Latest Russia Headlines
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What Is Russia’s Problem With the Black Sea Grain Deal?
Jun 19 2023 // President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles getting its own agricultural goods...
Russia Remains Dissatisfied With Black Sea Grain Deal After UN Talks
Jun 12 2023 // Russia is still not satisfied with how a Black Sea grain deal is being implemented, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said on Saturday after meeting senior U.N. trade officials a day earlier, the TASS news agency...
Russian President Putin Signs Law Creating Eurasian Reinsurance Company
Jun 9 2023 // The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to ratify the creation of the Eurasian Reinsurance Co. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) agreed in October 2022 to form the company, which is...
Russia-Linked Hackers Give Victims a Week to Open Ransom Negotiations
Jun 8 2023 // A Russian-speaking criminal cyber gang gave victims including British Airways and the BBC a week to start ransom negotiations after it exploited a vulnerability in an encrypted file-sharing software used by many...
Russia Accuses U.S. Intelligence of Hacking Thousands of iPhones
Jun 5 2023 // Russia’s main security service accused a US intelligence agency of hacking several thousand iPhones, including devices belonging to Russian nationals and others linked to diplomatic missions and embassies in the...
Rise in Fires, Ukraine-Russia Fallout Top Concerns for Shipping Industry: Allianz Report
Jun 2 2023 // The maritime sector experienced fewer total losses of vessels in 2022 while the number of shipping incidents remained relatively consistent, according to a recent report. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)...
Reuters: Lloyd’s Register Drops Ships of Top Indian Carrier of Russian Oil
May 26 2023 // Lloyd’s Register has told India’s Gatik Ship Management, which has become a major carrier of Russian oil since the Ukraine war, that it will withdraw certification of 21 of its vessels by June 3, the maritime...
US Imposes Sanctions on Hundreds of Targets in Fresh Russia Action
May 19 2023 // The United States and its partners on Friday announced new penalties aimed at punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, intensifying what is already one of the harshest sanctions efforts ever implemented. Washington...
G-7 Steps Up Russia Sanctions, Seeks to Cut China Trade Dependency
May 19 2023 // Leaders of the world’s richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce...
Posing as Islamists, Russian Hackers Take Aim at Sweden
May 18 2023 // Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports, hospitals and banks with distributed denial-of-service attacks, ostensibly in response to the burning of a...
Alleged Russian Hacker Charged in $200 Million Ransomware Spree
May 17 2023 // A Russian man was charged by US authorities in connection with his alleged role with multiple ransomware gangs that attacked hospitals, schools and police departments. Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, who was known online as...
Last Ship Leaves Ukraine Port With Fate of Black Sea Grain Deal in Russia’s Hands
May 17 2023 // The last ship left a port in Ukraine on Wednesday under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain a day before Russia could quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports. The DSM Capella...
Posing as Islamists, Russian Hackers Take Aim at Sweden
May 15 2023 // Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports, hospitals and banks with distributed denial-of-service attacks, ostensibly in response to the burning of a...
No Quick Deal in Sight as EU Countries Start Talks on New Russia Sanctions
May 10 2023 // European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for...
U.S., Allies Dismantle 20-Year Russian Malware Spying Operation
May 10 2023 // The US and allied countries have disrupted a wide-ranging Russian hacking operation that spied on its adversaries over some 20 years, the Justice Department announced. Law enforcement agencies penetrated a global network...
Russian Carmaker GAZ Files Third Lawsuit Against Volkswagen
May 8 2023 // Russian carmaker GAZ has filed a lawsuit worth 15.6 billion roubles ($200.5 million) against Volkswagen, court records show, adding to two others filed earlier this year. The lawsuit, details of which have not been...
Rising Oil Prices Complicate Russian Price Cap Checks for Insurers
Apr 28 2023 // Key figures in the insurance industry said rising Russian oil prices are making it harder for them to know if they can lawfully cover Russian cargoes. Since December, buyers of Russian crude oil have only been allowed to...
Ship Insurers Warn of Russian Oil Price Cap Evasion, Risks of Growing ‘Dark Fleet’
Apr 27 2023 // A rise in spot prices for Russian crude oil to above the $60 per barrel cap imposed by western powers has made ship insurers even more nervous of running foul of the rules as they are unable to independently track the...
Russia’s Lavrov Blames West for Deadlock Over Future of Black Sea Grain Deal
Apr 26 2023 // Moscow has seen “practically no results” from a pact with the United Nations that aimed to help Russia’s grain and fertilizer exports and blamed Western countries for creating a deadlock, Foreign Minister...
Russia’s Medvedev Says G-7 Export Ban Could Trigger Black Sea Grain Deal Exit
Apr 24 2023 // Moscow may retaliate if Group of Seven countries proceed with a total ban on most exports to Russia by withdrawing from the safe-transit deal that allows Ukraine to ship grains from Black Sea ports, said Dmitry Medvedev,...
