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BUSINESS1d agoFormer race car driver Nikita Mazepin may become the owner of the Russian game developer behind ‘World of Tanks’ and ‘World of Ships’Nikita Mazepin, a former race car driver and the son of Uralchem principal shareholder Dmitry Mazepin, could become the owner of Lesta Games, Russia’s largest video game company, which was seized from its previous owners, sources told Forbes Russia.Meduza [en]
POLITICS1d agoAxios: U.S. House Democrats launch investigation into Russian boxing official Umar Kremlev’s spending on Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrationU.S. Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has opened an investigation into Umar Kremlev’s possible role in organizing Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, Axios reports.Meduza [en]
DISASTER1d agoRussia’s Irkutsk region is culling livestock over what officials call lumpy skin disease, but local farmers suspect foot-and-mouth diseaseMeduza [en]
CONFLICT1d agoTrump's claim of energy truce in doubt as Russia hits Kyiv petrol stationFrance 24 [en]
POLITICS1d agoRussia slams France's nuclear umbrella plan as 'reckless'After Finland became the 10th country to join a French security plan to bring other European countries under its nuclear umbrella, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the French initiative was 'creating risks' for Moscow.Le Monde [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoRussian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region more than ten times, two injuredUkrinform [en]
WORLD1d agoEto’o could face Cameroon probe over alleged Russia paymentThe Association of Amateur Football Clubs of Cameroon (ACFAC) has called for a probe into the Cameroonian Football Federation and its chief Samuel Eto'o over media reports of alleged graft. The post Eto’o could face Cameroon probe over alleged Russia payment appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICT1d agoWill Russia and Ukraine halt attacks on energy infrastructure?Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS1d agoA youth festival in Russia reportedly gives foreign visitors unfiltered Wi-Fi — while keeping Russian participants behind state censorshipOrganizers of the International Youth Festival underway at Yekaterinburg Expo have given foreign participants access to websites blocked in Russia, according to the local outlet Signal Ural.Meduza [en]
POLITICS1d agoUS Democrats demand answers on Trump Jr.’s ties with Russian oligarchThe request follows a recent report that Umar Kremlev bankrolled Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations.Politico Europe
CONFLICT1d agoRussians attack agricultural enterprise with drones in Mykolaiv region, man injuredRussian drones attacked an agricultural enterprise in Mykolaiv district, injuring a man.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARY1d agoItalian NATO jet downs drone in Lithuania, minister says it probably came from RussiaAn Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday that “most probably” came from Russia, Italy's defense minister said.Defense News
CONFLICT1d agoTrump claimed that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy truce. Neither side stopped the strikes.Russia and Ukraine kept trading strikes just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the two countries had agreed to an energy ceasefire.Meduza [en]
CONFLICT1d agoA Quiet Ukrainian Counteroffensive, A 'Rout' For Russian ForcesRFE/RL
POLITICS1d agoRussian businessman paid for Trump Jr. wedding after-party: Five things to knowNew reports of Russia-tied financial backing for the after-party events at the May wedding of President Trump’s eldest son have sparked concerns about potential influences from foreign adversaries in the U.S. government ahead of the midterm elections.  Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev funded lavish wedding celebrations for Donald Trump Jr. and socialite Bettina Anderson in the…The Hill
MILITARY1d agoRussian frigate fires flares towards Danish military helicopterA Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish military helicopter sent to photograph it in international waters off Denmark on Monday.Defense News
CONFLICTBREAKING1d agoRussian attacks on Kyiv leave one killed, 12 injured since morningUkrinform [en]
CONFLICT1d agoRussia: Trump's Ukraine ceasefire proposal is 'good idea'The Kremlin has hailed an "energy ceasefire" proposed by US President Trump, but has criticized a French initiative to share its nuclear deterrent. Meanwhile, hostilities have continued on the ground and in the air.DW News [en]
CONFLICT1d agoFM Sybiha calls on partners to help Ukraine procure locomotives amid Russian attacksForeign Minister Andrii Sybiha appealed to Ukraine’s partners to help the country locate and purchase locomotives due to the Russian Federation’s systematic attacks on the railway.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARY1d agoRussia warns Denmark after near miss in Baltic SeaRussian frigate narrowly misses Danish helicopter with flares.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT1d agoRussia and Ukraine launch new energy attacks despite Trump’s ceasefire claimNBC News
CONFLICT1d agoRussian forces strike residential area in Sloviansk, killing two peopleUkrinform [en]
POLITICS1d agoRussia, Venezuela and Trump’s oil push: the EU's awkward G20 energy summitEU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen heads to the G20 energy meeting in Houston as Brussels’ clean-energy strategy clashes with Washington’s push for “energy abundance” through greater oil and gas production. The presence of Russian and Venezuelan officials adds a further geopolitical complication.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS1d agoNHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin appears in campaign ad for Putin’s United Russia partyWashington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin appeared in a campaign video for United Russia ahead of elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, set for September 18–20. The party released a series of television videos featuring the top five candidates on its federal list: each of them stands surrounded by like-minded supporters and, as the Russian business daily Kommersant put it, “explains what ideals they stand for.”Meduza [en]