Tag: Moscow
Russia wants to circumvent Western sanctions with cryptocurrencies
Elvira Nabiullina, Anatoly Aksakov The head of the Russian central bank and the head of the Duma’s financial market committee are making a U-turn in their crypto strategy. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA)…
Moscow admits deaths and mistakes in war
Burning oil depot in Makiivka On New Year’s Eve, Ukraine attacked Russian shelters in Makiivka. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Moscow After the Ukrainian attacks on a Russian military base in Makiivka in…
Kyiv and Moscow are engaged in a propaganda war over peace talks
Vienna When warring parties have no interest in peace negotiations, they propose impossible terms for it. It’s a megaphone diplomacy game that Russia and Ukraine are perfecting—to make the other…
Mood heats up – Moscow offers help to Serbia
Police officers secure an area north of the city of Mitrovica The city is divided into a part inhabited mainly by Albanians and a part by Serbs. (Photo: Reuters) Riga…
Mood heats up – Moscow offers help to Serbia
Police officers secure an area north of the city of Mitrovica The city is divided into a part inhabited mainly by Albanians and a part by Serbs. (Photo: Reuters) Riga…
Humanly understandable, but strategically problematic
Viktor Bout Russia’s right celebrates the return of the Merchant of Death. (Photo: dpa) The joy of basketball player Brittney Griner’s homecoming is great in the USA – and absolutely…
Moscow and Washington exchange prisoners: Griner and But free
Viktor But and Brittney Griner (photos from 2010 and July 2022) Negotiations for the exchange had been going on for months. (Photo: AP) Moscow, Washington US basketball player Brittney Griner,…
Moscow and Washington exchange prisoners: Griner and But free
Brittney Griner The US basketball player is brought to the USA. (Photo: AP) Moscow, Washington US basketball player Brittney Griner, sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia, has been…
Fear of escalation – Putin speaks of the growing danger of a nuclear war
Russian President Vladimir Putin with the members of the so-called Human Rights Council The body was put together by Putin himself, and the members are handpicked. (Photo: via REUTERS) Moscow,…
Both have close contacts to Moscow – but with one big difference
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi His country now has a chance to demonstrate the virtues of democracy. (Photo: AP) India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will enjoy the attention – and…
How Europe diverts gas flows and breaks away from Moscow
Gas production in Algeria Energy from North Africa is to replace supplies from Siberia. (Photo: dpa) Paris Germany has had a new gas connection since mid-October: Natural gas flows from…
The odyssey of four Russian recruits in the struggle for the Donbass
Berlin About three weeks after Dmitry Voldnev was drafted, his superior put a gun to his head. The superior, Alexander Lapin, is an experienced military general at this point, and…
President of Guinea-Bissau apparently hands over mail from Moscow to Selenski
Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Selenski The President of Guinea-Bissau is the first African head of state in Kyiv since the outbreak of the war. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv/Berlin/New York/Moscow Ukrainian President…
State production cushions slump in Russian economy
Moscow Experts continue to see major challenges for the Russian economy. (Photo: dpa) Riga In view of the high energy prices and government demand, the slump in the Russian economy…
UN General Assembly condemns Moscow annexations by a large majority: Russia is further isolated
United Nations 143 states voted in favor of the resolution against Russia on Wednesday. (Photo: IMAGO/Pacific Press Agency) Geneva Russia suffers another bitter defeat at the United Nations: The plenary…
UN General Assembly condemns Moscow annexations by a large majority: Russia is further isolated
United Nations 143 states voted in favor of the resolution against Russia on Wednesday. (Photo: IMAGO/Pacific Press Agency) Geneva Russia suffers another bitter defeat at the United Nations: The plenary…
“The protest has a female face”: Women fight against Putin
Moscow Russia’s probably youngest anti-war demonstrator has obviously overslept his own arrest. The few-month-old baby lies wrapped up in his pram, surrounded by several police officers. His mother came with…
Urban Legend of Moscow: Top Secret Metro-2 Line
You must have heard of the magnificent Moscow metro. There is an urban legend about this huge metro line that has been adopted by the Russian people since the time…
Russia announces more sham referendums in Ukraine
mock referendums A poster in the Luhansk region reads “Forever with Russia”. (Photo: dpa) Moscow, Kyiv Shortly after the first alleged results of mock referendums in four Russian-held areas of…
Selensky calls for punishment of Moscow in front of the UN
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President received a lot of encouragement for his appearance. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, New York Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the United Nations to punish Russia…