World
War in Ukraine
Whatever Happened to ‘General Armageddon’?
Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, disappeared from view in the fall-out following June’s ill-fated Wagner rebellion led by his ally Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Aug. 16, 2023
Russia
EXPLAINED: The Dark Side of Russia’s New Digital Ruble
While the Kremlin hopes the new cryptocurrency will revive Russia’s flagging economy and help evade sanctions, experts are warning it will be “the ultimate social control tool.”
Aug. 16, 2023
Russia
Russia Yet to Move Troops to Finnish Border: Finnish FM
Moscow in April branded Finland's membership of the western alliance an "assault on our security" and vowed to "take countermeasures... in tactical and strategic terms".
Aug. 16, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia Says Shot Down Three Drones Southwest of Moscow
The air attack is at least the fifth this month over the Kaluga region that Russia says it has thwarted.
Aug. 16, 2023
Russia
Russians Might Opt Out of Olympics, Ukrainian Sports Minister Claims
The IOC has yet to make a decision on whether Russians and Belarusians can take part in the Paris Games – which run from July 26 to August 11 2024 – as neutral competitors.
Aug. 15, 2023
Putin
Putin and Shoigu Use Military Forum to Spin Russia’s Difficulties
The Russian President and Defense Minister used opening addresses at a military trade show near Moscow to claim Russian technical superiority against “much-hyped” Western weapons.
Aug. 15, 2023
Putin
Moscow Conference on International Security – Blame For Everyone But Russia
The conference was intended as “an essential platform for open discussion of the most pressing global and regional security issues” – more accurately to blame everyone else for the war in Ukraine.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
EXPLAINED: What Russia’s Massive Interest Rate Hike Actually Means
The bad news keeps coming for Russians – not only is the money in their pockets worth less and less, they now have to contend with a 12 percent interest rate.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
OPINION: The CBR Hikes Policy Rates
As long as the war continues, it gets worse for the Russian economy. Hiking policy rates won’t solve anything, they might temporarily slow the pace of depreciation of the rouble, the author writes.
Aug. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
EXPLAINED: How 20 Russian Soldiers Died in a Mass Brawl in Zaporizhzhia
According to reports, a tussle between two units fighting for Russia escalated from a knife brawl to a full-on shooting match with grenade launchers and automatic weapons.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
OPINION: From Ruble to Rubble
A weaker ruble is now just a reflection of the underlying problem, which is that the oil price cap and sanctions are working
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
35 Killed in Petrol Station Fire in Russia's Dagestan
The explosion in the city of Makhachkala took place at a fuel station after a fire had broken out. A total of 102 people were injured as a result of the incident, of whom 35 died.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
45 Expelled Russian Embassy Workers Leave Moldova
The 45 diplomats and employees of the Russian Embassy in Chișinău, whom Moldova had expelled in July for engaging in espionage, have left the country.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
Russian Ruble Continues to Depreciate, Reaches Landmark Low Against Dollar
Without showing signs of slowing, the Russian ruble, one of the three weakest currencies in the world, has continued to depreciate over the past week.
Aug. 14, 2023
Putin
Navalny Ally Goes on Trial in Russia Facing Extremism Charges
Ksenia Fadeyeva, 31, is a former local deputy in the Siberian city of Tomsk who was added to Russia's "terrorist" list in January 2022.
Aug. 14, 2023
Poland
Poland Arrests Two Russians Distributing Wagner ‘Propaganda’
The leaflets contained links to “recruitment websites” for the Wagner mercenary group and were set to receive “up to 500,000 rubles” ($5,000) for their activities.
Aug. 14, 2023
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