A drone attack hit a VK data center and other St. Petersburg infrastructure, exposing power, connectivity and logistics risks for technology companies.
Russia added StopTime’s Naoko and Alexander Orlov to its foreign-agent register, highlighting risks for creators and the digital platforms serving them.
A bipartisan Senate group says Trump’s Russian diesel deal would aid the Kremlin while offering little fuel-price relief to Americans.
Russian officials reported over 100 drones destroyed near Moscow, with airport restrictions, flight diversions, and one death in Saratov region.
German investigators are probing a drone found near a Bundeswehr air base, raising security and supply-chain questions for defense-tech startups.
Yabloko’s Novgorod result preserves a route to future Duma ballot access, a political-risk signal for Russia’s startup and VC ecosystem.
Latvia says a suspect in the Leipzig airport sabotage probe had been living in Russia, deepening scrutiny of logistics security and compliance risks in Europe.
Russia says it will shut Goethe-Institut branches after Germany scraps a Berlin agreement, deepening pressure on cross-border innovation links.
Russia closes Romanian consulate in St. Petersburg, escalating diplomatic tensions following the closure of Russia’s consulate in Constanța amid a drone incident in Romania.
Advisor to Rosneft predicts Russia may face decades-long war, urging economic and defense reforms amid ongoing drone attacks disrupting key infrastructure in Saint Petersburg.
Ukrainian drone strikes near St. Petersburg ahead of the international economic forum disrupt air traffic and raise concerns for Russia's tech startups and venture capital environment.