Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today accused Russia of engaging in economic terrorism by trying to prevent European countries from stockpiling natural gas ahead of winter, when the impact of higher electricity bills will cause difficulties in heating households and businesses. How Europe will respond to rising gas prices, made worse by supply cuts from Russia, […]
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Reuters: Russia withdraws S-300 systems from Syria for war in Ukraine
Russia has moved an array of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to a Russian port near Crimea, according to an Israeli satellite imaging service, in an apparent bid to bolster its air defenses in its war with Ukraine, Reuters reports. ImageSat International (ISI) recorded photos showing the presence of the S-300 anti-aircraft array in Masyaf, […]
Russia: We will have a recession of less than 3% in the whole of 2022
Russia’s economy will shrink by less than 3 percent this year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov said on Monday, as a strong labor market “fortifies” the country’s economic sphere against the impact of what Moscow calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Reuters reports. Belousov said Russia’s gross domestic product will shrink by “a […]
EIA: Russia to flare more gas as storage fills
Russia will likely be forced to increase natural gas burning in the coming months as its storage facilities fill up, International Energy Agency (IEA) Director Fatih Birol said today. He said confidence in Russia as an energy supplier has been lost around the globe since its invasion of Ukraine and cuts to natural gas exports, […]
Russia: FSB names another Ukrainian suspect in Daria Dugina’s murder
Russia’s FSB security agency on Monday named another Ukrainian it said was part of the group that killed Daria Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian ultranationalist who believes Ukraine should be absorbed into a new Russian empire. The FSB said today it had identified what it called another member of a Ukrainian “sabotage and […]
The German-Danish wind hub in the Baltic will help replace Russian natural gas
LAST UPDATE: 10:41 A €9 billion offshore wind power hub planned in the Baltic would mark a major step in weaning Europe off Russian gas, according to Bloomberg, citing the governments of Germany and Denmark. The so-called Bornhold Energy Island in the Baltic Sea will connect various wind farms and distribute the energy they produce […]
State Department: Russia Blocked Adoption of Nuclear Disarmament Declaration
The United States today accused Russia of not wanting to admit the serious radiation risk at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is why it blocked the adoption of a joint declaration on nuclear disarmament. “The Russian Federation decided on its own to block the final text at the end of the Tenth […]
FT: EU to suspend Russian visa deal
EU foreign ministers are this week to back the suspension of the bloc’s deal with Moscow to facilitate the issuance of permits in a bid to reduce visas issued after some eastern member states threatened to unilaterally close their borders to Russian tourists, according to a Financial Times report. As a first step, ministers plan […]
How Russia is implementing new laws to stifle dissent over the war in Ukraine
A growing number of Russians are being prosecuted under laws aimed at stifling criticism of Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine, Reuters reports. Here’s a look at the laws imposed by the Kremlin and how they are enforced. What new laws were passed in Russia after February 24? Russia introduced major additions to two articles of […]
Britain: It is not clear how Russia will increase the size of its armed forces
Britain’s Ministry of Defense said today that it was not yet clear how Russia would achieve its announced large increase in its armed forces, but the boost was unlikely to significantly increase its fighting power in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree last week to increase the size of Russia’s armed forces to […]
