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Putin acknowledged a sharp hike in consumer prices in Russia [Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via Reuters] Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that the barrage of Western sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has failed. Putin said on Monday that the West “expected to quickly upset the financial-economic situation, provoke panic in the […]

Macron held a major rally in the port city of Marseille while his rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen, visited a village west of Paris. Polls show Macron stretching his lead over Le Pen, with a fresh survey on Saturday by Ipsos Sopra/Steria suggesting that Macron would triumph with 55.5 percent versus 44.5 percent for […]

Vladimir Putin’s nuclear bombers have been spotted in the skies over western Russia following the sinking of his warship in the Black Sea. Footage shows four Russian Tu-95s, known as Bears, flying in the Kaluga region, within striking distance of Ukraine. Moscow has previously used long-range bombers to strike Kyiv with non-nuclear cruise missiles The worrying sight of […]

The Bank of Russia will continue buying gold at a fixed price of 5,000 rubles ($59) per 1 gram until June 30. Russia may thus have a chance to return to the gold standard for the first time in over a hundred years. According to BullionStar Singapore precious metals analyst Ronan Manley, Russia’s decision to […]

For humans, war is an obvious tragedy. But when the fighting stops, another more silent victim is discovered: the natural environment itself. Ukraine may have averted even more nuclear contamination after Russia’s military withdrew from its Chernobyl power plant but there are other concerns. War increases the likelihood of forest fires   –   Copyright  Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press […]

A local resident looks at damage during heavy fighting near the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo) Russian attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have led to ‘inhuman’ developments, Zelenskyy says as Russia calls for surrender […]

The Russian-Ukrainian war has produced yet another hallmark event in the history of warfare. On April 14, after 49 days of Russia’s all-out war, Ukraine inflicted a devastating blow upon the Kremlin’s pride and the symbol of its naval power in the Black Sea. Missile cruiser Moskva, the Black Sea Fleet flagship, sank following what […]

Police said in a statement that nine officers were injured in all. Their injuries included “broken arms and police officers who have been hit by stones,” police spokesperson Diana Qudhaib told the daily Aftonbladet. A member of the public was also hit by a stone to the head. The demonstration, involving around 200 people, according […]

Russia stepped up air strikes on Kyiv on Saturday, hitting another military factory a day after Moscow warned it would renew attacks following two weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. Smoke rose from the Darnyrsky district in the southeast of the capital after what Moscow said were “high-precision long-range” strikes on the armaments […]