Russia will temporarily allow the use of data centers outside of its borders after a series of Ukrainian attacks that targeted tech giant Yandex’s facilities.
Russia said its air defenses intercepted more than 1,200 Ukrainian drones overnight, the highest reported total to date, while President Vladimir Putin holds a summit with leaders from Africa.
Russian inflation remained stubbornly above the central bank’s target, further clouding prospects for a resumption of interest rate cuts as policymakers weigh the impact of an increase in regulated tariffs.
Russia said it would intensify attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure following a vow from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to double down on strikes against oil refineries, a day after Moscow’s foreign ministry warned that diplomats and foreign officials in Kyiv were in “mortal danger.”
President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would consider using “all weapons at our country’s disposal” in the event of a direct attack on Russia, including Kaliningrad, reiterating warnings from his Foreign Ministry and embassies this week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered local Metro Cash and Carry units placed under temporary administration while also allowing Western Union to sell its assets in the country, the latest in a series of Kremlin moves to assert control over foreign businesses.
Russia will shutter the German consulate in St. Petersburg, deepening a diplomatic dispute that began with Germany accusing Moscow of responsibility for a failed drone attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is allowing the state to take over temporary control of critical facilities that are regarded as insufficiently protected from Ukrainian drone attacks.
Russia warned that the UK would face “consequences for which it will have to answer” after reports that Kyiv used drones made by British companies to carry out strikes inside Russian territory.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed Ukraine’s prime minister as part of a shift in “political strategy,” and may tap a state energy executive or former premier as her replacement as Kyiv prepares for winter under the threat of continued Russian attacks.
Yuliia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's prime minister, during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. “The idea is that we are, indeed, a strong nation — I believe one of the world’s best examples of a unified battlefield for testing technologies,” the premier said.
Ukraine said it struck a refinery in Russia’s Samara region far from the nations’ border as well as a number of tankers in the Sea of Azov, the latest in a series of attacks on vessels and energy infrastructure.
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian infrastructure along the Baltic coast in the past few days. Photographer: Florent Vergnes/AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey in a phone call Saturday, while Trump also spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart.
Vladimir Putin in a photo released by Russian state media.
Russia’s foreign minister said Europe’s latest proposal for peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv amounts to an ultimatum, arguing that demands set out by the bloc earlier this month cannot serve as a basis for negotiations with Moscow.
Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president, Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, France's president, left to right, following their meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Starmer hosted Ukraine's president along with Macron and Merz to discuss a path to engage Moscow in negotiations to end the war, at a time US-led efforts with Russia have gone dormant.
Kazakhstan signed accords with the startup Firebird Inc. on computing projects involving Nvidia Corp. that could bring as much as $10 billion in investment, as the Central Asian energy producer looks to position itself as an artificial intelligence hub.
Nvidia Corp. signage Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Kazakhstan signed accords with the startup Firebird Inc. on computing projects involving Nvidia Corp. that could bring as much as $10 billion in investment, as the Central Asian energy producer looks to position itself as an artificial intelligence hub.
Nvidia Corp. signage Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a “friendly and frank” phone call on the US president’s birthday, the Kremlin said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also spoke with Trump.
US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Trump said he had successfully appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the bombing of cities and towns in Ukraine as the country prepares for an extreme cold snap.
Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian fertilizer and chemical plant in the Tula region and an oil storage facility in the Yaroslavl region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, the latest in a series of strikes deep within Russia.
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