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WORLD4d agoJapan embassy official meets reporter nearly 2 weeks after Russia detentionA Japanese Embassy official in Russia conducted a consular visit Monday with a Japanese journalist detained in the country nearly two weeks ago, according to the Japanese Foreign…Japan Today
BUSINESS4d agoInside Russia’s shadow oil trade: WSJ examines how a failed business partnership led to multimillion-dollar lawsuits and allegations of threats involving Chechen fightersAfter Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian oil came under sanctions, and little-known intermediaries using shell companies and a shadow fleet of tankers took over a large share of its exports. A network of companies linked to Azerbaijani businessmen Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub became one of Rosneft’s main oil traders. They are now in a legal battle with former Rosneft executive Igor Soglayev, who sought to make money reselling Russian diesel in Brazil. Documents from the litigation reviewed by The Wall Street Journal offer a glimpse into how Russian oil and petroleum products haMeduza [en]
POLITICS4d agoGloom in Moscow as Vucic's defeat in Serbia deprives Russia of an allyAleksandar Vucic's crushing election defeat by a student-backed protest movement has cast gloom over Moscow, which has lost another important partner in Europe just six months after ally…Japan Today
CONFLICT4d agoRussian sabotage network believed to have caused Romanian fire, prosecutors sayRomania's Intelligence Service said on Monday it had identified a sabotage network coordinated ‌by Russia, which it believed was responsible for a fire in September at an industrial…Japan Today
CONFLICT4d agoRussian attack on energy facility in Chernivtsi region causes power outagesUkrinform [en]
POLITICSBREAKING4d agoRussian political scientist Alexander Kynev launches hunger strike over inaccessible toilet in overcrowded jail cell, lawyer saysPolitical scientist Alexander Kynev, who is in pretrial detention on charges of attempting to sell drugs, has gone on a hunger strike, the legal advocacy project Slovo Zashchite reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICS4d agoTens of thousands of Russians have made Serbia their home. A change in government raises new questions about their future.The opposition “Student List” won a decisive victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections last Sunday. Former President Aleksandar Vučić, who heads the Serbian Progressive Party, conceded defeat and said the new government would soon impose sanctions on Russia. Meduza examines how well-founded that prediction is and what else may lie ahead for the tens of thousands of Russians who have moved to Serbia in recent years.Meduza [en]
MILITARY4d agoRomania: Sabotage network directed by Russian secret service discoveredNOS Buitenland
CONFLICT4d agoRussian strike on Kharkiv kills and injures civiliansUkrinform [en]
CONFLICT4d agoRussian sabotage network responsible for Romanian fire near weapons site, prosecutors sayThe Independent World
CONFLICT4d agoUN calls Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure crimes against humanityUkrinform [en]
POLITICS4d agoMoscow hosts African leaders for Russia-Africa Summit and Energy ForumAfrican leaders are gathering in Moscow for a series of high-level meetings focused on strengthening ties with Russia and shaping the future of global energy cooperation.Africanews [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING4d agoRussian strike on Kharkiv kills and injures civiliansUkrinform [en]
POLITICS4d agoZelenskyy says peace talks with Russia, US to restartZelenskyy says peace talks with Russia, US to restartAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICS4d agoDutch Foreign Ministry receives diplomatic note from Russia over defence minister’s remarksRussia has sent a diplomatic note to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius’s statement that Russia is not merely an aggressor, but an enemy.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICT4d agoRussian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure a war crime: UNAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT4d agoRussia: flames engulf buildings after Ukrainian drone attack in Voronezh regionAfricanews [en]
CONFLICT4d agoRussia: flames engulf buildings after Ukrainian drone attack in Voronezh regionEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING4d agoRussian drone strikes enterprise site in Poltava regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICS4d agoDemocrats, Tillis say Congress may investigate banks and ports for Russian diesel importsDemocrats and outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) are telling banks and ports that Congress may investigate imports of Russian diesel after President Trump said the U.S. would import the fuel. In letters to major banks and several U.S. port authorities, the lawmakers wrote that “any importation of Russian diesel into the U.S. raises significant…The Hill
POLITICS4d agoSerbia's students won the election. Now they must navigate Russia and frayed EU relationsThe Student List party are yet to name a leader – but that’s just the beginning of the urgent issues they must solveThe Independent World
MILITARY4d agoRussia And Iran Expand Nuclear Cooperation As International Oversight WeakensRFE/RL
WORLD4d agoRussia wants cafes and restaurants to put a ‘Russian breakfast’ on the menuThe Industry and Trade Ministry has recommended that Russian food service businesses add a separate “Russian breakfast” item to their menus, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICS4d agoUS Democrats demand banks, ports preserve documents on Trump’s Russia diesel deal for future investigationSenior Democrats are preparing to investigate Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Moscow and have demanded that American companies preserve all documents related to imports of Russian fuel, Axios reported.Meduza [en]