Russian air defenses are proving highly successful at downing Ukrainian planes, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu claimed on Wednesday that the entire fleet of F-16 warplanes pledged to Kiev by Western donors could be destroyed in less than three weeks. He based his claim on the high rate of success shown by…

Mikhail Fridman’s assets remain frozen despite a criminal probe over sanctions evasion being dropped Sanctioned Russian mogul Mikhail Fridman says he regrets investing in the UK after having his assets frozen and being forced to leave the country, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Washington and its Israeli allies are reportedly discussing the potential deployment of an international force in the Palestinian enclave US and Israeli officials are mulling an international peacekeeping force for Gaza should Israel successfully remove Hamas from power, Bloomberg has reported, suggesting that American troops could take part in the deployment.