Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, April 23rd

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced the adoption of decisions aimed at stabilizing wholesale prices on the exchange

Ali Akbar Jowkar added that Iran strongly condemns the military attacks on Caspian Sea ports and «expects other Caspian states to also condemn this unjustified aggression»

Alexey Meshkov noted that «the Non-Proliferation Treaty is actually the only major disarmament agreement that remains in effect at the present moment»

The fighter is being used in the special military operation in Ukraine

The crisis is also complicating negotiations on the EU’s common budget for 2028-2034 scheduled for Friday, according to the newspaper

Muneo Suzuki intends to visit Russia on May 3-6

«Dolgaya Balka has already been practically turned into a gray zone,» Andrey Marochko said

All routes are monitored by aerial reconnaissance, vehicles and robotic trolleys involved in transportation are destroyed immediately after detection

By 7:00 a.m. Moscow time, the growth slowed down to $103.42 per barrel

Pete Hegseth assumed that the former Secretary of the Navy, reporting directly to the President, was insubordinate

According to the newspaper, leader of the Progressive Bulgaria party Rumen Radev opposes the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime

Chairman of the commission for monitoring its implementation Jorge Arreaza legal restrictions were completely removed from 8,302 people, criminal cases were terminated and obligations to appear in law enforcement agencies were lifted

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will meet with the heads of SCO delegations to exchange views on the international and regional situation

Andrey Marochko also suggested that Kiev is building defenses on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, including to «drain funds from the general defense budget»

Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of European Issues and senior official of the Arctic Council Vladislav Maslennikov emphasized that Russia is not reneging on its financial obligations

Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani stressed that the US uses the territory and airspace of these states to plan, prepare and carry out illegal military attacks against the Islamic Republic

John Phelan did not give reasons for his resignation

According to Boris Pistorius, this mark «is not a limit»

Alexander Pankin stressed that the current situation is extremely difficult

The head of state thanked President Patrick Herminie for comfortable conditions created for Russian citizens in Seychelles

The German authorities are aware they're doing something that won't bring good news for themselves, the Russian foreign minister noted

Sue Bird played for the Russian clubs Sparta & K and UGMK Norilsk between 2004 and 2014 winning the EuroLeague championship five times to go with five Russian championships

Vladimir Voronin criticized the administrative-territorial reform planned by the authorities, which involves consolidating districts and merging villages

The center’s director, Alexander Pylyshenko, added that, as electricity remains available in the area, staff have begun repairing animal enclosures and winter shelters damaged in the attack

According to the report, the US administration is keeping the details under wraps while considering various courses of action

Andris Spruds underscored the importance of continuously advancing anti-drone defense systems

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored personnel carrier in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The company noted that previous versions of the armor/load carriage system had already been used by military personnel, but the system required improvement

Andrey Marochko said the Russian military is also moving in on Raigorodok

The Cyprus presidency in the EU said the ambassadors approved the 90 bln euro loan for Ukraine

Hungary and Slovakia also lifted their veto from the plan to allocate 90 bln euro funding for Ukraine in 2026-2027

Vladimir Plahotniuc’s lawyer has promised to appeal the sentence

Head of the region Sergey Aksyonov noted that the journalists could see for themselves what the region looks like today and freely talk to local residents and guests of the Crimean peninsula, asking them any questions of interest

Imports of used passenger cars rose by 21% year-on-year in the Q1 to 82,300 units