Foreign leaders condemn Russia's 'inhumane' Christmas Day attack on Ukrainian power grid
Putin ‘inhumane,’ Zelensky says, as Russia pounds Ukrainian power grid on Christmas Day
Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes 'inhumane'
Russia's economy is entering a year of pain in 2025
Russia's economy will be under major strain in 2025, economists told BI. One said stagnation was similar to the USSR at the start of the 1980s.
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Russia's inflation reaches 9.5% this year, weekly data shows
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's inflation has reached 9.5% this year, according to new weekly data showing that the consumer price index rose by 0.33% in the week leading up to Dec. 23, the statistical agency Rosstat reported on Wednesday. This data follows ...
Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Raiffeisen Russia court case to continue on Jan. 20
A Russian court case involving a compensation claim against Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) will continue in the second half of January, judicial authorities and the lender said on Wednesday.
Pope urges negotiations to end Ukraine-Russia war
Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said "boldness [was] needed to open the door" to dialogue "in order to achieve a just and lasting peace" between the two sides.
5 important countries for Russia's sanctions-skirting economy
Russia's friends — or frenemies — aren't all pariah states. Some of them enjoy good relations with the West, too.
Russia Can Send Gas to Europe Via Several Routes, Novak Says
Russia is ready to continue gas exports to Europe through several routes just as a contract to transit the fuel via Ukraine is expected to end this year, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
A Newly Declassified Document Suggests Things With Russia Could Have Turned Out Very Differently
The newly discovered memo, written in March 1994 by Wayne Merry, chief of the U.S. Embassy’s internal politics division at the time, didn’t make the same impact as Kennan’s for two reasons. First, Merry did not go public.
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Inflation decelerates to 0.33% in Russia over week — statistics
MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Inflation in Russia stood at 0.33% from December 17 to 23, 2024, the Russian federal statistical service (Rosstat) said.
New Hampshire nonprofit delivers aid to Ukraine on Christmas Day
Nolen, a longtime Bedford resident, started NH4Ukraine shortly after the country was invaded by Russia. It's an all-volunteer nonprofit that raises funds here in the Granite State and uses the money to purchase items that are greatly needed by people living in communities that have been deeply affected by the war.
Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan; 32 survive
Officials say an Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors