A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles – a two followed by 36 zeroes – for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube. In dollar terms that means the tech giant has been told to pay $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Despite being one of the world’s wealthiest companies, that is considerably more than the $2 trillion … Read more
Over the past two years, there have been significant territorial changes in the Donbas region. The New York Times analyzed data from the Institute for the Study of War in collaboration with the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project to provide insights. As of October 29, the situation has evolved, with Russian forces making substantial … Read more
“ “It barely exists anymore,” said the mayor of Vovchansk, an industrial town razed by a Russian onslaught shocking even for the killing fields of eastern Ukraine. Vovchansk has no great history but its geography could not be more tragic. Just five kilometres (three miles) from the Russian border, drone footage from the Ukrainian military … Read more
Georgians headed to the polls Saturday in a ballot many citizens see as a make-or-break vote on the opportunity to join the European Union. The pre-election campaign in the South Caucasus nation of 3.7 million people has been dominated by foreign policy and marked by a bitter fight for votes and allegations of a smear … Read more
Russia raised its key interest rate by 200 basis points to 21% on Friday, citing consumer price increases considerably above its forecast and warning of ongoing high inflation risks in the medium term. This move exceeded the 100 basis-point hike that analysts had expected, bringing the institution’s benchmark rate to its highest level since February … Read more
new video loaded: White House Says North Korea Sent Thousands of Soldiers to Russia transcript Back transcript White House Says North Korea Sent Thousands of Soldiers to Russia John F. Kirby, a national security spokesman at the White House, said that North Korea had sent at least 3,000 soldiers into training sites in eastern Russia. … Read more
A Moscow court has sentenced Oscar-nominated film producer Alexander Rodnyansky to eight-and-a-half years in jail in absentia on Monday for spreading “fake” information about the Russian army. Rodnyansky, 63, was born in Kyiv but spent most of his career in Russia, producing numerous TV series and movies there, including the Oscar-nominated crime drama Leviathan. He … Read more
LONDON (AP) — German submarine-hunting planes will patrol the North Atlantic from a base in Scotland under a new Britain-Germany defense pact in response to the growing threat from Russia, officials said. Defense ministers from Britain and Germany will sign the agreement in London on Wednesday in what officials call the first such defense pact … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia on October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is hosting the latest BRICS summit, welcoming its geopolitical allies and promoting its agenda to establish a “new world order” that challenges the Western powers. The BRICS group initially consisted of Brazil, Russia, … Read more
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge The Russian government is determined to use the BRICS summit as a platform to showcase the increasing influence of the non-Western world. However, Russia’s partners from China, India, Brazil, and the Arab world are urging President Vladimir Putin to find a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. The BRICS … Read more