Musk says blocked Ukraine attack on Russia's Black Sea fleet September 08, 2023 at 12:10AM

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said that he prevented a Ukrainian attack on a Russian Navy base last year by declining Kyiv's request to activate internet access in the Black Sea near Moscow-annexed Crimea. The city of Sevastopol is the base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014.

Germany will keep Russian oil giant Rosneft subsidiaries under its control for another 6 months September 08, 2023 at 12:01AM

The German government has announced that it will extend the control of two subsidiaries of Russian oil giant Rosneft for another six months. The subsidiaries, Rosneft Deutschland GmbH and Rosneft Refining and Marketing GmbH, were placed under the administration of Germany's Federal Network Agency last year. The trusteeship gives German authorities control over three Russian-owned refineries.

Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there September 07, 2023 at 11:13PM

Russian authorities are holding local elections in occupied parts of Ukraine this weekend in an effort to tighten their grip on the territories they illegally annexed a year ago. The voting has been denounced by Kyiv and the West, who see it as a violation of international law. The main contender in the election is United Russia, the Putin-loyal party that dominates Russian politics.

Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of military build-up September 07, 2023 at 07:12AM

Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of moving troops near their joint border, escalating tensions over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Despite the accusations, both countries claim to be committed to the peace process. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijan of military build-up, while Azerbaijan's foreign ministry called the claims "fraudulent political manipulation".