Thursday, June 19, 2025
Armenia should expect sanctions from the United States because of its close relations with Russia amid growing U.S.-Russia tensions, Armenian military expert Karen Vrtanesyan says. His remark came during a discussion on the possible impact of American sanctions on the subsequent Armenia-U.S. military deals, News.am reported. “There is a bit of...
Russian banks and a joint Russia-China investment fund are interested to take part in Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO), according to the head of a sovereign Russian investment fund. Aramco is the Saudi state-owned national petroleum and natural gas company with a market value estimated at between $2 trillion...
Russian hacker Konstantin Kozlovsky, who is being charged with penetrating Russian banks’ computer networks, claims he developed a program called LDCS, which affected the results of the presidential elections in the U.S. on a voting day. The statement came as a Russian court was ruling on a measure of restraint...
A German think tank has published a report in which it accused Beijing of attempts to meddle in European politics and split the unity of Europe. The Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) said China is a bigger threat to Europe than Russia, the Kommersant newspaper reported. The report named Hungary, the...
Russia is reportedly set to simplify the blocking of mobile applications that distribute pirated content. According to Russian tech website Telecom Daily, deputies of three factions in the Russian Duma (Parliament) have proposed amending the Law on Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection” that will make this possible. The amendment will effectively close a...
The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee has asked the Treasury Department for any records involving a Russian oligarch and his purchase of a U.S. mansion home from Donald Trump before he became president, The Palm Beach Post reports. Dmitry Rybolovlev, who made his money as a fertilizer magnate...
Demand for Dubai hotels has been on the rise last month, driven by a resurgent Russian tourism source market, Emirates industry monitor STR said in its latest report, according to Arab News. “High demand was enough to outpace somewhat slowing supply growth and push a positive occupancy comparison,” STR said, as...
Russian people have become less adverse towards the United States, the European Union, and Ukraine over the past several months, though overall negativity towards the West remains, a survey conducted by the Russian Levada Center pollster shows. According to the survey published by the Izvestya newspaper, 52% of the respondents were negative towards the U.S.,...
A Russian tycoon with close ties to President Vladimir Putin threatened Friday to sue media outlets for reporting accusations that he held a secret meeting with a senior Russian government official aboard his yacht in 2016. The allegations are stemming from an investigation by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Oleg...
Yadea, a market leader in the production of electric-powered motorcycles, bicycles, and scooters, has become the fifth Chinese sponsor of the forthcoming football World Cup in Russia, FIFA, the world’s football governing body, has announced. Yadea will receive a range of rights, including LED board exposure during the event, access to...