News Ukraine starts building its railway to Europe Ukraine’s rail operator Ukrainian Railways has started building a European-gauge railway in the west of the country intended to link up with European railways, the operator announced on X, formally…
News Direct drone hit at Ukraine’s occupied nuclear plant Drones attacked Ukraine’s Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant yesterday and hit one of its six reactor buildings, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports. The IAEA said the attack didn’t…
News Putin greenlights construction of Moscow-to-St Petersburg high-speed rail line Re-elected Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a virtual appearance at a groundbreaking ceremony for the high-speed railway between Moscow and St Petersburg, state news agency Tass reports. The link…
News Russia claims it’s planning to put a reactor on the Moon with China Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has again floated the idea of putting a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Its director general Yuri Borisov said it could be attempted between 2033 and…
News Russia, Iran discuss obstacles to $1.6bn railway to Azerbaijan Officials from Iran and Russia have been discussing ways to expedite a project to build a railway between the Iranian city of Rasht and the town of Astara in Azerbaijan…
News Russia’s new pipeline to China delayed by ‘calculations’ Russia’s planned Power of Siberia 2 pipeline intended to ship Russian gas to China is facing delays, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The 3,550km line under discussion and development for…
News Rosatom plans world’s biggest fast reactor to close the nuclear fuel loop Rosatom aims to build the world’s largest fast neutron reactor at its Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant near Yekaterinburg, website Nuclear Engineering International reports. Plant director Ivan Sidorov said work on…
News Work starts on final reactor at Egypt’s first nuclear plant Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel al-Sisi attended a virtual ceremony to mark the beginning of construction at the fourth and final reactor for the $25bn El…
News Russia agrees to build major gold refinery in Mali The government of Mali has signed an agreement in principle with the government of Russia to build a gold refinery in the Malian capital of Bamako. Turkish news agency Anadolu…
News Russia starts building Crimea railway through Ukraine Russia has started to build a railway over annexed Ukrainian territory between the Russian border city of Rostov-on-Don and Crimea, Newsweek reports.
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News Russia to start Mongolian section of gas pipe to China in 2024 Work on the Mongolian section of Russia’s gas pipeline to China will start in the first half of next year, reports Russian news agency Tass. It quoted Viktoria Abramchenko, a…
News Dutch firms penalised for helping to build Russia’s bridge to Crimea Four unnamed Dutch firms and eight individuals have been penalised in the Netherlands for helping Russia build a bridge to Crimea between 2014 and 2017 in breach of EU sanctions,…
News Russia, China agree $690m facility to boost oil and gas trade Russian and Chinese companies have agreed a deal to invest $686m in a Siberian oil transhipment complex, the Reuters news agency reports.
News Russia, China to build grain corridor with $160m border logistics hub China and Russia have agreed to invest in a “land grain corridor” to improve trade between the two countries, the South China Morning Post reports.
News Uganda says Russia and South Korea will build its nuclear power plants Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said this week that Russia and South Korea would build two nuclear power stations in his country, the Anadolu news agency reports. He told the G-25…
News Russian sub maker developing undersea nuclear reactors A Russian submarine designer is working on a submersible nuclear power unit that can dive to a depth of 400m and provide energy to remote Arctic settlements, reports Strana Rosatom,…
News Unesco condemns Russian attack on historic centre of Odesa The United Nations’ culture, education, and science agency Unesco has strongly condemned Russia’s missile attack on the historic centre of Odesa, Ukraine, which is protected under the World Heritage Convention.…