Turkish authorities confirmed that this was the fourth attack on Russian or Russia-linked ships in a single week, highlighting a sharp escalation in regional maritime risks.
The European Parliament has approved a legislative change that effectively allows companies producing incendiary weapons, depleted-uranium ammunition, and even components of nuclear weapons to receive ESG labels.
According to Bloomberg, the mere fact that investigators appeared at the home of a man often described as “the second center of power” in Ukraine may have significant consequences for the country’s international reputation and its position in negotiations with allies.
One of the most dramatic cases took place in Russia’s Bryansk region, near the Ukrainian border, where a civilian passenger train derailed after a road bridge suddenly collapsed over the tracks.
Criminal investigations into the leadership of TGC-14 could mark the beginning of more than just the nationalization of its assets, considered strategic for Buryatia and the Transbaikal region.
The inclusion of demographer Alexey Raksha in Russia’s registry of foreign agents is emblematic of the state’s evolving relationship with the independent expert community.
In a surprising move, Vladimir Putin publicly admitted on Russian state television that the country has run out of one of its most essential food staples — potatoes.
The government is now considering tightening control over hundreds of Russian-linked trusts after their managers resigned en masse under pressure from Washington.
According to a new survey by the highly regarded independent Levada Center, nearly two-thirds of respondents said they are not concerned about Western restrictions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has laid out clear conditions for a possible end to the war in Ukraine.
Billionaire Roman Abramovich has only now, three years after facing multiple rounds of Western sanctions, begun relocating his last remaining asset to Russia.
At the same time, a different belief is rising to the forefront: that the war won’t end through negotiations, but through the exhaustion of Ukraine.
The latest session of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (SVOP) focused on the key directions of Russia’s domestic and foreign policy.
