Category: Moscow

Pummeled by Gas Crisis, Germany’s Uniper Posts $12.5 Billion Net Loss

FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF—Uniper, the highest-profile corporate victim of Europe’s energy crisis so far, reported a 12.3 billion euro loss ($12.5 billion) due to Russian gas supply cuts, saying it had become a “pawn” in the energy standoff between the European Union and Moscow. Germany’s largest importer of Russian gas needed a 15 billion euro government bailout last…


1 Killed, 13 Injured in Massive Warehouse Fire Near Moscow

MOSCOW—A massive fire engulfed a warehouse outside Moscow on Wednesday, killing at least one person, injuring 13 others, and leaving two missing, officials said. The fire, at a warehouse belonging to Russia’s leading online retailer, Ozon, affected an area of 50,000 square meters (540,000 square feet.) Emergencies officials said that one person died in the…


Fire at Moscow Hostel With Bars on Windows Kills 8

MOSCOW—A fire killed eight people in a Moscow hostel where bars on the windows prevented occupants from escaping escape, authorities said Friday. The fire broke out late Thursday in the hostel, which was located in a multi-story apartment building in the Russian capital’s far southeast. The cause of the blaze has not been determined. About…


Biden Administration Stalls Russian Oil Ban With Price Cap Plan: Part 1

Commentary Russia’s oil and gas revenues are fueling its war in Ukraine. The money that China, India, Germany, Japan, and others provide Moscow for their hydrocarbons goes to building the weapons that kill Ukrainian children. It’s wrong and should stop. Many countries delay or defect from sanctions because they depend on Russia for cheap energy….


Air Force Reactivates Unit Over China Threat

Seven democratic powers invited India and South Africa to this week’s G-7 summit. The move sought to strengthen the West’s front against China and Russia, but the result may not be so clear-cut. One G-7 member nation in particular remains deeply involved in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. For now, its next move remains to…


Cyberattack Hits Lithuania After Sanctions Feud With Russia

VILNIUS, Lithuania—A cyberattack temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Lithuania, the country’s Defense Minister said Monday, with a pro-Moscow hacker group reportedly claiming responsibility. A distributed-denial-of-service (DDOS) attack targeted a secure national data network. The State Tax Inspectorate and Migration Department were also among the public agencies forced to suspend online services for…


Phoenix Mercury Meet State Department as Griner Detention Continues

The Phoenix Mercury met with the State Department on Monday amid seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s ongoing detention in Russia, U.S. officials said. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17 when a search of her luggage allegedly revealed multiple cannabis oil vape cartridges. She could face up to 10 years in prison….


Don’t Close the Embassy, US Ambassador Tells Russia

LONDON—Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world’s two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday. President Vladimir Putin has cast the invasion of Ukraine as a turning point in Russian history: a…


Massive Fire at Moscow Business Center Sends 4 to Hospital

MOSCOW—A massive fire at a Moscow business center led to four people, including a top emergency official, getting rushed to a hospital Friday, Russian authorities said. Emergency officials engaged 180 firefighters, dozens of vehicles, and three helicopters to combat the fire in the west of Russia’s capital. Sergei Zheltov, the head of the Russian Emergencies…


Russia Withdrawing Troops From Ukraine After ‘Heavy Losses,’ Intelligence Agency Says

Russia is now withdrawing some of its troops after suffering “heavy losses” in recent days, claimed the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday. In an update posted on social media, the ministry alleged that “Ukrainian forces are continuing to counterattack to the north of Kharkiv, recapturing several towns and villages towards the Russian border.” “Despite Russia’s…