Russia/Ukraine War
Russian stocks close in the green on Friday
The yuan exchange rate against the ruble rose to 12.9 rubles
They left Russia to keep teaching. Now the Kremlin has blacklisted the school they built from exile.
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office declared the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Montenegro an “undesirable” organization, according to Russian Justice Ministry data foun…
Fourteen Russian tennis players to hit court in New York at 2026 US Open
The 2026 US Open is played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York between August 30 and September 13
Ukraine’s budget deficit in 2027 could exceed projections — Bloomberg
According to the report, talks between Kiev and the International Monetary Fund have faced headwinds due to "politically sensitive demands" from the country’s second-largest lender
An exiled dissident’s wife returned to Russia for a visit. She’s now serving 10 days in jail — over a locked phone.
Elena Morgunova, the wife of Russian performance artist Pavel Krisevich, was detained and sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest for disobeying police orders, the projects …
Russian singer Oleg Gazmanov’s former manager Dmitry Tsarenko sentenced to seven years for fraud in second conviction
Moscow’s Khoroshevsky District Court sentenced Oleg Gazmanov’s former manager Dmitry Tsarenko to seven years in a penal colony.
Warsaw wants nuclear deterrence, but without nukes
Warsaw wants to participate in NATO’s and the EU’s nuclear deterrence schemes but appears unwilling to host such weaponry itself Read Full Article at RT.com
Wheat price up to $7.79 per bushel on Chicago Mercantile Exchange first since Feb. 2023
By 5:30 p.m. Moscow time the wheat price had narrowed gains to 2.07% reaching $7.76 per bushel
Medvedev declares Russia's drone supremacy over rest of world
It is because of the dramatic developments taking place in Russia amid the military conflict, the Russian security council deputy chairman said
Russian antiwar party Yabloko removed from Kaliningrad and Sverdlovsk region elections in latest wave of court rulings
A court in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region has sided with LDPR in a lawsuit, revoking Yabloko’s list for the region’s legislative assembly election, Yabloko’s press service said on Aug…
Mykhailo Fedorov, fired as Ukraine’s defense minister, agrees to become an advisor to Italy’s Guido Crosetto, but says his focus stays on Ukraine
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov met with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto and thanked him for his support and for the offer to serve as an advisor on def…
Russian judoka Vorobyova wins gold at 2026 Judo Grand Slam in Switzerland
In the final bout, the Russian judoka defeated Laura Martinez Abelenda of Spain
Mediazona names 26 more troops killed in March’s crash of an An-26 military transport plane in Crimea
Journalists at the independent Russian outlet Mediazona identified 27 military personnel believed to have died when an An-26 aircraft crashed in annexed Crimea in March.
Gazprom posts 12% drop in 1H net profit under IFRS
The holding’s revenue for 1H totaled $61.5 bln
Iran may be the key to the Mecca Pact’s future
Tehran’s possible inclusion could turn a tentative defense bloc into the basis of a broader regional security order Read Full Article at RT.com
Whole world underestimated AI’s military potential — Medvedev
The Russian security council deputy chairman noted that Russia had barely worked on drones before the start of the special military operation
Russia already took one family’s stake in its biggest Baltic oil terminal. Now it’s coming for the rest.
The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit with the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region against Elena Vasilyeva, who owns 45% of the St. Petersbu…
Zelensky orders Ukraine’s military to launch 1,000 drones a day at Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he ordered Ukraine’s military to launch 1,000 drones a day at Russia.
Bloomberg: Ukraine’s drones have pushed Russian oil refining to a 20-year low
Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries at least 21 times in August, according to public statements from both sides. That was more than in any other month since Russia’s full-scale …
Russia tops medal standings at 2026 World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships
The Russians won six gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the competition
Russia to win both hot, economic wars — Medvedev
The information war will continue indefinitely, the Russian security council deputy chairman said
Putin to deliver major speech at EEF’s plenary session on September 3 — Kremlin aide
Many important issues will be discussed, Yury Ushakov said
Belarusian state TV says it planted ‘freelancers’ inside Current Time and handed over the names of more than 70 journalists to their home countries, mostly Russia — names that were already public
Employees of the Belarusian state television channel First Informational said they spent several years working with Alina Rudnitskaya, an editor at Current Time — the Russian-lang…
Ex-Ukrainian defense chief Fyodorov becomes adviser to Italian defense minister
Mikhail Fyodorov thanked Guido Crosetto for his personal support and his offer to become his adviser on defense innovation