Russia

• U.S. freezes new immigrant visas for 75 countries: See the full list - The U.S. said Wednesday it will pause issuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries over concerns that they may use public assistance in the future.
• Russia watches as ally Iran edges closer to collapse. Here's why it matters for Moscow - The prospect of another ally falling in the Middle East will be a worrying one for Moscow, particularly after it has seen other alliances collapse recently.
• Russia detains top doctors at Siberian hospital after nine babies die - MOSCOW, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Russia has detained the chief doctor and acting head of the intensive care unit at a Siberian maternity hospital after the deaths of nine newborn babies, investigators said
• Ukraine drone attack sparks industrial fire in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, officials say - Jan 14 () - A Ukrainian drone attack overnight caused two fires at an industrial facility, injured ​four people and damaged apartment buildings in the southern ‌Russian port of Rostov-on-Don, regional officials said on Wednesday. Yuri Slyus
• Russia counters Trump's assertion over oil in Venezuela - MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Oil assets that Russia develops in Venezuela belong to Russia, which will continue working there, Moscow said on Tuesday, after U.S.
• Russian strikes on Ukraine kill four, knock out heat and power - KYIV, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russia struck cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight in one of its biggest attacks of the New Year so far, killing at least four ​people and knocking out heat and power, exposing millions to danger
• Russia launches another major attack on Ukraine's power grid and other sites, killing 4 - Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid and apparently snubbing U.S.-led peace efforts as the war approaches the four-year mark. Russia fi
• Russia summons Polish ambassador to demand release of detained archaeologist - MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had summoned Poland's ambassador to protest over the detention of a Russian archaeologist and demand that he be immediately released instead of
• Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality - President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil raises the question of how much “energy dominance” is really worth nowadays.
• Senior Russian official says Greenland could vote to join Russia if Trump does not hurry - Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Greenlanders could vote to join Russia if U.S.