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The Oligarch Part 3: How Ukraine’s richest man rose as bodies fell – and became too powerful to touch FEATUREINVESTIGATION
From unsolved assassinations and mafia allegations to Azov and Zelensky, Rinat Akhmetov has spent decades at the center of Ukraine’s darkest intrigues
Aug 29, 2026 18:52
Key Zelensky staff arrested over money laundering to bailout ex-minister
Officials allegedly forced a state-owned bank to suspend anti-fraud monitoring so millions in surety for detained energy minister German Galushchenko could be lodged
Aug 28, 2026 18:30
Lavrov reveals what brought CIA chief and Vatican envoy to Moscow
The simultaneous high-level contacts come as Russia says it has lost faith in Western promises
Aug 28, 2026 04:26
Moscow slams Vienna over plans for Nazi concentration camp site
A supermarket and logistics center are set to be built at Hirtenberg, where around 400 women were imprisoned by the Third Reich
Aug 27, 2026 19:11
Ukraine hit more than 200 civilian vessels this year – Moscow
Kiev’s escalation in the Black Sea is threatening regional shipping and global food security, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said
Aug 27, 2026 14:52
UK military sites could become targets – Moscow
Russia could strike British military facilities in Ukraine and beyond in response to attacks using UK-supplied weapons, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned
Aug 27, 2026 10:11
No need to escalate Ukraine conflict – Kremlin
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has dismissed a Bloomberg report suggesting Moscow could consider nuclear strikes
Aug 27, 2026 09:35
Ukrainian basketball player quits US college team after Russian joins
Louisiana State University’s women’s head coach announced Kate Koval’s departure soon after the team signed center Anna Minaeva
Aug 27, 2026 04:22
Ukraine strikes Donetsk with Storm Shadow missiles – governor (VIDEO)
At least eight civilians, including two minors, were wounded in the strike, Denis Pushilin has said
Aug 26, 2026 21:21
Pashinyan wants to trade Russia for Europe. Armenia could lose both ANALYSIS
The Armenian leader is selling an EU future that Brussels has never promised – while jeopardizing the economic ties his country cannot replace
Aug 26, 2026 18:51
Russia and Ukraine hold new prisoner swap (VIDEO)
The latest exchange likely involved badly wounded soldiers from both sides
Aug 26, 2026 17:31
The Siberian Ring Photon Source: Inside Russia’s latest megascience site (VIDEO) Exclusive
The synchrotron will allow scientists probe matter at atomic scale, from drugs and metals to meteorite traces
Aug 26, 2026 15:03
Nine killed in Ukrainian attack on passenger bus in Donbass (PHOTOS)
Kiev has intensified kamikaze drone strikes in recent weeks, repeatedly targeting passenger buses and other civilian vehicles
Aug 26, 2026 14:42
Moscow slams Finland’s Stubb for backing Kiev’s strikes on Russian businesses (VIDEO)
The attacks are a “sensible military strategy,” the Finnish head of state said, urging Western backers to help expand them
Aug 26, 2026 12:03
Ukrainian village evacuated after mystery blast (VIDEOS)
The powerful explosion, apparently triggered by a fire on the ground, tore through the settlement
Aug 26, 2026 10:03
Kremlin reveals why CIA chief visited Moscow
John Ratcliffe’s trip revolved around intelligence service contacts, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
Aug 26, 2026 07:33
Crowd wrecks conscription squad vehicle in Ukraine (VIDEOS)
Police were forced to rush reinforcements to the scene as locals turned on draft officers in Ternopol
Aug 26, 2026 04:09
Kiev’s terror, Orthodox Church persecution and Moscow-Vatican ties: Key points from Lavrov’s meeting with Holy See’s envoy
The Russian foreign minister hailed the Vatican’s “balanced” position on the Ukraine conflict and called bilateral ties “friendly”
Aug 26, 2026 02:37
Russia hits Ukrainian cruise missile launch site – MOD (VIDEO)
Flamingo cruise missiles have been used by the Ukrainian military in strikes deep inside Russia
Aug 25, 2026 17:16
Ukraine at 35: The view from Russia FEATURE
Russian officials and commentators look back on Kiev’s journey from Soviet powerhouse to Western-dependent failed state
Aug 25, 2026 17:10
Bail set for ex-Zelensky aide accused of money laundering
Irina Mudraya was fired after being accused of using illicit funds to post bail for an ex-energy minister accused of corruption
Aug 25, 2026 14:47
Armenia’s pro-EU prime minister targets former rival
The recently reelected Nikol Pashinyan has intensified confrontation with his political opponents
Aug 25, 2026 12:14
Russia responds to German claims of ‘affront’
A reporter earlier said Berlin’s top diplomat was humiliated by a Russian attack conducted near Kiev on the eve of an official visit
Aug 25, 2026 10:26
Is Europe ready for Ukraine’s defeat? Opinion
The drones failed to deliver a strategic breakthrough, Russian forces are advancing, and Western Europe is still refusing to confront what comes next
Aug 25, 2026 09:09

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