The first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is to be received at the floating LNG terminal in the north of Germany on Wednesday. The LNG tanker ISH moored already on Tuesday by the port of Brunsbüttel at the mouth…
Britain: Russia boosting defensive fortifications in southern Ukraine
Russia is strengthening and expanding its defensive positions in occupied areas of Ukraine, Britain’s Defence Ministry said on Monday, as the war approaches it the second year. The intelligence assessment, issued daily by the ministry, said Russian forces “had likely…
Russia moves to cut oil production over western price caps
Russia announced Friday that it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month after western countries capped the price of its crude over its action in Ukraine. “As of today, we fully sell all our crude output,…
Olympic committee restates sanctions against Russia, Belarus
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) responded to the remarks of Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Stanislav Pozdnyakov on Tuesday, reaffirming its stance on sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian state and governments. “The sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian state…
Russian Journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine
A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent. Alexander Nevzorov, a television journalist and former…
Russia imitates firing of hypersonic missile in Atlantic Ocean
The Russian Navy has successfully tested its new hypersonic Zirkon missile by means of computer simulation during a manoeuvre in the Atlantic Ocean, it announced on Wednesday. This was carried out during an exercise by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov in…
Tanks for Ukraine: Germany to send Leopard 2s and allow others to export
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and allow other countries to do the same, reports in Germany say. Leopard 2s are made in Germany and Berlin needs to approve their export. Germany has…
Russia orders Estonian ambassador to leave country
The Estonian ambassador in Russia has been ordered to leave the country by 7 February after the Kremlin accused the country of “Russophobia”. In a statement, the Russian foreign ministry said Estonia had “purposefully destroyed” relations with Moscow. Margus Laidre…
Russia’s Lavrov defends naval drills with South Africa during visit
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Moscow did not want any “scandals” regarding joint naval drills between Russia, China and South Africa scheduled for next month. He was responding to criticism surrounding the drills, at a news conference on…
CIA chief Burns meets Ukraine’s Zelensky in Kyiv as Washington ups support
CIA Director William Burns visited Kyiv last week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a US official said Thursday, in the latest example of high-level contacts between the US and Ukraine. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity…