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BusinessOct 12EFCC arraigns ALSCON, Russian director on N582.4 million money laundering chargesThe EFCC said the transfers were not reported in writing to SCUML as required under Section 11(1)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The post EFCC arraigns ALSCON, Russian director on N582.4 million money laundering charges appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsOct 12Why the Trump-Putin fuel agreement benefits RussiaAs the sanctions regime on Russian oil crumbles and pressure on Ukraine mounts, the announcement of an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv faces obstacles due to Russian demands.Le Monde [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 12Russian drone strikes high-rise apartment building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi districtUkrinform [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 12Injury toll after Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment building rises to 23Ukrinform [en]
ConflictOct 12Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region more than 40 times in one day, killing one and injuring sixUkrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 12Trump's Russia deal leaves GOP candidates with a Putin problemRepublicans already saddled with Trump's unpopular policies in the midterms now face another awkward choice: whether to back his diesel deal with a dictator many of them despise.Why it matters: The agreement President Trump struck with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday is designed to ease the cost of living for U.S. consumers. But Republicans who pleaded for help with fuel prices now face a fresh dispute over Russia, with energy analysts questioning whether the deal will deliver the relief Trump is promising.The big picture: With three weeks until Election Day, Republicans are trying to Axios
BusinessOct 12Trump’s oil deal with Russia may not lower diesel prices as much as president hopes, analysis warnsDiesel prices are up about $2.55 per gallon from a year ago, as the Iran war continues into its eighth monthThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 12Russian lawmakers propose tougher penalties for inciting ‘terrorism’ and riots. Online comments advocating mass unrest could mean up to six years in prison.State Duma members Vasily Piskarev and Eduard Valeyev of United Russia have drafted a bill to toughen penalties for public calls for terrorism and mass unrest. The government has backed the bill, TASS reported, citing an official cabinet assessment the news agency obtained.Meduza [en]
ConflictOct 12NATO Details Plan to Shield Ukraine’s European Allies from Russianytimes · united states of america
MilitaryOct 12NATO Details Plan to Shield Ukraine’s European Allies from RussiaNYT World
PoliticsOct 12U.K. prime minister accuses Russia of meddling in Brexit voteOfficials scrambled to clarify that Andy Burnham’s remarks did not mean the government rejected the outcome of the controversial 2016 referendum.Washington Post World
ConflictOct 12Russian forces attack Roshen confectionery factory's production complex in VinnytsiaUkrinform [en]
WorldOct 12‘Ford v Ferrari’ gets a tsarist makeover in ‘Battle of Motors,’ a lavish Russian drama about a race from St. Petersburg to Monte Carlo“Bitva motorov” (“Battle of the Engines”), an adventure film directed by Ilya Malanin and inspired by real events, is now in Russian theaters. Andrey Nagel (played by Ivan Yankovsky), an automobile enthusiast in the early 20th century, decides to test the first Russian car, the Russo-Balt, in the Monte Carlo Rally. He and engineer Dmitry Bondarev (Yura Borisov) set out from St. Petersburg. Film critic Eduard Zhuravlev reviews this entertaining film, which can’t quite avoid patriotic undertones.Meduza [en]
ConflictOct 12Russian attack on Hlukhiv leaves two people injuredTwo people were injured in a Russian attack on the city of Hlukhiv in Sumy region.Ukrinform [en]
ConflictOct 12Zelensky: Ukraine attacks no energy facilities last night, while Russia struck petrol stations and energy infrastructureUkrinform [en]
ConflictOct 12Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With UkraineNYT World
ConflictOct 12Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced ceasefire, Zelensky saysBBC World
BusinessOct 12Investigations implicate Deloitte, one of the world’s largest accounting firms, in alleged tax-evasion schemes involving Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s Cyprus companiesDeloitte, one of the world’s largest consulting and auditing firms, helped falsify documents to conceal Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s wealth and enable him to evade taxes, according to a joint investigation by the BBC and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ). The Guardian published a separate report on the same case.Meduza [en]
ConflictOct 12Ukraine says Russia needs American pressure, not relief or concessions, after stunning Trump claimsCBS News
MilitaryOct 12NATO’s top general lays out plan to fight Russia — with or without AmericaGen. Alexus Grynkewich aims to send a clear signal to the Kremlin that the alliance will resist any attack.Politico Europe
MilitaryOct 12How would NATO defeat a Russian invasion? Its top commander envisions a wall of drones, a counteroffensive, and missile strikes deep behind Russian lines.General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said NATO forces would destroy “anything and everything” involved in any Russian attack on the alliance’s territory. He presented his “theory of victory” at a security conference in Warsaw.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 12Germany news: Merz says Trump's Russia diesel deal 'out of question' for EuropeChancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia would be "out of the question" for Germany and the EU. Meanwhile, the ruling coalition has been rocked by a major resignation.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 12Europe expands sanctions on Russia's military industry: a forceful rejection of Trump's pact with PutinEuropean bloc foreign ministers added 1,569 companies and individuals linked to Russian arms manufacturing to their blacklist. The measure seeks to hit the medium-sized industry supplying Moscow's army and responds to the understanding between Washington and the Kremlin.Clarín
MilitaryOct 12How Europe is shifting its approach to Russia's hybrid threatsThe term 'hybrid war' has gradually taken hold to describe the surge in security incidents attributed to Moscow. And European countries are taking action in response to these threats.Le Monde [en]