France has been ignoring the recruitment of its nationals to fight in the conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned French Ambassador Pierre Levy in the aftermath of a deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkov that killed more than 60 foreign mercenaries, predominantly French nationals.

The bloc is broadening anti-money laundering measures to include cryptocurrency, luxury goods, and football Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews

An American military drone has “crashed” north of the Iraqi capital, a Pentagon official told multiple media outlets, declining to offer details. The incident comes weeks after a US drone strike killed a local militia leader in Baghdad, an attack denounced by the Iraqi government.