By Kantaro Komiya and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan will revoke Russia’s most-favoured nation trade status as part of further sanctions against Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect the entire global economy by slowing growth and jacking up inflation, and could fundamentally reshape the global economic order…
LONDON – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that some formulations for agreements with Ukraine were close to being agreed, with neutral status for Kyiv under “serious” consideration.…
By Catarina Demony, Francesco Guarascio and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL/MADRID/BRUSSELS -Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich jetted into Moscow on Tuesday as the Spanish government seized more assets belonging to Russia’s rich and…
– Russia’s top lender Sberbank, with its international operations heavily compromised by Western sanctions against Moscow over events in Ukraine, on Tuesday unveiled a range of smart TVs, the latest…
LONDON – A section of the Russian Yamal-Europe pipeline resumed eastbound gas delivery to Poland from Germany on Tuesday following normal, westbound supplies earlier in the morning, data from German…
– Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina will not take questions from journalists after explaining this month’s monetary policy decision in an online presentation on Friday, the central bank said…
– Russian natural gas company Gazprom said on Saturday it was continuing gas shipments via Ukraine at an unchanged volume of 109.5 million cubic metres a day. (Reporting by Reuters;…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of being willing to engage in diplomacy, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday during a visit to Romania…
BRUSSELS – The United States, the European Union, Britain, Canada and Japan were due to move jointly on Friday to revoke Russia’s “most favoured nation” (MFN) status over its invasion…
Ukrainian Family That Fled Russia’s Invasion Turned Away At Southern Border Sebastian Hughes on March 10, 2022 A Ukrainian family that fled after the Russian invasion of their home country…
NEW YORK – Russia’s economy will contract in 2022 by some 15% due to the severity of sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine, and the rise in commodity prices…
– Inflation in Russia is forecast to accelerate to 20% and its economy could fall by as much as 8% this year, an independent survey of analysts requested by the…
China Pushes Russia’s Ukraine Narrative With Facebook Ads Sebastian Hughes on March 9, 2022 China Global TV Network (CGTN), a Chinese state broadcaster, is running ads on Facebook that push…
UN Tells Staff Not To Refer To Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine As An ‘Invasion’: REPORT Sebastian Hughes on March 8, 2022 The United Nations told its staff not to refer…
LONDON – Russia’s central bank announced on Tuesday a series of steps to help financial market players such as private pension funds and management companies cope with the current “crisis…
– Russian state natural gas company Gazprom is continuing to supply gas via Ukraine at the same volume as a day earlier of 109.5 million cubic metres per day, Russia’s…
‘Decisive, Overwhelming Force’: How China Will Learn From Russia’s Invasion Sebastian Hughes on March 4, 2022 The West’s unity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely make…
MOSCOW – S7, Russia’s biggest private airline and second largest overall, said on Friday it was ceasing all international flights as of Saturday after the Russian aviation sector was hit…
MOSCOW – The operator of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to Germany has not filed for insolvency, TASS news agency cited the company as saying on Friday. (Reporting…
– Travel booking software provider Sabre Corp said on Thursday it has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot, hurting the Russian flag carrier’s ability to sell tickets. Spain’s Amadeus IT…
By Tony Munroe BEIJING – Under President Xi Jinping, China has pushed for self-reliance in key areas of technology and the payments needed to settle trade to minimise its vulnerability…
The European Union approved sweeping new sanctions on Wednesday against Belarus as it supports Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions target military personnel and other Belarusian officials whom the…
MOSCOW – Russia plans to tap its National Wealth Fund (NWF), a rainy day cushion, after it scrapped its borrowing plan this year amid Western sanctions and said it would…
MOSCOW – Russia’s Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said Russia’s economy had come up against an extreme situation, something she said they had all hoped would not happen, in an…