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Russia sells gold reserves for first time in 25 years to cover budget gap

Russia is selling physical gold from its central bank reserves for the first time in nearly 25 years to cover a widening federal budget deficit, which has exceeded 15 trillion rubles since 2022 and added another 3.5 trillion in early 2026, The Moscow Times reported on March 24.

24 March, 10:19 AM

Russia helping Iran use drone tactics learned in war against Ukraine

Russia is helping Iran apply advanced drone tactics learned in the war against Ukraine to target U.S. and Gulf state interests in the Middle East, CNN reported, citing a Western intelligence official on March 11.

11 March, 07:00 PM

Russia plans to start production at giant gas field in 2026

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom is preparing to launch industrial development of the Kharasavey gas-condensate field on the Yamal Peninsula in 2026, Russian news agency Interfax reported on March 7.

7 March, 02:39 PM

Russia prepares to interfere in Hungary's April vote to secure Orbán's power

The Kremlin plans to deploy social media manipulation experts at the Russian embassy in Budapest to influence the elections in Hungary in favor of incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, VSquare investigative project wrote on March 5.

6 March, 11:54 AM

Iran sought only political support from Russia, Kremlin says

Iran has not requested any assistance from Russia beyond the political support Moscow already provides, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March 5, according to Russian state-aligned agency Interfax.

5 March, 04:28 PM

Ukraine calls Russia's handover of 2 POWs to Hungary a provocation

Ukraine condemned Russia's transfer of two captured Ukrainian servicemen to Hungary as a deliberate provocation intended to violate the Geneva Conventions and worsen relations between Kyiv and Budapest, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on March 5.

5 March, 11:07 AM

Russia to reopen its pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale after invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s national pavilion will officially open at the 61st Venice Biennale, scheduled to run from May 9 to Nov. 22, 2026, marking the country’s first participation in the exhibition since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to the event’s website on March 4.

4 March, 07:28 PM

Strikes on Iran could push Putin to tougher line on Ukraine

After Syria and Venezuela, Iran has become another country learning the limits of partnership with Russia, even as the turmoil could bring Moscow some benefits, including a tougher stance on Ukraine, Politico reported, noting the constraints on support Vladimir Putin can offer allies on March 1.

1 March, 06:08 PM

Ukraine hits military depots in occupied territory and targets in Russia

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a number of key targets inside Russia overnight, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said without immediately disclosing details of the operation on Feb. 28.

28 February, 07:24 PM

Russia declares missile danger in several oblasts for first time

Russia declared a missile alert in Sverdlovsk and Orenburg oblasts and in Perm Krai for the first time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, marking an expansion of air-raid warnings deep inside the country, officials said on Feb. 27.

27 February, 04:47 PM

Study shows how Russia uses UK overseas territories to bypass sanctions

Russian businesses registered in Britain’s overseas territories transferred more than $8 billion to Russia from February 2022 to January 2025, according to a study by Transparency International Russia on Feb. 25.

25 February, 06:52 PM

Russia sees falling profits and frozen investment from largest firms

More than half of Russia’s large companies ended 2025 with falling profits, scaled back or froze investment projects, and many are preparing layoffs, The Moscow Times reported on Feb. 23.

23 February, 11:54 AM

Ukraine, U.S. and Russia begin new round of trilateral talks in Geneva

Rustem Umerov said a new round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia has begun in Geneva, adding that Ukraine’s delegation has a clear mandate approved by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 17.

17 February, 05:38 PM

Poland preparing lawsuit against Russia for Soviet-era reparations

Poland is preparing a legal claim seeking reparations from Russia for crimes and losses inflicted during decades of Soviet domination, a far-reaching investigation that will exceed the scope of its earlier demand for 1.3 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion) from Germany over World War II, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 04:01 PM

Ukraine heads to Geneva for talks with U.S., Russia

The Ukrainian delegation has departed for Geneva for the next round of trilateral peace talks with the United States and Russia, the Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov reported on Telegram shortly after midnight on Feb. 16.

16 February, 08:15 AM

Macron urges European partners to rebuild dialogue with Russia

Emmanuel Macron said there is a need to structure the renewal of Europe’s dialogue with Russia so it does not depend on third parties, according to an interview with the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung published on Jan. 10.

10 February, 12:36 PM

Kremlin sets new demand to end war against Ukraine

Russia considers international recognition of Donbas as Russian territory to be part of a potential “major peace agreement,” Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, citing an unnamed Western source in Abu Dhabi, where a second round of talks on Ukraine involving Russia and the United States is taking place on Feb. 5.

5 February, 12:02 PM

'I’m used to it': Zelenskyy says Russia tried to assassinate him

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia has made several attempts to assassinate him, in an interview with France 2, as reported by Le Monde on Feb. 5.

5 February, 10:39 AM

Canadian government halts visa center work in Russia

Canada’s visa centers have stopped accepting passports for document processing in Russia, according to information published on the Canadian government’s website on Jan. 30

30 January, 10:02 PM

Russia’s negotiating logic unchanged in Abu Dhabi talks, former FM says

Volodymyr Ohryzko, head of the Center for Russian Studies and former Ukrainian foreign minister, told Radio NV on Jan. 23 about his experience negotiating with Russia and compared it to the current talks in the United Arab Emirates.

26 January, 05:36 PM

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