The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Hill rebukes Trump's Paul Whelan boasts

Paul Whelan's brother also called Trump's comments "offensive," adding that he never mentioned him in office

Salon · Dec 12, 2022

No year-end press conference for Putin amid Russia’s faltering war in Ukraine

Kremlin says traditional event will not take place in further sign leader is becoming more remote

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

Goods pile up in North Korea after trains resume from Russia, think-tank says

Satellite images show goods from Russia appear to be piling up in a North Korean railyard, about a month after trains were reported crossing the border for the first time since the pandemic began, a U.S.-based think-tank said on Monday.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout joins ultranationalist party

Bout, who was released in prisoner exchange, could seek a seat in parliament, and has spoken of ‘pride’ in Putin

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

Major fire damages second Russian shopping centre in four days

Fire broke out at construction supplies centre in Balashikha

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

‘Huge number’ killed in strike on Russian mercenary group’s HQ

Ukraine said to have struck as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘turning back the clock’

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022

Released Russian arms dealer Bout joins ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout was freed last week from a 25-year US prison sentence in swap for basketball star Brittney Griner.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2022

UN Aid Chief to Visit Kherson on Ukraine Trip amid Power Outages

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Ukraine on a four-day trip on Monday as officials raced to repair energy facilities hit by Russian air strikes that have caused winter power outages. The under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator will visit the southern city of Mykolaiv as well…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022

Oil Resumes Slide as Weak Economy Outweighs Supply Risks

Oil prices fell on Monday, deepening a multi-week decline, as a weakening global economy offset supply woes stemming from the closure of a key pipeline supplying the United States and Russian threats of a production cut. Brent crude futures were down 38 cents, or 0.4%, at $75.72 a barrel by…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022

Russia's logistic logjam worsens in winter, curbs coal exports to China

Infrastructure bottlenecks in Russia worsened with the winter season as rising demand for Asia-bound cargoes amid European sanctions on Moscow led to rail jams and worsened prospects for coal sales to China, according to data and market sources.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022