Tag: Moscow

Former U.S. Embassy diplomat Marc Fogel was recently sentenced to 14 years in prison for cannabis trafficking. Aside from his role at the U.S....

From Diplomat To English Teacher To Penal Colony As part of the investigation, Russian police released footage of searches conducted by investigators at the now...

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei joined two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Wednesday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out a U.S.-record 355-day stay in space.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, launched by Russia to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft last April, returns this week to a world torn by war in Ukraine and escalating superpower tension as he closes out a 355-day stay in orbit, the longest single flight by a U.S. astronaut.

Anonymous has attacked the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), according to a post on social media. The hacking group, which vowed to hit Russian government websites after Moscow launched its military assault on Ukraine, now says it’s also targeting foreign companies still operating in Russia. Anonymous Threatens to Release Thousands of Bank of Russia Files […]

Renault resumed manufacturing at its plants in Moscow earlier this week, The Guardian and others reported, noting that the automaker was “bucking the trend” that several large global companies made by cutting ties with Russia. Initially, Renault suspended production at its plant in February due to logistical problems following the invasion of Ukraine. The automaker’s […]

For the second time in as many weeks, Renault is hutting its Russian Assembly plant. TheDetroitBureau.com examines what the continuing reversals mean for the automaker.

Pavel Zavalny, the head of Russia’s Committee on Energy, said earlier today that the country will enable friendly countries to pay for oil, gas, and other exports in Bitcoin.

The post Selling gas and oil for Bitcoins? This Russian lawmaker thinks so appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A Russian Soyuz rocket delivered a military communications satellite to orbit Tuesday in the first space launch for Russia's military since forces invaded Ukraine last month.

State Dept: Update On WBNA Star Brittney Griner’s Detention In Russia

The Phoenix Mercury star was arrested at the airport in Moscow on Feb. 17 for allegedly having cannabis oil in her suitcase.

The post State Dept: Update On WBNA Star Brittney Griner’s Detention In Russia appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

Russia’s central bank with the announcement on Wednesday will allow trading of 33 shares out of 50 included in the benchmark stock index, the MOEX Thursday 24 March 2022 from 9:50 a.m. to 2 p.m. Moscow time foreign clients are not permitted to sell securities (this ban was announced ba

Wall Street suffered losses at the end of Wednesday’s session as the crisis in Eastern Europe and its global economic consequences continued to hurt the market climate. The United States has accused Russia of war crimes and revealed another round of sanctions against Moscow this week, ostensibly to heed Zelensky’s call for more pressure on […]