Tag: Russia
Fuel of War – Ukrainian tanks run on Russian oil
Ukrainian tank The Ukrainian army is consuming more and more fuel from Russia. (Photo: dpa) Warsaw It is a paradox of war: the tanks from Ukraine are increasingly running on…
NATO-Ukraine Council meets over grain exports
Wladimir Putin The Russian President has canceled the grain deal with Ukraine. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Moscow, Kyiv A few days after Moscow halted the grain deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…
Fuel of War – Ukrainian tanks run on Russian oil
Ukrainian tank The Ukrainian army is consuming more and more fuel from Russia. (Photo: dpa) Warsaw It is a paradox of war: the tanks from Ukraine are increasingly running on…
Russia reports drone attack on Moscow
USA: Ukraine retakes half of occupied territory According to the United States, Ukraine has now regained about half of the areas that Russia originally occupied during its invasion. However, the…
Russia slows down G20 energy ministers meeting
goa Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) described the results of the G20 energy ministers’ meeting in Goa, India, as a “certain disappointment”. No agreement was reached on essential points.…
“Dog food is more expensive than jam”
Test kitchen from Zentis The Aachen-based jam manufacturer now does most of its business with fruit preparations for yoghurt. (Photo: Zentis) Aachen In the world of family businesses, Zentis boss…
The Russian central bank unexpectedly raises the key interest rate
Vilnius The central bank had kept the key interest rate stable for months, now Russia’s central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina is making a U-turn: For the first time since the…
The Russian central bank unexpectedly raises the key interest rate
Elvira Nabiullina, Head of the Central Bank One reason is the weakness of the national currency, the ruble, which continued to lose value in the wake of the turmoil caused…
Kiev uses cluster munitions “effectively”.
Ukrainian soldiers Ukraine argues that it urgently needs cluster munitions to defend against Russian war of aggression and to liberate occupied territories. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv According to the White House,…
EU redirects Ukraine’s exports – and thus slows down Russia’s plans
Geneva, Riga, Brussels After the end of the grain deal with Ukraine, Russia is stepping up its threats. Since Thursday, the Kremlin has considered all ships calling at Ukrainian ports…
Ukraine calls for more protection for ports – Odessa under fire for third straight night
Russia scraps grain deal with Ukraine While Kiev is hoping for a future for the grain agreement without Russian approval, new threats came from Moscow. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv After the…
Europe is at odds with Russian dumping diesel
Madrid, Brussels, Zurich The statistics read like a victory message: The imports of Russian crude oil and refinery products such as diesel and kerosene have collapsed by 90 percent, according…
Heavy attack on port city of Odessa – Russia sets UN deadline for grain deal
Zelenski seeks support from African countries After the end of the grain deal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is trying to get Africa on his country’s side in the conflict with…
Russia sees arrest of Putin as ‘declaration of war’
Port of Odessa Russia had already attacked the Odessa region from the air on Tuesday night. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Kyiv In Ukraine, the port city of Odessa has come under…
Russia, TikTok and the case of Carsten L.
Bruno Kahl Bruno Kahl has been President of the Federal Intelligence Service since 2016. (Photo: imago/photothek) Berlin Mr. Kahl, since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the Federal Intelligence Service has been…
Siemens Energy sticks to deal with Russian nuclear company Rosatom
rosatom Business for the Russian nuclear company is going well. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Dusseldorf, Munich The European Union (EU) has sanctioned or shut down the purchase of coal, natural gas and…
Putin announces retaliation – traffic resumed
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin boss announces retaliation for the attack on the Crimean bridge. (Photo: via REUTERS) Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine with military retaliation for an…
Siemens Energy sticks to deal with Russian nuclear company Rosatom
Dusseldorf, Munich The European Union (EU) has sanctioned or shut down the purchase of coal, natural gas and oil from Russia. But the Russian nuclear industry, of all things, has…
Russia Bans Apple Products to Government Employees
Russia, which has banned government employees from using iPhones in the past months, has expanded this ban. Thousands of government employees will now also be banned from using other Apple…
Putin announces retaliation for attack on Crimean bridge – car traffic interrupted for weeks
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin boss announces retaliation for the attack on the Crimean bridge. (Photo: via REUTERS) Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine with military retaliation for an…