Category: World

A senior aide to the Russian president, Yury Ushakov, had a brief phone conversation with Jonathan Powell, the British national security adviser, earlier this year, as confirmed by the Kremlin on Wednesday. The Financial Times previously reported that Powell reached out to Ushakov in January in an effort to establish a confidential communication channel with […]

A Russian fighter jet crashed in the northwestern republic of Karelia on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of both crew members, as reported by military and regional officials. The incident occurred during a training flight of a Sukhoi Su-30, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. An official announcement indicated that the aircraft “went down in […]

Russian economic growth was nearly stagnant in the third quarter, according to a report from the state statistics agency released on Friday, as the repercussions of the Ukraine conflict and Western sanctions begin to take their toll. Initially, increased military expenditure had bolstered the Russian economy for two years following the deployment of troops to […]

Russia is set to issue government bonds in Chinese yuan for the first time next month, as announced by the Finance Ministry on Wednesday. The ministry indicated it will offer two series of OFZ bonds, each valued at 10,000 yuan (approximately $1,400), with maturities ranging from three to seven years, and interest payments scheduled every […]

This week, President Vladimir Putin enacted legislation that permits Russian reservists to undergo “special training” aimed at safeguarding critical infrastructure. Concerns have been raised that this could increase the Russian military’s manpower and enable the Kremlin to dispatch more personnel to the conflict in Ukraine. Conversely, some believe the new law will have minimal impact […]

Jeffrey Epstein, the late American financier and convicted sex offender, attempted to convey a message to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov regarding U.S. President Donald Trump just weeks before Trump’s first meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, as reported by Politico on Wednesday, citing newly uncovered emails. These emails are part of a […]

On Wednesday, Ukraine’s leading military official dismissed assertions that his forces were surrounded in the city of Pokrovsk. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested the possibility of a tactical withdrawal to safeguard soldiers. “There is no indication of Russian dominance over Pokrovsk or any operational encirclement of our Defense Forces,” said Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi in a […]

A Moscow court has posthumously convicted the owner of a travel agency for orchestrating extremist activities associated with the banned “LGBT movement,” nearly a year after his death in police custody, as reported by the independent outlet Mediazona on Friday. State investigators asserted that Andrei Kotov, who managed the Men Travel agency, died by suicide […]

Russia is willing to maintain the numerical limits specified in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty for an additional year, provided the United States does the same, stated Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday. The New START Treaty is set to expire in February 2026 and was largely considered to be on the verge […]

At least 20 regions in Russia have started to enlist military reservists to protect key infrastructure under new legislation permitting the military to utilize them during peacetime, as reported by the business newspaper Kommersant on Monday. Last Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin sanctioned the mobilization of reservists known as BARS for “special training” aimed at safeguarding […]