The new restrictions target two major oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, and its subsidiaries The US has imposed additional sanctions on Russia, citing its “lack of serious commitment to a peace process.” The new restrictions target two of Russia’s largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, US Treasury Department said in…
The European Commission has proposed using the frozen funds to guarantee loans to Kiev Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on the EU to increase pressure on Moscow but cautioned the bloc to respect international law in any plan to use frozen Russian assets. Meloni made the remarks during…
Several people have been killed in the blast, the governor of Chelyabinsk Region has said At least ten people have been killed after a major explosion rocked a manufacturing plant in the Russian city of Kopeysk on Wednesday, local authorities have said. The blast was reported by Aleksey Teksler, the governor…
The list includes a pledge to further reduce Russian gas and oil imports, according to dpa The European Union has agreed a new sanctions package on Moscow, including a pledge to further reduce imports of gas and oil, dpa reported on Wednesday. According to Reuters sources in the EU, the…
Germany will cover wages for personnel working on US military bases in the country Germany plans to pay thousands of employees stationed at American military bases in the country whose salaries have been affected by the US government shutdown, the Finance Ministry in Berlin has announced. The US federal government…
Lithuania has alleged that balloons carrying contraband cigarettes have crossed over from its neighbor Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene has threatened to close the border with neighboring Belarus, Lithuanian National Radio (LRT) reported on Wednesday. She said the measure would be in response to an alleged flow of balloons carrying…
The aircraft will be delivered in about three years, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said Ukraine and Sweden have agreed to work on a major long-term arms contract under which Stockholm would provide between 100 and 150 domestically-produced Gripen fighter jets, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf…
Vladimir Zelensky has approved nearly $8 billion in additional military spending, expecting most of the funds to come from frozen Russian assets Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has signed a bill boosting the country’s military spending by $7.8 billion, with most of the funds expected to be covered by revenues from frozen…
The bloc is prioritizing defense-industry profits over peace efforts, Moscow’s envoy to the OSCE has said The European Union is deliberately opposing peace efforts involving Moscow and Washington in order to continue profiting from the Ukraine conflict, Russia’s envoy to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Yulia…
The readiness of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces have been tested during exercises Russia has conducted testing of land, sea, and air elements of the country’s nuclear deterrence triad, according to video footage provided by the Defense Ministry in Moscow. The drills were overseen by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday….