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EU Delays Proposal to Permanently Ban Russian Oil

EU Commission energy spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said a new date to unveil the proposed ban has not yet been determined, but stressed that Brussels...

Crisis-Struck Philippines Reportedly Buys Russian Oil For First Time in 5 Years

Ship tracking data showed that the Sierra Leone-flagged tanker, Sara Sky, reached the Limay anchorage in Manila Bay on Monday afternoon.

Russia Stops Ammonium Nitrate Exports for 1 Month

The export halt comes amid a global supply crunch following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 24% of the world’s ammonia, an ingredient...

State Duma Passes Bill Criminalizing Denial of ‘Soviet Genocide’

The new offense would broadly cover denying that a genocide of Soviet citizens took place during World War II.

At Least 1 Killed in Apartment Explosion in Annexed Crimea

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the blast, but do not believe a gas leak was to blame.

Russian Aerospace Company Launches First Batch of Starlink Rival Satellites

The satellite internet constellation, known as Rassvet, is intended to provide broadband internet access across Russia and serve as a domestic alternative...

St. Petersburg Judge Sentences Oxxxymiron to Community Service in Absentia for ‘Foreign Agent’ Violations

Russia previously issued an arrest warrant for the exiled rapper after he was accused of repeatedly failing to include a prominent “foreign agent”...

Belgorod Region to Use Armored Vehicles for Food Deliveries in Drone-Struck Border Areas

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described the effort as akin to a “military operation.”

Moldova Accuses Russia of Damaging Key Power Line Connecting It With Romania

The Moldovan government said overnight Russian strikes on southern Ukraine caused damage to the Issacea-Vulcanesti power line.

‘Are You All Cowards?’: Russian Universities Pressure Students to Fight in Ukraine

Russia has increasingly turned to universities as a fresh source of recruits as enlistment numbers dwindle and war casualties soar.

Russia, Vietnam Advance Plans for First Nuclear Power Plant

Vietnam is seeking to shore up its fuel reserves at a time of disruption to energy supplies caused by the war in the Middle East.

Russia Allows Private Security Firms to Use Firearms to Counter Drone Attacks

The measure reflects growing concern in Moscow over the vulnerability of key assets to unmanned aerial strikes.

EU Expresses Concern About Claims That Hungarian FM Shared Info With Russia

The Washington Post reported this weekend that Szijjártó regularly called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during breaks in EU meetings to give...

Moscow Court Bans Galitsky’s Venture Capital Fund as ‘Extremist’

Around $100 million worth of assets belonging to Galitsky and “individuals connected to him” were also seized by the Russian government.

Warm Weather in Kamchatka Triggers Rapid Snowmelt After Winter of Historic Storms

Powerful winter storms buried Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky under several feet of snow in January, much of which was never fully cleared.

Putin Urges Oil and Gas Companies to Use Iran War Windfall to Pay Off Bank Loans

The surge in oil prices is generating as much as $150 million in additional revenue for Russia’s state budget each day, according to estimates by the...

Russia Sees Sharp Drop in Foreigners Taking Citizenship Amid Migration Crackdown

Just 152,400 people received Russian passports last year compared to 735,000 in 2021, the last full pre-war year.

Only Diplomacy Can Resolve Middle East War, Kremlin Says

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said negotiations between Iran and the United States should have begun “yesterday.”

Ukraine Strikes Primorsk Port in Northwestern Russia, Damaging Fuel Reservoirs

Industry sources told Reuters that Primorsk port, one of Russia’s largest oil export hubs, had suspended operations on Monday.

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