Russia’s Coal Industry Faces Its Harshest Reckoning in Three Decades

Sanctions, collapsing prices, and logistical strain push miners toward structural decline Russia’s coal sector — once a symbol of industrial might and regional stability — has entered its steepest crisis since the early 1990s. According to...

Russia's Gazprom and Kazakhstan Sign Deal for Major Cross-border Natural Gas Pipeline

Russian energy giant Gazprom and the government of Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of intent to construct a major new natural gas pipeline connecting the two nations to strengthen bilateral energy cooperation and address Kazakhstan’s...

Russian FM calls for clarity on Palestinian statehood, implementation of Gaza peace deal

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced concern on Monday that US President Donald Trump’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lacks clarity on the crucial issue of Palestinian statehood, emphasizing that the proposal...

Russia-Ukraine war: Donald Trump weighs Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine in new push to end war

Trump threatened to deliver the Tomahawks to Kyiv if Putin continued to stifle any hope of peace talks. He has recently ramped up intelligence-sharing with Ukrainian forces to assist their long-range strikes on Russian energy targets, increasing...

Russian ‘terror attack’ to cost car giant $4bn

A disastrous cybersecurity failure tipped to have cost Jaguar Land Rover up to £2 billion ($4b) could be the result of Russian hacking. Media reports in the UK claim that JLR and the British government are investigating the possibility of foreign...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv cuts power to 30,000, officials say

(Reuters) -Russian forces attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, with guided bombs on Monday, knocking out power to 30,000 customers in three districts, local officials said. Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov, writing on the Telegram...

Russians Lost More Than Fifty Infantrymen Near Dobropillia

The enemy attempted a massive mechanized offensive near Dobropillia in the Ocheretyn direction. This was reported by the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard. According to the Corps, the offensive was conducted in the area of responsibility of its...

Russian civilian deaths mount as Putin’s war hits home

When President Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, opposition leaders in Moscow warned that his decision would also bring pain and misery to ordinary Russians. The eternal rules of war, they predicted, meant that the military...

Russia halts Putin-Trump call after Tomahawks warning

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday that there were currently no plans for a call between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, after the US leader warned he might send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Trump has been mulling potential supplies of the...

Russia economy meltdown as crucial sector faces 'once in 30 year crisis'

Coalminers in Russia (Image: GETTY) Russia's war economy is teetering on the brink of meltdown as its coal industry endures a 'once in 30 year crisis', hammered by Western sanctions, surging costs and collapsing global prices. One top Russian...

HUR publishes data on weapons manufacturers: Half of companies in Russia's Technodinamika holding remain unsanctioned

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has published data on 145 companies that are part of or managed by Technodinamika, a holding of the Russian state corporation Rostec. According to Ukrinform, HUR reported this on...

The Energy Report: Hostages Released

Global optimism is on the rise as a historic peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump between Israel and Hamas, along with the glorious release of hostages, is giving the market a sense that almost anything is possible. For Our Lady of Fatima...

Pakistan, Russia agree to deepen ties

ST PETERSBURG: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervez Malik led Pakistan's delegation to the 14th St Petersburg International Gas Forum (SPIGF) 2025, where he held a series of high-level meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation with Russia...

Foreign Intelligence Service: Russia could become 60% dependent on imported fuel by the end of the year

The fuel crisis engulfing Russia is less a result of individual accidents or sanctions than a reflection of the deep degradation of its energy model. Years of underfunding, technological isolation, and flawed management decisions have transformed...

Bootleg vinyl from Russia & China… and 3 other things you might have missed from the RIAA’s latest piracy revelations

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next. Only MBW+ subscribers have unlimited access to these articles. MBW Explains is...

Why Ukraine is betting on strikes deep inside Russia

KYIV — Movement on the front lines in Ukraine has largely stalled in a bloody stalemate. The Trump administration’s peace talks haven’t budged since Russia turned down a cease-fire in August. But Ukrainian officials argue that they still have a...

Crimea oil refinery burns as Russia feels effects on fuel supply

An oil terminal at Feodosia in the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula was burning on Monday after an attack by Ukrainian drones. A Ukrainian security official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the drones, launched by Ukraine’s SBU...

US Intelligence Has Been Enabling Ukraine's Destruction Of Russian Energy Sites

Fresh reporting in the Financial Times offers more confirmation that the Trump administration has been escalating the proxy war in Ukraine against Russia, in hopes of forcing Moscow to the negotiating table. The Sunday report makes clear that "The...

Ukrainian Intelligence exposes 145 Russian arms firms linked to Rostec — Half Still Evading Sanctions

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has released data on 145 enterprises that are part of or managed by Technodinamika Holding, a subsidiary of Russia’s state corporation Rostec. According to Ukrinform, the DIU reported this on Facebook. The...

Syria Set To Allow Russia To Keep Its Strategic Military Bases In Country

Since the fall of longtime Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in December of last year, which has since drastically changed Syria into a hardline Sunni state no longer aligned with Tehran or Moscow, Russia's military began slowly moving its military...