Rutte chosen as NATO Secretary General partly due to ability to deal with Trump — NYT

Rutte chosen as NATO Secretary General partly due to ability to deal with Trump — NYT

According to the publication, Mark Rutte's ability to sway the US leader was tested back in January, when Trump spoke of his intention to gain control over Greenland

Russia sees no signs US focusing on Ukraine — senior diplomat

US President Donald Trump said earlier that now that the Iranian conflict is receding to the background, the United States will be focused on the Ukrainian settlement

Hezbollah Secretary General says Israel 'has only one way out' in Lebanon, must withdraw

According to Sheikh Naim Qassem, the Israeli evacuation would allow the Lebanese army to deploy in the southern regions, facilitate the return of displaced persons, and enable reconstruction

Lukashenko says he won’t speak to West until sanctions lifted

Alexander Lukashenko shared the information about President of the European Council Charles Michel asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to put pressure on Minsk to change policies of the Belarusian leadership

Putin announces lifting of restrictions on flights to and from Belarus

Russian President noted that "we used to have over 200 flights a week" and now there are only 36

Pilot of F-15 downed over Iran reported seeing jellyfish-like group of drones — CNN

The TV channel's sources note that US intelligence had no previous knowledge of Iran's possession of this technology

West has failed as mediator on Ukraine, cannot be taken seriously — Lavrov

The foreign minister stressed that Moscow is focused is on achieving the objectives of the special military operation at present

Russian Guardsmen destroy two Ukrainian army’s relay stations in Kharkov area

According to the report, the enemy used the devices to extend the flight zone of strike FPV drones and provide communications between units

US’ new sanctions have nothing to do with supporting Cuban people — diplomat

UN Permanent Representative Ernesto Soberon Guzman says sanctions only exacerbate the humanitarian consequences of the economic pressure on the country

Trump threatens to cancel contacts with Iran if there is no agreement on inspections

Speaking to journalists, the US leader assured that an agreement between Tehran and Washington regarding the arrival of IAEA inspectors in Iran already exists

Remote e-voting to be used at presidential election in not more than 30 Russian regions

According to chairperson of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova, if a voter is unable to vote due to some reason, he or she will still have the right to vote traditionally

Trust in Trump expressed by an average of 23% of respondents in 36 countries — poll

According to data provided by the Pew Research Center, an average of 57% of respondents expressed a positive attitude towards the US

Kiev says leak of secret documents will not sour its relations with West

This is the biggest leak since 2013, when WikiLeaks disclosed more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic telegrams

West holds back from launching drones at Russia over retaliation fears — Putin

The Russian leader pointed out that "when some Ukrainian drones fly over the Baltic states, they don’t attribute them to Russia"

Kiev cannot forgive Crimea for rejoining Russia in 2014 — Konstantinov

Chairman of the State Council of the Republic urged Crimeans to show restraint, patience, and unite

What we know about foiled terror plot targeting law enforcement officers in Pyatigorsk

The two detainees confessed that they had acted on instructions from agents of Ukrainian special services

EU to spend 7 trillion euros on weapons in next decade to 'outgun' Russia — EC

The European Union needs to pay the price for peace, to avoid the cost of war, European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said

Moscow to respond in case West uses Russian frozen assets — diplomat

Any use of Russian assets for purposes not agreed with the Russian Federation is blatant robbery, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stressed

BRICS countries to use common strategic reserves for mutual assistance — Shoigu

According to the Russian Security Council Secretary, this refers to fertilizers, LNG and oil, as well as medicines and a wide variety of other goods

Tajikistan’s president says English and Russian are as important as mother tongue

"Time will come when every Tajik citizen will speak the Russian and English languages as their mother tongue," President Emomalii Rahmon said in his address to the parliament

Nord Stream 2 can stabilize European gas market even today — Deputy Prime Minister

According to Alexander Novak, using 55 billion cubic meters of gas from Nord Stream 2 instead of coal to generate electricity would help the EU reduce total CO2 emissions by 14%

WWF calls on Russia to help Syria remove oil spill in Mediterranean Sea

The oil slick has covered a vast area along the coast of Syria and westward to Cyprus in a maximum area of up to 800 square kilometers and also polluted the coast of Latakia

West made no effort to grasp causes of Ukrainian conflict — Spanish politician

According to Javier Hurtado Mira, it may be useful for Russia to demonstrate leadership in the use of soft power, as this is very convincing for people with a Western mentality

Meeting between Russia, Turkey, Ukraine on grain deal not coordinated — Russian MFA

On March 18, 2023, Russia announced that the deal would be extended for 60 more days, saying this would be enough time to assess the efficacy of the memorandum signed with the UN

Helicopter operations held near Polish-Ukrainian border

According to a source in the EU air traffic control services, a helicopter belonging to one of the security agencies was patrolling the airspace at an altitude of up to 400 meters for nearly an hour