The Biden administration is split over how much further the US can push sanctions against Russia without undermining its own economy and Western unity, Bloomberg reports. According to the news agency, US President Joe Biden’s team has largely backed the sanctions plan Washington set in motion after Russia attacked Ukraine …
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The flow of foreign mercenaries into Ukraine has dried up, as the total number has almost halved during the conflict, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday. Speaking at a briefing, Konashenkov revealed that, according to MOD data, the number of foreign fighters in Ukraine has …
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Some members of the OPEC+ energy group are considering whether to exempt Russia from an oil production deal when they meet on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing unnamed OPEC delegates. The delegates are reportedly concerned about the growing economic pressure on Russia and its ability to pump …
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Russian military forces are not blocking grain shipments from Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, as quoted by Interfax. He said the ports have been mined by the Ukrainian military, which prevents ships from going out to sea. According to the official, Moscow is willing to find ways …
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Russia’s Daria Kasatkina will compete in a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time this week after the 25-year-old overcame the challenge of compatriot Veronika Kudermetova on Wednesday to qualify for the final four at Roland Garros. The 20th seed held off Kudermetova to win in straight sets by a score of 6-4, 7-6(5) …
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US Cyber Command specialists were deployed to Ukraine and conducted offensive operations against Russia, its commander and NSA Director General Paul Nakasone said on Wednesday. In an exclusive interview with Sky News on the sidelines of a cyber conference in Estonia, Nakasone also revealed that US eavesdroppers conduct information warfare, …
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Russian grain exports can’t get to Europe because the sanctions imposed by the EU on Moscow effectively block supplies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov explained on Wednesday. “Although Western countries keep saying that grain has not been sanctioned, they for some reason fail to mention that the ships that transport …
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Washington’s arming of Ukraine with heavier weapons increases the risk of direct US-Russia confrontation regardless of American statements about mitigating such a possibility, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday. The diplomat was commenting on the news that the US has decided to supply HIMARS multiple rocket launchers …
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Russian banking giant Sberbank has been disconnected from the SWIFT global financial messaging system under a new set of sanctions approved by European Union leaders on Monday. “This sanctions package includes other hard-hitting measures: de-Swifting the largest Russian bank Sberbank,” European Council chief Charles Michel announced following the EU summit. …
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Negative views of Russia are primarily confined to US-allied Western states, a new global survey conducted by a NATO-linked lobby group has found. At the same time, the so-called Alliance of Democracies Foundation discovered that Asian countries maintain strong support for Russia, while Latin American nations appear to be split on the …
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