Russian Invasion Fears

Russian "kamikaze" drones hit key energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Monday and President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus for the first time since 2019, fuelling Ukrainian fears he will pressure his ally to open a new invasion front.

Spain's defence minister Margarita Robles has warned of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. It has also been reported that the Spanish intelligence services fear a Russian attack on strategic infrastructure such as airports, hospitals, or water and energy supply centres.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands of people, displaced millions more and raised fears of the most serious confrontation between Russia and the United States since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

US government is said to have sped up a national security probe into Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab antivirus software amid increased fears of cyberattacks in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The probe is being executed using broad new powers created by the Trump administration that allow the Commerce Department to ban or restrict transactio...

The head of the International Energy Agency said on Friday he hoped oil-producing nations would step in to ease supply fears as the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves through markets.

Italy's government is poised to curb the use of Russian antivirus software in the public sector in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fearing Moscow could hijack the programs to hack key websites, officials said.

NATO is worried Russia is gearing up to carry out a chemical attack in Ukraine, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers.

Russia and Ukraine failed to make a breakthrough in their first top-level talks since Moscow's invasion two weeks ago, as Russian advances sparked fears the Ukrainian capital Kyiv could soon be encircled.

In its latest efforts to destabilise the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the hacker group Anonymous claims to have offered Russian troops over $52,000 (roughly Rs. 39 lakh) in Bitcoin in exchange for each of their tanks.

Zelensky has said he fears he is the number one target of the Russian invasion but on Thursday also called for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

France on Thursday expressed fear that the worst phase of Russia's war on Ukraine could be yet to start, with key Ukrainian cities at risk of encirclement by Russian forces.

Queues of people snaked through Moscow shopping malls on Tuesday as the scramble for hard currency continued, and Russians faced increasing isolation as sanctions made travel harder and sports teams were ejected from major competitions.

Cryptocurrency prices may have plummeted in the past two weeks over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, since that's become a reality, both economies could be trying to make use of decentralised money in the form of Bitcoin, navigating past economic sanctions and diplomatic hurdles.

Oil prices surged close to $100 per barrel Tuesday as major crude producer Russia prepared to send troops into two breakaway regions of Ukraine, sparking Western nations to ready economic sanctions against Moscow.

From Russia's massing of soldiers along the border in November to Vladimir Putin ordering troops into eastern separatist areas, here is a timeline of months of tensions around Ukraine.

Russian "kamikaze" drones hit key energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Monday and President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus for the first time since 2019, fuelling Ukrainian fears he will pressure his ally to open a new invasion front.

Spain's defence minister Margarita Robles has warned of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. It has also been reported that the Spanish intelligence services fear a Russian attack on strategic infrastructure such as airports, hospitals, or water and energy supply centres.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands of people, displaced millions more and raised fears of the most serious confrontation between Russia and the United States since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

US government is said to have sped up a national security probe into Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab antivirus software amid increased fears of cyberattacks in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The probe is being executed using broad new powers created by the Trump administration that allow the Commerce Department to ban or restrict transactio...

The head of the International Energy Agency said on Friday he hoped oil-producing nations would step in to ease supply fears as the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves through markets.

Italy's government is poised to curb the use of Russian antivirus software in the public sector in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fearing Moscow could hijack the programs to hack key websites, officials said.

NATO is worried Russia is gearing up to carry out a chemical attack in Ukraine, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers.

Russia and Ukraine failed to make a breakthrough in their first top-level talks since Moscow's invasion two weeks ago, as Russian advances sparked fears the Ukrainian capital Kyiv could soon be encircled.

In its latest efforts to destabilise the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the hacker group Anonymous claims to have offered Russian troops over $52,000 (roughly Rs. 39 lakh) in Bitcoin in exchange for each of their tanks.

Zelensky has said he fears he is the number one target of the Russian invasion but on Thursday also called for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

France on Thursday expressed fear that the worst phase of Russia's war on Ukraine could be yet to start, with key Ukrainian cities at risk of encirclement by Russian forces.

Queues of people snaked through Moscow shopping malls on Tuesday as the scramble for hard currency continued, and Russians faced increasing isolation as sanctions made travel harder and sports teams were ejected from major competitions.

Cryptocurrency prices may have plummeted in the past two weeks over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, since that's become a reality, both economies could be trying to make use of decentralised money in the form of Bitcoin, navigating past economic sanctions and diplomatic hurdles.

Oil prices surged close to $100 per barrel Tuesday as major crude producer Russia prepared to send troops into two breakaway regions of Ukraine, sparking Western nations to ready economic sanctions against Moscow.

From Russia's massing of soldiers along the border in November to Vladimir Putin ordering troops into eastern separatist areas, here is a timeline of months of tensions around Ukraine.