Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station after Kazakhstan’s … [+] presidential elections in Astana on November 20, 2022. – Kazakhs voted in presiden...
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Ukraine’s Artillery Did The Most Killing Around Kyiv, Ultimately Saving The City From Russian Occupation
A Ukrainian army 2S7 howitzer in action. Ukrainian army photo The Russian army’s plan, in the early hours of its wider invasion of Ukraine back in February, was to roll straight from Belarus and south...
Ukraine Converts $21.9 Billion In U.S. Military Surplus Into Fearsome Force
Few nations have put U.S. military aid to better use than Ukraine AFP via Getty Images The list of American security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s “unprovoked and brutal invasi...
Grading My 2022 Energy Predictions
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector at the … [+] Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on April 14, 2022. – Putin called fo...
China’s Reopening Signals Return Of Bull Market
TOPSHOT – People sing slogans while gathering on a street in Shanghai on November 27, 2022, where … [+] protests against China’s zero-Covid policy took place the night before followi...
How Ukraine’s 1st Tank Brigade Fought A Russian Force Ten Times Its Size—And Won
The 1st Tank Brigade in training in 2021. Ukrainian army photo The 1st Tank Brigade, arguably Ukraine’s best tank formation, didn’t just survive the brutal bombardment that preceded Russia’s wider inv...
‘Knocking Down’ Ukraine’s Patriot Battery Would Give Russia A Much-Needed Propaganda Coup
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Russia will destroy the MIM-104 Patriot air defense missile system the United States is delivering to Ukraine. Striking the single most advanced system th...
Russia Is About To Legalize Cryptocurrency For International Trading
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration is bringing new changes to the utilization of crypto assets and blockchain technology in the nation to overcome the monopoly of the United States doll...
Oil books biggest weekly gain since October as concerns rise over Russia supplies
Oil futures rose Friday, booking strong weekly gains, as concerns grew about a drop in Russian exports following the imposition of a price cap by G7 countries earlier this month. Russia’s deputy prime...
Russia to Ban Banks From Using Messengers Like Telegram to Contact Customers – Regulation Bitcoin News
Financial institutions in Russia will not be able to communicate with clients through instant messengers based outside the country, local media revealed. A new law passed by the State Duma also prohib...
Russia’s Electronic-Warfare Troops Knocked Out 90 Percent Of Ukraine’s Drones
A Russian army Pole-21 jamming system. Russian state media photo The Russian military’s failures in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine almost are too numerous to list. Too many attacks along too many secto...
Russia: An increased demand for ASIC chips in the country could mean this
Russia’s cryptocurrency mining bill to legalize crypto mining and the sale of mined crypto could be approved by January The demand for ASIC chips has increased among Russian crypto mining hardware dis...
Policymakers in Russia postpone debating cryptocurrency mining bill
The Russian Parliament is delaying the passing of the recently proposed crypto mining bill, citing capital flight risks. Regulation on crypto mining stalled over capital flight fears Despite initia...
Russia’s Best Missile Can Hit Ukrainian Jets From 80 Miles Away. But Ukrainian Pilots Know How To Dodge.
A Russian air force MiG-31. Wikimedia Commons Ukrainian air force pilots have worked out methods for dodging the Russian air force’s far-flying Vympel R-37M air-to-air missiles, according to one Ukrai...
Russia to legalize crypto for international trade
Russian officials announced that the country will legalize the use of cryptocurrency for international trade in January 2023 in a move to circumvent the Western sanctions. The congressional finance co...
The $1.1 billion Patriot Missile Battery the U.S. Is Sending to Ukraine is Symbolic but Not a Gamechanger
Members of the German Bundeswehr rush toward two Patriot missile launching systems during a press … [+] day presentation at the Luftwaffe Warbelow training center in 2012 in Warbelow, Germany. G...
WildCard Scenarios For 2023 And What Not To Worry About
TOPSHOT – Iranian pro-government protesters burn flags of the US, Israel and Britain during a rally … [+] against the recent anti-government protests in Iran, in Tehran, on September 25, 2...
Bakhmut Is ‘Soaked In Blood’ As Eight Of Ukraine’s Best Brigades Battle 40,000 Former Russian Prisoners
Volodymyr Zelensky in Bakhmut. Office of the president of Ukraine Russian mercenary firm The Wagner Group since this summer has been trying, and so far failing, to capture the town of Bakhmut in easte...
What to make for Christmas dinner? It depends on where you live
People traveling abroad this Christmas may not find their favorite holiday food on the menu. That’s because traditional holiday fare varies around the world. To see who’s eating what this ...
Zelensky Thanks U.S. In Speech To Congress—But Calls For More Aid To Ukraine
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country is “alive and kicking” despite Russia’s brutal 10-month-long invasion during a speech to Congress late Wednesday, using his first visit ...
The Russian Army Is Crowding Its Best Tanks In One Sector Of Eastern Ukraine
T-90. Vitaly V. Kuzmin photo via Wikimedia Commons Russian arms firm Uralvagonzavod has manufactured around 600 T-90 tanks for the Russian army. The 45-ton, three-person T-90 with its 125-millimter gu...
Russia’s High-Tech Suicide Squads
In the iconic 1987 movie The Running Man, convicted criminals enter a game show to win their freedom by running a gauntlet of armed opponents, watched by television cameras. A British Intelligence rep...
Bank of Russia Will Test International Crypto Payments
The Bank of Russia (BoR) is reportedly planning to test the use of cryptocurrencies for international payments within the regulatory sandbox framework. The pilot project is set to be implemented with ...
Bank of Russia to Test International Crypto Payments With Companies – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia plans to use cryptocurrency for cross-border payments in trials with private companies, a member of its top management has revealed. The testing will be conducted under a sp...
Ukraine Is Fielding A ‘Heinz 57’ Fleet Of Heavy Drone Bombers Against Russian Forces
In the early days of the war, Ukraine’s small drone strike force could be easily divided into two types: improvised consumer DJI quadcopters armed with small Vog-17 or hand grenades, and R-18 octocopt...
Russia turns to crypto in desperation
Western sanctions are crippling Russia’s efforts to fight a war and to run its economy. The Duma is to consider a bill to allow a domestic cryptocurrency market. In a desperate bid to get around the h...
Russia Aims to Enable Cryptocurrency for International Payments
Editors News Russia is seeking to legalize cryptocurrency for international payments. Olga said that project will be implemented with interested market participants and the regulations. The Bank of Ru...
Bolting Random Weapons On Random Chassis, the Ukrainian Army Proves Its Ingenuity … And Desperation
A Ukrainian MT-LB-12. Via social media A slightly odd-looking Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle, churning through the cold mud that’s typical of Ukraine’s early winters, tells a profound story. One ...
Bank Of Russia Opposes International Trade Crypto Investment
The Russian government does not want to make Bitcoin available to the general population of Russia but rather intends to reserve its use for international business transactions. Elvira Nabiullina, t...