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Ukraine/Russia

Inside India newsletter: U.S., Russia vie for a bigger slice of the world's third-largest energy market

U.S. and Russia are competing to assert dominance in the world's third largest energy market.

CNBC - World - 2 hours ago

Türkiye's diesel imports from US, India hit record high after Russia ban

Türkiye increased its imports ⁠of diesel from the United States and India in August to record levels, shipping data showed, as a ​Russian ban on...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Ukraine war: CIA chief 'told FSB to make peace with Kyiv'

John Ratcliffe met with his Russian counterpart this week to discuss Nato, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, according to reports

Independent UK - World - 5 hours ago

Gotcha: How the BBC falsely presented a pundit as 'Kremlin adviser' to peddle Russia threat -- QUESTION MORE

The broadcaster has misrepresented a Russian political commentator as a senior official to apparently bolster his claims about allegedly looming attacks on UK drone plants

Russia Today - US News - 5 hours ago

Ukraine demands return of woman arrested in Russia for donation

The office of Ukraine’s Human Rights Ombudsman is demanding that Russia return Svitlana Loy, a 70-year-old resident of temporarily occupied Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia region, after a Moscow court...

International The News - World - 5 hours ago

Official polling suggests public sentiment in Russia is deteriorating. DW asked its users to share their experiences.

Official polling suggests public sentiment in Russia is deteriorating as economic pressure builds. DW asked its users to share their experiences.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Russia has recently seen a series of assassinations against military personnel.

Russia has seen a series of assassinations against military personnel. Moscow has usually blamed Ukraine for the attacks, but Kyiv has not always claimed responsibility.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Russia hammers Ukrainian ports, warehouses and industrial sites with missiles and drones -- News

Russia ‌hammered Ukrainian ports, industrial sites and retailers' distribution facilities with missiles and drones in an hours-long attack on Kyiv and other cities that was partly repelled, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.

CBC News - World - 6 hours ago

CIA director gives bleak assessment of Russia's war in Ukraine during Moscow visit

Russians urged to make a deal before their military and economic situation worsens

Irish Times - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Russia threatens strikes on UK military targets, 'catastrophic consequences' over Ukraine

Russia warned Thursday that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv uses long-range British cruise missiles against targets deep inside Russian territory,...

New York Post - World - 7 hours ago

During secretive trip, CIA chief warned Russia not to attack NATO -- CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO member states during his visit to Moscow this week, people familiar with the matter said, amid U.S. assessments that Russia could try to test NATO.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO member states during his visit to Moscow this week, people familiar with the matter said, amid U.S. assessments that Russia could try to test NATO.

CBS News - Politics - 16 hours ago

CIA chief asked Russia not to share intel with Iran during visit to Moscow

CIA Director John Ratcliffe asked Russia’s top spy chief not to share intelligence that could be used against the U.S. with Iran. NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube reports on what was discussed in that meeting.

NBC News - Politics - 17 hours ago

CIA chief asked Russia not to share intelligence with Iran, sources say

John Ratcliffe raised the U.S. concerns with Sergey Naryshkin, the chief of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, during a meeting in Moscow that also covered other topics.

NBC News - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

CIA director went to Moscow to warn Russia not to attack Nato – reports

US media ⁠outlets have cited their own sources as saying Ratcliffe warned ‌Russia not to attack any Nato ​member state

Irish Times - World - 20 hours ago

World News -- Fresh calls for Brussels to look at diverting Russian money to Ukraine -- Four EU countries wrote the European Commission urging it to revisit a plan to use frozen Russian assets to plug a huge hole in Ukraine's finances.

Four EU countries wrote the European Commission urging it to revisit a plan to use frozen Russian assets to plug a huge hole in Ukraine's finances.

UPI - World - 20 hours ago

EU sees no sign Russia planning attack on NATO countries

European intelligence agencies have found no indication that Russia is preparing a military attack against NATO members in Europe, a senior EU official...

Daily Sabah - World - 21 hours ago

Russia threatens retaliation against UK as tensions with NATO escalate

Russia has threatened possible strikes against British military targets as tensions rise over UK support for Ukraine and reports of a US warning to Moscow against attacking NATO.Russian foreign...

International The News - World - 22 hours ago

Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv retailers, ports and industrial sites

Moscow warns it may strike UK military targets in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russia ‘carried out using British weapons’

Irish Times - World - 22 hours ago

Russia bombards nine Ukrainian cities overnight, calls strikes 'massive'

Russian Defence Ministry says targets included industrial facilities, oil refineries, logistics hubs and port infrastructure

The Globe and Mail - World - 23 hours ago

Oil prices dip as cautious optimism over Iran trumps new fears of Russian escalation in Ukraine

Despite several days of falling oil prices, the cost of gas has hardly budged, compounding the pressure on U.S. consumers.

NBC News - Business - 1 day ago

Russia says it launched 'massive' overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities

Ukraine is desperately short of US-made Patriot air defense missiles that can counter Russia’s ballistic missiles.

New York Post - World - 1 day ago

'Massive attack': Russia is intensifying its strikes on Ukraine

Russia's attacks on key targets follow an uptick in the country's attack on Ukraine.

SBS - World - 1 day ago

CIA chief made secretive Moscow trip to warn Russia not to attack NATO: Reports

Russia and Ukraine have intensified long-range drone and missile strikes as fears of further escalation grow.

CNBC - US News - 1 day ago

Russia and Ukraine hold new prisoner swap (VIDEO)

Moscow and Kiev have returned ten captured servicemen each, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova has said

Russia Today - US News - 1 day ago

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky Demands China Play 'Strong Diplomatic Role' to End Russian Invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published a message to Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping on Tuesday.

Breitbart - World - 1 day ago

A Wildberries depot in Russia is hit again and destroyed as Ukraine extends its drone campaign

That attack heralded the start of Ukraine's aerial campaign that has delivered repeated blows to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries. The company’s size and commercial importance have brought comparisons with Amazon.

Los Angeles Times - World - 1 day ago

Ukraine Is Stepping Up Attacks Inside Russia. Putin Could Now Seize 'Critical Infrastructure.'

Authorities will be able to take control if private owners fail to protect the infrastructure.

International Business Times - World - 2 days ago

PM says Britain will not stop supporting Ukraine, amid CIA chief's Russia visit

The visit has sparked widespread speculation that it could be pre-empting new military action of some kind by Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard - Politics - 2 days ago

OpenAI Uncovered A Russia-Linked Influence Campaign. Operators Used ChatGPT To Look Less Russian.

The campaign promoted a purported Israeli think tank filled with copied academic work and a "sovereignty" index that favored Russia.

International Business Times - Technology - 2 days ago

How close are Russia and the UK to war?

Russia has pulled its ambassador from London, after concluding that the UK has chosen “confrontation” – but some British officials realize that dialog is the only choice

Russia Today - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Grain exports stall as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russia

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure on the Black Sea are disrupting grain and oil exports from the port of Novorossiysk and other key hubs.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 2 days ago

Ukraine Continues Attacks On Russian Online Retailers. Putin Vows To Retaliate.

Ozun, Russia's second largest online retailer, has been hit with several Ukrainian attacks.

International Business Times - World - 2 days ago

What Vladimir Putin's Shifting Vocabulary Reveals About Russia's Ukraine War

Russia's President is a master orator, but years of war in Ukraine reveals cracks in the Kremlin's carefully crafted narrative.

Newsweek - World - 2 days ago

Report: Trump Admin Requests Ukraine Refrain From Striking Russia During Meetings

The Trump administration reportedly requested that Ukraine refrain from striking parts of Russia while the United States engaged in meetings.

Breitbart - World - 2 days ago

Ukraine targets Ozon after Wildberries in push to hit Russia's economy

Kyiv says the attacks are aimed at disrupting Russian supply chains and inflicting further pressure on Putin's wartime economy.

CNBC - Politics - 3 days ago

King hails bond between Ukraine and UK to mark country's independence day

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the monarch for his message and wished him good health.

Evening Standard - Politics - 3 days ago

This Russian cartoon is a global hit. Ukraine calls it a national security threat.

Kyiv says the animated series “Masha and the Bear,” which has become a global success since it launched in 2009, poses “a threat to Ukraine’s national security.”

NBC News - World - 3 days ago

Taoiseach among state leaders who agree to continue to 'pressure' Russia into ceasefire

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin is among international state leaders who have agreed to continue to “put...

Irish Post - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Safe elections may not be possible for Ukraine, but Zelensky could still do something

Amid growing discontent about martial law, the Ukrainian President could undermine his critics’ arguments by pledging to not run again

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 3 days ago

Burnham challenges Putin on Ukraine trip as UK-Russia tensions grow

The UK is providing Ukraine with the blueprints to long-range SCALP missiles, the prime minister announced in Kyiv

Independent UK - Politics - 3 days ago

Russia and China expand trade via Arctic sea route

Russia and China are expanding Arctic trade links as the first Chinese container ship reaches Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route

Russia Today - Business - 3 days ago

Ukraine war live: Putin hits cargo ship in Black Sea after Zelensky calls for talks

Ukrainian drones spark fire at a logistics hub belonging to online retailer Ozon, after weeks of attacks targeting Wildberries

Independent UK - Politics - 3 days ago

'Who started the fire?' UK backs Ukraine with seismic deal on AI weapons

The pact will also see Britain share confidential missile designs so that Ukraine can make the weapons inside their country in the hope of countering Russian airstrikes.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 3 days ago

Burnham calls on allies to send more interceptor missiles to Ukraine

The Prime Minister is chairing his first meeting of the so-called ‘coalition of the willing’.

Evening Standard - Politics - 3 days ago

Dependence Day: A generation after the Soviet Union fell, Ukraine is a ruined proxy of the West

After the USSR, Ukraine could have bridged East and West. Instead, corruption, nationalism and Western meddling left it broken

Russia Today - Opinion - 3 days ago

Video: Russia launches rocket into space with military satellite

Russia says it has launched a military satellite into space on the back of a Soyuz-2.1 rocket from Arkhangelsk.

Aljazeera - Science - 3 days ago

Ukraine keeping 'flame of European freedom' alive, Burnham tells Kyiv

The Prime Minister made his address during celebrations to mark the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union.

Evening Standard - Politics - 4 days ago

Burnham in Kyiv: PM defies Putin as UK gives Ukraine missiles plan

Prime Minister will allow European defence firm MBDA to declassify information on UK components for the long-range Scalp missile

Evening Standard - Politics - 4 days ago

Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine to announce long-range missile support

The prime minister is to chair his first meeting of the coalition of the willing as he arrives in Kyiv on Monday

Independent UK - Politics - 4 days ago

Moscow withdraws UK ambassador as tensions mount over Ukraine war

Former Russian ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin left his post on July 21, having been in the role for over seven years

Independent UK - Politics - 4 days ago

Ukraine at 35: Independence tested by resilience

On August 24, Ukraine marks the 35th anniversary of the restoration of its independence. For Ukrainians, this is far more than a commemorative date. O...

Peninsula Qatar - Opinion - 4 days ago

Ukraine and Iran Wars Expose the Flaws in Nuclear Deterrence | Opinion

Kyiv and Tehran's attacks on their nuclear-armed opponents have yet again shown that deterrence is a failure.

Newsweek - Opinion - 5 days ago

Signs mount that Russians are losing patience with Kremlin's war with Ukraine -- Fred Weir

The banning of Russia’s Yabloko party from upcoming elections may hint that public anti-war sentiments are larger than the Kremlin is comfortable with.

Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories - 8 days ago

Russia upholds Yabloko party's election ban and jails its deputy chair - The Supreme Court upheld Yabloko's removal from the September ballot hours after a Pskov court sentenced deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to more than 11 years in a penal colony for calling for a ceasefire in Russia's ongoing all-out war in Ukraine. 17/08/2026

The Supreme Court upheld Yabloko's removal from the September ballot hours after a Pskov court sentenced deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to more than 11 years in a penal colony for calling for a ceasefire in Russia's ongoing all-out war in Ukraine.

Euronews - World - 9 days ago

Russia Bars Anti-War Opposition Party From Election

Russia has barred the openly anti-war Yabloko party from September’s parliamentary election as authorities intensify pressure on critics of the war in Ukraine.

OilPrice.com - World - 9 days ago

Ukraine Has Shattered the Myth of Russian Military Might

Ukraine has severely degraded Russia’s conventional forces while forcing Moscow to adapt rapidly to a new era of drone-driven warfare.

OilPrice.com - World - 10 days ago

Russia and Ukraine trade major drone and missile strikes

ALBAWABA- Russia and Ukraine exchanged large-scale drone and missile strikes on Sunday, further intensifying the long-range aerial campaign that has bec

Albawaba - World - 11 days ago

Russia begins sending back its experts to Bushehr power plant

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Rosatom Chief Executive Alexey Likhachev announced that an initial team of five Russian specialists is now working at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran.

Mehr News Agency - Technology - 19 days ago

Iran to hold camp in Russia ahead of Asian Volleyball C'ship

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Iran's national men's volleyball team will depart for a 10-day training camp in Russia on Aug. 20 as part of their final preparations for the 2026 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Mehr News Agency - Sports - 25 days ago

Ukraine hits Iranian vessels, Tehran accuses Kyiv of 'hostile and criminal act'

The latest attacks by Ukraine, combined with Saudi military strikes on Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, represent a widening of the Middle East conflict.

CNBC - World - 29 days ago

Russia wins world fencing gold under national flag and anthem

Russian saber fencer Pavel Graudyn has claimed world championship gold in Hong Kong after international restrictions on national symbols were lifted

Russia Today - Sports - 1 month ago

The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router

With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.

Ars Technica - Business - 1 month ago

Russia sees opportunity in thawing Arctic. But it's looking for partners, too. -- Fred Weir

Russia is ramping up efforts to take advantage of the opening Arctic, both through military and economic means, and through international cooperation.

Christian Science Monitor - Science - 4 months ago

A Nightmarish New Report Has Detailed Russia's War Crimes In Ukraine

A new UN-backed report released Thursday found Russia has committed war crimes and likely crimes against humanity during its yearlong invasion of Ukraine.

BuzzFeed News - World - 4 months ago

Why Trump's war with Iran will help fund Russia's assault on Ukraine

The Kremlin is set to enjoy a boost as US President Donald Trump lifts sanctions and its oil becomes more valuable.

Sky News - World - 5 months ago

Greenpeace Accuses Russia of Destroying the Environment

A new Greenpeace report accuses Russia of accelerating environmental destruction and obstructing global climate progress as it prioritizes war and resource exploitation.

OilPrice.com - Environment - 10 months ago

Starmer: 'Sooner or later' Russia must yield to peace

Leaders from Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada met virtually to discuss a proposed ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

Voice of America - Top Stories - 1 year ago

Can the US pry Russia away from China?

Western politicians have repeatedly called on China to limit or cease tacit support for Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine

Voice of America - Top Stories - 1 year ago

IOC president blasts Ukraine – media

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Back has reportedly urged Kiev against calls to boycott the Paris 2024 Games

Russia Today - Sports - 3 years ago

Russia and Belarus may be permitted to send neutral delegations to the 2024 Olympics

Ukraine’s Sports Minister Vadim Guttsait says his country might boycott the Paris Olympics next year if Russia and Belarus are granted entry

Russia Today - Sports - 3 years ago

Ukraine Invaded by Russia: Inside the War, the Refugee Crisis and the World's Reaction

Russia's invasion of Ukraine began Feb. 24. Since then, at least 24,000 people have been killed and at least 10 million people have been displaced.

Inside Edition - Politics - 4 years ago