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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 · 12h

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,

Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success

Hosted on MSN · 4h

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 · 16h

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.

Reuters · 6h

Biden reaffirms support for weapons surge to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attack

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had asked the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.

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.

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.

FOX News on MSN · 22h

US citizen imprisoned in Russia given new 15-year sentence in wake of espionage conviction

A Russian-born U.S. citizen who was already behind bars in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a new 15-year sentence for espionage.

Europe Wants Guarantee Of Long-Term Security Against Russia

BBC · 14h

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 · 20h

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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How Russia's Tactical Nuclear Weapon Stockpile Compares to US'

Russia has held several rounds of tactical nuclear weapons drills this year, and regularly carries out military exercises for ...

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Russia's inflation reaches 9.5% this year, weekly data shows

Russia's inflation has reached 9.5% this year, according to new weekly data showing that the consumer price index rose by ...

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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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Ukrainian drones strike residential buildings in Kazan, Russia

On December 21, 2024, in Kazan, Russia, a video captured Ukrainian drones striking residential buildings deep within Russian ...

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