Topline Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Veheshchuk said Saturday all women, children and the elderly have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel works in Mariupol following an internati...
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Cryptocurrencies Won’t Save Russia From Dodging Sanctions, Moody’s Says
It has been argued that Russia may avoid Western sanctions for invading Ukraine by using cryptocurrencies. However, is it viable? The small scale of the cryptocurrency market restricts Russia’s capaci...
Ukraine Made Exactly One Copy Of Its Best Cannon. It Just Joined The War.
The 2S22 in action. Photo via Sergey Pashynsky The Kramatorsk Heavy Machinery Plant, in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, built exactly one 2S22 howitzer around five years ago. As a Russi...
Diesel fuel is in short supply as prices surge — Here’s what that means for inflation
The prices for gas and diesel fuel, over $6.00 a gallon, are displayed at a petrol station in Los Angeles, March 2, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Diesel prices are surging, contributing...
Cryptocurrencies Unlikely to Help Russia Evade Sanctions – Bitcoin News
Russia’s ability to employ cryptocurrencies to circumvent international sanctions is restricted by the limited size of the crypto market, according to Moody’s. Despite increased use in small transacti...
Another Russian Warship Is Burning In The Black Sea
The Russian warship “Admiral Makarov” passes through Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey on August 13, … [+] 2021. (Photo by Muhammed Gencebay Gur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu ...
Finland Is Severing Oil Ties With Russia, Trade Data Show
(Bloomberg) — Finland managed to cut the amount of oil it imports from Russia just after the invasion of Ukraine started in late February. Most Read from Bloomberg The Nordic country imported 70...
‘Compelling Evidence’ Of Russian War Crimes—Including Deliberate Killing Of Civilians—In Ukraine, Amnesty International Says
Topline Amnesty International on Friday said it has documented “compelling evidence” Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine, the latest development in a growing campaign by governments and...
The Russian Frigate ‘Admiral Makarov’ Might Be The Juiciest Target In The Black Sea
‘Admiral Makarov.’ Russian navy photo After the dramatic sinking of the missile-cruiser Moskva by a Ukrainian missile battery on April 14, the Russian Black Sea Fleet is down to just three...
Why Russia Joining The Asian Football Confederation Makes Little Sense
Denis Cheryshev of Russia celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the 2018 FIFA World … [+] Cup match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium on June 14, 2018 in...
The Ukrainian Army Is On The Attack. This Is How The War With Russia Could End.
Ex-Russian T-80 tanks, captured by the Ukrainian army and delivered to the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, … [+] fire on Russian forces near Kharkiv. 93rd Mechanized Brigade photo The Ukrainian army re...
Roman Abramovich Denies Reports He Wants Nearly $2 Billion Chelsea Loan Repaid
Topline Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on Thursday denied reports he asked for repayment of a nearly $2 billion loan he gave Chelsea FC as part of the sale of the soccer team, and als...
G7 Countries: We Would Guarantee That Russia Is Unable To Escape Penalties By Using Cryptocurrency Assets
On Friday, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries published a united statement regarding additional penalties against Russia. Our countries have taken expansive, restrictive measures that ha...
Russia, Bankoff Crypto Cards suspended
Bankoff has warned customers that its crypto cards are no longer supported by Visa and Stripe payment systems, due to an increase in active users and transactions from Russia. The increase in Russian...
Russia faces defaulting on foreign debts within weeks
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting of the Russia the Land of Opportunity Supervisory Board at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia – Mikhail Tereshchenko/Sputnik Russia is poise...
Russian Aggression Highlights Need To Bolster P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Force
Ten weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, most of the war coverage remains about what is happening on the ground in the beleaguered country. However, the willingness of Russian leader Vladimir Puti...
Shell reports a sizable hit to Q1 bottom-line due to Russia exit
Shares of Shell plc (LON: SHEL) are up 4.0% on Thursday after the British oil giant cited higher prices and lower expenses as it reported better-than-expected profit for its fiscal first quarter. Shel...
Kremlin Calls Reports Of May 9 War Declaration ‘Nonsense’—But The U.S. And U.K. Believe Putin Has Something Up His Sleeve
Topline Russia has no plans to declare war against Ukraine as part of its Victory Day celebration May 9, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday, but mounting Western intelligence suggests Russ...
How the EU ban on Russian oil could benefit Russia — Quartz
The European Union will halt all imports of crude and refined oil from Russia by the end of 2022, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on May 4. Europe as a whole currently gets one...
Following The Money To A Network Of OTC Providers
With a continuous lack of precise regulation for Crypto brokers in Russian, hundreds of Russian and … [+] Belarusian Over-The-Counter (OTC) pawnshop-like providers that operate in a gray zone al...
Volkswagen to prolong coal-fired power as Russia concerns continue
Covering an area of 6.5 million square meters, VW’s huge manufacturing facility in Wolfsburg uses two cogeneration plants that provide it with heat and power. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty...
Why Russia’s Natural Gas Leverage Won’t Last Much Longer
A Gazprom sign hangs at a German soccer stadium. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images) Bongarts/Getty Images Last week, as anyone following Russia and the war in Ukraine should have seen c...
Press Freedom Under Increasing Pressure Globally
On May 3, 2022, for the World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published their annual World Press Freedom Index, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territori...
Russian Oligarch Oleg Tinkov, Who Lost Billions After Russian Invasion, Calls War On Ukraine ‘Evil’
Topline Oleg Tinkov, the former billionaire who is one of the few prominent Russian business figures to speak out against his country’s war on Ukraine, made his sharpest attack on the Kremlin yet in a...
Russia Just Threatened To Destroy Ireland And Britain With A Nuclear Tsunami
This photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Feb. … [+] 19, 2022, shows a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile being launched from an air fi...
‘Closing Time’ For Gazprom’s Eurozone Cash Flows
The U.S. national flag and Poland’s national flag fly as liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Oak … [+] Spirit, operated by Teekay Corp., sits docked with Poland’s first import of U.S....
Pope Seeks Putin Meeting And Compares Russian ‘Brutality’ To Rwandan Genocide
Topline Pope Francis said he’s offered to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in an interview published Tuesday that included his firmest condemnation yet of Putin, comparing the viol...
US Issues New Sanctions Against Crypto Miners in Russia
The United States is imposing more sanctions on Russia for its alleged involvement in the Ukraine invasion. The country is now saying it will penalize all crypto miners who seek to assist Russia in ev...