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Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Reached ‘Energy Ceasefire'
The steep rise in global diesel prices, which followed the outbreak of the Iran war in February, has become a political liability for Trump's Republican Party ahead of next month's midterm elections, when opposition Democrats could gain control of one or both houses of Congress
The real cause of the war in Europe is Russia and Russia alone,
In my view, it is a betrayal by our partners,
No one has the right to tell us what to do, especially since elections cannot be held during wartime,
Russian Attack on Ukrainian City Kills 20, a Day After Trump Eases Diesel Sanctions on Moscow
Zaporizhzhia has been a regular target of Russian bombardment with strikes intensifying in the past few months
Today, Russia said thank you for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia,
This night was another confirmation that Russia perceives any easing of pressure as a signal that it is supposedly possible to continue fighting, that it is supposedly possible to drop bombs on cities,
If (the Russians) have money, they’ll be able to carry on fighting us,
Germany Sticks to Russia Sanctions After Trump Diesel Announcement
The federal government remains committed to the decisions on sanctions against Russia and is working with its European partners on further sanctions,
The federal government has taken note of the US decision relating to Russian diesel deliveries,
Putin Downplayed Immediate Ukraine Talks Resumption in Phone Call With Trump, Kremlin Says
By launching a massive drone attack on Moscow, other cities and polling stations, as well as on specific individuals involved in organizing the election, on the main voting day, the Kyiv regime effectively disrupted the possibility of an immediate resumption of the negotiation process,
And now, as the president said, we will consider when those negotiations can be resumed,
Russia’s Yandex Says Data Center in Vladimir Shut Down After Drone Attack
A day earlier, a Ukrainian attack shut down Yandex's data hub in Sasovo, southeast of Moscow, where two of the three supercomputers used to develop the company's AI model are housed
October 2026
Fear and Distrust Are the Real Russian Plague
But these scientific advances went hand in hand with social transformations that made experts and public health authorities more credible than a local leader or a healer who believed eating the organs of the deceased could save people from the plague
Don’t worry, it’s not what we were afraid of. It is just the plague.”
In Russian-Occupied Oleshky, Civilians Struggle to Survive as Hunger Deepens
When she finally gets through, she can barely make out what her sister is saying
Where they sent it and to whom is unknown. No one in their area received anything,
By the time she gets back, her legs are completely swollen,
We work wherever access is possible, but in Oleshky, it's the hardest,
For the past two months, people have been eating grass,
Everything has been smashed by drones. Residential buildings without damage can be counted on one hand. It's practically impossible to get in or out,
She says everything is destroyed, houses are often burning and strikes land nearby every five to 10 minutes,
To blow up on a mine or die of hunger? People from Oleshky are forced to choose between two deaths,
Food can only be bought in Radensk,
I hear occasional words, sometimes they're incomplete. The main thing is that I hear her voice,
Ukrainian drones show no mercy, even to civilians,
Sberbank Warns of Rising Overdue Loans as Russian Companies Struggle
For several months, we have seen a steady trend of more loans becoming overdue and a deterioration in corporate clients’ financial condition,
Flight Cancellations Double in Russia in First 9 Months of 2026
All 4 Moscow Airports Restrict Flights Amid Drone Attack
St. Petersburg Court Fines Yabloko Leader $12 for Writing Peace Slogans on Ballot
I expressed my civic stance that I couldn’t vote because there was no one to vote for… Over 900,000 voters did the exact same thing by invalidating their ballots,
Rosneft Recruits Anti-Aircraft Gun Crews to Defend Samara Refinery Against Ukrainian Drones — Vyorstka
The Kuibyshev refinery, on the Volga River, has been repeatedly targeted since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Russia’s Central Bank Says Putin’s Stock Market Target Is Out of Reach
Our calculations simply do not get us to 66%,
We are moving very quickly, but unfortunately in the opposite direction,
Over a 10-year horizon, a five-year horizon and a three-year horizon, conservative investors won every time,
Montenegro Expels Founder of Russian Pro-War Blog Rybar for 'Security Reasons'
Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milojko Spajić, whose government is seeking to bring Montenegro into the European Union by 2028, confirmed Zvinchuk’s detention
Ukraine Drones Hit Second Yandex Data Center in Two Days
The strike comes a day after a Ukrainian drone hit another Yandex data center in the Ryazan region southeast of the capital, where two of the three supercomputers used to develop the company's AI model are housed
Part of Yandex data center infrastructure in Kaluga was damaged in a drone attack. Several data center modules are completely disabled,
Former German Chancellor Schroeder Celebrates Putin's Birthday at President's Home
Pictures posted on Telegram showed Schroeder and Putin smiling broadly and shaking hands, with an old-style stove and a Russian samovar used to boil water for tea in the background
Vladimir Putin found out from the morning news the day before that Gerhard Schroeder was in Moscow and had come on business for the company Globus,
Oil Slick Expands Near Sochi After Tanker Fire, Greenpeace Says
Moscow Region Man Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack
A 37-year-old woman also sustained injuries during the attack
Russia Says Checks Following Siberian Plague Lab Death Are Complete
Amid intense media scrutiny, the specialists thoroughly investigated the situation,
Russian Liberal Politician Jailed for 4 Years Over Donation to Navalny Group
Sochi Reopens Beaches After Drone Attack on Oil Tanker
U.K. Expands Sanctions to Cover 90% of Russian Oil Output, Shadow Fleet and Finance Networks
The message is simple: if you help Russia fund or equip this war, you will face the consequences,
Lithuania Deploys Army to Kaliningrad Border After Belarus-Latvia Breach
The order is being executed immediately,
Russian Bomb Kills 33 at Bus Stop in Kramatorsk
For them (the Russians), a bus with passengers is an attractive target precisely because one strike can kill as many people as possible,
Regions Calling: In Irkutsk, Locals Ask 'What Plague?'
The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region soared to global headlines after local bloggers circulated unconfirmed reports and the head of the neighboring republic of Buryatia named “plague” as the suspected cause
There are no epidemic risks for the population of Irkutsk and the Irkutsk region,
The woman who died — possibly from the plague — in the Irkutsk region had not traveled to Buryatia. There are no plague outbreaks in the republic, including in the area bordering Mongolia,
Residents [of the Irkutsk region] should have received practical guidance…with regular updates, even when the update is that there are no new cases,
Russia's history…provides plenty of reason to ask hard questions. In this case, though, there’s nothing in the public record supporting the conclusion that this civilian surveillance institute was doing something exotic,
He tried, first of all, to protect himself by signaling that all the problems are coming from Irkutsk,
Beyond the pathogen itself, certain conditions are needed for it to spread: people, rats and fleas who are all constantly in contact with each other,
Even the pumpkin knows that apatites equal the death of Baikal. Do you?”
Even though the plague pathogen Yersinia pestis is dangerous and actually causes a very severe and tricky disease, events of the past are not expected to repeat today,
I found out about the plague from Instagram, from friends who sent me funny reels about it,
There are no conversations on the streets, no bustle, no fear, no lines at the pharmacies like there were during Covid,