Russia

• France's navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia - France’s navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet, officials said.
• Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge - The initiative is the latest example of the president dismantling the post-World War II international system and building a new one, with himself at the center.
• 'Abnormal hatred' between Putin and Zelenskyy making it hard to reach peace deal, Trump says - An "abnormal hatred" between Russia and Ukraine's leaders remains a barrier to ending the war, but a peace deal is getting closer, Trump said.
• Russia's Lavrov says Britain should no longer be called 'Great' Britain - MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Britain should no longer be called Great Britain as it was the only country in the world to officially name
• Russia says it has no specific contacts with US on expiring nuclear treaty - MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia and the United States currently have no specific contacts regarding the imminent expiry of the New START nuclear arms control treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
• Hungary's MOL to buy Serbia's Russia-owned NIS oil company if US approves - Hungary's MOL Group energy company said on Monday they have signed a preliminary agreement to buy a 56.15% stake in Serbia's Russia-owned main oil supplier that has been sanctioned by the United States. MOL Group said in a statement that a
• Russia hits energy system in several regions of Ukraine, Kyiv says - Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russia launched a barrage of drone strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight on Monday, cutting off power in five regions across the country amid freezing temperatures
• Ukraine's top commander says Russia plans big boost in drone production - Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's top military commander said Russia is showing no signs of interest in talks leading to a peace deal and, instead, is boosting arms production, including a target of 1,000
• Ukrainian drone strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine - Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there. Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up
• Russian Strikes Force Kyiv Schools to Close Amid Rolling Blackouts - Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in past winters, but this year intensified its attacks as temperatures in Ukraine plunged well below freezing.