Google, Meta and Tiktok’s debts removed from Russian database
Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and YouTube, Meta (META.O), TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer ...
Ukraine says it hit two Russian military targets in occupied Crimea
Ukraine said on Thursday its air force conducted a strike on a Russian command post near the occupied city of Sevastopol more than 200 km from Kyiv-held territory, and also hit ...
Putin offers citizenship to foreigners who fight for Russia
President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Thursday allowing foreign nationals who fight for Russia in Ukraine to obtain Russian citizenship for themselves and their families.
The order said people ...
Russia accidentally bombs own village, vows to rebuild homes
A Russian regional governor said on Wednesday he had ordered the rebuilding of nine houses in a village that was accidentally bombed by one of Russia’s own warplanes.
The ...
Russia pounds Ukrainian cities after Putin vows revenge
Russia pounded Kyiv and Kharkiv with missiles on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said, hours after President Vladimir Putin promised to avenge what Moscow said was a Ukrainian attack on the Russian ...
Putin calls Ukrainian attack on Belgorod terrorism, promises more strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that a series of Ukrainian missile strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod that killed 20 people and wounded 111 was “a terrorist act” ...
Putin, in New Year address, makes only passing reference to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing an election in March, made only passing reference in his New Year address on Sunday to his war in Ukraine, hailing his soldiers as heroes ...
Russia says ten dead after Ukrainian attack on city of Belgorod
Ten people including a child were killed and 45 injured by Ukrainian strikes on the centre of the Russian provincial capital of Belgorod on Saturday, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.
Regional ...
It’s New Year (nearly) as usual in wartime Moscow
There will be no fireworks in Moscow again this year on Russia’s biggest family holiday, but in almost every other way, the capital is as bright and bustling as ...
Russia’s air assault on Ukraine draws criticism at UN Security Council
Russia drew sharp criticism at the UN Security Council on Friday for launching massive missile and drone attacks against Ukraine, after Kyiv and its supporters called for an urgent meeting ...
Russia’s biggest air attack of war kills 31 in Ukraine, officials say
Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine on Friday, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting cities and infrastructure across the country, officials said.
NATO ...
Eighteen dead in one of Russia’s biggest missile strikes of war
Russia on Friday unleashed one of its biggest missile attacks on Ukraine of the war, killing 18 civilians, wounding more than 130 others and hitting residential buildings in Kyiv, the south and ...
Kremlin has list of Western assets to be seized if Russian assets confiscated
The Kremlin on Friday warned the West that it had a list of U.S., European and other assets that would be seized if G7 leaders decided to go ahead ...
Russian factory activity expands at fastest pace in seven years in December
Activity in Russia’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in almost seven years in December, a business survey showed on Friday, though new export orders contracted for the ...
Bulk carrier hits mine in Black Sea, two people injured, Ukraine says
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was heading to the River Danube port to load grain hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members, Ukrainian officials said ...
Russian stars’ semi-naked party sparks wartime backlash
A rapper who attended a celebrity party with only a sock to hide his modesty has been jailed for 15 days, sponsors of some of Russia’s best known entertainers have ...
Russia says some in the West are hinting at looking for peace in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that some in the West were suggesting that Moscow should discuss peace in Ukraine because the United States and its allies had ...
Half of Russia’s 2023 oil and petroleum exports went to China
Half of Russia’s oil and petroleum exports in 2023 will have gone to China while India’s share has risen in two years to 40 per cent, Russia’s state news ...
Anti-war candidate says Russian Supreme Court backs barring her from challenging Putin
Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision to bar a former TV journalist who opposes the war in Ukraine from taking part in a presidential election in March, Yekaterina ...
Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday confirmed his arrival at what he described as a snow-swept prison above the Arctic Circle and said he was in excellent spirits ...
Russia’s Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday confirmed his arrival at what he described as a snow-swept prison above the Arctic Circle and said he was in excellent spirits ...
Russian central bank says it needs months to make sure CPI falling before rate cuts
Russia’s central bank will need two to three months to make sure that inflation is steadily declining before taking any decision on interest rate cuts, the bank’s governor ...
Putin clears Rosbank’s purchase of Societe Generale’s Russian assets
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a decree clearing the way for Rosbank (ROSB.MM) to purchase stakes in leading Russian companies owned by Societe Generale (SOGN.PA).
The ...
Russia’s Navalny tracked down to ‘Polar Wolf’ prison in the Arctic
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been tracked down to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle, his spokeswoman said on Monday, after supporters lost touch with him ...