4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (263+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin during an hour-long phone call to end the war against Ukraine in order to open up “impressive” U.S.-Russian trade prospects, the Kremlin said Tuesday. “Donald Trump clearly conveyed the idea that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (321+ words) Russian transportation authorities on Wednesday vowed to prevent any disruptions to domestic air travel after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the day before that Kyiv's drone attacks were making Russian airspace too dangerous for flying. Transportation Minister Andrei Nikitin said…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (909+ words) The Moscow Times Russia’s war against Ukraine is entering another dangerous phase with both sides relying heavily on long range strike systems, including Ukraine executing attacks at depths of over 2,000 kilometers from its borders. As the risk of further escalation…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a residential building in the republic of Bashkortostan, leaving at least one person injured, regional head Radiy Khabirov said Wednesday. Khabirov said air defense systems intercepted four of six drones that targeted the…...

1+ mon, 12+ min ago   (524+ words) Russia’s economy returned to growth in the second quarter after contracting for the first time since 2023 at the start of the year, official data showed on Wednesday, outperforming government and Central Bank forecasts. Gross domestic product grew 1.3% in April-June despite…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (447+ words) Organizers of a major forum for Russian military drone operators have postponed this year’s event, citing intelligence that Ukraine was preparing an attack involving ballistic missiles and what they described as “terrorist bio-drones.” The annual Dronnitsa meeting, scheduled for Aug....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (901+ words) As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Russia continues to maintain commercial ties with the European Union despite mounting pressure to close the remaining gaps in the bloc’s sanctions regime. Russia exported goods worth 7.7 billion euros ($9.0 billion) to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (357+ words) European Union countries agreed Thursday to a watered-down 21st package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, freezing the Russian crude oil price cap following weeks of intense negotiations. European Council President António Costa announced the deal on social…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (528+ words) Ukrainian attacks in and around the Sea of Azov have sharply reduced Russia's grain exports at the start of the new agricultural season, leaving millions of tons of grain stranded in southern storage facilities, analysts and industry officials said. Russian…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (554+ words) Russian military bloggers praised the dismissal of Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who has been credited with cutting bureaucracy and boosting drone warfare against Russia, saying the shake-up would only benefit Moscow’s war effort. Fedorov, 35, was dismissed Thursday after being…...