Russia/Ukraine War
What will Russia and the world look like in 2038? For Meduza’s 12th anniversary, we asked 12 people to share their hopes and predictions.
Meduza is 12! When we were just starting out in 2014, the world was a very different place — no COVID, no President Trump, no mass exodus of Russians. Russia’s war against Ukraine…
Rosatom satisfied domestic market needs for thallium nitrate
The production cost of the item is 40% lower than the prices offered by foreign manufacturers, the press service said
Albania on fire: who’s behind the riots?
As anti-government riots rage in Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama has tried to blame the unrest on Russia and Iran Read Full Article at RT.com
The Guardian view on Trump and Putin: Ukraine’s future is not theirs to bargain away | Editorial
Russia wants America and China to decide Ukraine’s future without Kyiv. Europe must challenge this dangerous return to diplomacy of the strong for the strongDoes Vladimir Putin kn…
Houthis strike Saudi Aramco facilities and Saudi airports
According to the rebels’ military spokesman, the strikes targeted Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu in western Saudi Arabia and the Shaybah oil field in the east of the country
Kiev’s unreadiness for talks, Iran’s just cause: Lavrov’s statements
Moscow has never targeted Ukrainian infrastructure that is not used for terror attacks on Russia, the foreign minister stressed
We need to stop disinformation in UK political adverts. Here’s a chance to do so | Letter
Alex Tait on a proposed amendment to the representation of the people bill, and Dr Joseph Mullen on Russian interference in the Brexit referendumAndy Burnham’s comments about Russ…
Belarus bans imports of certain goods from Latvia
Such a decision was made in connection with hostile rhetoric kept by the Latvian side
Global diesel shortage estimated at 1 mln bpd, expert says
According to Andrey Polishchuk, maintenance and emergency shutdowns at US refineries are limiting oil product output amid global market shortages
Iranian president holds meeting with Russian foreign minister
Masoud Pezeshkian and Sergey Lavrov discussed bilateral relations as well as recent regional and international developments
Tehran has no choice but to place Strait of Hormuz under Iranian forces’ control — VP
First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref added that, in his view, "the United States bears responsibility for the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz"
Europe shocked by Zelensky’s demand for additional €70 billion for Ukraine — newspaper
According to La Repubblica, European officials currently have no funds available to allocate to Ukraine
Chechen court fines woman 150,000 rubles for protesting the disappearance of her friend Seda Suleimanova, whom police forcibly returned to Chechnya three years ago
Grozny’s Akhmatovsky District Court fined St. Petersburg resident Lena Patyayeva 150,000 rubles for holding a solo picket on the third anniversary of the disappearance of her frie…
Sergei Loznitsa’s documentary ‘Imperium,’ assembled from archival footage of 1970s Soviet life, wins Best Film at the BFI London Film Festival
“Imperium,” a documentary by Sergei Loznitsa, won the best film award at the British Film Institute’s 70th London Film Festival.
Two presidents, two versions of peace: Trump says Zelensky doesn’t want the war to end. Zelensky says Trump wants Ukraine to give in.
The U.S. and Ukrainian presidents have continued their long-distance war of words. Donald Trump wrote on social media that Volodymyr Zelensky “doesn’t want to end this war.”
Russia, Iran discuss cooperation between Tehran and EAEU
The Eurasian Economic Union is currently scaling up its engagement with the countries of the Global South, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said
Russian army now more innovative, adaptable — NATO commander
French Admiral Pierre Vandier mentioned Russia’s advances in unmanned aerial vehicles
Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova nominated for International Tennis Hall of Fame
Svetlana Kuznetsova retired from the sport in 2021
Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, but his mercenary empire lives on. His son has expanded the family business in the Central African Republic, WSJ reports.
After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death, Russian authorities took control of the Wagner Group and created the Defense Ministry’s Africa Corps, which was supposed to take command of Wagner…
France imposes curfews as riots spiral
France will introduce localized curfews to contain rioting and looting, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia, Iran discuss food transportation over Caspian Sea
Cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union was also discussed during the talks, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said
Land for Rasht-Astara railway construction bought out — Russian Deputy PM
The status of implementation of our North-South project and construction of the future Rasht-Astara railway section were discussed in the first instance
Russian military satellite comes dangerously close to a radar satellite operated by a Finnish-U.S. company that supplies satellite imagery to Ukraine
The Russian military satellite Cosmos 2612 has come very close to ICEYE-X36, a radar satellite operated by the Finnish-American company ICEYE, according to LeoLabs, which monitors…
Finance Ministry to discuss windfall tax proposals with RSPP, official says
Any changes that would lead to a reduction in expected additional revenues are highly unlikely, Alexey Sazanov said