Blinken says China is Russia’s primary military complex supplier
By Crispian Balmer and Humeyra Pamuk CAPRI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised on Friday Chinese support for Russia’s defence industry, saying Beijing was currently the primary contributor to…
Factbox-Who is Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ Surovikin, missing since mutiny?
(Reuters) – Army General Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon” by the Russian media for his reputed ruthlessness, is among senior generals who have disappeared from public view since Saturday’s failed mutiny aimed…
EU leaders push to fund Ukraine with proceeds from Russia’s frozen assets
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will push senior officials on Thursday to find legal ways to funnel proceeds from billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets into projects…
Explainer-What is Russia’s problem with the Black Sea grain deal?
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles…
Exclusive-VTB to sell one of Russia’s biggest grain traders, Demetra-Holding, CEO Kostin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – VTB, Russia’s second largest bank, will sell its stake in one of Russia’s biggest grain traders, Demetra-Holding, and is in negotiations with both Russian and foreign buyers, CEO Andrei…
NATO condemns Russia’s withdrawal from conventional armed forces treaty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies on Friday condemned Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). “Russia’s decision to withdraw from the CFE Treaty is the…
Armenia is not Russia’s ally in Ukraine war, says PM Pashinyan
TBILISI (Reuters) – Armenia is not a Russian ally in the Ukraine war and is worried about the impact of that crisis on its relations with other countries, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan…
Apple denies surveillance claims made by Russia’s FSB
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is denying claims made by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it…
‘Stop yelling’: Top Chechen fighter scolds Russia’s Wagner mercenary chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s close allies on Thursday publicly criticised Russia’s most prominent mercenary, casting Yevgeny Prigozhin as a blogger who yells all the time about problems,…
Russia’s factory activity expands for 13th month running in May
(Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s manufacturing sector increased for the 13th month running in May and employment rose at its sharpest pace in more than two decades, though export orders contracted, a…
Sanctions, pressure on foreign banks destabilising Russia’s FX market -central bank
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pressure on foreign banks operating in Russia and the widening scope of sanctions is aggravating foreign currency settlements in Russia and creating periodic…
Russia’s Novak does not expect new steps from OPEC+ meeting
By Ksenia Orlova and Vladimir Soldatkin (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday he expected no new steps from the OPEC+ group of oil producers at its meeting…
Russia’s monthly producer price index up for third month in April
(Reuters) – Costs in Russia’s manufacturing sector rose for a third month in April, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, driven by a rise in the cost of…
Russia’s extended detention of WSJ journalist ‘unacceptable,’ White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s decision to extend the detention of a Wall Street journalist being held in Russia by three months is not acceptable, White House spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.…
Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Ukraine says closer to encircling Bakhmut
(Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine gave conflicting accounts of the situation in Bakhmut on Sunday, with Kyiv saying it still controlled a small part of the besieged eastern city while Moscow congratulated…
Explainer-How important is the claimed capture by Russia’s Wagner Group of Ukraine’s Bakhmut?
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that his Wagner fighters had completed the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of intense…
Explainer-What are Russia’s options for managing its widening budget deficit?
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – As Russia’s military spending soars and sanctions squeeze its energy revenues, Moscow faces a battle to keep its budget deficit in check, with few…
Russia’s Prigozhin says Bakhmut will not fall in next two days
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday that the city of Bakhmut was unlikely to fall to his mercenary forces in the next two days as fighting raged around…
Russia’s Sberbank reports record Q1 profit, raises forecasts
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s largest lender Sberbank on Thursday reported record first-quarter net profit of 357.2 billion roubles ($4.6 billion) and raised forecasts for several indicators, keeping…
Russia’s defence spending jumped 282% y/y to $26 billion in Jan-Feb -budget data
(Reuters) – Russia spent 2 trillion roubles ($26 billion) on defence in January and February alone, a 282% jump on the same period a year ago, data on the budget portal showed,…
Russia’s Jan-April budget deficit hits $44 billion as energy revenues plunge
(Reuters) – Russia’s federal budget recorded a 3.4 trillion rouble ($43.8 billion) deficit in the first four months of the year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, as Moscow continued to spend…
Security worries overshadow Russia’s Victory Day preparations
By Gareth Jones (Reuters) – Russia stages its annual Victory Day parade on Red Square on Tuesday amid particularly tight security after a series of drone attacks, including on the Kremlin citadel,…
Russia’s Wagner group signals it will stay in Bakhmut after threat to quit
(Reuters) – The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw his forces from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after receiving promises overnight that they would get…
New drone attack causes fire at Russia’s Ilsky oil refinery – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A drone attack on the Ilsky oil refinery in southern Russia, the second in as many days, has caused a fire, TASS news agency reported on Friday, citing emergency services.…
Russia’s Lavrov says Kremlin drone incident was ‘hostile act’
(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Wednesday’s drone incident at the Kremlin was a “hostile act” and Russia would respond with “concrete actions”. Russia has accused Ukraine…
Staging partial recovery, Russia’s April car sales leap 170.4% y/y – Autostat
(Reuters) – Car sales in Russia leapt by 170.4% year-on-year in April, analytical agency Autostat said on Thursday, with the country’s bruised car market staging a partial recovery from the soaring prices…
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