1+ week, 3+ day ago   (254+ words) President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's budget deficit, which grew by 40% in the first half of this year to reach 2.8% of GDP, poses no "critical" risk for the economy and remains manageable. "Considering that we have one of the…...

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…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (250+ words) Russia introduced a ban on diesel exports on Wednesday as part of a raft of measures to support the domestic fuel market after a campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries triggered shortages and price spikes in some regions....

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) Ukrainian drone attacks killed at least two people in Russia, regional authorities said Wednesday, while Ukraine's military said it struck multiple oil refineries across the country as part of its ongoing campaign to disrupt Russian fuel supplies. Saratov region Governor…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (270+ words) President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Sunday that Russia is facing a "certain shortage" of fuel following a wave of repeated Ukrainian strikes targeting oil refineries and domestic supply lines. "As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) Ukraine launched a sweeping wave of overnight air attacks targeting infrastructure, industrial facilities and other sites across several Russian regions and annexed Crimea, authorities said early Wednesday. In the republic of Chuvashia, Governor Oleg Nikolayev said “several infrastructure facilities” were…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (182+ words) A Ukrainian drone attack on Monday afternoon left one man dead and wounded another in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region, local authorities said. Belgorod’s regional crisis response center said the attack took place in the village of Pushkarnoye, located around 35 kilometers…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (149+ words) A fire broke out at an oil depot in the southern Russian port of Novorossiysk following a Ukrainian drone attack, the city's mayor said on Saturday. "As a result of falling UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) debris, a fire broke out…...