The Ukrainian army is still fighting in Bachmut, the eastern Ukrainian city that the Russians say they have ultimately captured. Kyiv’s deputy defence minister Hanna Maljar says Ukrainians still control a portion of the city’s southwestern edge. The Russians reported on Saturday that they had complete control of Bachmoet after […]
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Despite international sanctions, Russia has imported more than $1 billion of technology products, such as high-end processors. A UK-based company allegedly sent some of the contraband. This is evident from reports from the Financial Times and Nikkei. The Financial Times report on the illegal export is based, among other things, […]
The leaked confidential American documents about, among other things, the war in Ukraine aroused the interest of the Kremlin in Moscow. “The leaks are quite interesting; everyone is studying, analyzing and discussing them widely,” spokesman Dmitri Peskov said. The leak, revealed last week by The New York Times, concerns US […]
Global food prices fell again in March and are more than a fifth lower than the peak a year ago, the United Nations Agriculture Organization (FAO) calculated. However, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, prices for essential food and drink commodities rose to record highs. Both […]
Despite international scepticism, the Kremlin has welcomed China’s position to end the war in Ukraine. “Any efforts to develop plans that help put the conflict on a peaceful track deserve attention,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s Interfax news agency. “With the same attention, we also treat the plan of […]
Russians and some Russian banks subject to sanctions can trade in digital currencies via the Huobi and KuCoin crypto exchanges. Data analyst Inca Digital, specialising in crypto coins, says this in a report. According to director Adam Zarazinski, the exchanges may violate US and European sanctions. Many Russians’ transactions concern […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Moscow “sometime in the coming months” for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Wall Street Journal reports this. The meeting between the two leaders is said to be part of an effort to initiate peace talks over Ukraine. However, preparations for the summit […]
A video from a Russian news site has caused outrage in Serbia. The Wagner group recruits Serbian volunteers to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine. On Thursday, a lawyer from Belgrade and some anti-war organizations filed a complaint against the Russian ambassador to Serbia and the head of Serbia’s […]
If Western countries supply long-range weapons to Kyiv, it could lead to a dangerous escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Kremlin made this statement on Thursday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov thus warns against the supply of “weapons capable of striking Russian territory”. “That is potentially very dangerous. […]
Apple has been fined in Russia for requiring app developers to use the iPhone maker’s own payment system. According to the Russian competition watchdog, Apple is abusing its dominant market position. Incidentally, Apple has withdrawn from Russia after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As a result, new apps can no […]
