Remaining Western firms face tricky Russian exits
After months of negotiations, Finland’s Nokian Tyres (TYRES.HE) was on the cusp late last year of finalising a 400-million-euro ($440.32 million) sale of its Russian business. Then Moscow changed ...
Belgorod governor says eight wounded by Ukrainian strikes, Russian Kyiv shelling continues
Eight people were wounded by overnight shelling that continued into the morning in the Russian town of Shebekino that damaged multiple buildings, the governor of the local Belgorod region said ...
UN tries to save Black Sea grain deal with ‘mutually beneficial’ proposal
The U.N. has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine as it tries to salvage a deal allowing safe ...
Russian clothing brands plug gap left by Western rivals
Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent 15 months of store closures and slumping demand, with new labels plugging the gap left by foreign ...
Russia reports attacks on oil refineries and town near border with Ukraine
Russia said Ukrainian artillery hit a Russian town for a third time this week and drones struck two oil refineries in an uptick in attacks on Russian territory as Ukraine ...
Russia’s Medvedev: UK officials helping Ukraine war are ‘legitimate target’
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Britain was Moscow’s “eternal enemy” and that any British officials who facilitated the war in Ukraine could be ...
Russia says it destroys Ukraine’s ‘last warship’
Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had destroyed what it described as Ukraine’s “last warship” two days ago in the port of Odesa in a ...
Ukrainian drone sparks fire at Russian refinery – governor
A Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia and shelling hit a Russian town close to the border for the third time in a week, ...
Russia has given passports to 1.5 million people in annexed Ukraine
Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ...
Russia’s Lavrov accuses West of ‘supporting genocide’ in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the West was “supporting genocide” in Ukraine through its backing for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s peace plan, which he claimed would “...
Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals (wrapup)
Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the worst such attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the ...
Fresh wave of Russian attacks in Ukraine, drones hit buildings in Moscow
Ukrainian defence forces said they shot down more than 20 drones during a fresh wave of Russian air attacks on Kyiv early Tuesday while Russian mayor said that drones hit several ...
Russia says US Senator should say if Ukraine took his words out of context
Russia on Monday said U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham should say publicly if he believes his words were taken out of context by a Ukrainian state video edit of his ...
Belarus’ Lukashenko says there can be ‘nuclear weapons for everyone’
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that if any other country wanted to join a Russia-Belarus union there could be “nuclear weapons for everyone”.
Russia moved ahead last week with a ...
Russia hits military base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes (Updated)
Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of ...
Russia launches large air raid on Kyiv, 15th attack in May
Russia launched a new wave of air attacks on Kyiv in early hours of Monday using drones and cruise missiles, with the military administration of the Ukrainian capital saying defence ...
Russia: the least bad option?
By Gwynne Dyer
Let us suppose that the current Russian regime collapses, with or without a Ukrainian military victory to give it a final shove. Who would be the least ...
Russia unleashes largest drone attack on Ukrainian capital ahead of Kyiv Day
Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said appeared to be the largest drone attack on the city since the start of the war, as ...
Russia tells United States: don’t lecture Moscow on nuclear deployments
Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such ...
Ukraine targets Russian oil pipeline installations with drones – Russian media
Ukraine struck oil pipeline installations deep inside Russia on Saturday with a series of drone attacks including on a station serving the vast Druzhba oil pipeline that sends Western Siberian ...
China will make concrete efforts for political solution to Ukraine crisis -special envoy
China will make concrete efforts for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, the Chinese foreign ministry quoted special envoy Li Hui as saying on Saturday.
China has always adhered ...
Russia tells US: don’t lecture us on nuclear deployments when you do the same
Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such ...
Brazil’s Lula said spoke to Putin on war, declined invitation for economic forum (Updated)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he had a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and reaffirmed his willingness to establish peace talks with both ...
Russia’s Medvedev: Ukraine conflict may last for decades, no talks with Zelenskiy
A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the conflict in Ukraine could last for decades and that negotiations with Ukraine were impossible as long as Ukraine’s ...