Reuters: US firm Carlyle seeks to buy Russia’s Lukoil foreign assets
Reuters reveals the US Treasury killed the Swiss trader’s bid, paving the way for an American takeover.
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Russia’s missing army: 144,000 families now turning to Ukraine for answers
October’s findings revealed that 159 captured Russian soldiers included foreigners from Egypt to Belarus.
The end of Russia’s energy empire in Central Asia: pipelines, politics, and payback
Russia’s Central Asian energy empire is collapsing—and investors still betting on Moscow are making a costly mistake.
BBC identifies 523 foreign mercenaries killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine — from 28 countries
Russia’s military dead include Egyptians, Americans, Gurkhas, Central Asian convicts, and recruits from several African countries.
Russia tricks Central Asian workers into Ukraine war with fake job promises
Two Uzbek and Tajik migrants born in 1984 are among the latest foreign nationals killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Russian recruited with promises of quick money
Spanish explosives firm Maxam linked to Russian arms supply chain, report says
Leaked documents reveal Maxam produced explosives used in arms-related operations, as per The Insider.
Kyiv calls for sanctions: Russia’s deadly Iskander missiles are powered by sodium chlorate imported from China
An analysis shows 2024 missile oxidizer supply came entirely from China and Uzbekistan.
Uzbek court convicted Russian mercenary to 4 years in prison
The Uzbek citizen who served as a Russian military contractor participated in combat operations in eastern Ukraine, killing Ukrainian soldiers.
The Insider: Russia continues to receive sniper rifles and ammunition from EU and US despite sanctions
The arms are flowing through neighboring countries at dramatically increased rates, a new investigation reveals.
Russia plans to set up drone production in Uzbekistan
Drone to be appartently used in Moscow's war in Ukraine.
British tech fuels Russia’s war machine in Ukraine
Sky News has discovered that Russia is importing British high-tech equipment and components through third countries, despite Western sanctions.
In post-Soviet countries, ethnic Russians are assimilating to titular nationalities, Kozlov says
Something unprecedented is happening to ethnic Russians in many post-Soviet states, Vladimir Kozlov of Moscow's Higher School of…
‘Ukrainian-Language Samizdat Appears in Russia-Occupied Crimea’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘State Reserve Fund Running Out, Ruble Collapse Predicted’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Ever More Russians Fleeing Moscow’s Oppression for Ukraine” and other neglected Russian news
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Occupiers’ Methadone Ban Fueling HIV Explosion in Crimea” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Russians Stripped of More Medals as Doping Scandal Spreads’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Russia Disappearing from Radar Screen of Young Ukrainians’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘UN: Human Rights in Crimea Have Deteriorated Since Occupation’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Profound contraction of ethnic Russians in former Soviet republics since 1989
The number of ethnic Russians in what were the non-Russian republics of the former Soviet Union has fallen…