The Russian rescue ship ‘Vsevolod Bobrov.’ Russian navy photo When a Ukrainian navy anti-ship battery put two Neptune anti-ship missiles into the side of the Russian navy cruiser Moskva on...
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Russian Crypto Mining Giant Bitriver Considers Challenging US Sanctions – Mining Bitcoin News
Russia’s Bitriver, one of the largest operators of crypto mining data centers, may take legal action against the U.S. over the decision to place it under sanctions. The company insists it does not hel...
Indie Russian news firm raises $250K in crypto after sanctions cripple finances
A Russian independent news company has raised more than $250,000 in cryptocurrency donations from supporters in order to continue reporting independent news under a barrage of Russian government propa...
Independent Russian News Site Meduza Raises Over $200,000 in Crypto – Bitcoin News
Pressure from the Kremlin and sanctions from the West have forced Russian news outlet Meduza to increasingly rely on cryptocurrency donations to fund its independent journalism. As the restrictions im...
Ukraine Stops Russian Gas Flowing to Europe Through Key Pipeline
Ukraine reduced flows of Russian natural gas through its territory to Europe, introducing a new threat to the energy security of a continent already racing to sever its dependence on Russian fossil fu...
Ukrainian Troops Appear To Have Fought All The Way To The Russian Border
Ex-Russian T-80 tanks now belonging to the Ukrainian army’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade. Ukrainian defense ministry photo Ukrainian forces around Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, appear to have pus...
Binance’s Reported Russian Activity Highlights Potential Privacy Concerns in Crypto Markets
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post An extensive Reuters article details how Binance reportedly built ties with Russian officials. It began last year as Russian intelligence wanted the exchange to di...
Western Sanctions Force Russian Journalists to Solicit Crypto Donations
Western sanctions have forced beleaguered Russian journalists to turn to cryptocurrencies to keep their operations running. In the days following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, readers of the prominent...
Russian Free Press affected by economic sanctions: requests crypto donations from international community
Meduza, an independent Russian news outlet launched a crypto donations page back in April last year after being penalised by the Russian government. Now, with their content blocked in Russia, Meduza i...
Russia Claims Ukraine’s Anti-Tank Missiles Are Duds. So Why Are Russian Tanks Burning?
A Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with U.S. Javelin missiles during military exercises in Donetsk … [+] region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via...
New Turkish Bayraktar Drones Still Seem To Be Reaching Ukraine
Snake Island saw some dramatic action last weekend, including a high-speed, low-level bombing run by Ukrainian jets and a series of strikes by Bayraktar TB2 drones which sank two patrol boats and a la...
Coinbase to shut down some Russian accounts due to EU sanctions
Leading crypto exchange Coinbase is planning to ban accounts of select Russians to adhere to sanctions, Russian news agency RBC reported May 5, citing an official letter issued to users by the exchang...
Purged! Nervous Putin Cuts Russian Air Force From 2022 Victory Day Parade
Security surrounds Russian President Vladimir Putin after the 2022 Victory Day Parade AFP via Getty Images In a surprise admission of unreliability, Moscow cut Russia’s Air Force from several 2022 Vic...
Coinbase to Block Russian Customer’s Accounts In Reference With E.U Sanctions
Coinbase, a leading crypto exchange platform has notified some Russian customers about their accounts getting blocked at the end of this month. Russian media reported that several trading platforms ar...
Coinbase Warns Some Russian Users Their Accounts May Be Blocked, Report Reveals – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has reportedly notified certain Russian customers that their accounts may be blocked at the end of this month. According to Russian media, the trading platform ha...
U.S. Targets Bank Execs And G7 Pledges To Cut Off Russian Oil
Topline Members of the Group of Seven committed Sunday to banning or phasing out Russian oil imports, and the United States will sanction three of Russia’s biggest TV channels and 35 Russian banking e...
Trading Russian Oil Will Become Harder From Mid-May, Vitol Says
(Bloomberg) — Commodity firms will find it much harder to buy and sell Russian oil from the middle of this month, according to the world’s biggest independent crude trader, as Europe tightens sa...
Wanted: Conti Hackers – US Dangles $15 Million For Info On Russian Cybercriminals
The United States offered a reward of up to $15 million for information on the Russia-based cybercrime organization Conti, which has been accused of cyber-extortion attacks around the globe, State Dep...
OPEC Stays Silent As EU Rushes To Ban Russian Oil
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners in OPEC+ led by Russia decided this week they would not increase their target production figure for next month. Effectively, OPEC+ sl...
Ukraine’s Best Fighter Jets Just Bombed The Hell Out Of The Russian Troops On Snake Island
Su-27s strike Snake Island. Ukrainian defense ministry capture The Ukrainian air force’s best fighter jets just staged a daring raid on the Russian force occupying Ukraine’s strategic Snake Island. Th...
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 ...
‘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...
U.S. Reportedly Gave Ukraine Intel To Help Sink Russian Warship Moskva
Topline Ukraine used U.S.-provided intelligence to confirm the location of the Russian warship Moskva before striking it in April, several media outlets reported Thursday, reflecting a close intellige...
Big Opportunity For Greece At World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum (WEF) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images This month, I am in Europe, which will cumulate in being in Davos for the World Economic Forum. Europe is in the midst of a massive ...
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...