# Russia
Europe is drawing up a new peace plan for Ukraine: officials in Berlin, Paris and London believe that the situation on the front line has changed
European countries are preparing to put forward a new format for negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Germany, France and the UK plan to discuss their proposals with US President Donald Trump during next week’s G7 summit.
Russia's reserves have fallen, whilst its dependence on China is growing – economists
After more than four years of full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian economy is showing signs of structural exhaustion. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of a joint study by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics.
FIDE has suspended the membership of the Russian Chess Federation
The Council of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has temporarily suspended the membership of the Russian Chess Federation.
The Afipsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Krai has come under attack by drones
On the night of 11 June, the Afipsk oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai came under attack from drones. A fire broke out at the facility, which, according to local authorities, was subsequently brought under control.
The route to Crimea is narrowing: the occupying authorities have announced an attack on the bridge at the Arabat Spit
Vladimir Saldo, Russia’s representative in the occupied part of the Kherson region, has stated that the bridge from Henichesk to the Arabat Spit is currently closed.
Belgium remains dependent on Russian steel and is doing nothing about it
More than four years have passed since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, yet Belgium remains the largest importer of Russian steel products in the European Union.
The Kremlin has allowed large companies to fund the protection of their facilities against drone attacks themselves — Bloomberg
Russia has allowed large companies to fund the protection of their facilities against drone attacks themselves, against the backdrop of intensified strikes by Ukrainian drones on the Russian Federation’s industrial and energy infrastructure.
The Russians have begun fitting the warhead section to the Kalibr missiles
The Russian army has begun fitting cluster warheads to Kalibr-type missiles.
Russian oligarch warns of the risk of 3 million job losses due to the artificial strengthening of the rouble
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has spoken out against the strengthening of the rouble, stating that the current exchange rate is already causing serious problems for the Russian economy
A car was blown up in a military housing estate near Moscow; the driver was killed
A BMW X3 has exploded in the Russian town of Balashikha, near Moscow; the driver has been killed. It is believed that a Russian lieutenant general was in the car. Russian investigators believe that an explosive device was planted in the vehicle.
The EU has authorised the detention and inspection of vessels linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
European Union countries have granted military vessels in the Mediterranean the right to detain and inspect foreign ships they consider to be part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’. These new powers have been granted to Operation IRINI.
Putin supporter Sobchak caused outrage by using a song by a popular Ukrainian singer
Ksenia Sobchak, who publicly supports the Kremlin’s expansionist policies and military aggression, has found herself at the centre of a major scandal over the unlawful use of intellectual property belonging to the Ukrainian singer Emily.
