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…
Henkel to continue business in Russia for now
BERLIN – Henkel will continue doing business in Russia for the time being, the German consumer goods group’s chairperson said on Monday, adding that the company’s activities in the country are subject…
Russia denies killing civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha
(Reuters) – Russia on Sunday denied Ukrainian allegations that it had killed civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, describing footage and photographs of dead bodies as a “provocation” and a “staged…
Russia trades accusations with Ukraine on drifting Black Sea mines
(This March 31 story was refiled to remove picture) LONDON – Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of laying hundreds of mines near its coast and said some were drifting into open waters…
Exclusive-U.S. cancels ICBM test due to Russia nuclear tensions
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that it had initially aimed only to delay in a…
Russia faces rising sugar prices, shortages as traders divert shipments
By Maytaal Angel LONDON – Commodity traders have started diverting sugar shipments away from Russia, according to industry sources and shipping data, a move set to further boost soaring domestic prices and…
Don’t throw Russia out of G20, aid group says, with eye on food crisis
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 major economies and other international institutions could slow efforts to address a worsening global food crisis exacerbated by the war…
Rand Paul Just Savaged Liberals Who Peddled The Russia Collusion Narrative
Rand Paul Just Savaged Liberals Who Peddled The Russia Collusion Narrative Harold Hutchison on March 31, 2022 Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday jokingly called for an investigation into Russian ties…
U.S. EXIM Bank formalizes Russia pullout; approves Sri Lanka, Albania, Iraq deals
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s board of directors on Thursday voted to formalize the bank’s withdrawal from any further business in Russia and approved financing and guarantee deals…
Russia to ban sunflower seed exports, impose quota on sunoil
(Reuters) – Russia will ban exports of sunflower seeds from Friday until the end of August and impose an export quota on sunflower oil to avoid shortages and ease pressure on domestic…
IMF warns Russia sanctions threaten to chip away at dollar dominance – FT
(Reuters) – Financial sanctions imposed on Russia threaten to gradually dilute the dominance of the U.S. dollar and could result in a more fragmented international monetary system, Gita Gopinath, IMF’s First Deputy…
Biden meets with parents of former U.S. Marine being held in Russia
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden met on Wednesday with the parents of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine who is serving a nine-year prison term in Russia, the White House said. Biden…
U.S. official says export curbs on Russia hit car production and tank building
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Global restrictions on exports to Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine have shut down a car maker, halted work on tanks and cut a Russian…
U.S. looking at options for more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine -White House
WASHINGTON – The United States is looking at options to expand sanctions to impose on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and will have more to say about it in the coming…
Inflation in Russia climbs above 15.6%, highest since September 2015
(Reuters) – Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 15.66% as of March 25, its highest since September 2015 and up from 14.53% a week earlier, the economy ministry said on Wednesday, as…
Russia approves ‘parallel imports’ after top brands halt sales
(Reuters) – Russia has authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner’s permission, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday, after global brands halted sales or stopped exports over…
H&M seen posting first-quarter profit, Russia clouds outlook
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s H&M is seen swinging back to profit in its December-February quarter as pandemic effects ease, though the closure of its Russian stores and the economic fallout…
Jeweller Pandora cuts ties with leading industry body over Russia
COPENHAGEN – Jewellery maker Pandora said on Wednesday it had decided to leave the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) after the industry body failed to cut ties with Russia. The RJC, which sets…
U.S. senators try to avoid weeks-long delay in Russia trade measure
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – U.S. senators scrambled on Tuesday to reach a compromise to avoid further delays before passing legislation revoking “most favored” trade status for Russia and Belarus over the…
Russia draws up law to force taxi firms to share data with FSB -document
(Reuters) – Russia’s transport ministry has drawn up a law that would oblige taxi companies to share data with the Federal Security Service (FSB), a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday,…
India stands by trade with Russia as Lavrov set to visit
By Aftab Ahmed and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to fly to India this week, sources said, finding time to visit to one of…
Avolon says bruised jet lessors in no hurry to return to Russia
(Adds dropped word, paragraph 5) By Tim Hepher PARIS – Russian airlines could be frozen out of the aircraft leasing market well beyond the Ukraine conflict, one of the industry’s biggest players…
Biden’s Call for Regime Change In Russia Unsettles Our Closest Allies
Biden’s Call for Regime Change In Russia Unsettles Our Closest Allies Sebastian Hughes on March 28, 2022 U.S. allies distanced themselves from President Joe Biden’s declaration Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin…
U.S. sees compliance, even ‘self-sanctioning’, on Russia export controls in Asia
TAIPEI – The United States has not seen any indications of non-compliance in Asia with export controls on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, and companies are even self-sanctioning, a senior…
Kremlin spokesman: Russia would use nuclear weapons only in case of ‘threat to existence of state’
(Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told PBS in an interview on Monday that Russia would resort to nuclear weapons only in the case of a “threat to the existence” of his…
Fidelity closes Emerging EMEA fund to new investors after Russia plunge
LONDON – Fidelity International will temporarily close its Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa Fund to new investors after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused Russian asset prices to plunge, it said on…
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