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Ukraine says Russian naval commander killed with car bomb in Crimea
"The Russian captain's legs were blown off and he died of blood loss," a Ukrainian security official told the AFP news agency about the assassination.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Germany tells its ports to reject Russian gas cargoes
Economy ministry instructs import terminal to refuse planned shipment of LNGWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Russian defense official visits China's premier military showcase in a sign of unity
A top Russian defense official has attended China’s premier military showcase in a show of unity between the countries as Russia continues its invasion of UkraineWorld - ABC News - November 14 -
Famed Russian chef and Putin critic found dead in Belgrade
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Alexei Zimin posted anti-war messages and stopped his cooking show on a pro-Kremlin television station.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Gas prices at one-year high in Europe amid Russian supply threat
Gazprom could stop flow of gas into continent as result of their legal battle with Austrian company OMV. Europe’s gas market rose by as much as 5% on Thursday to its highest price in a year after ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
London-based Russian TV chef Alexei Zimin found dead in Belgrade
Zimin, a critic of his native country’s invasions of Crimea and Ukraine, leaves behind a wife and three children. Tributes have been paid to a London-based Russian chef, television presenter and ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
A treason trial begins for a Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine
A Russian man has gone on trial on charges of high treason for a video he had allegedly sent to Ukraine’s security servicesWorld - ABC News - November 14 -
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Russian sales of Chinese cars surge after western sanctions hit
Purchases of vehicles from Asian nation’s automakers reach fresh records as Russians ‘vote with their wallets’World - Financial Times - November 15 -
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Protesters storm Abkhazia parliament over Russian investment deal
Black Sea separatist region is backed by Moscow but recognised as part of Georgia by most of the world. Protesters have stormed the regional parliament in Abkhazia, forcing the government to halt ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
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A night with the drone squad targeting Russian forces in micro battles
In a dugout near the front in Donetsk, the Guardian joins Ukrainian police officers turned pilots during a shift . The armoured car’s bumpy high-speed journey comes to a halt, and the Guardian ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea
Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructure. A Russian spy ship has been escorted out of the Irish Sea after it entered ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Will Tulsi Gabbard bring a pro-Russian bias to intelligence reporting?
Former officials and lawmakers fear Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, could bring a pro-Russian bias to intelligence reports.Politics - NBC News - November 16 -
Vladimir Shklyarov, Star Russian Ballet Dancer, Dies at 39
The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, which announced the death, did not say how or where he died.World - The New York Times - November 18 -
Biden OKs Ukraine's use of U.S.-provided weapons inside Russian territory
The easing of restrictions would allow Kyiv to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to hit targets inside Russia.Top stories - CBS News - November 17 -
Jeffries says he would not ‘characterize’ Tulsi Gabbard as a Russian asset
Democrats like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) have called former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence — a “Russian asset.” House ...Politics - NBC News - November 17 -
'A coding Mozart': Boy, 7, gets job offer from Russian IT firm
The software company's boss said Sergey, who teaches coding in online videos, was 'a kind of Mozart'Top stories - BBC News - November 18 -
Israel Finds Large Troves of Russian Arms in Hezbollah's Hands
Some of the weapons, which include modern antitank missiles, have come from Russian stockpiles in neighboring Syria.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 19 -
Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Russia's new nuclear weapons doctrine means Ukraine's use of Western rockets "can prompt a nuclear response."Top stories - ABC News - November 19 -
Europeans hint at possible Russian sabotage as undersea cables damaged
As undersea cables are cut, Finland and Germany say Europe is threated not only bt Russia's war in Ukraine, but "from hybrid warfare by malicious actors."Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
Russian strikes continue in Ukraine, marking 1,000 days since the invasion
It's been 1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. A day after the U.S. approved Ukraine's use of long-range missiles against Russia, a Russian strike killed seven people in the country's Sumy ...Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
A Cash-Starved Russian Ally Detains Western Miners' Staff in Tax Raid
Resolute Mining agreed to pay Mali’s government $160 million, after the country’s authorities detained the Australian mining company’s chief executive and two other employees.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 19 -
Germany will stand up to Russian intimidation, says foreign minister
Germany’s foreign minister has vowed that her country will not be intimidated by Russia’s new nuclear deterrent policy as it had in the pastWorld - ABC News - November 19 -
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Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on Putin lowering Russian threshold for use of nukes
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined CBS News to discuss Ukraine's use of American missiles in strikes on Russian territory and Vladimir Putin's change of Russia's nuclear doctrine.Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
Latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine threaten ‘catastrophic power failure’
Targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe, says Greenpeace. Ukraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Ukraine war briefing: North Korean soldiers ‘fighting in Russian elite units’
South Korean MP on intelligence committee says North has also shipped more arms to Russia; US and UK slam Russia’s ‘irresponsible’ nuclear rhetoric. What we know on day 1,001 Continue reading...World - The Guardian - November 20
