Russia's Far East buried in snow, transport disrupted in China and Japan

Russia's Far East was buried under metres of snow by its heaviest snowfall in 60 years on Tuesday as a winter blast swept across Asia, dusting Shanghai white and grounding flights in Japan's northwest.

Russia plots major strike on Europe's largest nuclear plant power lines: source

Ukraine nuclear facilities face Russian attack threats as Moscow weighs strikes on power substations to force capitulation, officials say. Zaporizhzhia is a primary target.

Brett Kavanaugh Sits Out Supreme Court Case Tied to Russia

Justice Brett Kavanaugh just sat out a Supreme Court case involving Russia. The conservative justice took "no part" in the court's Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States v. Russian Federation decision, which was handed down in an orders list on Monday.

Ukraine endures its bitterest winter as Russia targets heating and power

Collecting snow for water at home; sleeping in gloves, coats and hats; heating bricks on gas stoves for warmth; erecting tents indoors - Kyiv residents are doing everything they can to survive the coldest,

Graham says Russia sanctions bill 'never going back on the shelf' after Trump backs push

Bipartisan Russia sanctions package would impose tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, primarily targeting China and India energy purchases.

Ukrainian drone strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine

Kremlin-installed authorities in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine say Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged energy networks.

Russia wants to boost agriculture exports through processing ventures abroad

Russian companies should set up food-processing plants abroad with government support, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said on Wednesday, in a move aimed at revitalising the country's slowing agricultural exports.

The great race for the Arctic: Why Russia, China and the US all have it in their sights

The debate around the Arctic is becoming hotter than ever as US President Donald Trump insists Greenland should become part of the United States. Security, shipping routes and mineral wealth are all in the mix.
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