Russian forces liberate five settlements, Trump threatens duties, Iran-US tensions rise

Russian forces liberate five settlements over past week, including Priyut in DPR

Last week, units of the Battlegroup South advanced deep into enemy defenses and liberated the settlements of Khimik and Roskoshnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

Trump says threatened Thailand and Cambodia with new duties

US President said he was sure that the duties is an important tool in the foreign policy for his administration

Meeting between Trump, Zelensky on G7 sidelines unconfirmed yet — AFP

According to Politico, French President Emmanuel Macron is looking for ways to woo Trump and ensure that he does not leave the meeting prematurely

Trump vows to "discombobulate" adversaries

US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image, in which he is standing, presumably on an aircraft carrier, looking through binoculars at ships and fighter jets

Russia was telling truth about US biolabs in Ukraine — Putin’s envoy

Kirill Dmitriev called on Wikipedia to revise its article on biological laboratories in Ukraine, which describes the issue as a conspiracy theory

Pezeshkian asks global community to judge which side, Iran or US, actually favors dialogue

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism

Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to show IAEA site of Ukrainian attack when possible

At the moment, this is not possible because of the threat of repeated attacks, Director of Communications Yevgenia Yashina told

Putin wise to avoid large-scale strikes on Ukraine — Dodik

The special operation is conducted with great attention to the protection of the civilian population chairman of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, the leading political party of Republika Srpska said

Russia hits Ukrainian army deployment sites in DPR with FAB bombs — Defense Ministry

As a result of the airstrikes, the enemy's temporary deployment points were hit, which was confirmed by means of objective monitoring in real time, said the Russian Defense Ministry

Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or open strait

Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

Further phases of BRICS expansion will follow, says South African president

It is noted that the membership will take effect from January 1, 2024

Roscosmos invites NASA chief to Russia

The US Senate unanimously voted to appoint Nelson to the post of NASA chief in late April

US-Israeli strike on humanitarian aid aircraft in western Iran reported

The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident

Over 700,000 Russian troops deployed in special military operation zone — Putin

According to the president, the Russian government is considering education programs for participants in the special military operation

US and Iran to sign memorandum on Sunday in virtual format — Axios

The document provides for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the launch of negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program, Axios quoted sources as saying

Number of victims of Israeli strikes on Lebanon increases to 3,756 — Health Ministry

The Israeli Air Force has killed 45 people and injured 149 in the last 48 hours, the ministry said

Russia, Iran emphasize need to stop reckless attacks on Bushehr NPP — Foreign Ministry

The ministry noted that the conversation "emphasized the inadmissibility of creating threats to the lives and health" of the plant’s personnel and "the risks of a radioactive disaster for the entire region"

Chinese cars are now better than German and Japanese ones — Russian Public Chamber

Deputy Secretary of the Russian Public Chamber Alexander Galushka noted that China is "deliberately focusing on the technological development of its economy"

Secessionist sentiment stronger in some US states, Canada — newspaper

The Seattle-based organization Cascadia Democratic Action is preparing referendums in Washington and Oregon to establish an independent nation of Cascadia and secede from the US in 2028

US interested in calling on Arab nations to help pay for cost of Iran operation — official

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28

West wants to ‘dissolve’ Republika Srpska so as it does not interfere — Dodik

They are doing everything toward this end, chairman of the country's leading political party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats said

US, Iran not to sign peace memorandum on Sunday — Iranian Foreign Ministry

But it is possible in the next few days, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said

Ukraine attacks transport workshop of Zaporozhye nuclear power plant

As a result of the strikes, three cars were damaged, two of which were completely destroyed by fire, the station said

Representatives of United States and Iran may meet in Switzerland next week — TV

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar plans to travel to Switzerland soon to prepare for the meeting, whose agenda is not specified

Russia, China find good solutions for payments — envoy

More systemic issues are considered at present as the issue of payments has been resolved by now in terms of tactics, chairman of the Russian part of the Russia-China Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development Boris Titov said

General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv

The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"

Ukraine used nearly half of its Western aid to pay off debts

Ukraine's total debt to foreign and domestic creditors amounts currently to $208.97 billion

EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper

The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe

Orban re-elected as Fidesz chairman

Former Hungarian Prime Minister assured that he was not going to give up and would fight for Fidesz to return to power

Ukraine becomes testing ground for West’s scientific experiments — Russian senator

Today it is especially important to achieve full international verification of the activities of all such facilities, Russian Senator from the DPR Alexander Voloshin said

Hungarian PM warns Ukraine's accession to EU to be long and difficult

Peter Magyar confirmed that thanks to the agreement on the restoration of the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, Hungary withdrew its objections to the start of the negotiations

IRGC calls for US Air Force chief to resign after aircraft downed in Iran

The IRGC Navy also congratulated the air defense forces of the Islamic republic’s army on intercepting an US F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 attack aircraft in the skies over Iran

Company making Hornet drones for attacks on Russia owned by Google ex-head — envoy

The first combat use of such drones in the zone of the special military operation was recorded in March 2026, when these drones attacked Donetsk, said Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the Crimes of the Kiev Regime Rodion Miroshnik

Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus create counterbalance to neo-Nazi Ukraine, NATO — MFA

Amid the turbulent military and political situation in the world, Russia and Belarus have lately "taken serious measures to strengthen the common defense and security space of the Union State," the Russian Foreign Ministry said

Russian MP warns of nuclear proliferation risk if Israel uses nukes against Iran

Alexey Pushkov noted that the question of whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use nuclear weapons in Iran has been actively discussed on American television in recent days

US troop buildup near Iran not sign of any new decisions — White House

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28

Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV

According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

Russian troops wipe out Ukrainian army’s deployment sites by glide bombs in DPR

Live-recording images confirm the successful destruction of the targets: the temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th separate rapid reaction brigade in the area of the settlement of Belitskoye and the temporary deployment site of a formation of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd separate mobile brigade in the area of the settlement of Shchurovo

Germany buys projectiles for Ukraine at 6,000 euros — security forces

At the same time, at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the cost of one 155-mm projectile was about 2,000 euros

NATO forces intercept missile presumably launched from Iran — Turkish Defense Ministry

According to the ministry, "all necessary measures are being taken decisively and without hesitation against any threat directed at Turkey's territory and airspace"

Western countries aware time to pressurize Russia is running out — Dodik

They expected to break Russia with sanctions, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, the leading political party in Republika Srpska, one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entities, said

Anthropic cuts off access to its most advanced AI models following US government order

US authorities earlier ordered to block foreign users from accessing the models

Cooperation with Russia to benefit Japan amid Hormuz closure — lawmaker

When asked about the possibility of lifting the price cap on Russian oil, Shoji Nishida expressed the view that Washington is standing in the way of this

Zaporozhye nuclear power plant confirms restoration of external power supply

The backup diesel generators, which provided reliable power supply for the station’s own needs during the absence of external power, were shut down and put on standby

Issue with Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be solved soon — envoy

Chairman of the Russian part of the Russia-China Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development Boris Titov emphasized that the issue relates more to logistics, but not to the price

EU aid to Ukraine frozen — Borrell

The ex-chief of EU diplomacy said the situation is similar with the approval of new sanctions against Russia