Gazprom Neft has switched to yuan and rubles in export settlements, the company’s head has revealed Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft, a subsidiary of energy giant Gazprom, has almost completely abandoned the US dollar and euro in crude trade with foreign partners and switched to national currencies, the company’s CEO Aleksandr Dyukov revealed this week….
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Putin Promotes ‘Self-Sacrifice’ in Russian Schools as Grade Schoolers Build Weapons to Fight Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s government is urging Russian children to engage in “self-sacrifice” and build guns as the fighting in Ukraine lengthens, Knewz.com has learned. The appeal comes in new history textbooks distributed in Russian schools this month. They include 28 pages on the “special military operation” Putin launched in Ukraine in February 2022. Russian soldiers stand…
Russian military adapted to Ukrainian battlefield – WSJ
This could make it “difficult” for Kiev to reclaim lost territories, the US outlet suggests Russia’s military has “steadily adapted” to changes on the battlefield in Ukraine, casting doubt on Kiev’s plans to win back areas currently controlled by Moscow, the Wall Street Journal has reported. “The Russian military is showing some capacity to learn…
Russian LNG shipments to China surge
Supplies jumped by 60% from January to August in annual terms, customs data shows Russian supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China saw unprecedented growth of 60% in annual terms in the first eight months of the year, Chinese customs data released this week showed. Russia delivered 5.45 million tons of LNG…
Challenges for Ending the War in 2023. The Road to Peace Paved by “Russian Collaborators?”
By Michael Welch, Ken Stone, and Glenn Michalchuk Global Research, September 23, 2023 Click the share button above to email/forward this article to your friends and colleagues. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to our Telegram Channel. Feel free to repost and share widely Global Research articles. *** “I don’t want anybody to win! I do not think of this war in…
WW3 Ahead? Russian Media Reports Killing German Soldiers, Destroying American Vehicles
Russian state media has issued a number of alarming reports in the last twenty-four hours suggesting that the proxy conflict between NATO and Russia over Ukraine is becoming increasingly direct. A Russian armed forces commander operating in the Zaporizhzhya direction told RIA Novosti that a Russian crew destroyed a Leopard tank that was transferred to…
Trench selfies: Tracking a Russian military unit by frontline social media photos
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Earlier this spring, a Russian unit that trained at a Chechen military academy deployed to southern Ukraine, as Russia’s military girded for an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive. Called RUS, the volunteer unit is affiliated with Akhmat, a semi-autonomous special forces detachment…
Russian Naval Assets Evacuated from Black Sea Harbor After Devastating Ukrainian Missile Strikes: Reports
Russian naval assets are being shifted out of Sevastopol harbor in Crimea in the wake of the most recent blow to Russia’s Black Sea holdings. Knewz.com has learned that a Ukrainian cruise missile strike on Sevastopol’s naval headquarters which left the landmark in shambles was the second of two jarring bombardments on the facility in…
Poland sharply increases imports of Russian fertilizers – media
The move comes despite Warsaw’s intention to sever economic ties with Moscow Imports of Russian fertilizers by Poland jumped 3.3 times in July 2023 compared to last year, a RIA Novosti analysis of official data has shown. According to the outlet, Polish companies purchased $20.2 million worth of fertilizer compared to just $6.2 million last…
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British missiles used to attack Russian fleet HQ – Sky News
Kiev’s forces reportedly fired Storm Shadow cruise missiles during its most-recent strikes on Crimea Ukraine used British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to strike a Russian naval base in Crimea on Friday, Sky News reported. The air-launched cruise missiles, jointly developed by Britain and France, were delivered by London and Paris to Ukraine earlier this year. The munition,…
Russian ambassador visits Brooklyn prison
Anatoly Antonov has paid a visit to three Russian citizens incarcerated in NYC Anatoly Antonov, Moscow’s envoy to the US, and a team of consular officers visited a prison in Brooklyn on Thursday, meeting three Russian nationals incarcerated there. The diplomat denounced their conditions as abysmal, vowing to take the issue to the US State…
Russian ‘Spy’ Revealed as Bulgarian Beautician Vanya Gaberova — as Cops Charge 2 More on Conspiracy
A Russian “spy” has been revealed, and the person is not a stern-faced, scary-looking character like you see in the movies. Instead, the spy revealed is Bulgarian beautician Vanya Gaberova, who’s been featured on magazine covers and has won awards. Now, she’s charged with espionage in Britain on behalf of Russia President Vladimir Putin’s regime….
Lancet: The Russian kamikaze drone blunting Ukraine’s counteroffensive
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Russia’s ZALA Lancet drones have emerged as one of the biggest dangers faced by Ukrainian forces amid Kyiv’s ongoing counteroffensive, and frontline troops say use of the drones has ramped up in recent months. Bohdan, an artillery crewman, told Reuters, “Earlier,…
Ukraine Actually Responsible For “Russian” Attack On Ukraine Market
Earlier this month reports of a Russian missile attack on a market in Donetsk had Western media up in arms, breathlessly reporting on this latest merciless assault that killed 17 civilians. Except now a New York Times investigation has revealed overwhelming evidence that the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces, not Russia, underscoring how our…
US buying record amount of Russian fertilizers – official figures
Moscow has been Washington’s second largest supplier so far this year The United States imported a record volume of Russian fertilizers –worth $944 million– between January and July this year, according to the latest data by the US statistics service. The purchases have risen by 5% compared to the same period in 2022. However, July…
Baku issues update on slain Russian peacekeepers
Six troops deployed by Moscow in Nagorno-Karabakh were killed this week, including five by Azerbaijani troops, investigators said Azerbaijani authorities are investigating two separate incidents that resulted in the deaths of Russian peacekeepers in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh amid Baku’s military action this week. In one case near the village of Janyatag, also called…
‘Exceptional’ Russian harvest lowers global wheat prices – FT
The country is expected to export nearly 50 million tons of the grain this year Wheat prices have declined to a three-year low due to an “exceptionally strong” yield in Russia, which is helping to fill the export gap left by the shortfall from Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Prices have dropped by…
Sleeper Cell of Russian Spies in Ukraine Smashed After Coded Messages Intercepted
Ukraine’s intelligence services have dismantled a sleeper cell of Russian spies, dealing a significant blow to Vladimir Putin’s espionage network. Knewz.com is reporting that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) seized a four-member deep-cover team that had been activated to gather intelligence on Kyiv’s troop movements and weapons deliveries. Russia has a historic proclivity for…
Oil prices rise on Russian restrictions
Moscow has banned exports of gasoline and diesel to stabilize the domestic fuel market Global oil prices climbed higher on Friday as Russia’s ban on diesel and gasoline exports raised concerns about tightening supplies. Brent futures had climbed above $94 per barrel by 11:30 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) gained roughly 1%…
EU chief warns of Russian ‘nuclear threat’
Ursula von der Leyen appeared to suggest that Moscow was responsible for the bombing of Hiroshima European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has appeared to imply that Russia, rather than the US, dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II. The top EU official was invited to an…
Russian Black Sea fleet HQ hit by rocket attack – governor
Sevastopol’s top official Mikhail Razvozhaev has urged calm following the incident An “enemy” rocket has struck the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, the leader of the Crimean city reported on Friday. Mikhail Razvozhaev, who serves as governor of the federal-level city, urged residents to keep calm and wait for updates. No…
Diamond Prices Are Crashing, Forcing Russian Mining Giant To Halt Sales
Diamond Prices Are Crashing, Forcing Russian Mining Giant To Halt Sales A surge in lab-grown diamonds flooding the market, coupled with a decline in luxury spending, has forced Russian mining giant Alrosa PJSC to temporarily suspend rough diamond sales to prevent prices from crashing further. Bloomberg obtained a memo from Alrosa addressed to its customers, explaining rough…
Russian rescue teams deployed in Libya
The Emergencies Ministry is helping to scour buildings and territory after devastating floods earlier this month The Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) is assisting with search and rescue efforts in Libya after devastating floods claimed the lives of at least 11,000 people in the North African country earlier this month. In comments to RIA Novosti on…
Ukrainian drones downed over two Russian regions
The Defense Ministry reported that its air defenses thwarted a “terrorist attack” over Crimea and Krasnodar Region Russia’s air defenses downed two Ukrainian UAVs off the Black Sea coast overnight, the Defense Ministry has reported. Authorities in Krasnodar Region have confirmed the incident, saying that it did not cause any casualties or material damage. Writing…
Western sanctions hurting Russian expat pensioners – RBK
Foreign banks are withholding money transfers from Russia, the news outlet reports Russian pensioners living abroad are unable to withdraw their retirement payments due to Western sanctions imposed on Russia’s banking system, RBK daily reported on Thursday. Corresponding banks in other countries are withholding funds transferred from Russia that are intended for the accounts of…
Ex-Intel officials who signed ‘Russian disinfo’ laptop letter getting big jobs
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. (@bradfordcohen / Twitter) The 51 ex-Intelligence officials who signed a letter just before the final 2020 presidential debate strongly suggesting that a New York Post story exposing Hunter Biden’s discarded laptop was a “Russian [dis]information operation” not only have never been punished, they’ve never shown any remorse. A…
Why Russian Air Defense Fails Against Ukrainian Drones
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31 Countries to Participate in the Russian Currency Market
Russian bank notes. | Photo: X/ @realpeacenotwar Newsletter Among them are Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Türkiye, Iran, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Cuba and Venezuela. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a provision so that banks and brokers from 31 countries can participate in the Russian foreign exchange and financial derivatives markets. The list…
Last Resort: Russian Soldiers Are Committing Suicide or Deserting After Receiving Faulty Weapons, No Ammunition
Conditions have gotten so bad among the Russian military that soldiers would commit suicide or desert rather than put themselves at risk of death after being given faulty ammunition and weapons in Ukraine, Knewz.com has learned. Members of the 1,442nd regiment fighting in the Ukrainian village of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut said via video that they…
US using Ukraine playbook in Chinese-Russian neighbor – MP
The US has been very active in Mongolia lately, trying to pit it against Russia and China, a top Russian lawmaker has warned Washington is apparently preparing a Ukraine-style scenario for Mongolia, seeking to turn it against its immediate neighbors, Russia and China, the vice-speaker of the State Duma, the lower chamber of the country’s…
“I Demand A Full Russian Retreat!” – Zelensky At The United Nations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the United States and he’s come bearing a message: give me more money. Most recently Zelensky appeared at the United Nations and received a tepid response to his risible demands that any peace deal will require Russia give up all of its territorial gains in Ukraine Guest host…
Below are excerpts of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s remarks that the US and its NATO puppets “are waging war against us.”
Below are excerpts of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s remarks that the US and its NATO puppets “are waging war against us.” Excerpts translated from anti-spiegel.ru (Sept 19 2023): https://t.me/zarubinreporter/1318 A recent statement by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov shows that the Russian government actually sees itself at war with the West. A Russian journalist asked Lavrov…
Senior Duma MP hails more working groups uniting Russian and African lawmakers
Thirteen new interparliamentary friendship groups between Russia and African countries are established at the State Duma The number of interparliamentary “friendship groups” with African countries within the Russian parliament will grow from two to 15, the deputy speaker of the State Duma, Sholban Kara-ool, has told RIA Novosti. This year has seen the consolidation of…
Situation Update: Russian Foreign Minister Says US Is Waging War With Russia! Biden Promises To Fight To The Last Ukrainian! US Doomsday Plane Heading To Bunker Tuesday! NYC Putting…
Situation Update: Russian Foreign Minister Says US Is Waging War With Russia! Biden Promises To Fight To The Last Ukrainian! US Doomsday Plane Heading To Bunker Tuesday! NYC Putting… RUSSIA FM “US WAGING WAR ON RUSSIA”, ILLEGALS IN NURSING HOMES-NYC, US DOOMSDAY PLANE HEADING TO BUNKER TUESDAY, BYE-DIN SPEECH @UN, IMMIGRANT INVASION ON PACKED TRAINS…
Will we execute the Russian oligarchs?
As the war was starting in the early hours of February 24, 2022, when the CIA was forecasting Kyiv’s imminent fall and a quick victory for Moscow, a wealthy Russian friend mailed me for my views. His own were conveyed by the words “absolutely beyond any reasonable apprehension”. That is, my friend was extremely anxious…
Сhina boosts Russian crude imports
Shipments surged by 25% from January to August in annual terms, customs data shows Deliveries of Russian crude to China surged by 25% in the first eight months of the year in annual terms, data released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs on Wednesday showed. Oil shipments amounted to 71.2 million tons between January…
Russian peacekeepers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh – Moscow
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PDVSA: Russian Companies to Strengthen Cooperation With Venezuela’s Oil Industry
Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) reported on its official social media about Russian companies’ interest in cooperating to strengthen oil production and refining in Venezuela and strategic areas of the oil industry. “Russian companies are interested in relaunching oil cooperation with Venezuela in strategic areas such as oil production and refining, modernizing…
NYT Admits Zelensky Lied About Alleged ‘Russian Missile Strike’ on Donbas Market
Normally for the western mainstream media, once they adopt a propaganda line on behalf of the Pentagon and NATO, they will rarely chance course and admit the truth, even when the evidence is squarely presented. To do so would betray ‘the war effort.’ However, this happened this week, as the New York Times issued an…
Russian oil shipments spike to three-month high – Bloomberg
Crude flows remained above 3.25 million barrels a day for four weeks straight, tanker-tracking data shows Russian seaborne oil exports soared to a three-month high last week despite Western sanctions and Moscow’s decision to extend supply curbs to the end of the year, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing tanker-tracking data. According to the report, Russia’s…
Ukraine launches kamikaze drone attack on Russian resort city – media
Fire engulfed a fuel depot after a tank exploded A fuel tank exploded near an oil depot and airport in the Russian resort city of Sochi, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to media reports, it was preceded by a drone attack. Russian officials have not yet confirmed the reports, and an investigation is…
Chinese cars taking over Russian market
Deliveries from the Asian country accounted for 92% of total imports, customs data has shown China was the biggest exporter of automobiles to Russia over the first eight months of the year, the news agency RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday, citing the acting head of Russia’s Federal Customs Service, Ruslan Davydov. Chinese brands…
Pictured: British Missiles Used by Ukraine Tore Massive Holes in Hull of Russian Submarine
In a one-of-a-kind strike on a dry-docked Russian submarine, British missiles tore massive holes into the vessel rendering it unusable. Knewz.com has learned that the recently released close-up pictures of the damaged submarine reveal two gaping holes on the top and starboard side of the attack craft. Ukrainian troops inspect the Storm Shadow missile. By:…
‘American symbol’ repainted in Russian region
A sculpture of a white-headed eagle has been painted brown because it reminded residents of the US national symbol A statue of a white-headed bird of prey has been repainted in the city of Kurchatov in Russia’s Kursk Region after locals identified it as resembling the bald eagle depicted on the Great Seal of the…
Russian warplane crashes – MOD
The two crew members of the Su-34 jet safely ejected during a training incident, a statement said A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 jet crashed during a training exercise in Voronezh Region on Wednesday morning, the Defense Ministry has said. The incident happened during a regular drill, according to a statement from the ministry. Both pilots in…
Russian real estate investment booming – report
The volume of transactions with foreign investors has already exceeded the total for 2022 Investment in Russian real estate surged 75% so far this year in annual terms to reach 467 billion rubles ($4.8 billion), an industry study has shown. Research conducted by IBC Real Estate found that residential real estate has been the largest…
Russian stores to boycott new Call of Duty game – media
There is a high risk that the popular FPS will promote violence against Russians, the retailers were quoted as saying Russian electronics stores will not sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III first-person shooter out of fear that the in-game violence against Russian characters might break local laws, news agency RBC reported on Monday, citing…
Zelensky Seeks To Cancel Russia At UN, Asks Why “Russian Terrorists” Have A Place
Zelensky Seeks To Cancel Russia At UN, Asks Why “Russian Terrorists” Have A Place Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is trying to use his visit to the United Nations in New York to get Russia canceled from the international assembly. He questioned how it is that “Russian terrorists” have a seat at the UN. He also warned…
Zelensky Seeks To Cancel Russia At UN, Asks Why “Russian Terrorists” Have A Place
Zelensky Seeks To Cancel Russia At UN, Asks Why “Russian Terrorists” Have A Place Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is trying to use his visit to the United Nations in New York to get Russia canceled from the international assembly. He questioned how it is that “Russian terrorists” have a seat at the UN. He also warned…
UK restricts movement of Russian diplomats
The tit-for-tat move will require Russian embassy staff to notify London about any planned trips outside a certain area The UK Foreign Office has imposed travel restrictions on Russian diplomats, requiring that they notify British authorities before journeying beyond their posts. The move is retaliatory, coming after the Russian Foreign Ministry announced similar rules for…
