US says it summoned Russian ambassador over downing of drone over Black Sea
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States summoned Russia’s ambassador to Washington on Tuesday after a Russian fighter jet downed a U.S. military drone …
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U.S. had to crash drone in Black Sea after damage from Russian jet -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States military was forced to essentially crash its MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone because of the damage caused when it was …
WADA chief says Valieva case highlights low trust in Russian anti-doping
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday that trust in Russia’s anti-doping system remained …
Exclusive-Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother
By Stefaniia Bern and Anthony Deutsch KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her …
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: More than 1,100 Russian dead in less than a week in Bakhmut
(Reuters) – Russian forces suffered more than 1,100 dead in less than a week of battles near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the focal …
Canada bans Russian aluminum and steel imports
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Friday banned the import of all Russian aluminum and steel products in a move that Ottawa said was aimed at …
Russian consumer inflation slows to 11% in Feb as rate decision looms
(Reuters) – Annual inflation in Russia slowed in February but remains elevated, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Friday, leaving the central …
Michelin says now in talks with local player for purchase of its Russian assets
PARIS (Reuters) – French tyre maker Michelin has shelved plans to sell its Russian business to its local management and is now in discussions with …
US gets warrant to seize plane owned by Russian oil firm Rosneft
By Kanishka Singh and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday obtained a warrant to seize a Boeing aircraft owned by Russian oil …
Barclays cuts 2023 oil price forecasts on resilient Russian output
(Reuters) – Barclays cut its 2023 oil price forecasts on Wednesday, due in part to more resilient output from Russia than expected, and said the …
Russian central bank: Economic activity, inflationary pressure rose in Jan-Feb
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian economic activity rose in January-February but inflationary pressure also increased, the central bank said on Tuesday, adding that this could warrant …
German sanctions against Russian oligarchs advancing slowly
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is making slow progress in enforcing sanctions against Russian oligarchs and institutions, according to government numbers seen by Reuters on Saturday. …
London court allows ‘unprecedented’ stranded Russian share sale
By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – London’s High Court has ruled that the administrators of Sova Capital, a collapsed London broker formerly controlled by Russian …
China To Import Record Amounts Of Russian Oil In Defiance Of US-Led Sanctions
China To Import Record Amounts Of Russian Oil In Defiance Of US-Led Sanctions John Hugh DeMastri on March 2, 2023 Chinese companies are on track …
Sotheby’s must face Russian billionaire oligarch’s art fraud lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said Sotheby’s must face part of Russian billionaire oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev’s lawsuit accusing the auction …
Trafigura says Gupta sought to pass off Russian metal as Indian – court docs
By Polina Devitt and Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – An Indian businessman accused by Trafigura of fraud told the commodity trader he imported Russian nickel …
Russian factory activity expands at quickest rate in six years in Feb -PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Activity across Russia’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest rate in six years in February, driven by upticks in production and new …
Russian military says it was rehearsing after St. Petersburg airport briefly closed
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry said it had carried out air defence drills involving interceptor jets after St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport was forced to suspend …
Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew
(Reuters) – A Russian spacecraft on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked at …
Russian National Charged with Supplying U.S. Technology to the Russian and North Korean Governments
A five-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York charging Ilya Balakaev with various charges related to smuggling devices commonly used …
Ukraine military says Russian offensive near Yahidne unsuccessful
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Sunday that Russia conducted unsuccessful offensives near Yahidne over the past day, after Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claimed to …
U.S. State Department sanctions target Russian cabinet ministers, nuclear arms institutes
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Friday marked the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by sanctioning more than …
Putin Promises Ramp-Up Of Russian Nuclear Forces After Nixing Key Treaty
Putin Promises Ramp-Up Of Russian Nuclear Forces After Nixing Key Treaty Lorenzo Prieto on February 23, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to strengthen Russia’s …
Russian 2023 budget deficit to widen as price caps take effect – Scope
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lower revenues from oil and gas exports will significantly widen Russia’s budget shortfall this year, according to an analysis from the European …
Yellen says Russian officials at G20 meeting ‘complicit’ in war atrocities
BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused Russian officials attending a G20 finance leaders meeting on Friday of being “complicit” in atrocities in …
Russian weekly consumer price growth slowed in mid-Feb
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia rose at a slower pace over the last week, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on …
Biden affirms Moldovan sovereignty after Russian coup plot allegation
By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt WARSAW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden affirmed support for Moldova’s sovereignty in a meeting with the country’s president …
Russian envoy: U.S. seeks to inflame Ukraine crisis with claims of crimes against humanity
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – Washington is trying to demonize Moscow and foment the crisis in Ukraine with allegations of Russian crimes against humanity, Russia’s …
Factbox-How the EU ban on Russian crude affects oil flows
(Reuters) – Russian crude oil exports to the European Union slipped to around 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January as seaborne volumes dried up …
Steep levies on Russian aluminium could threaten U.S. nickel supply
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is likely to limit exports of key metals such as nickel and palladium if the United States imposes …
Russian rouble slides past 75 vs dollar to near 10-month low
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble fell past 75 to the dollar on Friday, extending a recent weakening trend sparked by embargoes on Russian oil …
Moldova finds missile debris in its north after Russian air strike
CHISINAU (Reuters) – A police patrol found missile debris in northern Moldova on Thursday, hours after overnight Russian missile strikes on targets in neighbouring Ukraine, …
‘Executed’ Russian Wagner fighter shown unharmed in new video
(Reuters) – A Russian mercenary shown on video this week ostensibly being executed for desertion by the Wagner private militia has appeared, unharmed, with Wagner’s …
Swiss government: confiscation of Russian assets found unconstitutional
ZURICH (Reuters) – The confiscation of private Russian assets would undermine the Swiss constitution and the prevailing legal order, the Swiss government said on Wednesday, …
Moldova Briefly Closes Airspace Amid Fears Of Russian Coup
Moldova Briefly Closes Airspace Amid Fears Of Russian Coup Micaela Burrow on February 14, 2023 Moldova briefly closed airspace Tuesday due to “security issues” amid …
Iran Is Still Sending Weapons To Terror Groups In Addition To Russian Arms Transfers, Officials Say
Iran Is Still Sending Weapons To Terror Groups In Addition To Russian Arms Transfers, Officials Say Micaela Burrow on February 13, 2023 Iran’s military and …
Politico ‘Deliberately Distorted’ Letter Flagging Hunter Biden Laptop As Potential Russian Disinfo, Former DNI Says
Politico ‘Deliberately Distorted’ Letter Flagging Hunter Biden Laptop As Potential Russian Disinfo, Former DNI Says Harold Hutchison on February 13, 2023 Former Director of National …
Argentina says mafia groups are spurring Russian birth tourism
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine officials have blamed organized “mafias” for promoting birth tourism to the South American country by Russian mothers-to-be amid a boom …
On eve of Valentine’s Day, two Russian newlyweds wait to be reunited
(Reuters) – They planned to marry in Russia, ended up tying the knot in Georgia – but will still find themselves in separate countries on …
Ukraine says two Russian missiles crossed into Romania and Moldova
KYIV (Reuters) – Two Russian missiles crossed into Romanian and Moldovan airspace before entering Ukraine on Friday, the top Ukrainian general said. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief …
U.S. diesel prices drop as Europe’s ban on Russian imports begins
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. diesel prices have dropped this month and could go lower, analysts said, an unexpected swoon that coincided with the …
Russian National Charged with Bank Fraud Related to Hacking Campaign
NEWARK, N.J. – A Russian national was charged in an indictment unsealed today in connection with a series of computer system intrusions that occurred in …
Putin says Russian economy will grow in 2023 despite sanctions
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia’s economy had overcome the worst effects of sanctions and was expected to show modest growth this …
Sanctioned oligarch accuses U.S. of stealing his assets, vows to fight in Russian court
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Konstantin Malofeyev, a Russian businessman who is under U.S. sanctions, on Thursday accused the United States of trying to …
Dominant Russian lender Sberbank’s profits rise 9.8% y/y in Jan
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s largest lender Sberbank said on Thursday its January net profit rose 9.8% year-on-year to 110.1 billion roubles ($1.51 …
U.S. says associate of Russian oligarch Vekselberg charged over sanctions evasion
By Kanishka Singh and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors charged a Russian citizen who was also a U.S. resident with facilitating a sanctions …
Russian offensive expected to include Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia regions -Ukraine security chief
By Dan Peleschuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national security chief said on Tuesday Kyiv expects Russia to include the northeastern Kharkiv or …
German ministry to review sale of regional airport to Russian investor – source
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Creditors of Frankfurt-Hahn airport in Germany have agreed to refer to the government a decision on whether a Russian billionaire named on …
Russian state bank VTB blames 2022 losses on sanctions -CEO
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s VTB bank’s losses last year were due entirely to sanctions, CEO Andrei Kostin said on …
Ukraine ready to repel possible Russian offensive this month, defence minister
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine expects a possible major Russian offensive this month, but Kyiv has the reserves to hold back Moscow’s forces even though the latest …