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Russia pledges oil aid to Cuba amid tourist evacuation

Russia has launched emergency evacuation flights for thousands of its citizens stranded in Cuba after a severe jet fuel shortage disrupted air traffic to and from the Caribbean island. The crisis has left Cuba without stable fuel supplies since December, intensifying economic and humanitarian pressures......

Ukraine warns of nuclear disaster risk at Zaporizhzhia plant

The head of Ukraine’s state nuclear company warned Tuesday that Russia lacks the equipment and technical capacity to safely restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, cautioning that any attempt to bring the facility back online without Ukrainian systems could trigger a nuclear disaster. Pavlo......

Sanctioned oil tankers shift to Russian flag amid Western seizures

Nearly 70 oil tankers linked to Russia’s so called shadow fleet have reflagged under the Russian registry since May 2025, responding to a sharp escalation in Western sanctions enforcement that has left stateless vessels exposed to seizure on the high seas, according to maritime intelligence firm......

Russia oil revenues hit lowest level since pandemic

Russia’s oil and gas tax revenues fell in January to their lowest monthly level since the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the mounting strain Western sanctions are placing on the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war effort. State income from the energy sector dropped to 393 billion rubles,......

Ukrainian drones ignite major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region

Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region overnight from February 10 to 11, sparking a fire at the facility operated by Lukoil. Russian media described it as the first attack on the refinery this year, as both sides continue targeting each other’s energy infrastructure......

Estonia says Russia does not plan NATO attack in near term

Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said in its 2026 annual report on Tuesday that Russia does not intend to launch a military attack on a NATO member state this year or next year. The 86-page assessment, however, warned that Moscow is rebuilding its military capabilities at speed as European......

EU’s Kallas outlines conditions Russia must meet for Ukraine peace deal

The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said she will put forward a set of demands that Europe believes Russia must accept as part of any agreement to end the war in Ukraine, stressing that no peace settlement can be concluded without EU involvement. Speaking to reporters in Brussels,......

Russia accuses United States of abandoning proposed Ukraine peace plan

Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov accused the United States on Monday of retreating from a peace proposal it had put forward during a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska last year, highlighting renewed friction in already fragile diplomatic efforts to end the......

Kremlin says talks underway to help Cuba amid stifling US sanctions

The Kremlin said on Monday that it is holding negotiations with Cuba to provide energy assistance, accusing the United States of imposing what it described as stifling sanctions on the island, even as the United Kingdom threatens military action against Russian oil tankers involved in such deliveries. Kremlin......