Russian National Pleads Guilty to Trickbot Malware Conspiracy
A Russian national pleaded guilty today to his role in developing and deploying the malicious software known as Trickbot, which was used to launch cyber-attacks …
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Russia says it takes Ukrainian village, Ukraine notes increased Russian activity
(Reuters) – Russia’s military said on Wednesday that its forces had captured a village in a contested area of eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials offered …
Russian industrial output growth slows as unemployment drops to record low
By Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s industrial output growth slowed in October as the unemployment rate dropped to a record low …
Russian man who traced ‘No to War’ in the snow gets 10 days in jail
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – A Russian court has ordered a man to be jailed for 10 days after he used his finger to …
Six months after Volkswagen exit, idle Russian car plant offers workers redundancy
By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Furloughed workers at Volkswagen’s former plant in Russia are being offered redundancy, according to the union representing them, as …
Exclusive-Greek shippers exit Russian oil trade as U.S. tightens price cap scrutiny
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – Three major Greek shipping firms have stopped transporting Russian oil in recent weeks in order to avoid U.S. sanctions now being imposed …
Russian business braces for more tax hikes, seeks predictability – lobby chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian businesses accept that another round of tax hikes is inevitable as the government seeks to rein in a ballooning budget deficit …
Jailed Russian nationalist Girkin warns of ‘sham’ presidential election
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Pro-war Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who is in custody awaiting trial for inciting extremism, said on Sunday he wanted to …
Russian drone attack hits Ukraine infrastructure, causes power outage
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Russian drones hit infrastructure facilities in Ukraine in an overnight assault that caused power outages in more than 400 towns …
Russian and Moldovan National Pleads Guilty to Operating Illegal Botnet Proxy Service that Infected Tens of Thousands of Internet-Connected Devices Around the World
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Russian and Moldovan national pled guilty to three counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A) Fraud and Related Activity …
Exclusive-Yandex NV could sell Russian assets all at once
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Yandex’s Dutch holding company is considering selling all its Russian assets at once, rather than just a controlling …
Sberbank CEO expects ‘serious cooling’ in Russian mortgage market
By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s biggest bank Sberbank expects a sharp cooling of the mortgage market following an expected 80% rise in mortgage …
Russian rouble gives up gains after soaring to 3-month high
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday, pulling back after soaring to a three-month high past 92 to the dollar earlier in a …
Analysis-World’s ghost fleet in focus over US Russian price cap crackdown
By Robert Harvey and Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil in breach of the G7’s price cap could push …
G7 announcement on Russian diamond ban expected by end Oct.- sources
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A G7 statement announcing a ban on imports of Russian diamonds is expected by the end of this month, …
Moscow tells officials to buy Russian Ladas, Chinese cars
(Reuters) – Russia’s government on Friday published a list of domestically-produced cars that state officials should buy, all either Russian or Chinese brands, highlighting Beijing’s …
Russian e-commerce firm Ozon notifies Nasdaq of delisting intention
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian e-commerce firm Ozon said on Friday it had notified Nasdaq of its intention to delist its American depositary shares (ADSs), ending a …
Russian court rules that $20.9 million in Credit Suisse assets may be seized
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian appeals court has imposed interim measures against Credit Suisse and ruled that funds totalling $20.9 million held by the Swiss …
Ukraine fires US-provided long-range missiles on Russian forces -reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine launched U.S.-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces on Tuesday, according to media reports that citing unidentified sources familiar with the …
Russian lawmakers approve revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in the first …
No letup in Russian strikes on Ukrainian town of Avdiivka
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia’s military pressed on with fierce assaults on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka on Saturday, with shelling so fierce that emergency crews …
Russian forces pound Avdiivka for fourth straight day
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces pounded the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for the fourth day in a row on Friday, with both Moscow and Washington …
EU hopes to advance talks on using Russian assets for Ukraine
By Gabriela Baczynska and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting later in October will demand “decisive progress” on using Russian assets frozen …
Ukraine hit two Russian vessels in drone attacks – intelligence source
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine struck a Russian missile carrier and a patrol ship in separate attacks this week involving sea-borne drones carrying experimental weapons, a …
Russian central bank to consider wide range of options for key rate -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank on Friday said it would consider a wide range of options regarding its benchmark interest rate at its Oct. …
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Unveils Bill That Would Allow US To Pay Itself Back For Ukraine Aid With Frozen Russian Assets
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Unveils Bill That Would Allow US To Pay Itself Back For Ukraine Aid With Frozen Russian Assets Jake Smith on October 12, …
Russian inflation accelerates at fastest monthly rate since April 2022
(Reuters) – Inflation in Russia accelerated in September at its fastest month-on-month pace since April 2022, when double-digit price rises gripped Russia after its invasion …
US Xerox sells Russian operations to local management
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – Printer maker Xerox Holdings on Wednesday said it had sold its operations in Russia to local management for an undisclosed …
Russian nuclear test would send warning signal, prompt others to follow suit
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russia may be paving the way to conduct a nuclear test, a move that would sharply raise tensions with the …
Russian shelling kills at least two in Ukraine, say Ukraine officials
(Reuters) -Russian forces shelled southern Kherson region and other parts of Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring a dozen more, Ukrainian …
US expels two Russian embassy officials -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has expelled two Russian embassy officials after Russia earlier expelled two U.S. diplomats from the American embassy in Moscow, …
Ukraine freezes assets of three Russian tycoons worth $464 million – prosecutors
KYIV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian court has frozen the Ukrainian assets of three Russian businessmen over their alleged support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, prosecutors …
Finland seeks ways to oust Russian owners from Helsinki Arena
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland is looking at ways to take control of Helsinki’s biggest sports and events arena which has been shut …
Russian car sales jump in September as Chinese brands expand market share
(Reuters) – Car sales in Russia jumped by 148.6% year-on-year in September, continuing to rebound from a huge slump in 2022, analytical agency Autostat said …
Russian services activity grows in Sept for eighth month running -PMI
(Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s services sector expanded for the eighth month running in September, boosted by a sustained rise in client demand and new …
Russian central bank: High rates likely needed throughout 2024
By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will probably need to keep interest rates high throughout 2024, the Bank of Russia’s Deputy Governor Alexei Zabotkin said …
Russian shelling kills two in Ukraine’s Kherson – regional officials
KYIV (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 10 wounded in the latest Russian shelling of Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson, regional officials said on …
Russian factory activity grows at fastest pace in over six years in Sept -PMI
(Reuters) – Activity in Russian manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in more than six years in September, a survey showed on Monday, while employment …
Mourners hail dead Russian mercenary Prigozhin as hero of the people
(Refiles to remove extraneous word “to” in first paragraph) By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -At memorials to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in an unexplained …
French prosecutor probes transactions involving LVMH’s Arnault, Russian businessman
PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris public prosecutor’s office confirmed on Friday that it is investigating financial transactions involving LVMH owner Bernard Arnault and Russian businessman Nikolai …
Ukrainian troops repel Russian attacks on eastern front -officials
(Reuters) – Ukrainian troops held off determined attacks on Wednesday by Russian forces trying to regain lost positions on the eastern front, military officials said, …
Cuba, Russia working on case of Cubans recruited for Russian army – ambassador
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and Russia are working together on the case of Cubans recruited to fight in the Russian military, Russia’s …
Russian trade, remittances boost Central Asia growth prospects – EBRD
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Central Asian economies from Mongolia to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will see strong growth this year and next thanks …
Russian rouble firms against euro, steady vs dollar
(Reuters) – The rouble firmed against the euro on Monday while trading little changed against the dollar, in a week when companies’ need for roubles …
US hits Chinese, Russian firms over Moscow military aid
By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday imposed new trade restrictions on 11 Chinese and five …
Former CFO of Russian natural gas firm Novatek sentenced to 7 years in US prison
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former deputy chief of Russian natural gas producer Novatek was sentenced on Thursday to seven years and two …
Russian military says it destroys 19 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, Black Sea
(Reuters) – Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the annexed Crimean peninsula and three more over other parts of …
Ukraine says it breached Russian lines by recapturing two eastern villages
KYIV (Reuters) – A top Ukrainian general hailed the recent recapture of two eastern villages as an important breakthrough on Monday, saying it had enabled …
Ukraine attacks Russian warships in Black Sea, destroys air defences in Crimea -Kyiv
By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Thursday it attacked two Russian patrol ships and destroyed a sophisticated air defence system …
Satellite images show damage to Russian naval vessels struck in Ukraine attack
KYIV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian missile attack on the Sevastopol Shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea this week caused heavy damage to a large Russian landing ship …