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Some have said that the tensions between Ukraine and Russia and the response of NATO members has just pushed Russia and China closer together. And, on Friday, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s ...

Earlier this week, there was a lot of diplomatic activity between NATO and Russia. 

This isn’t the first time Google has been under attack in Russia, though. The company has been facing pressure because it refuses to delete content that is considered illegal in the country ...

On Wednesday, the United States delivered a written response to Russia on the crisis in Ukraine. The US won’t make the document public but clarified that while NATO members prefer diplomacy, it’s ...

In response to the US’ letter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia sees “no positive reaction” from the US on Moscow’s main security demands. 

According to the United Nations, a million people have fled Ukraine. The US, Australia, India, and Japan are all trying to set up a humanitarian line to deliver aid to the country.

According to US intelligence, China has “signaled willingness” to give both military and economic aid to Russia for the fight in Ukraine. 

McDonald's exited Russia after the country invaded Ukraine. Now under new branding and ownership, the revamped fast-food chain revealed its logo ahead of its reopening on Sunday as well as a new ...

Russia said its forces had occupied Kherson, a port city of about 280,000 people in southern Ukraine. Russia has also told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it had taken over ...

At a regular press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China didn’t see sanctions as “the best way to solve problems.” 

Russia is looking down the barrel of default, and it isn’t going to be pretty. Basically, until now, the US has been giving Russian banks an exemption from sanctions to pay back ...

According to three people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified, the US has told its allies that Russia could target more cities across Ukraine.

The Ukraine and Russia war is entering its fourth month, and while the West piles on sanctions against Russia, isolating its economy and deepening its ties with Ukraine, nations like India and ...

The US is piling even more sanctions on Russia, with this most recent round targeting “more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev” as well as Russian ...

More and more companies are leaving Russia. However, it’s important to note that some are leaving because they feel it’s the right thing to do; others are leaving because of a law ...

“Clothing is a necessity of life,” said Chief Executive Officer Tadashi Yanai to Nikkei last week. “The people of Russia have the same right to live as we do.” He clarified that, ...

The backstory:  For those who haven’t been following the story: There are about 100,000 Russian troops at the Ukrainian-Russian border that have many people worried Russia is about to invade Ukraine again.  ...

The West has warned that Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, could fall within hours as the Russian military moves closer. According to US President Biden, President Putin moved 175,000 troops and military ...

Since Russia’s move into Ukraine, the US, the United Kingdom and the European Union have all announced new sanctions against the country.

On Thursday, Anonymous tweeted from an account linked to the group called @YourAnonOne that it had Russia in its sights.

On Thursday, the US House of Representatives voted to make Russia an outcast country, like Cuba and North Korea, which essentially means trade between the two countries is even more difficult than ...

Over the weekend, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a partial ceasefire that would let civilians in certain places get out of the country to avoid danger.

There has been ongoing concern about Russia’s possible use of chemical and biological weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war, especially as some say Putin hasn’t made the amount of progress he’s probably wanted ...

The US has put as many as 8,500 troops on high alert to help overall NATO forces in eastern Europe if needed. But they’re not deploying them now because diplomacy is still ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the US congress on Wednesday, asking them for more military support. He talked about Pearl Harbor and 9-11 in the speech and got a bipartisan standing ovation ...

On Sunday, Russian missiles hit a military training facility in Ukraine, but only about 25 kilometers from the Polish border. So far, the missile strike isn’t seen as an act of aggression ...

A bunch of countries, including the US, the UK, Japan, Canada and the EU, are putting even more sanctions on Russia now after those really troubling pictures surfaced showing civilians dead in ...

Russia is following through on a promise it made to European countries that if they didn’t pay for Russian oil with rubles, they wouldn’t be allowed to buy it at all. So ...

In the early hours of Thursday morning, Russia's President Putin authorized a special military operation in Ukraine's Donbas region. 

The last time OPEC+ members met, they disappointed all of the oil-consuming nations (so, most of us) by concluding after a 13-minute meeting that they wouldn’t help gas prices by increasing oil ...

On Thursday, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said that it would provide 2 billion euros (US$2.2 billion) to help Ukraine. This is as Zelenskiy’s chief economic adviser said that ...

And now, according to officials at the UK Foreign Office, the country has been told to get ready to move into “crisis mode.” This essentially just gets the country as ready as ...

Initially, when Putin invaded Ukraine, Russian militants attacked Ukraine from the north, east and south. But, after realizing it had underestimated Ukraine's military capabilities, the Russian military shifted its focus and resources ...

Three decades ago, McDonald’s opened its doors in Russia for the first time, and just a year later the Soviet Union fell. The opening broke records – the first Russian McDonald’s served ...

Russia has upped the ante in Ukraine again and is now using hypersonic missiles that go more than two miles per second. This comes after things on the ground just weren't going according to ...

More sanctions have been confirmed and announced since Russia decided to move into the Donbas region. The most notable moves from the West include the US sanctioning Nord Stream 2 AG and ...

We’re at a pretty watershed moment right now where, for the first time in history, central banks and governments don't have complete control over financial instruments that control regulations. 

President Zelenskiy said Ukraine would hold talks with no preconditions at a location along the Pripyat River, which flows between Ukraine and Belarus. 

Even though there’s some distance between east Asia and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, that isn’t stopping Ukraine from putting some pressure on them to oppose Russia. 

Over the last few days, there has been more finger-pointing, a continued push for diplomacy, more threats of action by the West if Russia does invade and warnings about a Russian attack ...

After 10 days of conflict, Russia has surpassed North Korea and Iran to become the most sanctioned country in the world. 

Russia and Ukraine have spoken to one another, and while it didn’t result in a ceasefire like all of us hoped, it did do several other things.

For Russia, similar concerns echo for its southern border. In fact, there are reports from Russian state media that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare offer to President Biden for the ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, whose country has also been on the receiving end of sanctions, has said that it has no intention of joining the war. But, Ukraine has said that there ...

The backstory: Russia invaded and annexed Crimea and eastern Ukraine (a former Soviet state) back in 2014, which caused it to be kicked out of the international military alliance, The North Atlantic ...

On Thursday, 93 nations decided to kick Russia off the Human Rights Council in the UN after its alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Another 24 nations decided to oppose the decision, and ...

On Sunday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told a local German outlet that we need to prepare for the possibility that the war in Ukraine could continue for several years and that even ...

The Ukrainian government has said that it refuses to hand over land to Russia as part of a peace agreement. This is a big deal since Russia’s goal in this war seems ...

Amid the war, vital food supplies from Ukraine (one of the world’s biggest wheat exporters) have been blocked from leaving seaports and the country’s fields bombed, which means fewer crops to harvest. ...

While the Russian invasion of Ukraine seems to be at a relative standstill and the US is hard at work severing ties with Russia, North Korea appears set to detonate its first nuclear bomb in ...

TMS spoke with Pavel Slunkin, a visiting fellow at the European Council, and he said he doesn’t think Putin yet knows whether or not he will invade. This is something that Biden ...

Biden has come out to threaten China, saying that if it supplies military equipment to Russia, the US will put in sanctions. As of Tuesday though, the US national security adviser Jake ...

The White House has said that next week, US President Joe Biden is headed to Europe to sit down with NATO leaders and talk about solving the Ukraine crisis because apparently endless ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to India to strengthen security ties with the country. Some in the UK have been disappointed with India’s stance on Russia, but Johnson said he ...

Olena married a Hong Konger but is originally from Ukraine, and since the war between Russia and Ukraine began a week ago, she’s seen an outpouring of support from residents. 

For the first time ever, global military spending, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has topped US$2 trillion per year, or US$2,113 billion to be more specific. This is up ...

It’s been nearly four weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, with statements that Russia severely underestimated Ukraine’s ground forces and hasn’t yet captured any major Ukrainian city. Now, according to the Ukraine military, ...

Indonesia, which is currently holding the presidency for the G20, said it wasn't going to exclude Russia from a meeting of G-20 finance chiefs taking place next week.

The EU has long been talking about imposing bans on Russian oil imports, a decision that will probably make some EU countries suffer economically. So when the President of the European Commission, ...

Ukraine has been requesting the US to send more advanced rocket systems for quite some time now, which will essentially help Ukrainian forces strike targets more accurately from a greater distance. But ...

A return to normalcy is unlikely to see the US and Germany on the same page when it comes to foreign policy but will instead emphasize the differing degree to which the ...

On Thursday, oil prices surged above US$105 a barrel as Russia launched an invasion across Ukraine. 

Since last year, there have been quite a few hesitations among investors when it comes to Chinese stocks. First, it was the crackdown across the private sector that was creating these question ...

President Zelenskiy said that Ukraine forces are not retreating from the fight and they’re even gaining back some ground in some regions. On the other hand, Russia is targeting western sections of ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is leading other countries in Europe to think more closely about their security decisions, and right now that’s happening in the Nordic countries. Finland and Sweden are ...

Ukraine, and most of the West with it, accused Russia of more war crimes after discovering hundreds of civilians dead in the streets of Bucha, as well as in a mass grave ...

The EU has been working on an extensive embargo of Russian oil, which would be the sixth round of sanctions from the region against Russia. But Hungary has been holding up the ...

On Saturday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he would work with G7 partners to find ways to resume grain exports from Ukraine as the global food ...

From North Korea's COVID spike to Google Russia declaring bankruptcy – Here is your May 19 news briefing

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are among the first world leaders to congratulate incoming President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of the Philippines after he claimed a landslide victory ...

A recent UN report shows world hunger spiked 25% in 2021, and the figure is rising as the Russian invasion of Ukraine sends food prices soaring across the globe. With Ukraine being ...

Throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France’s President Macron has spoken to Russia’s Putin numerous times to try to come to a deal and negotiate a ceasefire. This is in contrast to ...

From Russia cutting Poland and Bulgaria's gas supply to the Depp and Heard court case – Here is your April 27 news briefing.

Biden has been largely critical of Russia throughout his presidential campaign, claiming Moscow to be the biggest threat to the US elections Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, October 7, called United ...

Putin is set to join a meeting Thursday with members of BRICS, a group including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that sees itself as a voice for developing countries. This ...

On Wednesday, United States Iran envoy Brian Hook said that Russia and China would be isolated at the United Nations (UN) if they continue down the “road to dystopia” and try to ...

From Russia becoming China's biggest oil supplier to the world's largest freshwater fish in Cambodia – Here's your June 21 news briefing

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally, two countries – Russia and India – have announced that they will begin mass producing vaccines in advance to prepare stockpiles that can be ...

Russian forces have encircled Mariupol, a large city in southeastern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials. They said there could be airstrikes and a naval landing on the coastal city, but the city ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy proposed a trade with Putin – Ukraine will hand over a Russian tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk if Putin will hand over soldiers captured since the start of the war. Medvedchuk ...

While the war has been going on in Ukraine, India has been lining itself up to potentially be a large recipient of some cheap Russian oil. But the US has said that ...

Since COVID-19 spread from China to countries around the world, researchers have been attempting to develop a vaccine against the virus. In addition to approximately 900,000 deaths worldwide, the economic and social ...

Starting with the Iowa caucuses in February, the 2020 US presidential campaign began in earnest, but Russia’s disinformation campaign started far earlier. - How may Russian efforts differ in 2020?

The European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions related to cybercrime on individuals and entities, including Russian military agents, North Korean firms and Chinese cyberspies allegedly involved in attacks worldwide.

Last week, the EU proposed a sixth round of sanctions against Russia. But some EU countries are still not totally on board with the idea, specifically when it comes to an all-out ...

New analysts are alleging that Russia is once again engaged in a disinformation campaign, this time related to COVID-19. Go beyond the headlines... - What has Putin’s role been in spreading “gray ...

On Monday, December 9, The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from competing in international sports competitions for four years. WADA imposed the ban after an emergency meeting of its executive ...

Last Friday, The New York Times reported that a Russian military intelligence unit covertly offered rewards to Taliban militants in Afghanistan to kill American or British coalition troops stationed in the region ...

On Wednesday, United States Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea pushed China to reconsider participating in trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, calling for the end of their “Great Wall of Secrecy.”

Moscow has made it clear that the escalating tensions between the US and Iran will not stop it from getting into a defense deal with Tehran.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her deputy are going to be meeting with a bunch of high-level officials, say the G7, the G20 (including Russia) and the IMF, around the world ...

Letters written on May 27 and June 7 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi respectively, were made public this week.

From the Ukraine-Russia war possibly lasting years to a disappointing "Lightyear" cinema debut – Here's your June 20 news briefing

From McDonald's rebranding in Russia to takeaways from the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore – Here's your June 13 news briefing

On Wednesday, January 15, the Russian government announced a wave of resignations after President Vladimir Putin proposed changes to the constitution that would give more power to the cabinet, parliament and prime ...

According to Russia’s Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, Moscow has successfully created the world’s first hypersonic nuclear weapons. The weapons system, called Avangard, utilizes hypersonic technology in tandem with traditional ballistic missile structures, ...

After Russia threatened to use its United Nations Security Council (UNSC) veto, the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution on January 10 that reduces the amount of humanitarian and medical aid given ...

The US is making it even clearer whose side of the Ukraine-Russia war it’s on. On Wednesday, American lawmakers passed more than US$40 billion worth of aid for Ukraine across party lines, ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine led to multiple rounds of Western sanctions against Russian businesses and billionaires. With that, many Russian oligarchs are trying to flee these measures, finding a home in ...

On Sunday, Russia reported an additional 153 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) bringing the total number of fatalities to 3,541. The additional 153 deaths mark the nation’s ...