We are closer to nuclear war than in Cuban Missile Crisis – Khrushchev relative
Russia and the West are closer to nuclear war than during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the great-granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev ...
Month: April 2022
Russia makes last-minute bond payment to avoid default
Russia staved off a default on its debt Friday by making a last-minute payment using its precious dollar reserves sitting ...
Foreign ballet dancers leave Russia over war with Ukraine
Ballet dancers Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Lassakova moved to Russia years ago to chase their dream of performing with ...
Why does Transnistria risk being dragged into Russia’s war in Ukraine?
Tensions have increased in recent days in and around the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, a place few in Europe ...
Russian central bank backs plan to merge second-largest lender
Russia’s central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said she backed a plan to merge VTB, the Kremlin’s second-largest state lender, with ...
Hacker Attacks on Russia Gain Attention But Cause Little Damage
Two days after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a group of hackers managed to get access to several ...
Citing War, Georgia’s Borjomi Suspends Production
Production of Georgia’s iconic Borjomi mineral water will be suspended as a result of financial difficulties caused by the war ...
Russian Central Bank Slashes Key Interest Rate Again
Russia's Central Bank Friday said it was cutting its key interest rate for a second straight time as risks of ...
‘The Motherland Isn’t Calling’: Russian Opposition Artists Resist Ukraine War
"I started drawing the victims on the second day of the war, one portrait a day, so that the process ...
Briton and American Killed in Ukraine
One British and one American citizen have been killed in Ukraine’s war against Russia this week. Scott Sibley, identified as ...