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Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success

Foreign leaders condemn Russia's 'inhumane' Christmas Day attack on Ukrainian power grid

Nearly half a million households were left without power on Christmas Day in frigid weather after further missile attacks by Russia on Ukraine's damaged power grid, according to multiple reports.

BBC · 17h

Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes 'inhumane'

Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.

CNN on MSN · 15h

Putin ‘inhumane,’ Zelensky says, as Russia pounds Ukrainian power grid on Christmas Day

Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector “on a massive scale” overnight into Wednesday, local authorities said, with explosions reported across the country amid intensified bombardments that have left Ukraine in a precarious position while the war grinds into a third winter.

Russia sentences US citizen to 15 years in prison

Newsweek · 1d

US Citizen Imprisoned in Russia Receives New 15-Year Espionage Sentence

Gene Spector faced espionage charges in August 2023, filed by a Moscow court, though the specifics of the allegations remain undisclosed.

MSNBC · 1d

Eugene Spector, U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia, gets 13-year sentence for espionage

According to Russia’s RIA state news agency, a Russian court sentenced U.S. citizen Eugene Spector to 15 years in jail for espionage. Spector was already serving a 3-1/2-year sentence in Russia for bribery.

The Washington Post · 1d

Russia sentences U.S. citizen to 15 years in prison for espionage

Eugene Spector, who was already serving a 3½-year sentence in Russia for bribery, received the additional sentence after being charged with espionage last year.

Russia, Bitcoin

Business Insider · 54m

Russia is mining a hot cryptocurrency, trying to solve one big trade problem

Some businesses have begun using crypto, including bitcoin, to make international payments, Russia's finance minister said.

Reuters on MSN · 2h

Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade, finance minister says

Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.

Axios on MSN · 13h

Russia says it's using bitcoin to evade sanctions

Russian companies are using bitcoin to evade Western sanctions, thanks to a new law, the country's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov confirmed in a television interview. Why it matters: Russia's economy has been hampered by difficulties in making and receiving international payments,

Europe Wants Guarantee Of Long-Term Security Against Russia

BBC · 15h

Pope urges negotiations to end Ukraine-Russia war

Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said "boldness [was] needed to open the door" to dialogue "in order to achieve a just and lasting peace" between the two sides.

RBC Ukraine on MSN · 21h

Russia refuses to reconsider rerms for negotiations with Ukraine – ISW

Russia continues to insist that negotiations with Ukraine must be based solely on the demands it presented during the Istanbul talks in 2022. The aggressor refuses any compromises even though Ukraine has liberated a significant amount of its territory from Russian occupation since then,

WION on MSN · 1d

Russia Ukraine War: Europe Wants Guarantee Of Long-Term Security Against Russia

A potential ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war is aging closer with Donald Trump returning to the White House and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicating a willingness to cede the Donbas region in exchange for security guarantees.

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Russia's economy is entering a year of pain in 2025

Russia's economy will be under major strain in 2025, economists told BI. One said stagnation was similar to the USSR at the ...

Russia Unleashes Another Wave of Attacks on Ukraine

Moscow again struck Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, part of an effort to wear down the country. “In the trenches, there are ...

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'Great tragedy': 38 dead after passenger plane crashes en route to Russia

An Embraer passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew ...

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Azerbaijan Airlines crash sparks speculation plane ‘accidentally shot down by Russia’

An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash on Christmas Day has prompted speculation the plane was shot down by Russia after it took ...

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Raiffeisen Russia court case to continue on Jan. 20

A Russian court case involving a compensation claim against Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) will continue in ...

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Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success

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