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PORTLAND, Ore.—An alleged cryptocurrency money launderer was extradited this week from the Netherlands to the United States to face charges in the District of Oregon. In August 2021, a federal …

NATO Ally Forges Ahead With Russian Weapons Deal, US Does Nothing Micaela Burrow on August 17, 2022 Turkey is allegedly forging ahead with a second purchase of S-400 missile defense …

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s Black Sea fleet based in annexed Crimea has installed a new commander, RIA news agency cited sources as saying on Wednesday, after Russian …

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – Several major Wall Street banks have begun offering to facilitate trades in Russian debt in recent days, according to bank documents seen by Reuters, …

By Filipp Lebedev MOSCOW -The defence team of Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball star jailed for nine years in Russia on drugs charges, appealed on Monday against her conviction for …

(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday that prison authorities had thrown him into a punishment cell for a minor rules infraction after he tried to …

MOSCOW – Russia’s economy shrank 4.0% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2022, the first full quarter of what Russia calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine, preliminary data from …

By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON – Some of the world’s biggest money managers are talking to investors and regulators about stripping Russian assets from their funds, helping them …

MOSCOW – Russia’s National Settlement Depository has filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to overturn European Union sanctions imposed on it, the NSD said on …

(Reuters) – Oil flows have resumed from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia via the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Ukraine’s Naftogaz said on Thursday, days after being suspended …

BUDAPEST – Hungarian OTP Bank’s Russian unit has attracted “serious interest” from potential bidders, but a Russian presidential decree banning the sale of Western banks could complicate any deal, deputy …

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON -Northrop Grumman is partnering with rocket startup Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of its workhorse Antares rocket without Russian-made engines that were cut off …

SAN FRANCISCO – The alleged operator of the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e was extradited yesterday from Greece to the United States to face charges in the Northern District of California. …

MOSCOW – Russian stocks are expected to decline in August as investors from so-called “friendly” countries, a fraction of foreign investment power, return to the unchartered waters of an equity …

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the sentencing of basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drugs charges in Russia was “unacceptable” and …

KHIMKI, Russia – A Russian court on Thursday ruled that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was guilty of drugs possession and smuggling after she pleaded guilty to bringing cannabis-infused vape …

(Reuters) – A Russian prosecutor said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was guilty of the drugs charges against her. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – In the five months since the U.S. Department of Justice launched a task force to seize Russian oligarchs’ assets to pressure Moscow over its …

(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Thursday recommended that the government order state …