Topline Russian-installed authorities in Kherson ordered residents to “immediately” evacuate the area as Ukrainian forces close in on the eastern Ukrainian city—captured by Russian forces in the early...
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Memes With Kanye And Trump, Joking With A Former Russian President And A Possible Federal Probe
Topline The world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk had yet another eventful week, chumming up to Kanye West even as the rapper comes under fire for a series of antisemitic comments, trading barbs with Russi...
Russia Is Wasting Its Last Good Troops In A Pointless Attack On A Worthless Town
Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Six weeks after the Ukrainian army launched twin counteroffensives in eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian forces across the country are regrouping,...
Bitcoin Mining Revenue in Russia Grew 18 Times in 4 Years Before ‘Worst Quarter’ – Mining Bitcoin News
Russian revenues from the minting of bitcoin saw a multifold increase in the past few years before declining significantly since this past spring. The findings come from a new study which also establi...
Will Russia actually trade oil for bitcoin?
Russia is accepting payments for its oil in Bitcoin. Payment with bitcoin is allowed only in friendly countries. They have a choice as they can pay using bitcoin or in their local currencies. The aim ...
U.S. Nuclear Reactors Among The Oldest In The World [Infographic]
The latest edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report shows that U.S. nuclear power plants are among the oldest in the world. The country’s 92 reactors currently in operation have a mean age ...
Don’t Expect Energy Sanctions To Stop Iran’s Crackdown
The Iranian government’s violent crackdown on protests stemming from the murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s Morality Police is driving the West to levy further sanctions against Iran. The US Treasury Dep...
Russia Burning Through a Trillion Rubles – Trustnodes
The Russian government has began depleting its savings, with it already spending more than half of ruble reserves that the budget had accumulated in bank accounts. They are now opening the piggy bank,...
Will Russia Use Nuclear Weapon By 2023?
Will Russia Use Nuclear Weapon By 2023?Polymarket predicts Russia’s Nuclear AttackOctober 20, 2022Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform that allows you to bet your tokens on t...
Does Exxon’s Departure From Russia Signal Higher Oil Prices?
The Molikpaq offshore oil platform, which produces up to 70,000 barrels a day stands off Sakhalin … [+] island, Far Eastern Russia, 27 April 2003. On June 11, the first drilling spoil is due to ...
Germany’s Dependence On Russian Gas Coincided With Drop In Wind Investment
Wind turbines are seen near the coal-fired power station Neurath of German energy giant RWE in … [+] Garzweiler, western Germany, on March 15, 2021. – On March 16, 2021, the group will pre...
Crypto Predictions Site Polymarket Taking Bets on Whether Russia Will Use a Nuclear Weapon by 2023
Polymarket detailed that “this market will resolve to ‘Yes’ if the Russian Federation detonates a nuclear device in an offensive capacity by Dec. 31, 2022, 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Otherwise, this market wil...
The Russians Are Losing 10 Tanks A Day As The Ukrainians Advance
An ex-Russian T-90 in Ukrainian service. Ukrainian defense ministry The Russian army has been losing 10 tanks every day on average since the Ukrainian army launched twin counteroffensives in eastern a...
New Russian Soldiers Issued Fake Body Armor
If you are a Russian soldier, you cannot rely on body armor to protect you. Because there is a good chance that it is either inadequate, missing or even, due to chronic corruption, a replica made for ...
Is Russia Retreating From Kherson? – Trustnodes
“The administration of the Kherson region has been transferred to the left bank of the Dnieper,” Russian collaborator and deputy governor of Kherson Kirill Stremousov said according to Russian state m...
There’s A Good Reason The Russian Air Force Is Faltering. Ukrainian Air-Defense Crews Have Better Apps.
Kropyva in action in an Osa air-defense vehicle. Via social media It’s not for no reason the Russian military is using Iranian-made, explosives-laden drones to bombard Ukrainian cities. The Russian ai...
How Bad Is Europe’s Energy Problem? Better Than You Think
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 03: A gas ring on a domestic stove powered by natural gas is … [+] seen alight on January 3. 2005, Manchester, England. Russia had decreased pressure i...
The Economics Of A Russian Oil Price Cap
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at IMF headquarters, October … [+] 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Economists o...
Russia And Belarus Keep Threatening To Reinvade Ukraine. It’s A Very Stupid Idea.
A Ukrainian tank opens fire. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Eight months ago Russian forces rolled south from Belarus, crossing the border with Ukraine and widening Russia’s nearly decade-old war on...
Russia Leans on Turkey, India, China for Oil Sales Before EU Ban
(Bloomberg) — The three countries that helped Moscow to maintain crude exports in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine appear to be stepping back into the market for Russian barrels, with Turkey ...
Russia Strikes Kyiv Using Iranian Kamikaze Drones—Amid Reports About Moscow’s Dwindling Missile Stocks
Topline Kyiv on Monday was hit by a series of Russian drone strikes in the second major attack on the Ukrainian capital in the past week, as Moscow steps up its usage of cheaper, Iranian-made suicide ...
Two Mountain Brigades—One Russian, One Ukrainian—Are Rolling Toward Each Other In Flat Southern Ukraine
A Russian vehicle, destroyed by the 128th Mountain Brigade in Chervone. Ukrainian army photo Southern Ukraine is a flat, open expanse of farms crisscrossed by rivers. There are no mountains there. But...
Brittney Griner’s Release Not A Priority For Russia, Putin Aide Says
Topline The release of Brittney Griner—the WNBA star who was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison on drug charges—is not a priority for the Kremlin despite calls from President Joe Biden to free ...
Biden Has ‘No Plans’ To Meet Saudi Crown Prince At G20 Summit After Oil Cuts
Topline President Joe Biden has “no plans” to meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty Summit next month, National Security Advisor Jake Sulliva...
Russia Turns To Stablecoins In Droves As Sanctions Bite Even Harder ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Russians have hopped on stablecoins to circumvent Western sanctions to send trading volumes to new highs. The decision by SWIFT to kick out Russian b...
As the Russian Army Digs In, A Pro-Kremlin Mercenary Company Goes On The Attack in Ukraine—And Begs For Credit
The Wagner Group in Ukraine. Via social media Six weeks after the Ukrainian army launched twin counteroffensives in northeastern and southern Ukraine, Russian forces all across the country are digging...
Chainalysis Reports Crypto Activity Surge in Russia and Ukraine
27 mins ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News High inflation has affected people in both nations as a result of the war’s economic toll. Ukrainian hryvnia-denominated trade volume increased by 121% to $307 m...
U.S. defense industry faces surging demand and a supply chain crunch
The war in Ukraine and rising tensions over Taiwan have caused demand for high-tech, American-made weapons to surge. And with the ongoing supply chain crunch and inflation continuing to rise, military...
War initiates crypto activity in Russia and Ukraine: Chainalysis
The war between Russia and Ukraine, along with making the military conflict sure, which is presently increasing, has affected cryptocurrency. Natives of both countries have faced the economic impact ...