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Ukrainian Court freezes $57 million in assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska,
A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, valued at 2.11 billion hryvnia ($57 million). The assets include nearly 500,000 tons of bauxite and alumina, materials stockpiled at the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant, previously owned by Deripaska, reported The Security Service of Ukraine.
The total value of the seized assets exceeds 2.11 billion UAH. Alumina and bauxite are essential elements …
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Russian plot to assassinate Rheinmetall CEO uncovered by intelligence agencies
Russia reportedly had plans to assassinate Armin Papperger, the head of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, due to dissatisfaction with Western arms supplies to Ukraine, revealed Papperger himself in a discussion with the news agency BNS.
“It's quite obvious that countries like Russia aren't very happy. We are the world's largest producer of large-caliber ammunition and assist Western nations in defending themselves," he stated. Currently, the safety of Rheinmetall's head is being secured …
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Transnistria secures Russian loan for gas payments, turns down Ukrainian aid
Transnistria's leader, Vadim Krasnoselsky, has announced that the unrecognized state has obtained a loan from Moscow to pay for gas imports from Europe.
This decision comes as Tiraspol declines aid from Ukraine. According to Krasnoselsky, Russia will provide a loan to "Tiraspoltransgaz," enabling the entity to settle bills for the incoming "blue fuel" from Europe.
Krasnoselsky emphasized that these are "funds to be repaid—it's not free, as some like to speculate". He added that the region …
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Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits multiple Russian regions
On the night of Wednesday, January 29, Russian regions were hit with a massive drone attack, according to local reports. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that they had shot down 104 drones across nine regions in the country. The drones targeted areas including Kursk, Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver, Belgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga, Rostov, and Leningrad. Tragedy struck in Belgorod, where two people—a woman and a child—were killed, and two others were injured, Telegram channels reported.
In the …
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Russia and new Syrian government engage in talks to restore relations
Syria's state agency Sana reports that the Syrian government announced discussions with a Russian delegation about "restoring relations" between the two nations.
The Russian side reaffirmed its support for the ongoing positive changes happening in Syria. Talks highlighted Russia's role in rekindling relations with the Syrian people through specific measures like compensation, reconstruction, and restoration.
The new administration also emphasized that restoring relations should take past …