Border
"The invasion of Ukraine has begun," warned UK minister
Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics in eastern Ukraine
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
Cuban regime expands economic ties with Russia, offers use of land for 30 years terms
The Havana regime offered the right to use Cuban land for 30 years to Russian companies in an unusual concession for foreign investors
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
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.
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
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
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
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