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Swedish oil billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist is stepping down as CEO of his oil trading company Gunvor and selling his majority stake in the company.

Despite holding a government position that legally bars him from commercial activity, Russian oligarch and senator Suleiman Kerimov is allegedly running major business projects — and doing so jointly with one of the most powerful figures in the Kremlin: Anton Vaino, head of the presidential administration.

Media are reporting the mysterious death of Tatyana Davydova — the personal assistant of political technologist Vartan Sarkisov, CEO and co-owner of the consulting and PR firm IMA-Consulting, which services Kremlin structures, the Moscow mayor’s office, and others.

The Prime Minister stated that he, together with French and German leaders, had stressed to Mr. Zelensky their support for Ukraine and the "fundamental principle" that Kyiv should be in control of its own future.

Emails leaked from a Kremlin-backed legal aid foundation reveal that funding is being allocated to pro-Russia activities in Ukraine under the pretense of providing legal aid, as reported by RFE/RL’s Schemes project.

Russian authorities have increased their crackdown on dissent and free speech since the Kremlin deployed troops to Ukraine in February 2022.

From Messaging App to Money Channel: Allegations of Telegram’s Use in Kremlin-Backed Financial Schemes.

German companies have paid nearly $2 billion (€1.72bn) in taxes to Russia since the Ukraine invasion, funding the war effort. Critics urge immediate withdrawal.

Even as the Russian economy slides into recession, the country’s television propagandists have no incentive to defect from Team Putin — after all, their personal incomes are growing at unprecedented rates.

A diplomatic dispute has arisen over the “illegal” detention of a Ukrainian scientist, who has been accused by the Kremlin of undermining Russia’s industrial krill trawling efforts in Antarctica.

Russia has tested a new nuclear-powered cruise missile with an unlimited range, the country’s top general said.

Fresh US measures against Russian energy giants are tightening the seaborne supply of oil, pushing Brent higher as traders price in risk.

Reform’s leader in Wales until 2021, Mr. Gill admitted eight counts of bribery after making statements in favor of Russia.

New evidence suggests Jeffrey Epstein channelled millions of dollars through Russian-linked banks – as Byline Times reveals fresh details of the Kremlin-connected tech figures at the heart of his circle.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has launched a criminal case against exiled former oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky and members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia—established by exiled politicians and activists in February 2022—alleging they plotted a violent seizure of power and organized a terrorist group.

Donald Trump has warned Russia he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow does not end its war soon.

A “massive” Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cynical and calculated” attack.

U.S. sanctions on Serbia’s state-linked energy firm Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) took effect on Thursday, ending months of temporary delays that had allowed the company to keep operating despite its ownership ties to Russia’s Gazprom Neft.

A British ‘traitor’ fighting for Vladimir Putin set fire to his UK passport, more than a year into his role as a wannabe-warrior.

Russian authorities are conducting an investigation into the death of a prominent figure who fell from a window in western Moscow.

French military personnel have boarded an oil tanker listed among Russia’s “shadow fleet” vessels, suspected of being a launchpad for mysterious drone flights that led to the closure of airports in Denmark last week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin “in his heart of hearts” realises he cannot win the war in Ukraine, according to US special envoy Keith Kellogg. Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, Kellogg said the conflict was “unwinnable” for Moscow in the long term and that Ukraine was making steady progress in undermining Russia’s ability to sustain it.

Defying years of alleged Russian attempts to influence its politics and hinder its European aspirations, Moldova decisively chose a pro-European direction in parliamentary elections on Sunday, granting a clear majority to the governing Action and Solidarity Party.

Denmark will impose a blanket ban on civilian drone flights ahead of a visit by European leaders to Copenhagen next week.

Russia financed Moldovan Orthodox priests to undertake pilgrimages to Moscow and provided them with debit cards containing hundreds of dollars upon their return.