The retreat from Izyum and Kupyansk took place amid a Ukrainian offensive, Russian military correspondents say The Russian military and allied forces of the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk were ordered to leave the city of Izyum on Saturday, several reporters deployed in the conflict zone have said.

The chancellor says Berlin has taken abundant precautions to cope with the energy crisis Germany can cope with the current energy crisis, and is ready to deal with a potential Russian natural gas shutdown, the Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday.

Chinese exports to Russia soared in August despite Western sanctions targeting the Russian economy, the news outlet RBK reported this week, citing official Chinese customs data. According to the report, shipments from China to Russia last month reached roughly $7.9 billion, an increase of 26.7% from last August ($6.3 billion). China’s General Administration of Customs…