ministry preferred not to speculate on the subject

The arms delivery is part of a broader EU effort to bolster Ukraine’s defense amid the ongoing conflict with Russia

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, April 14th

The Turkish Defense Ministry said earlier that it planned to organize a meeting on safe navigation in the Black Sea in Ankara on April 15 and 16

Army General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and first deputy defense minister, said on March 12 that around 430 Ukrainian soldiers had been captured in the Kursk Region

Earlier, Igor Korotchenko, military analyst and editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told TASS that the Russian missile strike had targeted an administrative building in Sumy hosting an awarding ceremony for Ukrainian service members who had distinguished themselves in fighting against the Russian Armed Forces

The updated strategy expands the planning horizon and takes into account existing challenges, which should allow the oil, gas, coal, electric power, power engineering and related transport sectors to more accurately meet the changes taking place in the world

Even before winning the 2024 US presidential election, Trump sued CBS News for editing an interview with his Democratic rival Kamala Harris

No information on casualties is available at this point

Over the past day, Ukraine lost up to 190 servicemen, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, three mortars and a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that a civilian was wounded after a Ukrainian UAV dropped an explosive in the area of the settlement of Glotovo

The strike on the target eliminated more than 60 Ukrainian army personnel, Russia’s Defense Ministry said

Earlier, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the US administration has temporarily exempted shipments of smartphones, computers and other electronics from the reciprocal tariffs

Peter Szijjarto is confident that "all that needs to be done is supporting peace efforts"

He also highlighted the critical role of reconnaissance units in evacuating civilians from combat zones, noting that only experienced guides can safely lead people out

He said that Washington's greed is clouding its judgement in the Ukrainian conflict

The sides discussed a number of issues on the regional and international, agenda, including the situation in Syria

Dmitry Peskov recalled that "the moratorium has essentially not been observed by the Ukrainian side"

According to Alexander Stepanov, strikes are systematic efforts to gradually wipe out the military capabilities of Ukraine

"The problems are too complicated and they have been neglected too long," Dmitry Peskov told

According to the politician, Ecuadorian citizens had witnessed 'blatant electoral fraud'

"We are seeing the same approach in other European capitals as well," Dmitry Peskov added

Hamas delegation is currently in Cairo to discuss with the mediators "prospects for ending the war and opening checkpoints on the border with Gaza" to resume humanitarian deliveries to the enclave

When asked whether EU leaders planned to visit Kiev on May 9, Kaja Kallas responded that she encouraged representatives from all EU countries "to visit Kiev and Ukraine as much as possible to show solidarity"

Russian forces continue their offensive, with some Ukrainian units abandoning their positions and retreating toward the Sumy Region

The flight lasted about three hours

Voting will continue until the end of May, and its results will be summarized under strict control with the participation of a notary

Russian forces hit a Ukrainian storage site of tactical missiles, an airfield and a training center for drone operators, the Russian Defense Ministry added

According to the report, assault teams are fighting to liberate the monastery

Colonel Herve Carres also pointed to "a noticeable decline in the morale of Ukrainian society"

According to the IDF, during the operation, an IDF drone "identified several terrorists planting an explosive device near the troops," who were eliminated by a precise strike

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 420 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day

Russian army also shot down more than 200 drones over the past day

US president noted that his administration will investigate whether trade tariffs on the entire electronics supply chain are consistent with US national security interests

According to Friedrich Merz, even as Ukrainian troops have been in the defensive position, the German-Swedish air-launched cruise missile could be used to strike the Kerch bridge and other targets

The Israeli police said earlier in the day that sirens had sounded in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and a number of other localities in the central part of the country due to a missile attack from Yemen

At the same time, he noted his distrust of Russian authorities and continued to demand security guarantees from the West

According to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, this is a format that has repeatedly confirmed its demand, its informational value

Zhang Hanhui stressed that China regards security as a fundamental principle of AI development, "emphasizing the priority of ethical norms and the need to keep AI under control"

"It will probably be much easier than tolerating damage to their own people," the top Russian diplomat noted