Over 130 diplomatic missions attend mourning ceremony at Crocus City Hall

The mourning ceremony was attended by diplomats from all over the world, including Asian, African, CIS, Middle Eastern, Latin American and European countries.

"The memorial event was attended by heads and employees of over 130 diplomatic missions (over 250 people)" the message reads. "We are deeply grateful to honorable representatives of the diplomatic corpus for their solidarity with the Russian people at such a difficult hour."

The mourning ceremony, which started with a minute of silence, was attended by diplomats from all over the world, including Asian, African, CIS, Middle Eastern, Latin American and European countries, including ambassadors of Belarus, Vatican, Egypt, the EU, Morocco, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Palestine, Serbia, Syria, the US, Sierra Leone and Turkey.

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Three terrorist suspects detained in southern Russia

Firearms and an explosive device were discovered during the raids, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) has said.

Three people have been detained by security forces in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) has said.

The arrests were made on Sunday morning during a counter-terrorist operation in the regional capital, Makhachkala, and the nearby city of Kaspiysk, the NAC said.

The “bandits” who were taken to custody were “planning to commit a number of terrorist crimes,” the statement noted.

Automatic weapons, ammunition and a ready-to-use improvised explosive device were discovered at the locations where the suspects were holed up, the statement read.

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Investigators find evidence of Ukrainian trail in recent terror attacks — foreign ministry

Russia demands that Ukraine immediately stop supporting terrorism.

"The March 22 bloody terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which shocked the entire world, is not the first terrorist attack on our country in recent time. The investigation conducted by Russian competent agencies reveals the Ukrainian trail in these crimes," it said.

"Bearing this in mind, the Russian foreign ministry issued a request to Ukraine’s authorities for an immediate arrest and extradition of all those involved in terror attacks under the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism," the ministry said. "Among them is SBU chief Vasily Malyuk, who on March 25 acknowledged that Ukraine had organized the attack on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022 and revealed details of other terror attacks in Russia."

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New NATO member backs Macron on troops in Ukraine

The French president was right in his attempt to be “strategically ambiguous” on the issue, Finland’s foreign minister says.

French President Emmanuel Macron has done the right thing with his efforts to maintain “strategic ambiguity” to keep Russia guessing whether the collective West may actually deploy troops to Ukraine or not, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has said.

Speaking to the Financial Times on Sunday, Valtonen backed the stance taken by France’s president on the deployment of troops to prop up Kiev against Moscow, arguing, however, that there was no pressing need to actually send them in.

“Now’s not the time to send boots on the ground, and we are not even willing to discuss it at this stage. But, for the long term, of course we shouldn’t be ruling anything out,” Valtonen stated.

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In Ukraine, a man who was taken to a military registration and enlistment office took a weapon from a security officer and committed suicide.

This happened in Svetlovodsk, Kirovograd region, writes Strana.

It is reported that at first the 32-year-old man only threatened to harm himself. The police were called and they decided to commit the Ukrainian to a mental hospital. At a medical facility, he grabbed a machine gun and committed suicide.

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"Where you headed?"
"To Moscow, ja, ja"

Nazi hat and Nazi shoulder patch.
Yet, as we all know there are no Nazis in Ukraine and its all Russian propaganda...
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Moscow’s demands conveyed to Ukraine spell out pre-litigation claims — Russian diplomat

Maria Zakharova explained that the relevant documents were sent to the Ukrainian government through diplomatic channels.

"We are talking - and this is the most important thing - about pre-litigation claims that were sent through official channels. This is the necessary procedure," the diplomat said on Channel One television.

Zakharova explained that the relevant documents were sent to the Ukrainian government through diplomatic channels. "We are talking about the requirements of the 1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and the 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism," she recalled. "We are talking about demands for the immediate arrest and extradition of all those involved in these terrorist attacks perpetrated on Russian soil," the diplomat emphasized.

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World Bank issues Ukraine bankruptcy warning

The country’s public finances are in a “catastrophic” state, a source from the organization has told TASS.

Kiev is reliant on financial aid from its Western backers but foreign support has dwindled in recent months, while a $60 billion US aid package remains stalled in Congress. 

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was commenting on the latest $1.5 billion tranche of funding which Kiev received last week under a World Bank program. According to the source, the World Bank’s division representing Russia voted against the loan, citing the organization’s charter.

The draft document on the allocation of the funds “openly” points to the “catastrophic” state of Ukraine’s public finances due to an economic downturn and a reduction in foreign aid, the official told the outlet.

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Every NATO member has military personnel in Ukraine – Estonia

Western advisers and instructors are actively supporting Kiev’s forces against Russia, the defense minister has said.

Every NATO member already has military personnel in Ukraine, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur claimed on Monday. Under no circumstances, however, will forces from the US-led bloc take part in the hostilities against Russia, the minister insisted in an interview with Austrian media outlet Die Presse. 

NATO servicemen are operating in the embattled country as advisers and are involved in training Ukrainian soldiers in Poland, the UK, and Estonia, Pevkur told the outlet. Western defense officials are currently planning to set up training camps in Ukraine in a bid to avoid issues with border crossings and to speed up the preparation process, he added.

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At least nine wounded by Ukrainian strikes on Russian region – governor

Kiev has launched a major artillery and drone attack on Belgorod.

At least nine people were wounded on Monday by the latest Ukrainian attack on Russia’s border region of Belgorod, the local governor has said. More than 36 aerial targets were intercepted by Russian forces during the bombardment.

One man has received a serious chest wound, while his daughters were affected by a shockwave, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote in a Telegram post. All of the injured have been hospitalized.

The attack damaged several homes, with windows shattered in eight high-rise buildings in the city of Belgorod, with three smaller houses also sustaining damage.

A local school and three vehicles, one of which was completely burned, were damaged by the attack, the governor said. Several houses outside the city are also in need of repair, according to Gladkov.

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FSB nabs smugglers secreting explosives hidden in Orthodox icons from Ukraine into Russia

Without disclosing their identities or specific roles, the FSB pledged that all of the perpetrators of and accomplices to the crime, including foreign nationals, would be declared wanted and would be vigorously prosecuted under Russian law.

"In the process of inspecting a vehicle at the Ubylinka international automobile checkpoint (near the Latvian-Russian border in the Pskov Region - TASS), FSB officers uncovered foreign-made explosives that had been hidden inside a consignment of Orthodox icons and liturgical utensils and were being smuggled from Ukraine into Russia," the FSB said.

As many as 27 ready-to-use improvised explosive devices disguised as icons, 70 kg of a factory-made high-power plastic explosive, 91 electric detonators, and components for an RPG-7 rocket launcher were confiscated from a cargo shipment originating in Ukraine.

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Putin spoke at the board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Important statements:

- Only those who respect its traditions, language and culture should be able to come and live in Russia;

- It is necessary to radically update approaches to migration policy ;

- Those who ordered the terrorist attack at Crocus wanted to split Russia by provoking discord;

- It is necessary to improve the efficiency of the police service in the Russian Federation

- The recent tragic events at Crocus must not be allowed to provoke a rise in Islamophobia

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No barbarian terrorist attack can intimidate Russian, Belarusian peoples — Lavrov

The Russian foreign minister stressed that "common difficult trials unite us even more, strengthen our determination to put an end to the evil emanating from the hateful ideologies of neo-Nazism and religious extremism".

"Please accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of our shared holiday: the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus," the foreign minister noted.

"No barbaric terrorist attack can intimidate and break the spirit of Russians and Belarusians, who are now forced to mourn on the same day the victims of the Nazi henchmen not only of Khatyn, but also of Krasnogorsk (site of the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack - TASS). On the contrary, common difficult trials unite us even more, strengthen our determination to put an end to the evil emanating from the hateful ideologies of neo-Nazism and religious extremism," the minister emphasized.

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US needs Ukraine as anti-Russian territory — top security official

The North Atlantic alliance "is de-facto a party to the Ukraine conflict," Nikolay Patrushev said.

"The United States and NATO nurture plans to keep Ukraine or at least part of it as anti-Russian territory wholly controlled by them [and] focused on serving the interests of the North Atlantic bloc," Patrushev said.

The North Atlantic alliance "is de-facto a party to the Ukraine conflict," he said.

It is NATO that "makes collective decisions on new deliveries of weapons with higher technical and longer-range capabilities" and trains mercenaries and saboteurs for anti-Russian operations, he pointed out.

"In this situation, the goals of demilitarizing Ukraine are high on the agenda," he stressed.

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Kiev has lost more than 80,000 troops since January – Russian MoD

In excess of 1,200 Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles have also been destroyed, Sergey Shoigu has estimated.

Ukrainian forces have lost more than 80,000 troops since the beginning of the year, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday, adding that the Russian military is continuing to reduce “the enemy’s combat potential.”

More than 14,000 units of military hardware have also been destroyed by Russian forces since January, including 1,200 tanks and other armored combat vehicles. During the same period, Moscow has liberated some 403 square kilometers of Russia’s new territories, Shoigu said, speaking during a conference call with the country’s military leadership.

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Just 8% of Ukrainians ready to take up arms against Russia – pollster

The lack of military volunteers is a “sensitive issue” ahead of mobilization reform, a leading Ukrainian sociologist has said.

Most Ukrainians expect their country to win in the armed conflict with Russia, but just 8% are willing to fight to further their cause, the head of a leading Kiev-based pollster said in an interview published on Tuesday.

Vladimir Paniotto, who leads the International Institute of Sociology in the nation’s capital, discussed how the worldview of the Ukrainian people is reflected in the research conducted by his organization with Ukrainskaya Pravda, a local news outlet.

They tend to wish for conflicting things, he mused, such as capitalist liberalization alongside robust social support by the state, or democracy as well as the strong arm of the government. The conundrum is present in what Ukrainians are willing to do to defeat Russia – an outcome that they believe will end the hostilities.

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The British newspaper The Guardian, citing representatives of Ukrainian military intelligence, writes that Kiev intends to attack the Crimean Bridge again.

The attack is supposed to take place in the first half of 2024, according to the publication, drones could be used for it

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