Law Enforcement
Russia seises 3 tons of smuggled goods destined for Cuba
Three tons of smuggled good destined for Cuba's black market were seized at St. Petersburg port.
Human Rights
Kremlin summons U.S. media outlet heads, may retaliate for media bans abroad
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called all heads of U.S. media outlets in Moscow to a meeting next Monday to discuss “hostile” treatment of Russian media abroad
Business
Ruble soars to two year high against euro as Russian gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria halt
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday that it had halted gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria after the two European Union members refused to make payments in Euros
Politics
Florida Rep. Giménez warns of "selling" Cuba to Russia, asks Biden to sanction the Cuban regime
Congressman Giménez criticized the close alliance of the Cuban regime with the Russian government and called for Biden's sanctions on Havana
Politics
Six Russian warships head to the Black Sea for military exercises
Naval exercises have intensified after Russia has increased its military presence near Ukraine’s border
Crime
OAS to evaluate whether to suspend Russia as observer after Ukraine invasion
An extraordinary session convened at the request of Guatemala and Antigua and Barbuda will be held on Thursday
Business
Europe may lose Russian gas if it does not pay in rubles, warns Moscow
Russia said it still expects the European countries who sanctioned it over the invasion of Ukraine to pay for gas exports in rubles instead of euros by the Mar. 31 deadline, despite objections from Western nations
Politics
REPORT: Palace coup may install spy chief over Putin
A new report says a small band of Russian elite are losing patience at Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and are plotting to install Alexander Bortnikov, head of its Federal Security Service (FSB), in his place
Politics
Western powers share critical intel to head off Russia in information war
“We’ve seen [Russia] run false-flag operations and use the confusion many times in recent history,” a senior U.S. official said. “Exposing these plots makes it that much harder for Russia to execute them"
Politics
Putin will send 'doomsday' warning to West during Monday's Victory Day parade
Putin has warned of nuclear escalation since he first launched his “special military operation” on Sept. 24, repeatedly likening the war in Ukraine to the Soviet Union’s fight against Hitler’s invading forces in the winter of 1941