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The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has warned that China and Russia will seek to exploit the chaos created by a US default. He also warned that the reserve currency status of the US dollar could erode if the US…

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Russia will start buying Chinese yuan for its international reserves as soon as this month, according to reports from Russian economists. While analysts say the purchases will be small and symbolic at first, they are supposed to…

The Kremlin claimed, without evidence, that a Ukrainian drone attempted to assassinate President Vladimir Putin on May 3. Ukraine denies the accusation.Elon Musk is back again to save Ukraine, after months of falling in love with the…

A high-ranking Russian official urged all countries to make efforts to ensure that "the threat of global confrontation, or the outbreak of a large-scale hot world war" does not materialize. "Global tensions are already running hot,"…

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said he faces life in prison after being charged with terrorism, in an escalation of Vladimir Putin's crackdown on dissent after last year's invasion of Ukraine.Navalny said in a…

The Bank of Russia said that the platform developed for the digital ruble will be able to work with various digital currencies issued by the country. The Monetary Authority has unveiled mechanisms for interacting with digital…

Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz has won a ruling from the International Court of Arbitration ordering Russia to pay $5 billion in losses related to the seizure of natural gas and oil assets in Crimea."Russia must now comply with…

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US President Joe Biden has decided to extend the sanctions imposed by the US government on Russia for another year, arguing that the country still poses a threat to the nation's security. Biden had spoken about these sanctions…