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About one in five Russians say their savings have shrunk since Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February. With the war grinding on and with the dislocations caused by military mobilization, economists say it is becoming harder for average Russians to cope.
In an interview with Current Time, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said he sees little prospects of resolving the war in Ukraine “until we see the clear defeat of Russia.”
Far-right Bulgarian politician Kostadin Kostadinov has had enough of everybody using his nickname. Widely known as Kostya Kopeks because of his shady ties to Russia, Kostadinov is now trying to turn his reputation around.
In the face of growing scrutiny and protests over its poor environmental record, China's Zijin Mining Group is making donations to local sports teams in Serbia in what activists and watchdogs allege is an attempt to rehabilitate its reputation.
Like cities across Ukraine, Chernihiv’s civilian infrastructure has been devastated by two weeks of Russian air attacks targeting the electrical grid and other facilities. Authorities have told locals to make preparations for a particularly difficult winter.