Not just nuclear power: how Rosatom fuels Russia’s war machine
This is part one of a series of three articles exploring Rosatom, its role in the war in Ukraine, and Moscow’s international influence.
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UK sanctions crypto exchanges and “A7 network” in crackdown on Russian evasion systems
Officials say Moscow has increasingly turned to shadow financial systems and crypto channels to sustain wartime spending as sanctions tighten.
US presses Ukraine to ease Belarus sanctions—and lobby Europe to follow
The country struck by drones launched from Belarus is being asked to argue for softer sanctions on the regime that hosts them.
Russia’s four-month budget deficit hit $75.4 billion — 50% above what Moscow planned for entire year
Ukrainian PM says even high oil prices aren't saving Russia. The IMF, citing those same prices, just raised its Russia forecast.
Ukraine says it has Russia’s hidden war-damage assessment — one Moscow won’t show its own population
A single mid-sized Russian oil company has been forced to shut down around 400 wells.
US sanctions relief for Russian oil shipments appears to end with no renewal issued
The waiver was introduced during global energy disruptions linked to the Iran conflict, allowing Russian oil to be delivered as part of a temporary effort to stabilize supply.
Russia starts ninth project 22350 frigate in St. Petersburg built for Mach-8 hypersonic anti-ship missiles that have already hit Ukraine
Project 22350 frigates are 135-meter open-ocean warships built for anti-ship, anti-submarine, and escort operations.
Russia wants joint economic projects with US — but only if Washington stops linking them to peace in Ukraine
Russia is offering Trump a deal that makes peace unnecessary.
BBC: 184 sanctioned Russian tankers made 238 journeys through UK waters since the PM’s March intercept threat
94 instances saw vessels enter actual UK territorial waters, and a Russian frigate escorted one tanker through the Channel — with zero publicly confirmed boardings.
UK, EU, and Canada sanction Russian networks linked to deportation of Ukrainian children
The measures come amid estimates that more than 20,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia or occupied territories since the start of the full-scale invasion, with many still unaccounted for.
EU’s 21st Russia sanctions package will target the shadow fleet, banks, and firms selling stolen Ukrainian grain—Politico
Brussels expects the package in late June or early July, EU officials told Politico, with Hungary's change of government unlocking measures previously blocked under Viktor Orbán, including sanctions on Patriarch Kirill.
Trump’s State Department refused to recognize Lukashenka in 2020. Today he’s a “friend.”
Trump called Lukashenka his "friend" after the latest prisoner exchange deal. The Belarusian bank financing Russia's shells is back in the dollar system.
West has power to end Russia’s war against Ukraine — it’s choosing not to: Human rights lawyer tells us why
Human rights lawyer Simon Papuashvili on what Western governments won't say out loud — and what it would actually take to stop Russia.
Russia and “those sympathetic to it” will try to force Ukraine into capitulation this summer – source in Ukraine’s presidential circle
Russia demands control over Donbas, where 200,000 civilians still live.
Ukraine’s April strikes pushed Russia’s refinery output to its lowest level since December 2009
Moscow has compensated by increasing seaborne crude exports in April, but this may prove temporary if Ukraine resumes port strikes.
“A direct investment in ammunition flying across the border”: Belarusian defectors warn US sanctions relief is funding Russia’s war
Three rounds of US sanctions relief in seven months. 430 prisoners freed, 838 still jailed—and Lukashenka's banks are back online.
90% of Russian passenger traffic still flies on Boeing and Airbus, while Russia promotes its MS-21 as “Boeing killer”
Before sanctions, the MS-21 showed genuine promise — powered by American engines and built with imported composites.
Russia is trying to block Ukraine’s defense deals with Gulf, and just added 8,000 troops to Africa
Despite these facts, Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine will continue operations targeting Russia's export capacity.
As Western unity cracks, Ukraine fights to keep Russia sanctions alive
Moscow plays divide and conquer, testing allies as fuel shortages bite
Russia’s nuclear sector remains unsanctioned, helping turn Ukraine’s nuclear sites into war zones – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions on Russia, including its nuclear sector, saying Moscow is using Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear sites in its war.