MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Sunday said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market from Feb. 28, as it undertakes measures to try and ensure financial stability…
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Sunday it was temporarily easing restrictions on banks’ open foreign currency positions after the West decided to block certain Russian banks’ access to…
ISTANBUL – Turkey called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that could pave the way for the NATO member nation to enact an international…
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Sunday there would be no limit at a “fine-tuning” repo auction it plans to hold on Monday and added that the banking system…
An old State Department photograph of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki wearing a Russian Ushanka hat is circling back. The photo of Psaki and the pink Ushanka featuring a…
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected a Russian offer of talks in Belarus on Sunday, saying Minsk itself was complicit in the Russian invasion, but leaving the door open…
MOSCOW – A Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted by the Ifax news agency as saying on Sunday, the first negotiations…
The Russian government media network RT, which operates globally, including in the United States today is disputing claims that the Snake Island defenders who told a Russian warship commander where…
Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukrainian Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov on Saturday said his nation has soured Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan for a swift victory in his country.…
By Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc’s Google barred on Saturday Russia’s state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar…
WASHINGTON – The SWIFT international payments system said on Saturday it was preparing to implement Western nations’ new measures targeting certain Russian banks in coming days. “We are engaging with…
WASHINGTON – The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia’s access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions against…
by Elizabeth Culliford As the invasion of Ukraine continues and images and videos of Russian casualties and prisoners are posted to Twitter, the company now says it is being censored…
MOSCOW – Russia’s finance ministry said on Saturday that the sovereign rating cut by Standard and Poor’s and a move to review the country’s rating by Moody’s were linked to…
TRENTON, NJ – In 2012, former U.S. President Barack Obama mocked his Republican presidential opponent Mitt Romney who then said Russia is America’s biggest national security threat. “The 1980s called…
A Russian tank was recorded crashing into and flattening a civilian car driven by an elderly man in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, multiple sources reported. Multiple videos show the tank driving…
The White House confirmed that the administration’s sanctions targeting Russia don’t yet affect the country’s key oil and gas industry. “To be clear: Our sanctions are not designed to cause…
Ukraine’s defense ministry called on civilians in Kyiv to use Molotov cocktails to help defend against Russian invaders as they move into the capital. In a Facebook post, the agency…
KIEV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian government today announced pay raises for soldiers as the Russia army continues its assault against the former Soviet-bloc nation. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine…
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Friday said it was increasing the amount of cash it gives to banks to replenish ATM machines, the latest measure the regulator has taken…
PARIS – European forward power prices fell further on Friday, with sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine yet to have an immediate impact on energy supplies. [NG/EU][O/R] The…
MOSCOW/LONDON – Russian oil exports continued to flow to Europe and onwards on Friday, even as Russian sellers and Western buyers said they struggled with payments, banking guarantees and shipping…
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank increased the daily limit for its foreign exchange swap operations in euros to 3.5 billion euros from 2 billion euros, it said on Friday,…
MOSCOW – Clients’ funds held by Russian banks that were hit with new Western sanctions are secure and are not affected by the sanctions, Deputy Central Bank Governor Vladimir Chistyukhin…
– Tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc said on Friday it would temporarily suspend its operations in Ukraine, including at its factory in Kharkiv, following the Russian invasion of the…