A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of Moldova will run out of energy in three weeks,
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,052
Here are the key developments on the 1,052nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Biden Administration Fires Parting-Shot Sanctions at Russia’s Energy Sector
US and UK will target Russia’s energy sector with new sanctions as Biden prepares to leave office
Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet
Protesters say Fico dragging Slovakia to Russia in Ukraine gas dispute
Thousands of protesters in the Slovak capital held banners and chanted slogans on Friday accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging the country towards Russia after he met President Vladimir Putin last month amid a gas dispute with Ukraine.
Russia accuses Ukraine of striking supermarket in Donetsk
Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of carrying out a missile strike on a supermarket in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Denis Pushilin, who heads the parts of Donetsk region controlled by Russia,
Zelenskiy: Sanctions on Russian oil significantly affect Moscow's war financing
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday welcomed new U.S. sanctions against Russia's oil sector and its so-called shadow tanker fleet.
A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels
Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.
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Here's what's behind Russia cutting off its last gas line to Europe
Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova.
Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest prime minister’s pro-Russia policies
Thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets as protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico spread from Slovakia's capital to towns and cities across the country and abroad.
Russia watching Trump’s Greenland ambitions ‘with great interest’
The Kremlin says it’s watching with “great interest” President-elect Trump’s ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.  Trump declined to rule out using military force in his pursuit of
US imposes sanctions on Russia's 'shadow fleet'
The US government has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting its so-called "shadow fleet" in a bid to strike Moscow's primary revenue source amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Oil tanker in Russia's 'shadow fleet' adrift off German coast
Germany charged that a heavily loaded tanker adrift off its northern coast Friday was part of the "shadow fleet" Moscow uses to avoid sanctions on its oil exports. Although the tanker was navigating under the Panamanian flag,