Russia

Unexpected, but also unacceptable

Russian invasion's multi-dimensional impact, and India's meek acceptance of the damage done to its economy

Russia aims for stranglehold of Ukrainian troops around twin eastern cities

Russia is attempting to seize the separatist-claimed Donbas' two provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk, and trap Ukrainian forces in a pocket on the main eastern front

Davos: Zelenskyy says Ukraine won't give up land to end war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said his country will not give up its land to end Russia's war.

WEF 2022: The reasons to worry just keep piling up for Davos executives

World economic forum (WEF) 2022: The risk of a global recession -- a repeated topic at meetings -- was just one reason for wanting a ceasefire as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth month

Shell may sell Russian LNG plant stake to Indian consortium: Report

Shell seeks to sell 27.5% stake in Sakhalin-2 plant; Shell in talks with group of several Indian firms, say sources

Global entertainment industry mobilises to cut off Russia for Ukraine war

Disney, Warner Bros, Sony and Paramount all paused distribution of new movies in Russia

The cost of war: Oil has wildest week on record; dollar highest since 2020

Europe's common currency fell to as low as $1.0973 as traders weighed the impact of Russian sanctions on the European economy

Russian FM Zakharova hints at strengthening defence amid Japan hostility

Zakharova criticised Tokyo for clinging to these already traditional training events, distorting their goals and content, and wrongly linking them with Russia's special military operation in Ukraine

US Treasury pushes Russia towards default. What lies next?: An explainer

Russia has around $40 billion of international bonds outstanding, with just under $2 billion in external debt servicing left until year-end

Mirage or oasis?

India could drink sustainably from the spring-wells of development

Putin hikes Russian pensions, plays down Ukraine impact on economy

With annual inflation near 18% last month, the Kremlin leader acknowledged that 2022 would be a 'difficult' year for the Russian economy

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny loses appeal against nine-year jail term

As soon as the Moscow court's sentence came into force, Navalny has been transferred to a strict regime penal colony with harsher conditions, including fewer family visits for another 8 years

US says will close Russia's last avenue to pay back international investors

The US said it will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its debt back to international investors, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution

Russia to continue military operation in Ukraine until 'all goals met'

Russia will continue its "special military operation" in Ukraine despite the sanctions and increased Western assistance to Kyiv, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said

Russian and Chinese jets patrol East Asia skies, capping Biden's trip

Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its airspace while Tokyo was hosting leaders of the Quad group of countries, which includes the US, said Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's 9-year sentence appeal rejected

The rejection means Navalny will be sent to a high-security prison, according to the independent news site Mediazona.

Biden praises PM Modi for handling pandemic successfully: Official

The US president contrasted India's success with China's failure to handle the pandemic, though both countries are of comparable size

After 3 months of invasion, Russia still bogged down in Ukraine war

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, it had hoped to overtake the country in a blitz lasting only days or a few weeks. Many Western analysts thought so, too.

After 3 months of Ukraine war, life in Russia has profoundly changed

When Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, war seemed far away from Russian territory. Yet within days the conflict came home in the form of of sanctions and economic punishment

Starbucks leaving Russian market after McDonald's, shutting 130 stores

Starbucks' stores are owned and operated by Alshaya Group, a Kuwait-based franchise operator