Recent findings in a lengthy case have cast doubt on the very roots of the current Ukraine crisis Earlier this month, a district court in Kiev announced its findings in a case that had dragged on since 2015, handing down sentences to five former officers of the long-dissolved ‘Berkut’ police unit. The ex-police grouping become internationally…

Russian factories produced more than 700,000 vehicles last year in what has been a rapid recovery from Western sanctions, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced on Monday.    Car production in Russia rose by 16% in 2023, with over 720,000 automobiles rolled off the assembly line, according to Manturov, whose remit includes industry and…

Cryptocurrency will become legal tender subject to strict controls in Russia as the use of digital assets is growing rapidly, the head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets Anatoly Aksakov said on Saturday.