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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Russia
    Basketball star Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russia over drug charges

    Supporters fear Moscow is using sportswoman as a diplomatic pawn against Washington

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Citigroup Inc
    Citi in talks with Russian buyers over sale of local operations

    US bank in negotiations with groups including Expobank and insurer Reso-Garantia

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Russian business & finance
    Putin orders transfer of Sakhalin-2 gas project to Russian entity

    Development in which Shell, Mitsubishi and Mitsui are stakeholders is first to be nationalised since Ukraine invasion

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russian forces withdraw from Snake Island

    Moscow says retreat shows ‘goodwill’ but Kyiv claims victory after bombardment of strategic Black Sea outpost

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Vladimir Potanin
    UK imposes sanctions on Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin

    Chief of mining group Norilsk faces asset freeze and travel ban

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia claims responsibility for Kremenchuk mall strike

    Ukraine says at least 20 civilians died in attack on shopping centre far from the front lines

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine’s richest oligarch launches lawsuit against Russia

    Steel tycoon Rinat Akhmetov brings case in Europe over violations of property rights and seizure of assets

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    EU energy
    Germany moves closer to gas rationing over Russian disruption

    Berlin says the commodity has become ‘scarce’ as planned work on Nord Stream 1 threatens efforts to build stores

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    ‘Kamikaze’ drone strike hits oil refinery in southern Russia

    Moscow has accused Kyiv of carrying out recent attacks on fuel depots, military installations and other infrastructure

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Schrödinger’s dead cat bounce

    Russia threatens Lithuania over EU sanctions

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia warns Lithuania of serious consequences over Kaliningrad rail ‘blockade’

    Close confidant of Putin says Moscow’s measures would have ‘serious negative influence’ on Lithuanian population

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Lithuania
    Russia threatens retaliation against Lithuania following rail ‘blockade’

    Baltic state halts transport via train of Russian goods under EU sanctions to exclave of Kaliningrad

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine turns to EU as Russian invasion cuts off regular fuel supplies

    Shortages have shut down petrol stations leaving Kyiv reliant on deliveries by truck and train across its borders

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Putin claims Russia has weathered sanctions better than Europe

    Remarks contrast with data from western institutions, which estimate blow to EU has been less severe

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Russian business & finance
    Russia’s investment showcase becomes morale-boosting exercise

    This year’s St Petersburg forum is low key as Ukraine war tensions keep western delegates away

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Xi renews support for Putin in call between leaders

    Chinese president’s move comes as Macron, Scholz and Draghi prepare to meet Zelenskyy over plan to seek EU membership

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Moscow issues sanctions against UK journalists and defence officials

    FT chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman among 49 British citizens barred from visiting Russia

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Russia’s barrage hits Ukrainian morale in the Donbas

    Constant artillery fire takes toll as Russian troops make incremental progress in the east

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    InterviewWar in Ukraine
    Ukraine and allies must target Russian assets, says Zelenskyy adviser

    Deputy head of presidential office argues that framework for ‘financial punishment’ will deter future wars of aggression

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    UN warns of hunger risk as talks stall over Ukraine grain blockade

    Disputes persist over access to Black Sea port of Odesa as Kyiv fears more attacks

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Ukraine in ‘very difficult’ fight after Russia’s Donbas advance, says top security official

    Economic challenges mount as Moscow bombards region while Kyiv waits for more advanced weapons

  • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine warns that only lifting Black Sea blockade can avert global food crisis

    Other routes out can deliver only a fraction of total grain stockpile, says minister

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine’s central bank raises rates to 25%

    ‘Resolute step’ to tackle inflation is the first increase since Russian’s invasion in February

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    News in-depthRussian economy
    ‘Everything is gone’: Russian business hit hard by tech sanctions

    Export controls placed on supply of chips and hardware over Ukraine war dent economy’s prospects

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
    Russian business hit by tech sanctions

    The US will provide Ukraine with longer-range rocket systems

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