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Kharkiv
Images of the North Korean Bulsae-4 long-range anti-tank missile system appeared on Telegram after being spotted by a Ukrainian drone.
Jul. 31
War in Ukraine
Kuleba called on Hong Kong officials to take measures to prevent Russia from using Hong Kong to circumvent sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Jul. 25
Russia
The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that the preliminary cause of the accident is a technical malfunction.
Jul. 25
Germany
The German company Heller Tools, with the participation of the FSB, sold tools to companies connected to a secret Russian smuggling network.
Jul. 22
War in Ukraine
Slovak PM Robert Fico told his Ukrainian counterpart on Saturday that Slovakia will not be a “hostage” to Ukraine-Russia relations after Kyiv's sanctions on Lukoil halted deliveries.
Jul. 22
War in Ukraine
Long gone are the days when Western officials said Russian military production couldn’t sustain its war in Ukraine, or a Ukrainian official said Russian strikes would soon stop due to lack of ammo.
Jul. 21
Moscow
A Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane belonging to Gazprom-Avi crashed near Moscow on Friday killing its three-person crew according to the Russian emergencies’ ministry report.
Jul. 13
G7
As signs of Moscow’s intention to create a new shadow fleet for its liquified natural gas (LNG) exports began circulating, experts have likened Western sanctions to a game of whack-a-mole.
Jun. 28
Russia
The new measures -- which should be formally adopted on Monday -- are aimed at further choking off Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort against Ukraine.
Jun. 20
War in Ukraine
Despite more than two years of Western punitive measures, Russia is still getting its hands on prohibited goods, with the help of cunning businesses that go to great lengths to dodge the embargo.
Jun. 19
Germany
EU officials have been debating for over a month on a package to ban Russian LNG trans-shipments and hold EU operators accountable for sanctions violations by subsidiaries in third countries.
Jun. 18
Europe
Stronger sanctions are needed to reign in the growing Russian threat in the Baltics, Baltic Sea states’ foreign ministers said, voicing concern about Russian hybrid threats.
Jun. 17
Putin
In his latest Telegram rant Dmitry Medvedev calls on Russians to turn life in the West into a “permanent nightmare” and inflict maximum damage on them in response to new US sanctions.
Jun. 13
US
Russians will still be able to trade in dollars and euros outside of the centralized Moscow Exchange – something which could limit liquidity and lead to higher volatility.
Jun. 13
War in Ukraine
The European Union proposes sanctions against the Russian oil transportation company Sovcomflot, Bloomberg reports.
Jun. 12
Aviation
Just after midnight on Tuesday, June 11, Russian telegram channels reported the downing of a plane in North Ossetia that had been involved in the bombing of Syria and Ukraine.
Jun. 11
The EU exemption granted to Czechia allows Polish oil company Orlen to make $1.3 billion profit from Russian fuel and pay billions to Putin’s war chest.
Oct. 16