MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday the fuel situation in Cuba was critical and US attempts to “focus” the island’s economy were causing many difficulties, vowing to act against any kind of military intervention and expressing Moscow’s solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela. Cuba detailed its plans to navigate the growing crisis on … Read more
By Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of seriously injuring one of Russia’s most senior military intelligence officers, Russian security officials and investigators said on Sunday. Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, deputy head of Russia’s vast military intelligence service … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv on Thursday held a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on ending their war amid an escalation in Russia’s winter attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and after a sharp increase last year in Ukrainian civilians killed in the fighting. “We are working in the … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Moscow gave no public signal that it was ready to end its neighbor’s invasion anytime soon. The attack led to the heating … Read more
The Secretary General of NATO said that up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed in Ukraine every month. Mark Rutte described the cut as “unsustainable” for Moscow. This suggests that a breaking point has been reached, although it is not yet clear when. Russia’s military is suffering heavy losses in fighting in Ukraine, with … Read more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Monday of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of its nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance peace negotiations. Deputy US ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce cited Russia’s launch of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile … Read more
By Mark Trevelyan and Andrew Osborn LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s launch of a hypersonic Oreshnik missile appears to be aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian military might to Europe and the United States at a crucial moment in talks to end the war. Putin has repeatedly boasted … Read more
Two NATO nation’s intelligence services suspect that Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbital clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of curbing the West’s space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-called “area effect” weapon … Read more
In November, a train carrying nearly 500 people came to an abrupt halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had broken several windows, and the front track was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a moving freight train. No one was hurt in either case and the damage was limited, but Poland, … Read more
(Bloomberg) — The United States is preparing a new round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase pressure on Moscow if President Vladimir Putin rejects a peace deal with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. The United States is considering options, such as targeting vessels in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers … Read more