US sets trade bans on 42 Chinese entities over support for Russia’s military. This support includes the supply of U.S.-origin integrated circuits. A recent missile strike caused significant casualties in northeastern Ukraine. The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded its export control list by adding 42 Chinese companies, citing their support for Moscow’s military and defense … Read more
Russia’s Vladimir Putin “signed his own death warrant” with the conflict in Ukraine, according to the wife of an imprisoned opposition legislator. Vladimir Kara-Murza, a political activist and journalist who has written articles for The Washington Post, was jailed in Moscow in April. Read more: Putin urged Zelensky to engage in “straight, serious conversations” He … Read more
MOSCOW: The Kremlin stated on Wednesday that the suspension of natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria due to a reluctance to pay in rubles was the outcome of hostile acts toward Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “the need for a new payment method was a result of unprecedented unfriendly steps in … Read more
MOSCOW: As Russia’s military campaign in its pro-Western neighbour approaches its third month, an armaments storage in a Russian hamlet near the Ukrainian border caught fire on Wednesday, according to the local governor. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region announced on Telegram that “According to preliminary information, an ammunition depot is on fire near the … Read more
According to the defence ministry on Tuesday, Russia’s military carried out dozens of airstrikes in eastern Ukraine overnight after Ukrainian officials indicated Moscow had begun a massive offensive. Airstrikes “hit 60 military assets of Ukraine,” including towns along the eastern frontline, according to the ministry. The government claims that “high-precision air-based missiles” have attacked 13 … Read more
