It was Christmas 2011, a year after Roman Abramovich had taken delivery of his new superyacht, Eclipse. But it seemed the oligarch would not be using it over the festive…
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Baltic Sea: Sweden seizes ship after suspected cable sabotage
Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia. The Vezhen – a Maltese-flagged ship – is now anchored outside…
Ukraine: Poland warns against restarting Russia gas supplies
Poland’s president has said that gas flows from Russia to Western Europe should never be restored, even if Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal. Andrzej Duda told the BBC…
Ukraine: Military claims drone strike on Russian oil refinery
Ukraine reportedly hit a Russian oil refinery and targeted Moscow during an attack involving a wave of at least 100 drones, one of the largest single operations of its kind…
USA: Trump tells Putin to end ‘ridiculous war’ in Ukraine or face new sanctions
Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fails to end the war in Ukraine. Writing on his social media platform…
Russia: Xi and Putin hold video call after Trump’s inauguration
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a video call hours after Donald Trump was sworn in yesterday, pledging to bring bilateral ties to “greater heights”,…
Ukraine: Three killed in strike on central Kyiv
AaThree people have been killed in a Russian air strike on Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials have said. Residents in the city first heard two loud explosions and only then the…
Russia: Moscow and Tehran move to strengthen military ties
Russia and Iran have agreed to closer military co-operation, in a move announced during a visit to Moscow by President Masoud Pezeshkian. The two countries signed a 20-year “strategic partnership”…
Russia: Authorities jail lawyers who acted for late opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Three lawyers who acted for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been given jail terms of up to five-and-a-half years on charges of taking part in an “extremist organisation”.…
UK: We will ‘never let up’ on Ukraine support- Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to put Ukraine in the “strongest possible position” this year as he made his first trip to Kyiv as prime minister. He said the UK…