By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Russia could use its navy to prevent European powers from seizing its ships and could retaliate against European shipping if Russian ships are seized, Nikolai Patrushev, one of Russia’s hardliner leaders, was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Western states have sought to cripple Russia’s economy with sanctions … Read more
A Ukrainian drone pilot told Business Insider how he found a Russian arsenal of horses and Ladas. Russia increasingly seems to use non-conventional transport, such as horses or bicycles. The pilot commander said that it is a sign of how Russia fights and calculates its losses in a different way. Cosmos moved his quadcopter over … Read more
Putin’s arch-rival Alexei Navalny has died after being poisoned with a lethal toxin and Russia is to blame for the attack, the UK and its allies have said. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said at a press conference at the Munich security conference on Saturday that the analysis of samples from … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that another night of protracted Russian strikes further undermined “confidence in all diplomatic efforts to end this war,” as the sides continue to maneuver for the upper hand in ongoing US-brokered peace talks. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 129 drones into Ukraine overnight through Wednesday morning, of … Read more
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 Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Russian forces are trying to advance around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kiev’s military said on Monday, hoping to conclude a months-long campaign to seize the strategic center as Moscow seeks to capture the entire Donetsk region. Ukraine has struggled to halt slow Russian advances around … 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) — The United States has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach an agreement to end the nearly four-year war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as Russian attacks on energy infrastructure forced nuclear plants to cut output on Saturday. If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will … Read more
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that Russia’s Starlink satellite internet terminals in Ukraine have been “cut,” disrupting Russian military communications. Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said SpaceX, which owns Starlink, is working with Ukraine to update a “white list” of approved and verified Starlink terminals, while unapproved Russian systems have been blocked. “The Starlink terminals … 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