Signs of imminent prisoner exchange between Russia and the West multiply
Signs of a major prisoner exchange between Russia and Belarus on one side and the United States, Germany and Slovenia on the other, multiplied on Thursday but there was no ...
Russia launches one of war’s largest drone attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv’s military says
Russia launched several waves of drones on Kyiv in what was one of the war’s largest attacks of its kind targeting Ukraine, the military administration of the city said ...
Kremlin rejects ‘absurd’ US accusations of election meddling
The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed as absurd U.S. intelligence assertions that Russia is seeking to meddle in the presidential election and said that U.S. spies were intent on ...
Russia’s Yandex, under new ownership, proposes dividends for first time
Russian technology company Yandex on Tuesday said it may start paying dividends for the first time, as it reported a sharp rise in core earnings after completing a lengthy and ...
At least 140 people hurt as Russian train smashes into truck
At least 140 people were injured in southern Russia on Monday when a train carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck on a level crossing, causing eight carriages to derail, Russian Railways ...
Russia welcomes Trump comments on ‘war machine’ that defeated Napoleon, Hitler
The Kremlin on Friday welcomed Donald Trump’s comments on Russia being “a war machine” that had defeated Napoleon and Hitler, but said it was not wearing rose-tinted spectacles when ...
Kremlin will retaliate over EU transfer of frozen asset proceeds to Ukraine
Russia will carefully consider how to respond to the European Union’s transfer to Ukraine of 1.5 billion euros taken from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ...
Russian drones knock out Ukrainian power facilities near Kyiv
Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in two regions between the capital Kyiv and the Russian border with drones overnight, leaving tens of thousands of people without power, Ukraine’s national ...
Putin meets Syria’s Assad in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin, the president’s press service said on Thursday.
“I am very interested in your opinion on how the ...
Russia says US election upheaval shows schism in American society
Russia said on Wednesday that the upheaval surrounding the U.S. election, including an assassination attempt against Donald Trump and the exit of President Joe Biden from the race, showed ...
Russia considers diesel export ban amid rising domestic prices
The Russian government is considering a ban on exports of diesel due to rising domestic prices, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday, citing several unnamed sources.
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Moscovites who sign up to fight in Ukraine to receive 5 times the average nominal wage
Residents of Moscow who sign up to fight in Ukraine will receive a down payment of 1.9 million roubles ($21,777) from the city, taking their annual pay in their first service year ...
Kremlin pledges legal action over planned EU interest transfer
The Kremlin on Tuesday called a European Union plan to use interest earned on frozen Russian assets to fund military aid to Ukraine “theft” and said it would take legal ...
Russia weighs risk of embracing crypto for international payments
Russia should accelerate the creation of infrastructure for payments in cryptocurrencies but carefully weigh the associated risks, its money laundering watchdog said in a statement, ahead of a parliamentary vote ...
Russian troops mount pressure on Ukrainian logistics hub
Ukraine’s top commander said on Monday that Russian forces were staging relentless assaults to try to advance towards the town of Pokrovsk, a logistics hub in the east, and ...
EU unity tested
Orban’s Russian and Chinese visits infuriates the EU, Hungary describes them as peace missions
European Union foreign ministers will evaluate how to respond to trips by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Russia and China and his country’s positioning over the EU’s ...
Russia makes fifth drone attack on Kyiv in two weeks, Ukraine’s military says
Russia launched its fifth drone attack on Kyiv in two weeks with Ukraine’s air defence systems destroying all the air weapons before they reached the Ukrainian capital, Ukraine’s ...
Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years in spying case his employer calls a sham
A Russian court found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony in what his employer, the ...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 190 prisoners in third swap in weeks
Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of prisoners on Wednesday, 190 in all,in their third such swap over the past seven weeks, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab ...
Russia’s Medvedev says Ukraine joining NATO would mean war
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the accession of Ukraine to NATO would be a declaration of war against Moscow and only “prudence” on behalf of the alliance could prevent ...
Arms race gathers pace as Russia and US plan to redeploy once-banned weapons
Four decades ago, the United States deployed cruise and Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe to counter Soviet SS-20s – a move that stoked Cold War tensions but led within ...
Ukrainians struggle with scorching heat amid power crisis
On some evenings, Ukrainian mother Margaryta Zakharchuk wanders around her neighbourhood in the sweltering heat waiting for the electricity to come back on so she can take the lift to ...
Ukraine’s mobilisation campaign picks up despite faltering enthusiasm
Seeing the military patrol handing out call-up papers on the outskirts of Kyiv, one man slipped into a nearby store. Another refused to even stop for the officers. Others, however, ...
Yandex split nears completion as Russian traders finalise share exchange
Russian traders have finalised a share exchange for investors in Yandex, often dubbed Russia’s Google, one of the final steps needed to complete a more than $5 billion deal that ...