Topline The White House on Thursday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russian government officials and elites, including billionaire Alexey Mordashov, chairman of Severstal, Russia’...
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Russia Controls 20% Of Ukraine, Zelensky Says, As UN Civilian Death Toll Surpasses 4,000
Topline Russian troops now control about 20% of Ukrainian territory, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told Luxembourg’s Parliament on Thursday, and the country’s civilian death toll has surp...
Should you buy or sell WTI oil after the EU’s partial ban on Russian imports?
At the start of the trading week, the European leaders agreed to pursue a partial embargo on Russian oil. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February this year, everything changed in the way Europe is do...
‘Everything is gone’: Russian business hit hard by tech sanctions
Russian companies have been plunged into a technological crisis by western sanctions that have created severe bottlenecks in the supply of semiconductors, electrical equipment and the hardware needed ...
Ukraine May Get U.S. Attack Drones That Can Strike Moscow
A U.S. Air Force MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition … [+] (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 18, 2021. SeongJoon Cho/Bloo...
Ukraine Could Get German Air-Defenses. They Might Prevent Devastating Bombing Raids By Russian Planes.
IRIS-T SL during testing. Diehl photo Germany has announced it will supply Ukraine with its latest air-defense system. This might help the Ukrainians ward off carpet-bombing raids by Russian bombers a...
Zelensky Says He Won’t Attack Russian Territory—But Russia Blasts U.S. For Sending Rockets To Ukraine
Topline Ukraine is “not interested” in attacking Russian territory and only intends to use foreign supplied weapons to drive out invading forces from its own land, the country’s president Volodymyr Ze...
No Relief In Sight For Gas Prices Or Biden
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 07 : In this composite image taken at the same gasoline station … [+] 43-years apart, the price differences are reflected decades later. Top photo, taken May...
How Ukraine Perfected The Small Anti-Tank Drone
Ukraine’s Aerorozvidka (“Aerial Reconnaissance”) teams are not the first to use small multicopters to drop bombs, but they have transformed the drones from nuisance weapons into tank killers. They hav...
Russian Central Bank Wants Crypto for International Trade, Not for Citizens: Report
According to a senior bank official, Russia’s central bank is open to using cryptocurrencies for international payments. On May 31, central bank First Deputy Governor Ksenia Yudaeva said, “in principl...
Russian central bank signals agreement with crypto law revisions: Report
First deputy governor of the Russian central bank Ksenia Yudayeva stated Tuesday that the bank is open to using cryptocurrency for international payments, Reuters reported, along with Russian media, w...
Russian Central Bank Takes U-Turn On Crypto International Payments
More and more signs from Russian authorities lead to increasing recognition of cryptocurrencies as tools for international payments. In the past, the central bank has been adamant towards Russia crypt...
Russian Central Bank Open to Crypto For International Payments
Key Takeaways An official from the Russian Central Bank stated that it wouldn’t object to the use of cryptocurrencies for international transactions. However, it still believes cryptocurrencies pose l...
Oil Prices Rise After EU Announces Partial Ban On Russian Imports
Topline Global crude oil prices rose on Tuesday after the European Union unveiled its latest set of sanctions against Russia, which include an immediate ban on two-thirds of all Russian oil imports by...
Europe Bans 90% of Russian Oil – Trustnodes
Oil prices have risen another 3.5% to $123.70 for brent crude oil as the European Union finally moves to ban most Russian oil. Russian oil imports that arrive from the sea, accounting for 2/3rd of all...
Russian Crypto Miners Account for Over 2% of the Country’s Total Energy Consumption
According to Russia’s Ministry of Industry, local cryptocurrency enterprises consume more than 2% of the total electricity volume in the nation. The lawmakers are concerned that this exceeds some sect...
EU Struggling To Agree On Full Russian Oil Ban—Here’s Why
Topline Talks to impose a sweeping ban on Russian oil imports to the European Union have appeared to falter, with the bloc still discussing carve-outs that could effectively exempt countries like Hung...
What’s in the bill that the Russian Finance Ministry has been calling for crypto?
In the list of authorities across the countries criticizing the crypto usage, Russian authorities were among the leading ones but now seem to change their stance The new bill is anticipated to have p...
Provision Allowing Cryptocurrency Payments in Foreign Trade Added to Russian Bill – Regulation Bitcoin News
A proposal to permit companies to use cryptocurrency in cross-border settlements has made its way to a draft law designed to regulate Russia’s crypto space this year. According to a press report, the ...
Russian Finance Ministry Calls On Crypto for International Settlements
The Russian Ministry of Finance submitted a new draft of a bill that calls for using crypto for international settlements payments. The bill, “On Digital Currencies,” was introduced in February, which...
In Russia Vs. Ukraine A Likely Winner Is North American Energy
372912 03: Natsha Fatale played by Rene Russo and Boris Badenov played by Jason Alexander, plot … [+] against Rocky and Bullwinkle in Universal Studios “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwin...
Starbucks exiting the Russian market after 15 years
After 15 years of doing business on Russian soil, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) will be joining companies like British American Tobacco, Exxon Mobil and McDonald’s in withdrawing from the Russi...
Crypto Miners Won’t Be Pardoned: Russian Lawmakers
A latest draft law has replaced an earlier bill initiating a new 1 year tax customs amnesty for Russian crypto miners. The initial proposal was withdrawn on the basis that the tax break would gave out...
No Tax Amnesty for Russian Crypto Miners as Lawmakers Withdraw Proposal – Coinotizia
A new draft law has replaced an earlier bill introducing a one-year tax and customs amnesty for cryptocurrency miners in Russia. The initial proposal has been withdrawn on the grounds that the tax bre...
Ukraine Has Shot Down A Top Russian Fighter Pilot
Russian Sukhoi Su-25 jet takes part in a joint military exercise with the Belarussian army on Oct. … [+] 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ASSOCIATED PRESS Ukrainian air defenses have claimed an...
Russian Court Recognizes Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment, Prosecutors See Precedent – Regulation Bitcoin News
The City Court of St. Petersburg has recognized a large amount of cryptocurrency handed over by the victim in an extortion case as a means of payment, Russian media reported. The prosecutor’s office i...
Russian ruble surges on report some capital controls may ease up
The Russian ruble surged on Monday, following a report that the government plans to cut a key foreign exchange limit for exporters. The ruble RUBUSD, +1.83% surged 6.8% against the dollar on Monday, h...
Russian Diplomat Quits Citing ‘Shame’ Over Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Topline A Russian diplomat in Geneva said on Monday he had resigned from his role, contending that in his 20 years of service he had never “been so ashamed” of his country as he was for its “aggressiv...
Russian Soldier Sentenced To Life In Prison, Setting The Stage For Dozens More War Crimes Trials In Ukraine
Topline Ukraine on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a 62-year-old unarmed citizen, marking an end to the first war-crimes trial since Russia began its invas...
Ancient Russian Prison Found To Be The Breeding Ground For Crypto Mining
Anurag Batham is working as a fundamental writer for The Coin Republic since 2021. He likes to exercise his curious muscles and research deep into a topic. Though he covers various aspects of the cryp...