Latest Russia Headlines
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Russia’s Danube Attacks Threaten Ukraine Grain Exports; Ports’ Insurance Rates Rise
Jul 26 2023 // Russian air strikes on Ukrainian grain facilities on the Danube this week threaten a vital river route for Kyiv’s exports, as Moscow seeks to tighten the noose around a key sector of the economy days after abandoning...
Russian Cyber Gang’s Global Hack Exposes Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles Records
Jul 25 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisianans whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach that affected the state`s Office of Motor Vehicles last month, will receive one year of free credit monitoring and...
Nearly 30 Ships Drop Anchor Near Ukraine’s Crucial Izmail Port After Russian Air Strikes
Jul 25 2023 // Almost 30 ships dropped anchor near Ukraine’s crucial Izmail port terminal after Russia destroyed grain warehouses on the Danube River on Monday, data showed, although it was unclear exactly what had caused them to...
Black Sea Shipping Traffic Drops 35% After Russia, Ukraine Warnings
Jul 21 2023 // The number of ships looking to pick up grain cargoes from the Black Sea area has fallen 35% this week versus the previous week with growing uncertainty over whether commercial traffic could be hit as Russia continues to...
Black Sea Threats Escalate as Ukraine Warns on Russian Ships
Jul 21 2023 // Ukraine said any ships heading to Russian ports may be military targets, a tit-for-tat response to a threat from Moscow that escalates the war’s risk to global food markets. Since Moscow halted the Black Sea...
Ukraine Setting Up Temporary Shipping Route After Russia Grain Deal Exit: Official Letter
Jul 20 2023 // Ukraine is setting up a temporary shipping route to maintain grain shipments after Russia quit a deal allowing Ukrainian exports via a UN-backed safe corridor in the Black Sea, Kyiv said on Wednesday. Russia attacked...
Russia Issues Warning to Any Ships Traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports
Jul 20 2023 // Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes, after Ukraine said it was setting up a temporary shipping route to try and...
Ideas Are ‘Being Floated’ on How to Get Ukraine, Russia Grain to World: UN
Jul 19 2023 // There are a “number of ideas being floated” to help get Ukrainian and Russian grain and fertilizer to global markets after Moscow quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, the United...
Ukraine Cargo Insurance Policy Suspended After Russia Quits Grain Deal: Marsh
Jul 18 2023 // A cargo insurance facility providing cover for Ukraine grain shipments via a safe sea corridor has been suspended after Russia quit the United Nations-backed agreement, broker Marsh said on Tuesday. Moscow has withdrawn...
Insurers Reviewing Black Sea Ship Cover After Russia Quits Grain Deal: Sources
Jul 17 2023 // Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a U.N.-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry...
Russia Oil Hitting $60 Cap Adds to Crude-Oil Buyers’ Banking, Shipping Woes
Jul 14 2023 // A top buyer of Russian oil is bracing for trading trouble as the price of Urals, the country’s main export grade, breaks through a $60-a-barrel cap set by Western nations to curb Moscow’s revenue. India and...
Russia’s Flagship Crude Oil Surpasses G-7 Price Cap in Blow to Western Sanctions
Jul 13 2023 // Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil breached a price cap set by the Group of Seven, a blow to western sanctions efforts and arguably an economic win for Moscow. According to price reporting agency Argus Media, Urals...
Russian Hackers Lured Embassy Workers in Ukraine With Fake Used-Car Advert
Jul 12 2023 // Hackers suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a...
Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Fleet Vanishes Even Faster Than It Grew
Jul 11 2023 // A fleet of tankers that sprouted up out of nowhere to keep Russia’s oil moving has disbanded even faster than it emerged, underscoring the challenges involved in keeping track of who’s helping Moscow to get its...
Aviation Lessors Fight to Stop Insurance Dispute Hearings in Russia
Jul 10 2023 // More than 40 aviation leasing firms, locked in a battle with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia, are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to be heard in...
Russia’s Aging, Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers Gets Infusion of Newer Ships
Jul 3 2023 // An armada of tankers ferrying sanctioned oil around the globe is starting to get younger, bucking a months-long trend of using the world’s oldest and most dangerous vessels. Shortly after President Vladimir...
Russia’s Arctic Shipping Dream Stumbles on Small Aging Fleet
Jun 28 2023 // Russia will struggle to meet its strategic goal of more than quadrupling Arctic sea shipments by the end of the decade as the nation cannot increase and upgrade its small, aging ice fleet fast enough, according to the...
Russia-Aligned Hackers Pose Threat to Canada Energy Sector, Spy Agency Says
Jun 23 2023 // Russia-aligned hackers could seek to disrupt Canada’s powerful oil and natural gas sector, especially since Ottawa is a strong backer of Ukraine, a Canadian spy agency said on Wednesday. The Communications Security...
PwC Probes Security Incident Tied to Russian-Speaking Clop Cyber Gang
Jun 23 2023 // A criminal hacking gang has added more names to its lists of alleged victims from a recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in a popular file-transfer product. The group, known as Clop, threatened to post internal...
Russia Is Likely to Quit Black Sea Grain Deal in July: Ukraine Envoy
Jun 22 2023 // Russia is 99.9% certain to quit a U.N.-brokered deal on the safe wartime passage of Black Sea grain next month because it no longer needs Ukrainian ports to export ammonia, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said. The United...
