Tag: Russias
Interview with development economist: “Russia’s economy is safe from sanctions”
Icebreaker Urals According to Beata Javorcik, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development expects Russia’s GDP to fall by three percent. (Photo: AP) Ms. Javorcik, the EBRD was founded in…
Russia’s offensive slowed down – what options are left for Putin?
Berlin With the capture of the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, a major administrative center in the Luhansk region, everything was to change for Russian troops in early summer 2022. After…
Russia’s ‘iPhone Alternative’ Failed to Sell 1000 Units in a Year
The sales figures of AYVA T1, known as an iPhone alternative in Russia, have emerged. The phone was not quite an alternative to the iPhone… It had begun to develop…
Russia’s action in Zaporizhia is like an admission
Kremlin: International Criminal Court decision legally irrelevant The Kremlin has declared the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague against President Vladimir Putin for war crimes…
Russia’s action in Zaporizhia is like an admission
Kremlin: International Criminal Court decision legally irrelevant The Kremlin has declared the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague against President Vladimir Putin for war crimes…
War crucial for Russia’s existence – Netherlands deliver radars and boats
Putin calls reports of Ukrainian involvement in Nord Stream demolition ‘nonsense’ Russian President Vladimir Putin has called reports of Ukrainian activists’ involvement in the explosions at the Nord Stream natural…
What else can Moscow come up with? The Great Mystery of Russia’s Munitions Inventory
Burned out Russian ammunition depot Russia is apparently looking for new suppliers of war ammunition. (Photo: AP) Berlin Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, is furious. For weeks…
This is how Russia’s offensive in Donbass is currently going
Berlin A year ago, the successful Russian initial offensive in Ukraine began. At the end of March 2022, in that month alone, Kremlin troops had captured around a tenth of…
Russia’s Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft docked with the ISS!
With the joint flights agreement signed between the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and the US Aerospace Agency NASA, the first space flight took place in September 2022. However, the…
Wintershall posts billions in losses due to Russia’s exit
Wintershall oil field in Emlichheim The company is the largest German gas and oil producer. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The Kassel-based company Wintershall Dea reports a successful financial year in operational…
Four reasons why Russia’s economy isn’t doing as well as it seems
St. Petersburg State spending in Russia has risen enormously and conceals the slump on the part of the citizens. (Photo: Imago Images) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Riga Exactly one year ago on…
Russia’s army is currently preparing an attack with symbolic power
On the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are intensifying their front-line offensives. There is fierce fighting in eastern Kharkiv and western Luhansk in…
Russia’s war of aggression has increased Europe’s dependence on the US
The author dr Jana Puglierin is Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). In the fall of 2021, the honeymoon in transatlantic…
Zelensky calls for sanctions against Russia’s nuclear industry
Russia has lost about half of its main battle tanks According to a senior representative of the US Department of Defense, Russia’s armed forces have already lost half of their…
EU targets Russia’s nuclear industry
Control center of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant Russia disconnected the largest European nuclear power plant from the Ukrainian grid and uses it for its own interests. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Kyiv…
In this way, Ukraine could counter Russia’s possible spring offensive
Ukrainian tank in the Luhansk region on the way to the front The troops of the invaded country can hardly defend their positions in the east. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Riga…
Ukraine – Situation in the morning: Zelensky punishes Russia’s wartime workers
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President thanked “everyone who is helping to strengthen sanctions against Russia”. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on 185 companies and…
What makes Russia’s mercenaries so dangerous
Berlin Mercenaries fight where others don’t want to go. Their use ignores rules and knows hardly any taboos. This makes these fighters particularly dangerous. Anyone who is hired or deployed…
Iran and Serbia distance themselves from Russia’s annexations
Aleksandar Vucic The Serbian President explicitly regards Crimea and Donbass as Ukrainian territories. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Iran and Serbia, two countries with traditionally good relations with Russia, do not recognize…
This is how Russia’s elite lives in the Ukraine war
Sergei Shoigu (centre) with Russian military personnel Several family members apparently benefit directly from orders from his ministry. (Photo: via REUTERS) Berlin Ksenia Shoigu lounges in a pool in Dubai…