One of Moscow's big asks in a potential cease-fire agreement has been publicly communicated: sanctions relief. Are the ...

Vladimir Putin does not use the internet, according to a Russian intelligence officer who defected. Nor does he have a smartphone. A decade ago he made the people in his inner circle use typewriters.

As a condition to restore the Black Sea Initiative, Russia has demanded that Rosselkhozbank be re-connected to SWIFT, which ...

In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: When Russia could get sanctions ...

Sber has been ranked 78th among the Top 500 banking brands and 22nd in the ranking of the 25 most valuable bank brands in ...

A media investigation reveals that a ballet troupe posing as Ukrainian staged performances across Sweden while transferring ...

Serbia's AIK Banka said on Monday it has completed the acquisition of Eurobank Direktna, the local subsidiary of Greece's ...

As the Black Sea ceasefire hangs in the balance, Putin's bold demands for sanction relief have sparked intense debate.

According to Brand Finance, the Sber brand value rose from $4.4 bln in 2024 to $4.8 bln in 2025. The Russian bank is now 78th in the Top 500 Banking Brands and 22nd in the 25 Most Valuable Bank Brands ...

The gas and oil company is struggling to recover from record losses after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine destroyed its business model ...

On March 20, 2025, the U.K.’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced that, in accordance with section 146 of the Policing ...