Russia

• Assad, Ousted Syrian Ruler, Leads Life of Luxury in Russia - Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia.
• Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow - A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in just over a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directo
• Ukraine strikes oil terminal, planes and ships in an array of strikes inside Russia - Ukrainian forces hit an oil terminal, a pipeline, two parked jet fighters and two ships in a series of strikes on Russian soil, officials said Monday. The attacks are part of an ongoing campaign to disrupt the Russian war effort and sow fe
• Russian General Is Killed in Car Bombing in Moscow - The attack appeared to be the latest targeted assassination of a senior military official inside Russia’s borders.
• Western intelligence suspects Russia is developing new weapon to target Musk's Starlink satellites - Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk's Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority t
• EU pledges $105B loan for Ukraine as Russia targets Odesa - Officials for the European Union have agreed to loan $105 billon to Ukraine to help it stay financially solvent over the next two years.
• Russian defense firms targeted by hackers using AI, other tactics - (Corrects spelling in story identifier to RUSSIA-CYBER/UKRAINE) Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian technology companies working on air defense, sensitive electronics and other defense applications were targeted in recent weeks by a cyber espionage
• Putin’s Year-End News Conference Set for Friday - The annual news conference sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year and highlights President Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over Russia.
• Russians facing Roblox ban question censorship of popular games - STORY: A ban on U.S. gaming platform Roblox here in Russia has fueled debate among some children and their parents about censorship and the utility of bans in a world where players can bypass limits with a few clicks.Polina Gerina is a 14-y
• Putin ally Viktor Orbán tells CNBC using frozen Russian assets is a 'dead end' - European officials are trying to convince a handful of EU member countries to back controversial plans for providing more financial support to Ukraine.