Russia

October 27, (THEWILL) - A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine. THEWILL recalls that Russia's...

October 23, (THEWILL) - A Russian military plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, on Sunday, the region’s governor said. In a post on Telegram, Irkutsk governor, Igor Kobzev, said the plane crashed into a...

October 06, (THEWILL) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the impact of the Covid-19 crisis and the war between may cost a global output loss of about $4 trillion between now and 2026. According to the Fund,...

October 4, (THEWILL) – The ongoing war in Ukraine has dimmed prospects of a post-pandemic economic recovery for emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region, says the World Bank’s Economic Update for the region, released...

September 21, (THEWILL) – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War II and backed a plan to annex swathes of Ukraine. The escalation, Putin said also sent warnings to the West that he was not...

September 20, (THEWILL) – The draw for the Euro 2024 qualifying round will take place in Frankfurt, on October 9, without the Russian team included in the process. According to UEFA, until the conflict with Ukraine is resolved, neither the...

March 02, (THEWILL) - The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and called for the immediate withdrawal of its forces, in a global expression of outrage that highlighted Russia’s increasing isolation. The...

February 28, (THEWILL) - On Sunday, FIFA backed down from an instant expulsion of Russia from World Cup qualification, but acknowledged it was still a possibility, instead determining that the team could compete under the "RFU" name of its...

February 27, (THEWILL) - Anybody who follows international politics of the West-East divide of the world knows that these political blocs do not rumble over nothing. There is always a target and spoils somewhere to pounce on. Most times,...

February 26, (THEWILL) - Russia has vetoed a United Nations' Security Council resolution that would have demanded Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops. Although Russia, a permanent member of the Council, refused to support the...