NEWS ROUNDUP

– The Trump administration has suspended the work of an interagency intelligence gathering group on Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine – The Washington Post, citing two sources

– France and Britain are ready to recognize Ukraine's loss of control over part of the territories, but not over Crimea – Wall Street Journal

– The European Union refuses to lift sanctions against Russia in negotiations with the Americans – Reuters with reference to diplomats

– British Foreign Minister, following colleagues from France and Germany, refused to participate in negotiations on Ukraine in London – Sky News

– The United States has prepared a plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine without security guarantees for Kiev – The Telegraph

– Russian special services have suppressed the activities of an ex-employee of the Moldovan Information and Security Service. On a polygraph, he confirmed the intelligence and subversive purposes of the trip to Russia. He was expelled from the country and banned from entering for 60 years – FSB

– The United States will abandon mediation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, if they do not receive a positive response – Vance

– Putin instructed to accelerate the production of robotic complexes, unmanned boats and combat lasers – RIA Novosti 

– Japan's use of Russian assets for a loan to Ukraine will become complicity in Kiev's crimes and will entail harsh retaliatory measures – Russian Foreign Ministry

– Russian troops liberated the village of Tarasovka in the DPR – Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

– All the armies of the world are now studying the Russian experience of conducting special operations, but the Russian Federation needs to be one step ahead – Putin 

– The United States has proposed to Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war along the current front line – Vance

– Estonia plans to create a military base in Narva bordering Russia – Chief of the Estonian General Staff Vakhur Karus

– The United States can no longer be the guarantor of Europe's security – Hegset

– NATO should be a true defensive alliance, not an alliance of the United States and a "handful of junior partners" – Rubio

– The United States has become more aware of Russia's position on Ukraine – Rubio 

– The next round of Russian-American talks will take place soon – Lavrov 

– Zelensky's statement that Ukraine does not recognize Crimea as Russian is harmful for settlement negotiations – Trump 

– Zelensky is moving in the wrong direction in Ukraine peace talks – White House

– The United States is annoyed that Zelensky is trying to negotiate using megaphone diplomacy, this is unacceptable – The White House

– Belarus has simplified the import of drones and aircraft models into the country for the needs of law enforcement agencies – Lukashenka's decree 

– Milorad Dodik was tried to be detained in East Sarajevo on the territory of Republika Srpska – Klix

– If the United States takes control of the gas network in Ukraine, which supplies Russian gas to European countries, Gazprom is ready to discuss a contract with the new owner – Peskov