• Iran expresses outrage over Russia's support for controversial 'Zangezur Corridor' project

    In a scathing commentary, the Tasnim News Agency, closely affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), lambasted recent statements made by Russian Foreign Ministry officials advocating for the creation of the so-called "Zangezur Corridor."

    The report emphasized Iran's staunch opposition to the project, indicating that Tehran has taken diplomatic steps to communicate its concerns to Russia. The Russian ambassador to Tehran, Alexei Dedov, was summoned to Iran's Foreign …

  • Putin proposes China, Brazil, and India as mediators for Ukraine peace talks

    In a surprising shift, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who previously declared the "impossibility" of negotiations with Ukraine while Ukrainian forces were on Russian territory, has now opened the door to peace talks. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin stated that Russia is willing to negotiate "if Ukraine has the desire".

    The Russian president identified China, Brazil, and India as the countries the Kremlin would like to see mediating the potential talks between …

  • Belarus plans to down Russian drones entering its airspace

    Belarus might start intercepting Russian drones entering its airspace. However, not all of them. [ Lukashenko has been playing along with Russia and its military bloggers, claiming that these UAVs are coming from Ukraine's territory, according to Bulba.

    Recently, during night raids on Ukraine, Russian kamikaze drones have increasingly intruded into Belarusian territory. Sergey Bulba, the founder of the Belarusian organization "White Legion", stated that Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko …

  • Turkish banks cut ties with Russian-linked companies amid U.S. sanctions threats

    Turkish banks are increasingly shutting down accounts of companies engaged in business with Russia due to the threat of secondary U.S. sanctions, according to Russian Ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov.

    "Problems in mutual settlements between the two countries persist. Cases of 'pushing out' companies involved in transiting goods to Russia have become more frequent in Turkish banks. These clients are being actively identified, their transfers are blocked, or their accounts are completely …

  • Russian billionaires acquire stake in UK's largest oil and gas producer

    Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven have acquired a 15% stake in Harbour Energy, the UK’s largest oil and gas production company, according to a BBC report.

    Though the deal grants them a piece of the profits, their company, LetterOne, will not have voting rights. The source also indicates that LetterOne itself is not under Western sanctions, nor is there a direct connection between Fridman, Aven, and the company.

    Presently, Harbour Energy stands as one of the leading companies …