The Kremlin confirmed Wednesday that Russian officials have been in contact with members of the Trump administration but did not say whether the discussions focused on ending the war in Ukraine.

“There are indeed contacts between certain agencies, and they have intensified recently,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “I can’t share any

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Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, severing Soviet-era energy ties with their neighbor to the east.

A countdown clock in Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, is marking the hours until the Baltic states join the Western European power grid.

"We are now removing Russia's ability to use the electricity

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The breakaway Moldovan area of Transnistria extended its financial state of emergency situation for a 2nd time on Wednesday, in spite of gas products reaching the separatist republic following monthlong power cuts.The measures consist of constraints on gas intake, a ban on energy exports and the suspension of labor and property rights.Transnistria
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U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated he could trade aid to Kyiv in its fight versus Russia's intrusion for access to Ukraine's rare earth metals, key elements utilized in electronics.Here are truths about Ukraine's overall mining reserves-- some of them in regions controlled by Moscow-- and the strategic and commercial stakes for the United Sta
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A Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region ignited a fire at an oil depot Wednesday, the regional governor said.

The attack targeted the village of Novominskaya, where debris from a downed drone fell on an oil reservoir, Krasnodar region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.

"A fire has broken out," Kondratyev wrote on Telegram,

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The family of late Russian opposition political leader Alexei Navalny is considering taking France to the European Court of Human Rights in a case that links French cosmetics firm Yves Rocher, an attorney stated on Tuesday.In 2014, Navalny and his bro Oleg were found guilty of scams and cash laundering via their transport and logistics company which
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