DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Russia reinforces Kursk region, videos show Ukrainian presence, evidence of attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Russia moved extra tanks, artillery and rocket systems to its southern Kursk region and imposed anti-terrorism measures in border areas as it battled a shock incursion by Ukraine’s military. Ukrainian forces, meanwhile, posted a video purporting to show them in control of a town near the border, the first pictorial evidence of their cross-border advances. The acting governor of Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, said drone debris had fallen on a power substation near Kurchatov, site of one of Russia’s largest nuclear power stations with four reactors. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussing the situation in the Kursk region on Friday. Kursk Region Governov Alexei Smirnov via AFP - Getty ImagesHe praised his army’s ability “to surprise”.

Persons: Alexei Smirnov, Anatoliy Zhdanov, Vladimir Putin, Aleksey Babushkin, Alexander Bortnikov, Staff Valery Gerasimov, “, Ukraine ”, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, ”, Ben Barry, Zelenskiy, Gerasimov Organizations: Reuters, Getty, Atomic Energy Agency, Moscow’s, Terrorism, Staff, Armed Forces, Grad, Gazprom, Armed Forces of, ”, Ukrainian military’s, AFP, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Telegram, United States, Stinger Locations: Russia, Kursk, Ukrainian, Kurchatov, Sudzha, AFP, Russian, Vienna, Ukraine, Bryansk, Belgorod, Armed Forces of Ukraine, U.S, ”

☆ My husband works abroad for 2 weeks each month while I watch the kids. The arrangement has strengthened our marriage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Since then, he's worked for two weeks in Germany before coming home for the rest of the month, and he's mostly free to do what he wants during that time. "Some workers leave very early and work very late and still don't see their kids," Bobby said. He runs at 110% when he's working, and then when he's home, he's just so relaxed. Do you have an interesting story about the practicalities of your relationship to share with Business Insider?

Persons: —, Kalvinder Osahan, Bharminder —, Bobby —, Bobby, Ria, Guraj, he's, I've, We'll, we're Organizations: Service, Business Locations: England, Germany, London, Bremen

☆ Videos show the moment Americans were freed from Russian captivity after high-stakes prisoner swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewNew video footage reveals the moment that Russia freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, and others in a massive prisoner swap that took place in Turkey on Thursday. Gershkovich, Whelan, and 14 others were released as part of a historic and high-stakes exchange with Russia that marked the most complex prisoner swap since the Cold War. Russia's Federal Security Service, more commonly known as the FSB, released several videos of the tense prisoner exchange at an airport in Turkey. AdvertisementThe Russian FSB released a video showing prisoners from the Russian side being loaded onto a plane bound for Turkey for a prisoner exchange. AdvertisementWhite House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that he could confirm there was no money exchanged or sanctions loosened to facilitate the prisoner swap.

Persons: —, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Gershkovich, Whelan, Joe Biden, Rico Krieger, — Hanna Liubakova, we've, Biden, Evan Greshkovich, eason, hite, J ake S ullivan, ould Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Business, Russia's Federal Security Service, RIA Novosti, FSB, Russian Federal Security Service, lsu Locations: Russia, Turkey, Russia's, Moscow, Ankara, Belarus

☆ Who was freed in major prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The German court that convicted Krasikov in 2021 said he acted on behalf of the Russian state, shooting Khangoshvili “execution style” in broad daylight. Vadim Konoshchenok, 48An undated photo of Vadim Konoshchenok included in a 2022 court document. He was arrested in February 2022, according to the Polish state news agency PAP. Lilia Chanysheva, 42Lilia Chanysheva stands is seen during a hearing at the Kirovskiy District Court in Ufa, Russia, on June 14, 2023. He was sentenced to four years in a penal colony in July 2022, according to Amnesty International.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Vadim Krasikov, Vadim Krasikov Berlin Police Krasikov, Krasikov, Zelimkhan, Khangoshvili, Ramzan Kadyrov, Putin, Viktor Bout, Whelan, Brittney, Biden, Alexey Navalny, Vadim Konoshchenok, Konoshchenok, Vladislav Klyushin, Klyushin, Roman Seleznev, US Department of Justice Roman Seleznev, Seleznev, Artem Dultsev, Ludvig Gish, Anna Dultseva, Dultsev, Maria Rosa Mayer Munos, Mikhail Mikushin, Pavel Rubtsov, Pablo Gonzalez, Oihana Goiriena, Vincent West, Pablo Gonzales, Natalia Kolesnikova, Kirill Kudryavtsev, US Marine Whelan, Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, Liberty Alsu Kurmasheva, Alexey Nasyrov, Kurmasheva, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Kara, Vladimir Putin’s “, ”, Rico Krieger, Krieger, Alexander Lukashenko, Kevin Lik, Lick, Dieter, Voronin, Ivan Safronov, Roscosmos, Demuri Voronin, Safronov, Herman Moyzhes, Moyzhes, Patrick Schoebel, Schoebel, Ilya Yashin, Yuri Kochetkov, ” Alexandra Skochilenko, Alexandra Skochilenko, Anton Vaganov, Skochilenko, “, ” Oleg Orlov, Oleg Orlov, Lilia Chanysheva, Chanysheva, Ksenia Fadeeva, Maxim Shemetov, Fadeeva, Vadim Ostanin, Alexei Navalny’s, Ostanin, Andrei Pivovarov, Pivovarov Organizations: CNN, Vadim Krasikov Berlin Police, Chechen, Russian, Krasikov, US Department of Justice, US, Office, Eastern, of, Attorney's, University of Tromsø, Reuters, Court, Getty, Street, US Marine, US State Department, Radio Free, Liberty, AP, Belarusian TV, Belteleradio, Human Rights, German Red Cross, TASS, German Federal Intelligence Service, Pulkovo, Ukraine, Amnesty International Locations: American, Russia, Moscow, Berlin’s Kleiner, Russian, Georgia, Estonia, of New York, Boston, Sion , Switzerland, United States, Maldives, Slovenia, Ljubljana, Norway, Brazilian, Nabarniz, Spain, Poland, Spanish, Sverdlovsk, AFP, Irish, Radio Free Europe, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Belarusian, German, Belarus, Berlin, Germany, Europe, St . Petersburg, St, Petersburg, Meshansky, Bucha, Kyiv, Saint Petersburg, Kirovskiy, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Tomsk, Krasnodar

☆ Russia considers legalizing crypto for global payments as it faces ongoing sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Illustrative image of two commemorative bitcoins seen in front of the national flag of Russia displayed on a computer screen. Russia is considering legalizing the use of cryptocurrency for international payments as the country faces ongoing financial pressure from Western sanctions. The State Duma, which is the lower house of the Russian Parliament, will on Tuesday consider a law that permits making international payments via cryptocurrencies, Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of Russia's central bank, said Tuesday. Russia's central bank is also itself looking to move money across borders using crypto, with its chief saying crypto-based payments will take place before the end of 2024. In January 2022, the Russian central bank proposed banning the use of crypto for transactions, as well as the mining of digital currencies, citing threats to financial stability, citizens' wellbeing and monetary policy sovereignty.

Persons: Elvira Nabiullina, Nabiullina Organizations: Duma, State Duma, Russian Federation Council, RIA Novosti, Reuters, Russian Embassy, CNBC Tuesday Locations: Russia, Russian, Russia's, State, cryptocurrencies, London

☆ Putin’s summer residence gets new air defenses as Ukraine steps up drone attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Satellite images have revealed that several Pantsir-S1 air defense systems have been installed in the vicinity of the presidential residence on Lake Valdai in Novgorod region. The Valdai residence could be a high-profile target, as Putin is known to be spending time there during the summer. CNN has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment but has not received a response. Satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows an air defense system near the summer residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian military has also managed to destroy fuel depots, military targets and energy infrastructure much further afield.

Persons: Vladmir, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Sukhoi Su, Joseph Stalin, –, Nikita Khrushchev, Boris Yeltsin Organizations: CNN, Radio Liberty, Maxar Technologies, Russian Defense Ministry, Technologies, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Institute for, Russian Presidential Property Management Department, Ria Novosti Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Valdai, Novgorod region, Russian, Ukrainian Kharkiv, Ukraine’s, Kerch, Ukraine’s Crimea, Russia –, Tatarstan, Ukrainian, Washington

☆ Travis Leake: US rock band manager sentenced to 13 years in Russian penal colony over drug charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sergey Gudkov | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —American citizen Travis Leake has been sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony in Russia, state media RIA Novosti reported Thursday, after he was detained on drug charges last year. A Moscow court had accused the “former paratrooper and musician” of engaging in a narcotics business, according to RIA. Leake pleaded not guilty to the charges, Russian state media TASS said. From January to June 2023, Leake allegedly purchased narcotic drugs from an accomplice in another criminal case, Russian state media reported, citing Moscow’s prosecutor’s office. A second person involved in the case was also found guilty and sentenced to time in a penal colony, Russian state media reported Thursday.

Persons: Travis Leake, ”, Leake, “, ” Leake, Evan Gershkovich, Anthony Bourdain, Moscow’s Organizations: CNN, Novosti, RIA, TASS Locations: Russia, Moscow, Washington, Ukraine, American, Lovi, St . Petersburg

Bypass or credit shelter trust: Like a marital trust, married couples establish this type of trust to reduce or eliminate the estate tax for heirs. Or, you can have your trust fund managed by a corporate trustee or trust company. Trust funds — Frequently asked questions (FAQs)Can anyone set up a trust fund? However, remember that trust funds involve high fees, so only folks able to afford these expenses should open a trust fund. How long a trust fund lasts depends on the terms of trust.

Persons: Jaime Eckels, Plante Moran, Totten, grantors, Grantor, Cash, You'll, There's Organizations: Plante Moran Financial Advisors Locations: Chevron

☆ Australia PM tells Russia to 'back off' after claims over espionage arrests
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russia accused Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" for charging a Russian-born couple with espionage, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday to tell Moscow to "back off." Albanese, speaking to reporters on Saturday, said Russia needed to "stop interfering in domestic affairs of other sovereign nations." Russia engages in espionage here and around the world," Albanese said in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland state, according to a transcript. The wife, 40, an information systems technician in the Australian Army, travelled to Russia and instructed her husband in Australia to log into her official account to access defense materials, police said. Canberra has been supplying defense equipment to Kyiv, banned exports of aluminium ores to Russia and sanctioned more than 1,000 Russian individuals and entities.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Kira, Igor Korolev, Albanese, " Albanese Organizations: Australian Federal Police, Labor Party, Kyiv, NATO, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Australian Army Locations: Russian, Australia's, Canberra, Russia, Australia, Moscow, Brisbane, Queensland, Ukraine, Washington, Brisbane magistrate's, Kyiv

☆ Yulia Navalnaya: Russian court orders arrest in absentia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A court in Moscow has ordered Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, to be arrested in absentia, her spokesperson said Tuesday. The Basmannyy District Court in Moscow accused Navalnaya of “participation in an extremist organization,” her spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said in a post on social media. She has also been added to an international wanted list, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. He returned to Russia in 2021 from Germany, where he had been treated after being poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent. Reacting to the court’s decision on Tuesday, Navalnaya reiterated claims of Putin’s involvement in the death of her husband.

Persons: CNN —, Yulia Navalnaya, Alexey Navalny, Navalnaya, ”, Kira Yarmysh, Navalny, Putin, ’, –, Vladimir Putin, ” Yulia Navalnaya, Instagram Navalnaya, Putin “, “, Alexey, ” CNN’s Nathan Hodge, Sahar Akbarzai, Jack Guy Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, Kremlin Locations: Moscow, Basmannyy, Siberia, Russia, Germany, Soviet, Russian, The Hague

☆ Russia may resort to an old World War II tactic that had a key role in the D-Day landings to repel Ukrainian drone attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is planning to use barrage balloons to counter Ukrainian drone strikes. The balloons will rise up to 300 meters and drop a 250-meter net to stop drones from getting through. The tactic was inspired by barrage balloons used in the First and Second World Wars. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia is developing a network of barrage balloons to repel Ukrainian drone strikes, inspired by a tactic used in World War I and II.

Persons: —, Polina Albek Organizations: Service, First Airship, RIA Novosti, Business Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, St . Petersburg, Russian

☆ Russian kids will go to 'excellent' summer camps in North Korea this year as the two countries move close
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russian children will be sent to summer camp in North Korea at the end of July, per RIA Novosti. The initiative follows a new strategic partnership agreement between Russia and North Korea. The camp includes a statue of North Korea's founder, an aquarium, a beach, and an archery range. AdvertisementA group of Russian school children will go to a summer camp in North Korea at the end of July, Grigory Gurov, the chair of the Movement of the First, told Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti. According to a RIA Novosti Telegram post, Gurov said a large number of Russian children are expected to attend the camp, where he added the conditions will be "excellent."

Persons: North, —, Grigory Gurov, Gurov Organizations: RIA Novosti, Service, of, RIA Novosti Telegram, Business Locations: North Korea, RIA, Russia

☆ Four under-the-radar stocks to buy and hold for the second half: Portfolio manager
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"The goal is to be able to hold these stocks for a while to benefit from the magic of compounding, which can take a long time." Calling it a "great company," the portfolio manager likes the size and scale of its operations and focus on acquisitions. Deere & Company Another company that Carey likes is Deere & Company , or John Deere. Stryker Another stock Carey is watching is medical technology player Stryker . "Stryker is a company that should capitalize on multi-decade trends, and that's where we want to be positioned," Carey added.

Persons: Christopher Carey, Carey, John Deere, Charles Schwab, Schwab, TD, Stryker Organizations: Nasdaq, Carnegie Investment, CNBC, Cintas, Deere, Company, Deere & Company, Charles, Charles Schwab Financial, Stryker Locations: U.S

CNN —Russian state media claimed Sunday that American rapper and producer Kanye West is visiting Moscow, but CNN has not been able to independently verify he is actually there. West, who now goes by Ye, arrived in Moscow on a private visit, according to the brand team for Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy, state media TASS reported. West himself allegedly posted on the Russian social media website VK on Sunday saying, “Hi, Moscow,” according to state media RIA Novosti. Several videos have emerged in Russian media purporting to show West and his security guards in Moscow, but he is not clearly identifiable in the footage. Luzhniki Stadium told Russian state media that there is no information about a Kanye West concert set to take place in the capital.

Persons: Kanye West, Ye, Gosha Rubchinskiy, Rubchinskiy, West, Hi, Yana Rudkovskaya, West’s, “, ”, Eduard Ratnikov Organizations: CNN, TASS, VK, Novosti, Luzhniki, Kanye, TCI Locations: Moscow, West, Russian, ”, American, Ukraine

☆ At least five dead and over 100 injured in Ukrainian strike in Russian occupied Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Zahid Mahmood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —At least five people were killed and over 100 injured when missile fragments scattered over beachgoers during a Ukrainian strike on the city of Sevastopol in Russia-occupied Crimea, authorities say. “Unfortunately, we currently have 124 victims, of which three [are] dead children and two [are] dead adults,” Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram. One of victims killed in the Ukrainian strike was the daughter of Oleg Averyanov, Deputy Mayor of Magadan. Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, it has come under sporadic attack from Ukrainian forces. Before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Sevastopol – the largest city in Crimea – was a popular tourist destination for Russians.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Oleg Averyanov, Yuri Grishan, Averyanov’s, Sofia, Razvozhayev, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, ”, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Locations: Sevastopol, Russia, Crimea, ” Sevastopol, Ukraine, stretchers, Magadan, Washington, Kremlin, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Crimea –

CNN —Six law enforcement officers and a priest have reportedly been killed in what appear to be coordinated attacks by gunmen in Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province. Regional authorities say 12 law enforcement officers have also been wounded, though it is unclear in which city. Two “militants” have also been killed following the attacks, the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported on Sunday, citing Dagestan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. A priest was killed in the attack on the church in Derbent, according to the Dagestan Public Monitoring Commission Chairman, Shamil Khadulaev. “According to the information I received, Father Nikolay was killed in the church in Derbent, they slit his throat.

Persons: ”, Shamil Khadulaev, Nikolay, ” Khadulaev, Khadulaev, Sergey Melikov Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, Dagestan’s Ministry, Internal Affairs, Dagestan Public, Russian Federation Locations: Russia’s, Dagestan, Derbent, Makhachkala, Russian, Dagestan Republic, Russia, …, Republic of Dagestan

☆ A 28-year market vet shares 2 similarities between the dot-com bubble and today's stock market environment — and 4 threats to the AI trade that could spoil the rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThere are two major similarities between today's stock market environment and the dot-com bubble era, says RIA Advisors CIO Lance Roberts. RIA Advisors/AccentureAnd two, there is a small group of firms leading the overall stock market rally, just as it was in 2000. He's a bit more optimistic this time around because of the robust earnings performance fueling the few stocks leading the market. Advertisement"We are again experiencing another of these speculative 'booms,' as anything related to artificial intelligence grips investors' imaginations," Roberts said.

Persons: —, Lance Roberts, Roberts, Jonathan Golub Organizations: Service, RIA, Business, Accenture, Nvidia, UBS, Investors, Federal Reserve

☆ Kim Jong Un gave Putin some fan art of the Russian leader, and that's just the tip of their dog-petting, joyriding day of ultimate bromance
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

With North Korea aggressively testing devastating weapons, Seoul is aghast at the Putin-Kim meet-up. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - 2024/04/22: South Korea's 24-hour Yonhapnews TV shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program on a TV at Yongsan Railroad Station in Seoul. Now, South Korean officials say the revitalized partnership between North Korea and Russia may prompt Seoul to lift its ban on sending weapons to Ukraine. South Korea has a substantial conventional arms manufacturing sector and is the world's 10th biggest arms exporter, per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Putin sought to assure Seoul that the treaty only dealt with either country defending each other, though he did not address South Korea's concerns that Russia was enabling Pyongyang.

Persons: Kim, Kim Jae, Putin Organizations: North, Putin, SOUTH, Getty Images, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, DPRK, RIA Novosti Locations: North Korea, Seoul, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Yongsan, Korea, Pyongyang, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea, Stockholm, Republic of Korea, RIA

☆ Gordon Black: US Soldier sentenced to nearly four years in Russian penal colony, state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a US soldier to three years and nine months in a penal colony on charges of theft and threatening murder, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Gordon Black was arrested in May on charges of theft in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, where he had traveled to visit a woman, believed to be his girlfriend. Black was also accused of assaulting the woman during a quarrel. The US soldier did not admit to charges of threatening to kill the woman, but partially admitted guilt to theft charges, RIA Novosti previously reported. Black will appeal the sentence handed down by the court in Vladivostok, his lawyer said Wednesday, according to TASS.

Persons: Gordon Black, Black, Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, Staff, TASS, RIA, US State Department, Wall Street, Wall, Journal Locations: Vladivostok, Russia, South Korea, Pervomaisky, Washington, Moscow, Ukraine, Yekaterinburg

☆ Putin arrives in North Korea for first visit in 24 years as anti-West alignment deepens
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Following his visit to North Korea, Putin is scheduled to travel to Hanoi in a display of Communist-governed Vietnam’s ties to Russia that is likely to rankle the United States. Putin’s trip to North Korea will have a “very eventful” agenda, his aide Yuri Ushakov said during a press conference Monday. One image was of a grandstand being constructed on the eastern side of Kim Il Sung Square, the site where all major parades in North Korea are held. Putin arrives in North Korea on Tuesday, June 18. But Russia’s apparent increasing reliance on North Korea and rising frictions with the West appear to have shifted that dynamic.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Putin, Kim, Yuri Ushakov, Ushakov, Kim Il, John Kirby, Biden, wasn’t “, ’ Kim, ” Kim, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Putin’s, Defense Lloyd Austin, “, ” Putin, Kim Jong Il, Xi Jinping, Michael Mitsanas, Katharina Krebs, Mariya Knight, Yoonjung Seo, Betsy Klein, Paul P, Murphy Organizations: CNN, TASS, Putin, Planet Labs, Maxar Technologies, US, North Korean, North, South Korea’s, Chiefs of Staff, West, Ukrainian, Kyiv, NATO, Ukraine, Defense, Kremlin, United Nations Security, UN Locations: North Korea, Pyongyang, Ukraine, Korean, Korea, Hanoi, Russia, United States, Asia, Moscow, North, Zarubinreporter, South Korea, South, Russia’s, Eurasia, Italy, Kyiv, Russian, Vietnam, Beijing, China, Iran, South Africa, Brazil

☆ Gordon Black: Trial of US soldier underway in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Sergey Gudkov | Alex Stambaugh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A US soldier arrested in Russia on suspicion of theft, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, has appeared in court in the Russian city of Vladivostok, as his trial got underway on Monday. Black did not admit to charges of threatening to kill a Russian woman, but partially admitted guilt to theft charges, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Black was arrested in May on charges of theft in Vladivostok, where he traveled to visit the woman, believed to be his girlfriend. The trial comes against the backdrop of heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rages on.

Persons: Gordon Black, Black, Cynthia Smith, Evan Gershkovich, Marine Paul Whelan Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, US Defense Department, US State Department, Street, Marine, RIA Locations: Russia, Russian, Vladivostok, Korea, South Korea, Washington, Moscow, Ukraine, Pervomaisky

☆ Russian forces ‘eliminate’ ISIS-linked detainees after hostage situation at detention center, state media report
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Darya Tarasova | Alex Stambaugh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Two employees of a pre-trial detention center in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have been rescued after they were held hostage by six detainees in the facility for several hours on Sunday morning, according to Russian state media. Earlier, Russian state news agency TASS reported that some of the detainees involved were being held in pre-trial detention for cases of terrorist crimes and have links to the Islamic State, Russian state news agency TASS reported. In one video, one man wearing the pro-Islamic Jihad logo on his forehead says the group are Islamic State. The two employees, an operational officer and an inspector-supervisor, were taken Sunday morning by the group of detainees who demanded transport in exchange for the employees’ release, TASS reported citing law enforcement. The detainees were armed with a pocketknife, a rubber baton and a fire axe, Russian media reported citing law enforcement agencies.

Persons: Don, ”, Vladimir Osechkin Organizations: CNN, Federal Penitentiary Service, Russia, RIA Novosti, TASS, Islamic Locations: Russian, Rostov, Islamic State

☆ Ukraine says it hit latest-generation Russian fighter jet for first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter at the MAKS-2019 Moscow International Airshow near Zhukovsky, southeast of Moscow. Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv's GUR defense intelligence agency said on Sunday, showing satellite pictures which it said confirmed the strike. In a Telegram post, the GUR did not specify how the Su-57 was hit or by which unit of the Ukrainian military. Russian blogger Fighterbomber said the jet fighter was struck by shrapnel and the damage was currently being assessed to see if the aircraft could be repaired. It is a heavy fighter jet capable of fulfilling a variety of battlefield roles.

Persons: Sukhoi Su, Kyiv's GUR, GUR, Fighterbomber, Alexander Kharchenko Organizations: Sukhoi, RIA Locations: Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Ukraine

☆ Kremlin denies Olympics disinformation campaign, calls Microsoft allegation slanderous
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends the 8th Russian-Chinese EXPO and the 4th Russian-Chinese Forum on Interregional Cooperation in Harbin, China, May 17, 2024. Sergei Bobylyov | Via ReutersThe Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center, or MTAC, said Sunday that "Russia is ramping up malign disinformation campaigns against France, French President Emmanuel Macron, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and this summer's Olympic Games in Paris." On Tuesday, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov characterized the MTAC's accusations against Russia as slander, news agency RIA Novosti reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukraine's losses are eight times higher than those of Russia during an interview with Chinese media.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, Sergei Bobylyov, Emmanuel Macron, Peskov, Macron, Vladimir Putin, Ludovic Marin Organizations: Interregional Cooperation, Reuters, Kremlin, France, Microsoft, International Olympic Committee, IOC, RIA Novosti, Olympic Games, Russian, NATO, Afp, Getty Locations: Russian, Harbin, China, Paris, Russia, France, Ukraine, Belarusian

☆ With shake-up at defense ministry, ‘Putin’s chef’ gets his wish from beyond the grave
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Sebastian Shukla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Berlin CNN —Removing a long-time defense minister from his post is nothing out of the ordinary. Arresting five of his senior staff, however, is clearly more than just a search for fresh blood — especially in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Analysts who spoke to CNN described the defense ministry as one of the most corrupt in the country. Putin was likely awaiting his reelection by the Russian people in March before making moving in on the defense ministry. The defense ministry is central to how that war ends.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Sergei Shoigu, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, ”, Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov, Prigozhin, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Kazakov, Stanovaya, Andrey Belousov, – Shamarin, Ivanov Mikhail Komin, Vadim Shamarin, General Vadim Shamarin, Reuters Shamarin, Ria Novosti, Timur Ivanov, Ivanov, Alexey Navalny, —, Turar Kazangapov, Oleg Savelyev, ” Komin, Prigozhin’s, Gerasimov, ” Stanovaya, Komin, “ it’s Organizations: Berlin CNN, CNN, West ., Reuters, Sputnik, Kremlin, Getty, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Putin, European Council of Foreign Affairs, Main, Russian Armed Forces, “, Russian Defence Ministry . Russian Defence Ministry, Ria, Benz, Corruption Foundation, Russian, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Staff, Armed Forces Locations: Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Ukraine, Russia, Kharkiv, Donbas, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Russian, AFP, Vienna, Courchevel, France, Astana, Kazakhstan

Search resuls for: "ria"

25 mentions found