U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s advisers are crafting an oil sanctions strategy aimed at advancing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the discussions.

The proposed plan uses a “carrot-and-stick” approach. In one scenario, Trump’s team could ease sanctions on Russian oil prod

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Russia’s runaway consumer price inflation (CPI) made more gains in December, rising to 9.5% y/y, as the Central Bank continues to lose the fight to reign in rising prices. 

“The rise in Russian inflation to 9.5% y/y in December is likely to be followed by an increase to more than 10% early this year. The Central Bank has set a high bar for further t

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Russia designated the Canadian information management corporation OpenText as an “undesirable” organization on Thursday, claiming the company provides services to the United States and Ukraine against Moscow’s interests.

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office accused the Ontario-based company of “working closely” with U.S. intelligence agencies in sup

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The Kremlin said Thursday that it hoped a ceasefire in Gaza would result in long-term stabilization in the area and create the conditions for a detailed political settlement in between Israel and the Palestinians.Qatar, a key arbitrator in the 15-month war, stated Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had actually accepted a ceasefire in Gaza starting on

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North Korea will send some of its troops to participate in Russia’s annual military parade marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Japanese broadcaster NHKreported Thursday, citing unnamed Russian sources.

Moscow expects dozens of North Korean military personnel to join the Victory Day parade on Red Square on May 9, according

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A prison where the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny was held shortly after returning to Russia in 2021 is set to shut down, local media reported Thursday, citing prison authorities.

Navalny served more than 500 days at the IK-2 penal colony in the town of Pokrov, Vladimir region, between February 2021 and June 2022 before his transfer to other

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Syria releases forces after dozens eliminated in Bedouin-Druze clashes