By David RICH Inflation has again spiked in Russia in recent months, fuelled by massive public spending on the Ukraine war and big wage increases in many sectors of the economy. To counter this, the Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate to a record 21 percent at the end of October, a measure that […]
By FRANCE24 Russia unleashed its second big attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this month on Thursday, triggering deep power cuts across the country. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, France 24’s Nadia Massih is joined by xPeter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasian Democracy Initiative. Source: France 24
By Michael Schwirtz, Muyi Xiao and Riley Mellen Multiple countries are investigating and the authorities in Europe say they have not ruled out sabotage. But U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that the cables were not cut deliberately. Source: The New York Times Category: Ships and Shipping, Fiber Optics, Sabotage (Crime), Wire and Cable, Baltic Sea, […]