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Trotz vereinbarter Waffenruhe erschüttern neue Drohnenangriffe die Ukraine und Russland. In Kyjiw bricht das U‑Bahn‑Netz durch Stromausfälle zusammen - selbst Nachbarland Moldau bekommt die Folgen zu spüren....

Moskaus Medien verbreiten das Bild starker Zuwanderung aus dem Westen nach Russland - insbesondere aus Deutschland. Wer sind die Menschen und wie werden sie dargestellt? Die DW hat mit einigen von ihnen gesprochen....

Operations at Russia's Murmansk Bulk Terminal and Commercial Seaport were temporarily suspended due to power disruptions in Murmansk and the nearby city of Severomorsk, according to Interfax....

Die neuen Verhandlungen über ein Ende des Ukraine-Kriegs morgen in Abu Dhabi stehen unter keinen guten Vorzeichen: Beide Länder melden neue Angriffe. Dabei hatten sie sich laut US-Präsident Trump auf eine teilweise Feuerpause geeinigt....

US-Präsident Trump kündigt es groß an, später folgt eine dürre Mitteilung aus Moskau: Für ein paar Tage will Russland keine ukrainischen Energieanlagen mehr beschießen. Durchatmen kann die Ukraine deshalb noch lange nicht....

Russia will allow gasoline exports for fuel producers through July 31, while extending a temporary ban for other suppliers....

Putin critic says plants in China, India and Turkey are funnelling up to $1bn a day to KremlinBill Browder's fight against Vladimir Putin has seen him face threats, lawsuits, false accusations of murder and Interpol arrest warrants. A disinformation-laden film was even made about him.But 16 years after the death of his friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky at the hands of Putin's regime, Browder is unrelenting in his fight for justice. It is an endeavour that, by his estimation, has cost Putin and his cronies billions of dollars already, via asset freezes and sanctions. Hence the considerable risk to his safety. Continue reading......

Seit fast vier Jahren verteidigt sich die Ukraine gegen den russischen Angriffskrieg, Friedens­bemühungen verliefen bisher erfolglos. Verfolgen Sie alle Entwicklungen in unserem Liveblog....

Russia is being hit harder than most by the global big freeze that is causing its ageing regional power infrastructure to collapse....

Russia Insists Venezuelan Scenario Will Not Happen In Cuba: 'No Easy Ride' Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia vowed on Friday that there will be no repeat of the Venezuelan scenario in Cuba. "There has undoubtedly been betrayal in Venezuela, this is being said quite openly. Some high-ranking officials have, in fact, betrayed the president. This scenario will not work in Cuba. I think that the Americans, despite the rhetoric they have been using against Cuba lately, are still just rhetoric. Because there will be no easy ride in Cuba if they want to repeat something like what happened in Venezuela," Nebenzia told a Russian TV channel. The statements come a day following Trump signing a new executive order declaring a national emergency related to Cuba and creating a new tariff mechanism targeting countries that supply oil to the island-nation. Already Cuba's vital flow of Venezuela oil has been cut off by US order. Illustrative: Polish S-125 air defense system mounted...

Russia's Lukoil To Sell Bulk Of International Portfolio To US Carlyle Group Russia's second-largest oil producer, Lukoil, has agreed to sell the bulk of its international assets - initially valued at $22 billion by analysts - to private equity heavyweight Carlyle, as Western sanctions continue to force a fire sale of Russian energy holdings abroad. This sanctions-induced fire sale was expected, as the company had first unveiled in late October: "Lukoil informs that owing to introduction of restrictive measures against the Company and its subsidiaries by some states the Company announces its intention to sell its international assets."  Via Harici The US sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft represented the first major round of economic penalties imposed on Moscow following Trump's return to his second term in the White House. "I just felt it was time," Trump had told reporters on Oct. 22 while hosting NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office. "These are t...

President Vladimir Putin faces a narrowing window to reach a peace deal in Ukraine as Russia wrestles with a widening budget gap to fund its war....

Sachs said that Europe should resume diplomacy with Russia, return to the principles of comprehensive security and restore economic ties...

The US has permitted India to resume Venezuelan oil purchases, aiming to reduce its reliance on Russian crude. This move is part of a broader US strategy to redirect India's energy imports away from Russia amidst growing pressure and trade costs. India is set to significantly cut Russian crude imports in the coming months, diversifying its supply sources....

These are the key developments from day 1,437 of Russia's war on Ukraine....

The Kremlin says it's agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and nearby towns until February 1, after a request from the US....

He recalled that first the former Soviet Union and then Russia supplied African countries with large quantities of weapons and combat vehicles, trained specialists in their production, use, and repairs, as well as military personnel...

Such results provide an additional opportunity to allocate funds for the upgrade of defense sector plants, for the expansion of their production capacities, and for looking-forward scientific studies, Putin said...

Additional support measures will be introduced within the framework of the new federal project for development of military-technical cooperation with foreign countries for the period of 2026-2028, the Russian leader added...

Therefore, the Russian system of military-technical cooperation not merely demonstrated efficiency and high resilience, the head of state stressed...