The Russian peninsula was controlled by Kiev from 1991-2014, due to a controversial Soviet-era re-assignment Ukraine could capture Russia’s region of Crimea by the end of this year, Kiev’s deputy defense minister, Vladimir Gavrilov, has said. In an interview with Sky News on Saturday, Gavrilov stated that what is known as a ‘black swan’ –…

The bloc’s top diplomat proposed six points to serve as guidelines for diplomacy towards Russia The EU’s policies towards Moscow promoted by foreign policy chief Josep Borrell only deepen the divisions within the bloc, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.

The exchange rate for transactions with ‘friendly’ countries is still calculated through the greenback Moscow is looking for ways to unpeg settlements with foreign partners from the US dollar, RBK reported on Saturday, citing sources in the financial market and the government.