#Russia

Russia’s embassy in Israel will open offices in Jerusalem to serve its consular section as part of an agreement with the city, the embassy and Israel’s foreign ministry ...

Burst dam threatens humanitarian, environmental disaster By Matthias Williams, Mark Trevelyan and Gloria Dickie The breach of a huge dam on the front-line Dnipro river has muddied the picture for ...

If it is a war crime, it has strong echoes of Britain’s bombing of Rhur valley in WWII For unreconstructed Anglophiles like myself Dambusters was a heroic British operation ...

The Community of Ukrainian-Cypriot friendship said on Friday they will stage a protest on Sunday “to express frustration” with the fact that the national day of Russia would be marked ...

Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Acer (2353.TW) supplied at least $70.4 million worth of computer hardware to Russia between April 8, 2022 and March 31, 2023, according to customs data seen by Reuters, after saying it would ...

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 ...

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 ...

A handful of Cyprus-based companies were among the 300 entities hit with US sanctions on Friday. The three companies are Robarin Ltd, Aquila Capital Group, Huriya Private Cyprus Ltd. The list ...

An event to honour the fallen during World War II during was held on Saturday at the monument in Larnaca of Cypriot heroes who fell during WWII, in the presence ...

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been promised more arms by Moscow and suggesting they ...

The European Commission is puzzled about the relatively low amount of frozen assets of Russian oligarchs in Cyprus, the European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said on Wednesday, a day ...

Ukrainian counterattacks have ousted Russian forces from some positions in the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut, but the situation remains “difficult”, a top Ukrainian general said in comments released Monday. ...

Ukraine said on Friday it was nearly ready to launch a huge ground assault to retake occupied land, after Russia hurled missiles at cities as people slept overnight, killing at ...

A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets appeared in federal court on Thursday, where a judge expressed concern the 21-year-old’s knowledge of classified material might ...

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of two foreign energy firms, signaling Moscow could take similar action against other companies if ...

Global diesel margins have slumped by about half since February, dragging on refiners’ profits, as Russian exports continue despite sanctions, helping output from China and India reach all-time highs in ...

Russians love to litigate in England and the legal profession in London loves Russian litigation as it is extremely lucrative By Alper Ali Riza After the Soviet Union collapsed an ...

The United States said it will soon start training Ukrainian troops to use its Abrams tank and Germany announced a deal to establish a hub in Poland to repair tanks ...

Sanctions imposed on Russia and Russian citizens so far will not significantly impact the Cypriot economy as its banks have very satisfactory levels of capital and one of the best ...

The governor of the giant Russian territory of Krasnoyarsk has quit, authorities said on Thursday, shortly after his businessman son dodged Italian authorities trying to extradite him to the United ...

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) is setting up a Middle East unit, the company said in a regulatory disclosure on Tuesday. It did not reveal details. Several Russian ...

Cyprus is gearing up to go into damage control mode to salvage its international reputation after a dozen locals have been sanctioned for being “financial fixers” to Russian oligarchs. “I ...

US Ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher has hailed the cooperation between the US and Cyprus in holding to account those enabling Russia’s war on Ukraine. Her statements just before ...

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a 25-year prison sentence for opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is on trial in a closed court on charges including treason, his lawyer said. The 41...