Ukraine said the Russian plant is used to produce ballistic missiles, including Yars, Bulava, Iskander-M, and Kinzhal.

By Darya Korsunskaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Russia plans to divert more oil revenues into the budget reserve fund, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday, following President Vladimir Putin's overnight meeting with officials on how to deal with the budget deficit.

The State Department has expressed its displeasure over Ukraine's recent attacks on the Russian port of Novorossiysk that have impacted U.S. oil interests in Kazakhstan.

Sam Kiley reports from Ukraine’s fortress belt in Pavlohrad and Izium in eastern Ukraine on the dramatic effect of switching off the Starlink satellite network used by Russian forces

A Russian court has fined Alphabet's Google over 22 million roubles ($288,000) for distributing VPN (virtual private network) services on the Google Play app store, state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, missile defense systems of the type being developed by Russia are becoming more capable. In 2024, Israel and the U.S. reportedly intercepted roughly 90 percent of two large Iranian missile barrages, each involving around 200 ballistic missiles.

A US Senate investigation seeks records from Binance over reports of $1.7 billion in Iran- and Russia-linked transactions, while the exchange denies wrongdoing.

EADaily, February 26th, 2026. The Romanian project for the development of gas fields in the Black Sea has become a hostage to sanctions against Lukoil. The company withdraws from the project and demands to recognize force majeure.