‘Referendum’ announcements in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson may indicate move to annex territories Four Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine have said they are planning to hold “referendums” on joining the Russian Federation in a series of coordinated announcements that could … Read More
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells — many of them likely from its old stock — to its Cold War ally Russia. Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report … Read More
High-tech tracking tools haven’t deterred Black Sea smugglers from lining tankers up like cars at a gas station. Russia is exporting “more oil than ever” despite Western attempts to cut off one of Moscow’s economic lifelines and despite new tools … Read More
The U.S. government has put in place new restrictions to cut China and Russia off from high-end artificial intelligence chips, two of the U.S.’s largest chipmakers Nvidia and AMDreported late Wednesday. The measures are intended to restrict China’s and Russia’s … Read More
Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and only President of the Soviet Union, has died, according to Russian media. He was 91. He will be remembered, at least in the West, as a pragmatic leader who transparently transitioned the Soviet Union away … Read More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Western leaders during NATO’s ongoing Madrid summit that Russia could spread its invasion to an allied country within the next year, CNBC reported. The Ukrainian leader made his remarks at the historic event virtually on … Read More
KEY POINTS —Interest payments totaling $100 million were due on May 27 and subject to grace period which expired on Sunday night. —Sweeping sanctions imposed by Western powers in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, along with countermeasures from Moscow, … Read More
Further problems with pumping units may lead to the shutdown of the Nord Stream pipeline, Moscow says. Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov warned on Thursday that repair issues with Nord Stream pipeline’s pumping turbines could result in a complete stoppage … Read More
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has promised a “proportionate response” to a buildup of NATO forces in Poland, according to news agency Reuters. Oleg Tyapkin, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department responsible for relations with … Read More
American intelligence officials say that Russian president received treatment for advanced cancer in recent months. Russian President Vladimir Putin underwent treatment for advanced cancer as recently as this April, according to a classified U.S. intelligence report leaked to Newsweek. The … Read More