Aviation experts say that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured.

There are new details about what may have caused a passenger jet that was headed from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash in Kazakhstan. A U.S. official told CBS News that there are preliminary indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit the plane, which was carrying 67 people. Several dozen people died in the crash, but dozens also survived. Chris Livesay has the latest.

Finnish authorities boarded a Russian-linked crude oil tanker on Dec. 26 to investigate the suspected sabotage of the Estlink-2 undersea power cable. In a statement, the Finnish national police service announced that a multiagency task force including Finnish military and border security personnel boarded the Cook Islands-flagged Eagle S and diverted the tanker’s course for […]

The Kremlin says it wants President-elect Donald Trump to take initiative to improve relations between Russia and the United States. The statement comes after Trump said he would negotiate a deal to put an end to the RussiaUkraine War. Russia now responds to speculation that its air defense systems downed the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that […]

There isnt time for a new gas transit deal to be reached between Russia and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, who was quick to add that the lack of a deal was entirely Ukraines fault. Ukraine has so far refused to extend the gas transit deal currently in place that would see gas transit continue uninterrupted to Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakiaa refusal ...

Investigators are trying to understand why an Azerbaijan Airlines jet heading to Russia crashed on Christmas, killing 38 people. The plane experienced an explosion before it went down in Kazakhstan.

Samantha Dart, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman, published a note to clients outlining five key questions and answers about the US-EU liquefied natural gas trade. This comes just days after President-elect Donald Trump threatened the EU with a barrage of tariffs unless Brussels ramped up purchases of American LNG. For context, last Friday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I told th...

Increasing analysis suggests Russian air defenses might have downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, which crashed in a ball of fire near Aktau,Kazakhstan on Wednesday morning, killing 38 of 67 passengers and crew.

“The Finnish authorities on Thursday boarded an oil tanker that they believe was involved in cutting through vital undersea cables, and was part of Russias so-called shadow fleet of ships […]

Finland on Thursday seized a ship carrying oil for Russia in relation to the recent cutting of an undersea cable connecting electricity to Estonia as concern mounts over ships disrupting power and gas lines in European waters. Finland's national law enforcement body, the Police of Finland, said in a statement it had seized a Cook...

Finnish police and border guards boarded the vessel, the Eagle S, early Thursday and took over the command bridge, Helsinki Police Chief Jari Liukku told a news conference. The vessel was being held in Finnish territorial waters, police said.

Gazproms CEO Alexei Miller is ringing in the New Year with one heck of a performance review. The Power of Siberia pipeline, a cornerstone of Russias pivot to China, has exceeded its 2024 contract volume, delivering 31 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas instead of the planned 30 bcm. The kicker? The pipeline hit full capacity38 bcm per yearahead of schedule, as Russia remains det...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Slovakian authorities "...would be happy to provide their own country as a platform for negotiations".

A meeting of the Russia-dominated economic alliance of former Soviet nations has plunged into disarray when two of the leaders started bickering during a live broadcast

The U.S. officials added that if the preliminary information proves to be true, it would further underscore Russian recklessness in its invasion of Ukraine.