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Avoiding sanctions: Takeaways from AP's report on a secret deal between Russia and Vietnam

Russia is a key supplier of military goods to Vietnam, providing it with fighter jets, tanks and ships

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025

AP Exclusive: Russia, Vietnam using energy profits to avoid possible US sanctions for arms deals

Russia and Vietnam have developed a mechanism to conceal arms deal payments to avoid American and other Western sanctions, using profits from joint energy-sector ventures to pay for defense contracts, according to internal Vietnamese documents obtained by The Associated Press

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025

Kyiv receives 1,000 bodies of what Russia says are fallen Ukrainian soldiers

The repatriation of the deceased soldiers and exchange of prisoners of war is one of the rare tangible results of Russia-Ukraine talks held in previous months in Istanbul.

Euronews · Sep 18, 2025

EU Says India's Russia Links Jeopardise Closer Ties

The European Union's top diplomat warned Wednesday that its push for closer ties with India could be hampered by New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil and involvement in military drills with Moscow.

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2025

Lab tests show opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned in Russian prison, widow says

Yulia Navalnaya has repeatedly accused the Russian state of murdering him, allegations the Kremlin has dismissed as nonsense.

Euronews · Sep 17, 2025

Russia sentences Pussy Riot members in absentia to jail for anti-war messages

The sentences, ranging from 8 to 13 years, have been called ‘politically motivated’ by the protest group

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Austria Hit With Fresh Spy Claims After Govt Promises Law Change

Austria has long seen itself as a bridge between Moscow and the West -- remaining constitutionally neutral since 1955 and hosting numerous UN and other international institutions.

International Business Times · Sep 16, 2025

Russia raises tensions with NATO as Putin shows off his battlefield nuclear weapons

One year ago this month, Putin outlined a revision of Moscow's nuclear doctrine

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: Russian court sentences Pussy Riot members in absentia to jail over war criticism

Terms of eight to 13 years handed down over a music video and a Berlin show, according to reports, as collective rejects charges as politically motivated. What we know on day 1,301

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

Europe Stumped By Trump Demands Over Russia Sanctions

US President Donald Trump has demanded that allies stop buying Russian oil before he moves on punishing Moscow, and told them to hit China with tariffs.

International Business Times · Sep 15, 2025