NewsRussian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz remains adrift in Mediterranean after being attacked by Ukrainian sea drone over a week ago13 March 2026
NewsSanctioned Russian mining project in the Arctic is linked to Kazakh billionaires and the family of Deputy PM Yury Trutnev, Arctida reports13 March 2026
NewsAntiwar artists are preparing to push back against Russia’s participation in the Venice Biennale13 March 2026
NewsFormer Russian political prisoner Alexei Moskalev and his daughter Masha enter France on humanitarian visas13 March 2026
NewsICC opens investigation into Belarusian authorities over politically motivated deportations after 2020 protests13 March 2026
NewsRussia’s February oil export revenues fell to their lowest levels since the start of the war in Ukraine, IEA report says13 March 2026
NewsKazakhstan court overturns deportation of 17-year-old Timur Turkov, who fled Russia over his antiwar views13 March 2026
News“Parliament and the people are united”: Internet and cell service goes out in Russia’s State Duma on seventh day of shutdown in Moscow12 March 2026
NewsLow oil prices pushed Russia into a record budget deficit, but the war in Iran could offset it, economist says12 March 2026
AntifakeNot what she said: Russian spokeswoman’s claim of EU “energy self-castration” turns out not to be accurate12 March 2026The Insider
NewsRussia’s “shadow fleet” is staffed with extra crew members from the GRU and the Wagner Group, investigation finds11 March 2026
NewsNumber of Russian billionaires on Forbes’ global ranking rises to a record 155, with fourteen newcomers to the list11 March 2026
InvestigationsTo Russia for the money: Austria’s Putin-friendly former foreign minister lives on million-ruble fees from propaganda channel RT11 March 2026The Insider
NewsEU informs Georgia that Kulevi port will be excluded from 20th sanctions package despite suspected role in Russian oil shipments10 March 2026
NewsUkrainian missiles strike “critically important” Kremniy El microelectronics plant supplying Russia’s air defense, at least six killed10 March 2026
NewsSpanish police search Mallorca mansions linked to CEO of Russian Helicopters, El Pais reports10 March 2026
NewsHungary releases detained Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards, holds on to cash and gold pending investigation10 March 2026
News“Hostage-taking, stealing money, and state terrorism”: Detention of cash-in-transit guards escalates conflict between Ukraine and Hungary6 March 2026
NewsPro-Kremlin Matryoshka bot network spreading terrorist attack scares ahead of Germany’s regional elections6 March 2026
NewsUkraine’s Navy says it struck a Russian helicopter with a drone on the Sivash drilling platform in the Black Sea for the first time6 March 2026
NewsAsian buyers turn to Russian oil amid strikes on Iran, but experts say the Kremlin’s gain will be short-lived6 March 2026
NewsRussian Orthodox icons have begun depicting participants in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine5 March 2026
News“Don’t gather in groups in this country, not even to dance”: 45 Iranians celebrating Ayatollah Khamenei’s death detained in Moscow5 March 2026
NewsRussia’s ex-Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov arrested on corruption charges, yet another Shoigu associate detained since MoD shakeup5 March 2026
NewsRussia to be represented at the Venice Biennale for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine4 March 2026
NewsAlabuga Polytech in Russia’s Tatarstan launches social media campaign to recruit minors for the assembly of Shahed drones4 March 2026
NewsAt least five Russian warships damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes in port of Novorossiysk4 March 2026
NewsRussia’s Transport Ministry blames Ukraine for attack on Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz in Mediterranean as photos show hole in hull4 March 2026
NewsBelgium issues €10 million fine against detained Iranian-owned tanker Ethera, a vessel under sanctions for carrying Russian oil4 March 2026
NewsInvestigation finds Iran secretly acquired the Russian facial recognition system FindFace4 March 2026
NewsGreek and French frigates headed to Cyprus can protect the island from Iranian-made drones but not missiles, expert says3 March 2026
NewsSix Gulf states say they are ready to respond to Iran’s attacks as experts assess prospects of military action3 March 2026