US to announce new sanctions against Russia this week — Reuters
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 01/9/2025
The US may also impose sanctions on a number of Chinese companies for the alleged support of Russia, the news agency noted
In Russian newspapers
Bank of Russia raises dollar rate for January 10 to 102.29 rubles
The official yuan exchange rate was raised by 27 kopecks, to 13.6934 rubles
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
Musk plotting to remove UK’s Starmer – FT
The billionaire has been discussing a plan to tank the PM’s popularity, sources have told the newspaper Read Full (…)
[RT] - 9/01/2025
Scientists drill deep down in Antarctic, take ice sample to unlock Earth's climate secrets
The research team has been drilling every summer for four years
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
Contact group on Ukraine may halt its activities under Trump — NYT
The group held its inaugural meeting on April 26, 2022, at the Ramstein air base in Germany
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
Russia Targets Ukrainian Military Infrastructure, Downs HIMARS Missiles and Drones
Russian forces struck the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields, as well as drone assembly and storage (…)
[Sputnik] - 9/01/2025
Europe loses to Putin in Ukraine despite billions in aid — president
Milorad Dodik paid special attention to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's statement about arming Kiev, (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
Zelensky cleared Ukrainian political field enough to secure re-election, experts say
"However, given the ongoing developments at the frontline, his chances are diminishing with each day of (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
Russia’s GRU Paid Taliban to Target U.S. Forces in Afghanistan – Insider
Moscow’s total payout to the Taliban through the operation totaled around $30 million, according to a former Afghan (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 9/01/2025
Slovak PM held talks on gas transit via Ukraine with European Commission
A new round of consultations of EU countries on gas scheduled for January 7 failed because of absence of the (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
Russian Forces Establish Bridgehead Across Frontline River in Eastern Ukraine
The Oskil River serves as the de-facto front line in parts of the Kharkiv region, with Ukrainian troops entrenched (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 9/01/2025
Ukraine experiences nearly 70% surge in cyberattacks in 2024
It is reported that hackers primarily rely on mass distribution of malicious software and phishing emails to execute (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025