For the US, the conflict is a “lucrative business project,” Dmitry Birichevsky has said A senior Russian diplomat pushed back on an attempt by Albania, a US ally, to use a regional forum for political grandstanding in support of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has revealed.

Japan has approved a new round of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, its foreign ministry announced on Friday. Tokyo has banned trade with an additional 29 Russian entities, according to a ministry press release. 12 individuals, including an executive at an arms manufacturer, seven organizations, and a bank have also been added to Japan’s asset-freeze…

Western allies are looking for “viable” options to expropriate the funds, US Treasury Secretary Yellen has said The US and its allies will continue to seek a “firm” legal rationale to underpin plans to confiscate Russia’s assets abroad, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Thursday.