Exclusive-Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions By Reuters – Investing.com
Gleb Stolyarov, Philip Lebedev, Alexander Marlow LONDON (Reuters) – About $2.3 billion worth of dollar and euro banknotes have been exported to Russia since the United States and European Union banned paper currency exports to Russia in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, according to customs data seen by Reuters. The previously unreported figures […]
Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction | Climate crisis
Australia’s coal and gas exports cause more climate damage than any other country except Russia. According to a new study They say the country is undermining a global agreement to move away from fossil fuels. Australia was the third-largest fossil fuel exporter in 2021, on an energy basis, behind Russia and the United States, according […]
Ukraine aims to ‘destabilise Russia’ with thousands of troops in Kursk incursion | Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence sources say thousands of troops have been deployed to the Russian advance, which appears to be making gradual progress six days into the offensive, with reports of fighting 15-18 miles inside the border and rare video showing the capture of a border village in a new part of the front line. Ukrainian security […]
Thousands of Ukrainian Troops on Incursion to ‘Destabilise’ Russia: Official
(AFP) Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in a major incursion into Russian territory aimed at destabilising Russia by exposing its weaknesses, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. “We are going on the offensive. Our aim is to expand the enemy’s positions, inflict maximum damage and destabilize the situation in Russia so that it […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russia orders faster evacuation of civilians in Kursk | Ukraine
Russia has announced it will evacuate tens of thousands of people from the Kursk region.Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces have invaded, has its acting governor, Alexei Smirnov, who said on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday that he had instructed the head of the Belovsky district, southwest of Kursk, to “speed up the implementation of […]
Russia Launches ‘Counter-Terror’ Operation Against Ukraine Incursion
(AFP) Moscow launched “counter-terrorist operations” in three border regions adjacent to Ukraine on Saturday in a bid to thwart Kiev’s biggest cross-border attack in the two-and-a-half-year conflict. In a shock attack on Tuesday morning, Ukrainian forces crossed the border into Russia’s western Kursk region and advanced several kilometers, independent analysts said. The Russian military has […]
It’s Bitcoin’s victory as Russia, U.S. fight for crypto dominance – AMBCrypto News
Putin followed President Trump in adopting Bitcoin. Could this be a sign of the environment we can expect if Trump wins? Assessing the potential impact on a global scale, will China join in on this trend? If you’ve been watching Bitcoin closely [BTC]and when it comes to cryptocurrencies in general, you may have noticed that […]
Russia Declares Emergency in Region Invaded by Ukraine as Zelensky Says Russia Needs to ‘Feel’ War
“Russia should know what it has done to our country,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on Thursday, an apparent oblique reference to reports that Ukrainian forces are continuing to invade Russian territory that began this week. The Russian government claimed on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had entered the Kursk region, which was not previously part […]
Dem Sen. Bob Casey blasts Biden for leaving Marc Fogel in Russia
Last week’s U.S.-Russian prisoner swap, which saw Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan released on Aug. 2, left one notable figure behind. And a week later, the Pennsylvania senator issued a warning to President Joe Biden. in statement Last Thursday, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) said the exchange was “good […]
Russia Claims Clashes with Ukrainian Forces on Russian Soil
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Tuesday that around 300 Ukrainian troops had crossed the border to sabotage Russia’s Kursk region, engaging in fighting with Russian forces near the border towns of Nikolaevo-Dalino and Oleshnya. The defence ministry said Russian “reserve forces” were “heading towards Kursk” to join the fighting. in progress As of Wednesday […]