European Union agreed to reduce their gas use by 15 percent between August and March in case Russia cuts off supplies, although some nations will be excluded from the agreement to prevent rationing, the BBC reported. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei visited Ukraine this week,...
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Russian forces have reportedly been using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as a base to launch attacks, raising security concerns in surrounding areas, France 24 reported. The power plant is the largest in Europe and has been under Russian control since...
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Russian rockets struck the Ukrainian city of Odesa Saturday, a day after Russia signed an agreement to allow grain exports to flow out of the Black Sea port, the New York Post wrote. On Friday, Ukraine and Russia reached an agreement that would allow...
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The Kremlin reiterated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, denying rumors that the leader was unwell after an overseas trip was canceled, Al Jazeera reported. Throughout Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year, Putin's health has been in the limelight, with some...
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Russian natural gas began flowing again at a reduced volume through a crucial pipeline into Europe on Thursday, allowing time for countries to decouple from the Kremlin's exports as they anticipate a more unstable supply of energy from Moscow heading into the winter, the...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Iran for a rare overseas visit that highlights how the two nations are growing increasingly unified despite their isolation from Europe and the United States, the New York Times reported. Before the meeting, the National Iranian Oil Company...
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The European Union inked a new gas agreement with Azerbaijan on Monday, as officials scrambled to guarantee future supply amid mounting worries of a Russian cutoff, CNBC reported. The European Commission said in a statement that Azerbaijan has agreed to provide at least 20...
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Russia has lost more than 30 percent of its ground combat efficiency in Ukraine but military concerns will not lead to regime change in Russia, according to Britain's senior military official, USA Today reported. Early Sunday, Russian missiles struck industrial districts of Mykolaiv, which...
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Russian energy giant Gazprom warned this week that it could not guarantee the proper operation of "critical" equipment for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, despite Canada's decision to return an important turbine after it had been repaired there, Politico reported. Nord Stream, Germany's...
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Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations reached an agreement on major elements of a plan to resume Ukrainian grain shipments across the Black Sea which had been disrupted following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Wall Street Journal. Representatives from...
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EU finance ministers approved a European Commission proposal for about $1 billion in financial support to Ukraine in the form of a long-term concessional loan, Politico reported The money will be backed by an EU budget guarantee, and interest payments will be subsidized by...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding a fast-track system for obtaining Russian citizenship for all Ukrainians in another push to enhance Moscow's influence on war-torn Ukraine, the Associated Press wrote. Until recently, only inhabitants of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk...
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Russian missile attacks have inflicted massive destruction in towns and cities throughout eastern and southern Ukraine, the BBC reported. According to local officials, four people were killed in a hit on Siversk, a town in the Donetsk area. Still, Russian ground forces do not...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Bali, Indonesia, for a meeting of G20 foreign ministers that is expected to be overshadowed by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and profound disagreements inside the group over how to respond to the situation, the Guardian reported. The...
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Russian forces increased their attacks in Donetsk as the Kremlin seeks to seize additional territory in the Donbas area, USA Today reported. Shelling has killed at least eight people in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, authorities reported Wednesday. According to pro-Russian rebels, attacks...
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On Tuesday, all 30 NATO members approved the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland, sending the two countries' membership requests to the allies’ capitals for legislative approval, according to the Associated Press. The decision worsens Russia's geopolitical isolation in the aftermath of its February...
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After taking control of nearby Luhansk, the region’s governor warned that Russian soldiers are attempting to advance deeper into eastern Ukraine and take control of the entire Donetsk area, the Guardian reported. On Sunday evening, Ukraine's military leadership acknowledged that its soldiers had been...
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Russian assaults on civilian targets escalated rapidly in the second half of June, according to Ukrainian officials, with strikes involving older and less accurate weaponry from the Soviet times that result in more deaths, the New York Times wrote. Russia took control of Ukraine's...
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Ukrainian forces have forced Russian soldiers off Snake Island, a vital Black Sea location off the southern coast of Odesa, the Guardian noted. Russia portrayed the withdrawal from Snake Island, as a "goodwill gesture." But Ukrainian military officials said the Russians evacuated the island...
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President Joe Biden pledged to increase American military activities in Europe to shore up strength and unity among NATO members as they deal with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NBC News wrote Wednesday. The occupied Kherson region in southern Ukraine is preparing to vote on...
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