Russia
COMMENT: Zelenskiy losing the trust of his people as he adopts more authoritarian ruling style
Russian disinformation is playing on legitimate fears that the Ukrainian president is concentrating more and more power in his own hands at a time when his popularity is starting to fade.
Greek tankers continue to transport Russian oil despite new eighteenth sanctions package, come under Ukrainian special ops attacks
Greek-owned oil tankers are likely to continue to carry Russian oil exports, despite the passage of a new eighteenth sanctions package last week that largely targets Russia’s oil exports.
Ukrainian cyberattack cripples Gazprom’s digital infrastructure
Ukrainian hackers have reportedly wiped servers, clouds and backups, crippling the control systems in an unprecedented cyberattack on Russia’s gas champion Gazprom.
Ukraine’s accession bid stalls, Zelenskiy downgrades EU diplomatic representation
Ukraine’s bid to join the EU has hit a wall, after efforts to launch the negotiations last week failed due to infighting amongst member states. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has downgraded his country's diplomatic representation.
Fleet-cannibalised Russian aviation can only look on as Central Asia carriers take over regional market segments
Moscow has even considered asking Kazakhstan to run some of its domestic flight connections.