LONDON—A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine. Russia, which in 1957 launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade satellite, into space and in 1961 put the first man in outer space,…
Russia Rehearses Response to Nuclear Attack as Tensions Rise Over ‘Dirty Bomb’ Allegation
FRONT LINES NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine—Russia rehearsed its response to a nuclear attack on Wednesday in an exercise involving nuclear submarines, strategic bombers, and ballistic missiles at a time when tensions are high over a “dirty bomb” allegation it has made against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin remotely observed the annual exercise, called “Grom” or…
World Is in Its ‘First Truly Global Energy Crisis’: IEA’s Birol
SINGAPORE—Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of “the first truly global energy crisis,” the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. Rising imports of LNG to Europe amid the Ukraine crisis and a potential rebound in Chinese…
Ukrainians Try to Conserve Electricity, Endure Water Outages After Russian Strikes
KYIV—Ukrainians conserved electricity and some went without running water to try to ease pressure on the grid and give engineers a chance to rebuild infrastructure destroyed by Russian strikes as Kyiv’s forces advanced towards the city of Kherson. The Ukrainian government on Thursday placed restrictions on electricity usage nationwide for the first time since Russia’s…
Russia’s Putin Declares Martial Law in Controlled Ukrainian Regions
KYIV/MIKOLAIV, Ukraine—President Vladimir Putin introduced martial law on Wednesday in four Ukrainian regions he says are part of Russia as some residents of the Russian-held city of Kherson left by boat after Moscow warned of a looming assault. The images of people fleeing Kherson were broadcast by Russian state TV which portrayed the exodus— from…
Russia Says It Launched Major Attack on Ukrainian Infrastructure
Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday it had carried out a large-scale attack on military targets and energy infrastructure across Ukraine using high-precision weapons. In its daily briefing, the defence ministry said it had hit “all designated targets” in the latest bombardment of Ukrainian cities and also thwarted an attempt by Ukraine to breach its…
Russia Needs Permission for Its Ships to Probe Nord Stream Ruptures: Novak
October 14, 2022
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MOSCOW—Russia needs permission for its vessels to conduct investigations into explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. He did not specify who should grant the permission but Nord Stream AG, the operator of the older Nord Stream 1 pipeline, said last week that the…
Russia, Under Pressure in Southern Ukraine, Captures Villages in East
KYIV/KUPIANSK, Ukraine—Russian-backed forces have made some advances in eastern Ukraine, Britain said on Friday. A British intelligence update said forces led by the private Russian military company Wagner Group had captured the villages of Optyine and Ivangrad south of the fiercely-contested town of Bakhmut, the first such advance in more than three months. “There have…
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Towns, NATO Plans Europe Air Defences
KYIV/BRUSSELS—Russian missiles have pounded more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns over the past 24 hours, as NATO allies meeting in Brussels unveiled plans on Thursday to jointly beef up Europe’s air defences with Patriot and other missile systems. “We are living in threatening, dangerous times,” said German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht at a signing…
Putin Moots Gas Hub in Turkey With Nord Stream Supplies
October 12, 2022
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MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could redirect supplies intended for the damaged Nord Stream pipelines to the Black Sea to create a European gas hub in Turkey, or even use the one intact part of Nord Stream 2 to supply the EU. An investigation is under way into explosions last month that…
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