The Wednesday party took place in Moscow.Getty Images Russia’s Moscow Exchange halted dollar and euro trading on Thursday. That’s after the US announced a broad sanctions package, which included the central exchange. Although Russians can still buy dollars over-the-counter, this will make exchange rates pricier. Russia’s central exchange has barred dollar and euro trading, spelling […]
By Dmitry Antonov and Nelson Acosta MOSCOW/HAVANA (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that the United States should not be nervous about Russian warships in Cuba but that the West appeared deaf to any diplomatic signals from Moscow and only took notice when the army or navy took action. A Russian navy frigate and a […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia was not bluffing when it spoke of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine and warned Moscow’s conflict with the West could escalate into all-out war. Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and a former Russian president, said Moscow’s […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding its aggression and peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored. Sergio Mattarella said Italy, which now heads the G7 meetings, and many international partners have come to […]
Ukraine’s air force has claimed it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck cities in the central Dnipro region of Ukraine, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy, […]
Ukraine’s air force has claimed it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck cities in the central Dnipro region of Ukraine, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy, […]
Azerbaijan’s biggest arms supplier has been Russia but it will likely acquire jets from elsewhere. The rumored deal suggests the longtime ally is detaching more from Moscow, a defense analyst said. Russia’s answer to America’s F-22 and F-35, the Su-57, has severe shortcomings. The small, oil-rich South Caucasus country of Azerbaijan has big plans to […]
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s government has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into the Baltic country until next year, citing Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which officials say is “still posing a threat to the internal security of Latvia.” The Cabinet of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa decided Tuesday to lengthen the entry conditions […]
A Russian military blogger has died in an apparent suicide after facing a barrage of criticism for revealing heavy losses in Ukraine, and his supporters have blamed Kremlin propagandists for his death. Andrei Morozov, who also served as a soldier on the front line in Ukraine, said in his last post Wednesday that he decided […]
Russian president Vladimir Putin has urged Washington to recognise Moscow’s interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. In an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Mr Putin also said Russia stands ready to negotiate a potential prisoner exchange that would free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained last […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Washington to recognise Moscow’s interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. In an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Mr Putin also said Russia stands ready to negotiate a potential prisoner exchange that would free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained last […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that the military has seized the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine after repelling Kyiv’s counteroffensive and is well positioned to achieve Moscow’s goals. Putin’s speech at a meeting with top military brass came a day after he presented documents to Russia’s Central Election Commission to […]