The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Billionaires are being demoted to millionaires in most of the world’s 15 wealthiest countries

Billionaires fared well during the pandemic, but they're losing a bit of speed. Here are the countries where three-quarters of them live.

Fortune · Jun 15, 2023

Western firms snub ‘Russian Davos’ as its prestige evaporates

Annual event headlined by Vladimir Putin described as ‘totally toxic’ since full-scale invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023

Why we can’t let nuclear energy become the next supply chain crisis

Nuclear power is the lynchpin of the clean energy transition–but the supply chain for Uranium is particularly vulnerable to ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Fortune · Jun 15, 2023

As Russians fight for Ukraine, Kyiv is faced with a new dilemma

A Russian Volunteer Corps fighter is remembered as a ‘brave warrior’ at a funeral in Kyiv, as Ukraine treads carefully.

Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2023

NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus leader's claims

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear posture

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

UN atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is visiting Europe’s largest atomic power plant in southern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

Elizabeth Gilbert is pulling a novel set in Russia from publication. That’s unsettling

The Eat Pray Love author said that she doesn’t want to harm the Ukrainian cause. But that’s not how literature works

The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2023

Ukraine war: what international law says about the Russians fighting against their own country

In the weeks before Ukraine’s counteroffensive – and as Ukraine’s military activity in Russian-occupied areas of its country increased in intensity – there have been reports of attacks on the other side of the border directed against Russian targets.

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023

Could the Ukraine dam attack pose risks to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant? Experts explain

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) want access to a location near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. They want to clarify why there are discrepancies between different measurements of the reservoir that supplies water to cool the facility’s reactors.

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023

South African ties to Russia shadow Ukraine peace mission

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of…

France 24 · Jun 15, 2023