Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes 'inhumane'
Russia launches ‘massive’ aerial attack on Ukraine on Christmas morning
Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
Russia's economy is entering a year of pain in 2025
Russia's economy will be under major strain in 2025, economists told BI. One said stagnation was similar to the USSR at the start of the 1980s.
Russia's inflation reaches 9.5% this year, weekly data shows
Russia's inflation has reached 9.5% this year, according to new weekly data showing that the consumer price index rose by 0.33% in the week leading up to Dec. 23, the statistical agency Rosstat reported on Wednesday.
Russia Unleashes Another Wave of Attacks on Ukraine
Moscow again struck Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, part of an effort to wear down the country. “In the trenches, there are no holidays,” one man said.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane headed to Russia crashes hundreds of miles off course, dozens feared dead
More than 30 passengers are dead after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, reports say.The Embraer 190 passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia had 62 passengers and five crew on board,
Pope urges negotiations to end Ukraine-Russia war
Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said "boldness [was] needed to open the door" to dialogue "in order to achieve a just and lasting peace" between the two sides.
Raiffeisen Russia court case to continue on Jan. 20
A Russian court case involving a compensation claim against Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) will continue in the second half of January, judicial authorities and the lender said on Wednesday.
5 important countries for Russia's sanctions-skirting economy
Russia's friends — or frenemies — aren't all pariah states. Some of them enjoy good relations with the West, too.
Russia Can Send Gas to Europe Via Several Routes, Novak Says
Russia is ready to continue gas exports to Europe through several routes just as a contract to transit the fuel via Ukraine is expected to end this year, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
A Newly Declassified Document Suggests Things With Russia Could Have Turned Out Very Differently
The newly discovered memo, written in March 1994 by Wayne Merry, chief of the U.S. Embassy’s internal politics division at the time, didn’t make the same impact as Kennan’s for two reasons. First, Merry did not go public.
Pope calls for ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine in Christmas Day message
Pope Francis appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation between enemies in a Christmas Day message.
A photographer created 'fake' images of Russia with generative AI. Now he's losing his biggest fans
When Russia's invasion of Ukraine stymied his travel plans, photographer Carl De Keyzer decided to take a virtual trip instead, creating a series of AI-generated images. He was unprepared for the consequences.