Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Russia
Ukraine and Russia reopen a diplomatic path without narrowing their war aims
A possible Abu Dhabi round and a local humanitarian truce create movement, but territory, security guarantees and US policy remain unresolved.
United States
US midterm pressures reach Kyiv as Trump shifts toward Moscow
An analysis links a recent change in US policy to voter anger over fuel and living costs, though any Ukraine deal remains distant.
Russia
Putin casts a Ukraine settlement as a Europe-wide security bargain
The Russian president said renewed negotiations must deliver lasting guarantees for Moscow, Kyiv and Europe, while territory remains the central obstacle.
Russia
Russia's wealthiest provide over 1% of state spending through wartime donations
Budget documents show 471 billion roubles in so-called voluntary contributions after a March meeting with Vladimir Putin, helping limit a deficit swollen by wartime costs.
Russia
Russian strikes hit Kyivstar headquarters as Ukraine's data centres face mounting attacks
Kyivstar said its Kyiv head office was hit without casualties, while Ukraine linked a broader campaign against data centres to outages affecting about 100,000 households.
Russia
Trump urges Ukraine to stop striking Russian diesel infrastructure
The U.S. president linked Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries to a global diesel shortage, as disrupted Gulf exports and intensified strikes tightened fuel supplies and raised prices.
China
North Korea nears completion of long-delayed bridge to China
Satellite analysis indicates customs facilities, roads and landscaping on North Korea's side of the New Yalu River Bridge are nearly ready, suggesting the dormant crossing may finally open.
Russia
Trump says Putin wants a Ukraine deal as doubts persist across Western intelligence
Donald Trump said a phone conversation convinced him that Vladimir Putin wanted to end the war, but intelligence officials in the United States, Ukraine and Europe remained skeptical about the Russian president's intentions.
Europe
Finland stages Europe's largest civil defense exercise since World War II
More than 2,000 people joined Shelter 2026 in Kuopio, rehearsing power and water failures, cyberattacks and missile threats as Finland strengthens its whole-of-society defense model beside Russia.
Russia
Putin sees a chance for a Ukraine deal as US envoys prepare Moscow and Kyiv visits
Putin offered an unusually positive assessment of peace prospects while Zelenskiy announced imminent US visits, but both sides paired the opening with accusations over deep strikes and risks to civilian aviation.
Russia
Russia strikes nine Ukrainian cities as air-defense shortages deepen
The overnight missile and drone barrage damaged homes, businesses, energy systems and transport while Ukraine renewed its call for ballistic-missile defenses.