Trump says final Nippon Steel deal not yet approved, addresses Russia sanctions and foreign policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that the Nippon Steel acquisition is not finalized and requires his approval, while also commenting on sanctions legislation against Russia and the prospects…
Russia to decrease daily forex sales in coming month
(Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry said on Wednesday it would sell 1.7 billion roubles’ ($18.9 million) worth of foreign currency a day between July 7 and Aug. 4, a decrease in the…
Russia Announces Massive New Oil Cuts As Saudis Begin To Throttle Their Production
Russia Announces Massive New Oil Cuts As Saudis Begin To Throttle Their Production Nick Pope on July 3, 2023 Russia announced on Monday that it will be cutting its oil production significantly,…
BRYAN DEAN WRIGHT: A Former CIA Officer Breaks Down The Chaos In Russia
BRYAN DEAN WRIGHT: A Former CIA Officer Breaks Down The Chaos In Russia Bryan Dean Wright on July 2, 2023 It’s been a wild set of events in Russia over the past…
CIA’s Burns: armed mutiny shows damage Putin has done to Russia
By Guy Faulconbridge (Reuters) -U.S. CIA Director William Burns said on Saturday that the armed mutiny by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was a challenge to the Russian state that had shown the…
ECB’s Enria wants euro zone banks out of Russia faster
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank wants lenders to speed up their exit from Russia given the increased reputational, legal and financial risk of doing business there, supervisory chief Andrea Enria said…
Marketmind: Inflation, rates worries supersede Russia stress
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets on Tuesday are set to open on the defensive, pressured…
Marketmind: World markets calm after Russia drama
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. More perplexed by events than anything else, world markets stayed relatively calm on Monday after a dramatic Russian…
Ukraine: Chaos in Russia works to our advantage
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – Chaos in Russia works to Kyiv’s advantage, Ukraine officials said on Saturday, but it remains to be seen whether President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his army can capitalise…
Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Wagner mercenary group’s march on Moscow has revived an old fear in Washington: what happens to Russia’s nuclear stockpile in the event of domestic upheaval.…
Russia won’t tell US number of nuclear warheads in Belarus
(Reuters) – Russia will not inform the U.S. about the number of nuclear warheads it is stationing in Belarus or tests of its nuclear-capable Poseidon torpedo, the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy…
WWF Russia cuts ties with global environment group, now labelled ‘undesirable’ by Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian chapter of the global environmental campaign group WWF on Thursday said it had cut ties with WWF International after Russia designated WWF as an “undesirable organisation”. The label…
EU approves 11th sanctions package against Russia over Ukraine
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at stopping other countries and companies from…
Euro holds ground on world stage despite Russia slashing use -ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro held its ground as the world’s second most-used currency for trade, finance and reserve-building last year even as Russia slashed its reliance on it after being hit…
Russia says Biden calling Xi a ‘dictator’ shows US is erratic
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s reference to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as a dictator showed U.S. foreign policy was inconsistent and erratic. At a fundraiser…
Russia ‘Confident’ In Ties With China Following Xi-Blinken Visit
Russia ‘Confident’ In Ties With China Following Xi-Blinken Visit Jake Smith on June 20, 2023 Following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Kremlin…
Ukraine builds layered air defences as Russia ramps up strikes
By Tom Balmforth NEAR KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – At a glance on a clear summer’s afternoon, the U.S.-made Avenger air defence system is barely visible in the shadow of trees at the…
GE stops servicing gas power turbines in Russia – Kommersant
(Reuters) – General Electric has stopped servicing gas turbines at thermal power plants in Russia, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported on Tuesday, citing sources in power generating companies. General Electric suspended…
Russia says one of its warships rescued 68 passengers from boat in Mediterranean
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian warship and cargo ship rescued 68 people overnight from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday. It said in a statement that…
Evidence suggests Russia blew Kakhovka dam in Ukraine – New York Times
(Reuters) – Evidence suggests this month’s destruction of the huge Kakhovka dam in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine resulted from an inside explosion set off by Russia, the New York Times said.…
Department Of Energy Among ‘Several’ US Agencies Hacked By Russia Cybercriminals
Department Of Energy Among ‘Several’ US Agencies Hacked By Russia Cybercriminals Micaela Burrow on June 16, 2023 The Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed late Thursday it experienced a data breach by a…
Exclusive-Mondelez ‘singled out’ in boycott over Russia business-memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mondelez International’s Europe president said Thursday that the Milka chocolate bar-maker was being “singled out and treated differently” from rival companies that are also continuing to sell food…
US criticizes Russia in annual human trafficking report
By Matt Spetalnick and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russia’s record on human trafficking on Thursday, citing Moscow’s treatment of conscripts and Ukrainian children, in an…
UN experts raise ‘widespread’ torture concerns with Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) -A group of U.N. experts said on Thursday they had written to Moscow raising concerns about the use of torture by Russian military forces on Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of…
Mondelez plans to separate Russia operations by year-end
(Reuters) – Oreo-maker Mondelez International said on Thursday it has scaled down operations in Russia and plans to make it a stand-alone business with a self-sufficient supply chain before the end of…
Russia calls Ukraine’s MH17 accusations at World Court ‘fiction’
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A lawyer for Russia on Wednesday dismissed Ukraine’s account of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in World Court hearings earlier this…
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