Category: 1. Russia

Ahead of an August 8 deadline set by US President Donald Trump for the Kremlin to stop the fighting in Ukraine, Washington is looking to squeeze Moscow economically and has found a new target: Russian oil sales to China.

Reining in how much oil…

Pro-government extremists disrupted a memorial service for Stalin-era repression victims at the Sandarmokh cemetery in Karelia, where thousands were executed during the Soviet Union’s Great Terror in the late 1930s.

Members of the…

A Russian court fined a train passenger 30,000 rubles (about $375) for shouting an anti-Russian slogan during a Ukrainian drone attack. According to local court records, “M.E. Reutt” was traveling from Samara to the Black Sea resort…

A former Russian Navy radio engineering chief was sentenced to nine years in prison for accepting bribes worth more than 8 million rubles (about $100,000) from defense contractors. Captain 1st Rank Oleg Lopatiev also received a 16.5 million…

More than a year after gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow, the trial of 19 people accused in the deadly terrorist attack has begun, with proceedings taking place behind closed doors. Four are alleged to have…

Ajit Doval, India’s National Security Advisor, has arrived in Moscow amid US pressure and discussions about oil discounts, according to The Times of India.

“Despite the escalating threats from Washington,…

The southern Kamchatka Peninsula shifted nearly two meters (about 6.6 feet) southeast after a massive earthquake on July 30, Russian scientists reported. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake — among the 10 strongest in recorded history and the…

The ministry reported that the aid package will include missiles for the Patriot air defense system.

The first contribution will be 580 million Danish kroner (approximately $89 million). In total, the countries…