Page 9 - Russia

Fire at Russian military site in Belgorod near Ukraine injures one

Images posted to social media showed a large funnel of smoke rising above the ground

India calls for end to conflict in Ukraine ahead of PM Modi's Europe trip

On his first trip abroad this year, Modi will embark on a three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France beginning Monday amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine

Egypt's Suez Canal chief says April revenues hit all-time record at $629 mn

The unprecedented income came as the Suez Canal in March increased transit fees for ships passing through the waterway

Firefighting helicopter crashes in Russia, one killed, six hurt

Earlier in the day, the regional ministry of health told Sputnik that one person died and five were injured in the crash

Live: Putin going for surgery, ex-KGB boss takes over for now, says report

Latest news update LIVE: Catch all the live updates from across the globe here

Despite payment, investors brace for Russia to default on its debts

Prices for Russian credit default swaps fell sharply overnight after Moscow used its precious foreign currency reserves to make a last minute debt payment.

Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian military advance crawls

Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country's east

Russia to quit International Space Station over Ukraine invasion sanctions

Rogozin earlier this month threatened to end Russia's mission unless the U.S., European Union and Canada lifted sanctions against enterprises involved in the Russian space industry.

Russia says risks of nuclear war must be kept to minimum

Vladimir Yermakov, the foreign ministry's head of nuclear non-proliferation, said all nuclear powers must stick to the logic laid out in official documents aimed at preventing nuclear war

Live news: Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets

Live news updates: Russian Foreign Minister says lifting Western sanctions on Russia was part of peace talks.

Central bank of Russia lowers key interest rate by 300 basis points to 14%

"With price and financial stability risks no longer on the rise, conditions have allowed for the key rate reduction," Xinhua news agency quoted the bank as saying on Friday

Russia makes last-minute bond payment using dollar reserve to avoid default

At that time, tightened sanctions imposed for Russia's invasion of Ukraine prevented the payment from being accepted, so Moscow attempted to make the debt payment in rubles

Exxon profits surge despite $3.4B hit after exit from Russia over war

The oil giant took a huge hit as it abandoned its Russian operations due to the war, writing down USD 3.4 billion

Wimbledon's double fault

In football, FIFA and UEFA have banned the Russian national football team and those from the Russian Premier League

Russian evolution

Three books offer a succinct picture of Putin's Russia and its problematic relationship with Ukraine

New gas pipeline boosts Europe's bid to ease Russian supply

The pipeline connection will give the country access to ports in neighbouring Greece that are importing liquefied natural gas, or LNG

Russia makes last-gasp dollar bond payments in bid to avoid default

Russia's finance ministry said it had managed to pay $564.8 million on a 2022 Eurobond and $84.4 million on a 2042 bond in dollars

Russian central bank lowers key rate to 14%, warns of more cuts

The central bank met after it unexpectedly cut the key rate to 17% earlier in April

Russia says it struck production buildings at defence factory in Kyiv

Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that Russia used high-precision, long-range weaponry to hit the Artem factory in the Ukrainian capital

Kyiv seeks to seize Russia's assets for post-war recovery: Ukrainian PM

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is willing to seize Russian assets to finance Kyiv's post-war recovery.