According to Bitcoin Magazine, the Russian Ministry of Justice has developed a bill to classify bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as seized property.
Rubio explained that Trump believes that if the United States threatens sanctions, the Russians will stop talking, and if Putin is not interested in peace, Trump will not relent. Click to view...
Russian President Vladimir Putin: Russia is willing to cooperate with Kiev on a memorandum for future peace talks. Once relevant agreements are reached, a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is possible.
European Union Trade Commissioner Dombrovskis: The European Union will propose to G7 finance ministers this week to lower the price cap for Russian seaborne oil, or to set the price cap at $50 a barrel.
According to Interfax: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rubio discussed further contacts between Russia and the United States. Lavrov pointed out that the United States has played an active role in promoting the resumption of Russian-Ukrainian talks.
On May 16th, the Russian central bank has named bitcoin as the best performing asset of the Russian financial marekt in April 2025, during which the price of bitcoin rose by 11.2%. The bank also stressed that bitcoin also topped the list year-to-date, with a return of 17.6%, outperforming stocks, bonds and gold. Despite a short-term volatility decline of 18.6% between January and April 2025, bitcoin has been identified as a global...
Ukrainian President Zelensky said at a news conference at the Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey on the 15th that he himself will not attend the Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul, and that Ukraine will send a high-level delegation to participate in the talks. He said the Ukrainian delegation will be led by Defense Minister Umerov, and the delegation will include representatives of the military and intelligence services. It is unclear whether the talks will take place on the 15th or 16th.
The Ukrainian delegation is expected to travel to Istanbul for talks with the Russian side. The Russian delegation said it was ready to discuss a compromise at the talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order for talks between the Russian delegation and Ukraine.
According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not participate in the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul.
According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the Russian government is considering extending gasoline export restrictions for two months until the end of October.
Senior Russian MP: Members of the Russian delegation to Istanbul for peace talks in Ukraine on Thursday will be announced Wednesday evening. The issue of an exchange of all prisoners may be discussed.
According to the TASS news agency, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said that Russia wants direct contact with Ukraine in Istanbul.
On the morning of May 10, local time, President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing after concluding his state visit to Russia and attending the celebration marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War.
U.S. officials say Iran delivered Fatah 360 tactical ballistic missiles to Russia in 2024.