China Banks Tighten Curbs on Russia After US Sanctions Order

[ad_1] China’s state-owned banks are tightening curbs on funding to Russian clients after the US authorized secondary sanctions on overseas financial firms that aid Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, people…

Moscow responds to Sweden’s war footing warning

[ad_1] On Tuesday the Swedish Defence Minister has warned that they are in a “very serious situation” has told citizens to prepare for war. Commander-in-Chief Micael Byden also told citizens…

Russia batters Ukraine after deadly border city attack

[ad_1] Moscow hit Ukraine with what was described as the biggest aerial bombardment of the war on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine on Saturday night,…

‘Moscow is full of Del Boys now’: Putin’s war economy lurches towards full-blown crisis

[ad_1] Hilgenstock says big shifts in government spending mean the war in Ukraine is quickly becoming one of the main drivers of Russian growth. While spending 6pc of GDP on…

Russia thwarts Kyiv drone attack in tit-for-tat exchange

[ad_1] The apparent Ukrainian attack – by some 32 drones – comes the day after at least 30 civilians were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT Thirty-two Ukrainian drones…

Moscow unleashes biggest aerial barrage of war on Ukraine

[ad_1] All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. Russia unleashes biggest-ever barrage on Ukraine ADVERTISEMENT Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets on Friday, according…

Global Demand for Coal Is Bringing Mayhem to South African Towns

[ad_1] An often impenetrable logjam of trucks laden with coal at South Africa’s crossing with Mozambique has brought chaos to a sleepy border town. Elephants escaping from the nearby Kruger…

Moscow bars pro-peace candidate from running in presidential election

[ad_1] Yekaterina Duntsova, a former journalist and city councillor campaigning for peace and “democratic processes”, was rejected by the Russian Central Electoral Committee as a potential candidate due to “errors…

Fourteen people in Poland convicted of spying for Moscow

[ad_1] Poland found 14 members of a dismantled spy network guilty of conspiring to benefit Moscow. ADVERTISEMENT Fourteen members of a dismantled spy network in Poland were found guilty of…

Severe blizzard blankets Moscow in decades-worth of snow

[ad_1] The Russian capital has been buried by unprecedented snowfall, causing chaos on roads and closing schools. ADVERTISEMENT Blizzards swept through Russia on Friday, leaving the capital city and major…