Category: Russian
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Kyiv says Russian attacks on medical centre in Ukraine’s Sumy kill 8, injure 11 By Reuters
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KIEV (Reuters) – Russian forces bombed a medical center in Sumy in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday morning and then bombed again while evacuating the building, killing a total of eight people, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian prosecutors said that at the time of the attacks, there were 86 patients and 38…
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Russian Putin: Current military – political situation is changing dynamically
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A number of clarifications have been proposed regarding the definition of the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons. The current military and political situation in the world is changing dynamically, and we must take this into account. We are witnessing the emergence of new sources of military threats and…
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Russian Putin: Current military – political situation is changing dynamically
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A number of clarifications have been proposed regarding the definition of the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons. The current military and political situation in the world is changing dynamically, and we must take this into account. We are witnessing the emergence of new sources of military threats and…
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Russian bomb injures at least 30 civilians in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, officials say By Reuters
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KIEV (Reuters) – At least 30 people, including three children, were injured when a Russian guided bomb hit a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram: “Rescue operations in Kharkiv continue. Russian airstrike. An ordinary multi-storey residential building was damaged.…
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Russian court freezes Raiffeisen shares in local bank, blocking sale By Reuters
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A Russian court has frozen shares in the local arm of Raiffeisen Bank International, Russia’s largest Western bank said on Thursday, ruling out any sale of the company for now. The Austria-based Reserve Bank of India had pledged to spin off its Russia business, which provides a…
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Russian court freezes Raiffeisen shares in local bank, blocking sale By Reuters
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A Russian court has frozen shares in the local arm of Raiffeisen Bank International, Russia’s largest Western bank said on Thursday, ruling out any sale of the company for now. The Austria-based Reserve Bank of India had pledged to spin off its Russia business, which provides a…
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Major Russian lenders say yuan coffers empty, urge central bank action By Reuters
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Written by Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s top banks have called on the central bank to take action to address a liquidity shortage in the yuan that has sent the rouble to its lowest level since April against the Chinese currency and pushed yuan swap rates into the single…
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Major Russian lenders say yuan coffers empty, urge central bank action By Reuters
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Written by Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s top banks have called on the central bank to take action to address a liquidity shortage in the yuan that has sent the rouble to its lowest level since April against the Chinese currency and pushed yuan swap rates into the single…
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Ukraine Jittery Over Funding Delays From Frozen Russian Assets
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Breadcrumbs Path Links PMN Business Ukrainian officials are concerned about delays in finalizing a deal that would open the door to $50 billion in support by tapping profits from frozen Russian central bank assets, according to people familiar with the matter. Article author: Bloomberg News Darina Krasnolotska, Alberto Nardelli and…
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Russian users get locked out of Telegram and WhatsApp as Moscow intensifies internet censorship
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Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp suffered a brief major outage in Russia on Wednesday, attributing it to a cyberattack. Users from both platforms reported a spike in server connection issues starting around 2 p.m. Moscow time (1100 GMT), according to monitoring sites. Russia’s communications watchdog…
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Russian rouble touches 10-month low vs dollar following Kursk attack By Reuters
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble fell to a 10-month low against the dollar during trading on Tuesday following an unexpected Ukrainian attack a week ago on Russia’s Kursk region but then rebounded to the day’s opening level. By 1500 GMT, the rouble was steady at 90.99 against the dollar,…
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Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags at protests By Reuters
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Written by Obi Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) – Seven Poles have been arrested in Nigeria for waving Russian flags during anti-government protests this week in the northern state of Kano, state security spokesman Peter Afunanya said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have been protesting since August 1 against painful…
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Russian duo confess to cyber heist that forced $500 million in ransom payments
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Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty to their roles in ransomware attacks in the United States, Asia, Europe and Africa on behalf of the notorious hacking gang known as LockBit. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov And Mikhail Vasiliev They admitted to helping spread the ransomware variant, which first appeared in 2020. It…
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Russian soldiers returning home are sending crime higher
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Russia sent so many men to join its war in Ukraine, that crime levels in the country fell shortly after the invasion began. Now their comeback is unleashing a wave of abuse. Crimes committed by soldiers not related to the war rose by more than 20% last year, according to…
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EU Seeks to Speed Clean Energy Shift and Curb Russian LNG
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business The European Commission is set to begin a campaign to boost energy security and accelerate the transition away from fossil fuel imports, while grappling with the difficult task of limiting Russian liquefied natural gas supplies. Article writer: Bloomberg News Ewa Krokoska Posted on June 11, 2024…
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EU Seeks to Speed Clean Energy Shift and Curb Russian LNG
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business The European Commission is set to begin a campaign to boost energy security and accelerate the transition away from fossil fuel imports, while grappling with the difficult task of limiting Russian liquefied natural gas supplies. Article writer: Bloomberg News Ewa Krokoska Posted on June 11, 2024…
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Russian court says US soldier charged with theft causing ‘significant’ damage By Reuters
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. soldier Gordon Black, detained in the Russian city of Vladivostok until July 2, is accused of theft and causing serious damage, a Russian court said. The detention of Black, who the Pentagon said traveled to Russia without authorization, represents another diplomatic headache for the United States,…