Category: World

A Russian assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure resulted in the deaths of four individuals and led to power outages in multiple areas, according to Ukrainian officials on Saturday. In recent months, Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, particularly affecting natural gas plants that provide essential heating fuel for the nation. Experts warn […]

On Tuesday, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had disrupted what it described as a conspiracy involving the UK and Ukraine to seize a Russian military aircraft and transport it to Romania. The FSB asserted that it had “exposed and prevented an operation orchestrated by the… Ukrainian Defense Ministry in collaboration with its […]

Lukoil has announced a force majeure at a significant oilfield in southern Iraq due to the disruption of its operations caused by Western sanctions, as reported by Reuters on Monday, referencing informed sources. The West Qurna-2 oilfield, situated 65 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Basra, is among the largest in the world and represents Lukoil’s […]

A court in Perm, Russia, has sentenced a local street performer to 60 hours of community service for organizing an outdoor concert to support the detained St. Petersburg street band Stoptime, according to reports from activists on Thursday. Yekaterina Romanova was involved in arranging a concert on October 22 as a gesture of solidarity with […]

A Russian court has sentenced a high-ranking military officer to a decade in prison for accepting bribes related to defense procurement contracts, according to investigators on Thursday. Ivan Populovsky, the former head of a military representative office, along with his subordinate, Grigory Zorin, was detained in September 2024 on allegations of receiving over 11 million […]

The Kremlin has had to refute claims that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has “lost favor” with President Vladimir Putin following speculation that Lavrov’s diplomatic efforts contributed to the cancellation of scheduled peace discussions between Moscow and Washington regarding Ukraine. “There is no truth to these claims,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated to reporters on Friday. […]

On Friday, Bulgaria’s parliament approved legal amendments aimed at placing a significant Lukoil refinery in the eastern part of the nation under state control, a move prompted by U.S. sanctions against the Russian oil company. Last month, the United States imposed restrictions on Russia’s two largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, as a response to […]

The Central Bank has cautioned that Russia’s economy may enter a recession by the end of the year, following three straight quarters of diminished growth. As reported by the Ministry of Economic Development, the GDP increased by 0.6% year-on-year in the third quarter (July to September), after growth rates of 1.1% in the second quarter, […]

Sauli Niinistö, the former president of Finland, has urged the European Union to establish direct communication channels with Russian President Vladimir Putin to advocate for a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. In remarks made to the Finnish state broadcaster Yle on Monday, Niinistö expressed his perplexity regarding the European stance of refusing to engage […]

On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin appointed Vitaly Korolyov, a high-ranking antitrust official, as the acting governor of the Tver region, following a vacancy that had lasted over a month. Korolyov, aged 45, takes over from Igor Rudenya, who had served for nine years before being appointed as Putin’s envoy to the Northwestern Federal District at […]