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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)said Tuesday that it foiled a Ukrainian plot to commit an arson attack on a railway in annexed Crimea.

An unnamed 29-year-old man was detained near the Balaklava power station in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol before he was able to set fire to railway equipment, the FSB said in a statement.

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Details: Category: Russia; Published: 13 November 2024

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The UN's COP29 climate conference opened Monday in Azerbaijan under the specter of geopolitical conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is leading the Russian delegation at the UN conference, expected to include nearly 50 representatives from Russian ministries of economic development, finance, agriculture and

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 12 November 2024

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A drone strike on an apartment complex in the southwestern city of Belgorod last week was likely carried out by Russian forces, according to a visual investigation by the independent news outlet Pepel.

At least two people were injured and several apartments and cars were damaged in the attack last Tuesday. Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 12 November 2024

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A Russian court on Monday declined an appeal by U.S.-Russian resident Ksenia Karelina versus a 12-year prison sentence for donating around $50 to a pro-Ukraine charity. The defendant's appeal was turned down. The sentence will for that reason enter into force, the Sverdlovsk area appeals court stated in a declaration on Telegram.Karelina was apprehended in

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 12 November 2024

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Russian businesses are bracing themselves for a financial crunch that could put many of them out of business. The Central Bank's interest rate has reached a crushing 21%, with expectations for a further hike in December, and over the last two years, companies have built up significant commercial debt with floating-rate interest payments.

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Details: Category: Russia; Published: 12 November 2024

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A Russian court ordered the arrest in absentia of International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Haykel Ben Mahfoudh, who himself earlier issued arrest warrants for Russian military leaders, the independent news website Mediazonareported Monday.

Mahfoudh was among three ICC judges who issuedarrest warrants in June for former defense minister Sergei