The bloc’s acronym is a “brand” and the addition of new members will not change that, a top Russian diplomat has said The BRICS economic group will keep its current name despite the bloc’s expansion, a top Russian diplomat has said.

The era of cheap fuel from Russia is over, the head of the national utilities regulator has said Germany has managed to avoid an energy crisis this winter, but there is a risk that the next heating season will be more difficult, Klaus Mueller, the head of Germany’s Federal Network Agency said in an interview…

Kiev’s troops were spotted near Transnistria as Moldova brought up “reintegrating” the breakaway region Troops and weapons “illegally” present in Transnistria need to be evacuated to Russia as part of a “peaceful resolution” of the conflict, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean told reporters on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops were spotted approaching the breakaway region and…