Russian prisoners in Ukraine. Via social media Tallying devastating losses and rapid Ukrainian gains more than 200 days into its wider war on Ukraine, the Kremlin on Tuesday hinted it could take a ste...
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Tuesday, September 20. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information
An Ukrainian serviceman stands in a basement which, according to Ukrainian authorities, was used as … [+] a torture cell during the Russian occupation, in the retaken village of Kozacha Lopan, U...
Pepsi Reportedly Stops Manufacturing Sodas In Russia—Joining Global Food Giants Leaving Amid Ukraine Invasion
Topline Beverage giant PepsiCo has stopped manufacturing several of its popular soda brands in Russia, Reuters reported on Tuesday, a move that comes a month after the bottler of its chief rival Coca-...
Why U.S. Shale Producers Aren’t Riding To The Rescue Despite Tight Oil Supplies
In an aerial view of oil pumpjacks at work in the Permian Basin oil field in Crane, Texas. A … [+] tightening global ban on Russian oil and other geopolitical realities may mean that oil produce...
Working Group to Develop Efficiency Standard for Crypto Mining in Russia – Mining Bitcoin News
Crypto industry experts have formed a working group to draft a standard for energy-efficient and profitable cryptocurrency mining in Russia. The rules will aim to help developers and data center opera...
Russia Has No Reserves Left As Ukrainian Troops Surround A Key Eastern Town
Russian army vehicles stranded in the Oskil River. Ukrainian army photo May 27 was a dark day for Ukraine. That was the day Lyman, the last free town north of the Donets River in eastern Ukraine’s Don...
Ukraine Investigating Over 30,000 War Crimes Since Russian Invasion Began, Top Prosecutor Says
Topline Ukraine has documented 34,000 alleged cases of war crimes since Russia invaded the country in February, the country’s prosecutor general Andriy Kostin told CBS News in an interview Sunday, day...
Ethereum-Based ‘Cryptoruble’ Token Under Development in Russia – Defi Bitcoin News
Developers are working on a “cryptoruble” that, as they say, can improve Russians’ access to global exchanges and be used for cross-border payments. Defi platform Indefibank, which is behind the proje...
Sponsors Can Stand Up To FIFA And Qatar World Cup. Some Have Not.
The first World Cup to be held in the Middle East is now only two months away. BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images The ethical reservations surrounding this year’s World Cup in Qatar–from deeply concerning...
Crypto Miners From US, EU Stay Put in Russia Despite War, Sanctions
This capacity, comparable to BitRiver’s, is in high demand among clients from Germany, the U.K., the U.S., Canada, Iran, Japan, New Zealand and other countries as well as local Russian miners, said ME...
U.S. Treasury sanctions neo-Nazi Russian wallet addresses
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned digital currency addresses associated with a Russian military task force. The sanctioned addresses included BTC, ETH and USDT that...
What Does A Weakened Russia Mean?
PEREVEVALNE, UKRAINE – MARCH 06: Russian paramilitaries stand guard outside of a Ukrainian military … [+] base in the town of Perevevalne near the Crimean city of Simferopol on March 6, 20...
Why The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit In Uzbekistan This Week Should Matter For The West
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, Uzbek President … [+] Shavkat Mirziyoyev, second right, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, right, walk to ...
U.S. Sends Ukraine $600 Million In Military Supplies As Kyiv Pushes On Stunning Counter Offensive
Topline The U.S. will send an additional $600 million in military aid to Ukraine, Biden administration officials announced on Thursday, a move welcomed by Kyiv as it pushes to build on the successes o...
Sales of Hardware Crypto Wallets Decline in Russia With Easing Currency Restrictions – Bitcoin News
Interest in hardware wallets allowing cold storage of cryptocurrencies is decreasing among Russian users after this year’s surge that followed the invasion of Ukraine. The sale volumes for these devic...
Ukraine Says It Found Another Mass Burial Site In Territory Reclaimed From Russia
Topline Ukraine discovered a burial site containing hundreds of bodies in Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region that was reclaimed from Russian forces last week, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, the l...
In Pursuit of Higher Revenues, Weapons Contractors Exaggerate Impacts of Inflation
Not surprisingly, weapons contractors want as much taxpayer money as the political market will bear. Part of their job is to maximize revenue, profits, and share value. That’s why the nation’s civilia...
Putin Admits China Had ‘Concerns’ About Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
Topline In his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, President Vladimir Putin admitted China had “questions and concerns” about the...
Russia Ministry of Finance Plans to Legalize Crypto for International Transactions – crypto.news
The country’s central bank, the Bank of Russia, has recognised the need to legalize cross-border payments conducted via cryptocurrency transfers. Payments Could Start as Soon as Next Year The possibil...
Russia is considering Bitcoin for international trade in 2023: Report
Top crypto news out of Russia says the country is considering accepting Bitcoin (BTC/USD) as well as some cryptocurrencies as a payment option for international trade in 2023. As per local news agency...
Russia: all the news on crypto payments regulation
Russian Finance and Central Bank Minister Aleksey Moiseev said in a TV interview conducted by Russia24 that cryptocurrencies are needed to make cross-border payments. On TV, Moiseev reportedly stated:...
Russia To Finalise Rules On Cross Border Crypto Payments By The End Of 2022
Mikhail Mishustin, the Russian Prime Minister, has ordered the government to establish rules regarding crypto regulation by the end of this year. The date by which the Russian government is supposed t...
A Hundred Wrecked Tanks In A Hundred Hours As Ukraine Guts Russia’s Best Tank Army
A Russian T-80 burns following a Ukrainian drone strike. Via social media The Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive around the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine starting on Sept. 6 destroyed half of...
Russia Has Secretly Spent $300 Million To Influence Foreign Elections, U.S. Says
Topline Russia has spent over $300 million attempting to win over politicians and political parties in dozens of countries since 2014, and it plans to spend even more money in future years, U.S. offic...
Russia aims to set rules for crypto cross-border payments by year’s end
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday officially instructed the government to come to a consensus regarding crypto regulation in Russia by Dec. 19, 2022. The prime minister specifically ...
Ukraine Vows To Recapture All Territory From Russia As It Urges West To Step Up Weapons Supply
Topline Ukrainian officials on Tuesday said they intend to recapture all of the country’s territories that are currently under Russian occupation following a string of major military successes in the ...
Russia PM sets December deadline for international crypto payments rule
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has directed the country’s financial regulators and other relevant state authorities to “develop an agreed position” for crypto regulations by Dec. 19. Accord...
Russia Is Now Using Iranian ‘Swarming’ Attack Drones In Ukraine — Here’s What We Know
Images from Ukraine provide the first photographic evidence of Iranian-made drones used by Russia. The pictures, taken by an Ukrainian officer and posted on Twitter, appear to show the remains of a Sh...
Lawyer of Accused Crypto Launderer Urges Russia for A Discussion
The lawyer of a Russian man, who was accused of laundering, urged Moscow on Monday. He urges a prisoner swap discussion with Russia. Alexander Vinnik, the Russian man who last month was accused of mon...
Stock Market Gains As Russia Withdraws Troops From Parts Of Ukraine
The tech heavy Nasdaq composite led gains among major indexes Monday morning as investors reacted to Russia’s withdrawal from some regions of Ukraine. Meanwhile, economists expected inflation da...