Vladmir Putin

Russia has started employing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) to manage a growing segment of its oil transactions with China and India, sidestepping Western sanctions, according to a Reuters report. These deals, handled through middlemen, convert local...

In a recent interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took a critical stance against Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio.), the Republican vice presidential nominee, labeling him as “too radical”. What Happened: Zelensky, in a conversation with The New Yorker that was published on Sunday,...

Two journalists associated with the late Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, have been detained in Russia, intensifying the clampdown on Navalny’s allies. What Happened: Russian police apprehended Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin on charges of association with Navalny’s Anti-Corruption...

Hillary Clinton and U.S. election officials worry that artificial intelligence-generated disinformation might threaten the 2024 presidential election. Clinton, a former secretary of state and past presidential nominee, expressed concern that foreign figures like Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, on Tuesday, alleged that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked for $1 million for an interview about Ukraine.  What Happened: Carlson, who had previously interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin, shared this information with Glenn Beck on...

The Finland foreign minister signed the accession document, and Finland has become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) security alliance. The move is a strategic and political blow to Russia's Vladimir Putin, who has repeatedly complained about NATO's expansion...

Oil prices surged Monday after a November in which prices fell more than 20 percent. The new wave of optimism in the oil market stems from some major headlines from the G20 summit over the weekend. Trade Truce The biggest headline for the global oil market may have had nothing to do with OPEC...

On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced that further military airstrikes had been launched against Islamic State militants in order to keep them from overtaking the Haditha Dam, a strategically important landmark to the northwest of Baghdad. Hagel defended the latest round of...

The euro was steady at $1.3608 at 5:47 GMT on Wednesday morning despite further data from the region which indicated that the economy was struggling. Instead, the common currency found momentum from a testimony by Bank of England chief Mark Carney on Tuesday. Carney told UK lawmakers that the...