Russia’s lower-house State Duma on Wednesday approved amendments to the 2025 budget, forecasting a drop of more than $15 billion in revenues and a wider deficit due to falling oil and gas earnings.
Category: 1. Russia
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Russian Ruble Dips After EU Unveils New Sanctions on Energy and Banks
The Russian ruble tumbled sharply on Wednesday, erasing part of its recent gains as investors reacted to fresh concerns over Western sanctions and weakening oil export revenues.
The dollar surged nearly 3% in a few hours on the Moscow…
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In Germany, two police officers have been accused of transporting 18kg of cocaine
“In Essen, federal police officers Ahmet K. and Hakan A. found themselves in the dock themselves: the prosecutor’s office accuses them of having smuggled at least 18 kg of cocaine through the security system of…
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US Secretary of State Rubio orders to fire all USAID employees abroad
According to the newspaper, this is the last stage of the agency’s liquidation; its functions will be transferred to the US State Department by 30 September.
“A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s…
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Russia puts Lev Shlosberg, one of the few opposition politicians left in the country, under house arrest for ‘discrediting’ military — Meduza
A court in the Russian city of Pskov has placed politician Lev Shlosberg under house arrest for two months in connection with criminal charges of repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian army, according to the outlet Sotavision.
Shlosberg, the…
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Russia puts Meduza co-founder Galina Timchenko on wanted list — Meduza
Russia’s Interior Ministry has put Meduza co-founder and publisher Galina Timchenko on its wanted list, the outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday, citing the ministry’s official database.
The database entry states that Timchenko is “wanted…
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US-China trade agreement is in its final stages
United States President Donald Trump has said that a trade deal between Washington and Beijing is in its final stages and all that remains is to get the approval of the two heads of state.
“Our deal with China…
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Estonia Jails Ex-Russian State Media Journalist 6 Years for Treason
An Estonian court on Wednesday sentenced a journalist with past ties to Russian state media to six years in prison for treason.
The Harju County District Court found that Svetlana Burceva had…
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Russia sentences exiled Navalny ally Leonid Volkov to 18 years in prison in absentia — Meduza
A Russian military court has sentenced Leonid Volkov, the former chairman of Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, to 18 years in prison in absentia, Mediazona reports.
The court also fined Volkov two million rubles (about $25,300).
The…
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Russia sentences Danish citizen Annabelle Jorgensen in absentia to 26 years in prison for fighting in Ukrainian military — Meduza
A Russian military court has sentenced Danish citizen Annabelle Jorgensen in absentia to 26 years in prison and fined her 1.7 million rubles ($21,500) for fighting in the Ukrainian military, state media reported on Wednesday.
The court convicted…
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