By Olesya Astakhova, Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar MOSCOW/LONDON – A deal among OPEC+ oil producers including Russia is showing no cracks so far after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, OPEC+…
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined a chorus of outrage against Moscow’s operation to “demilitarize” its neighbor on Thursday, calling Russia’s invasion…
MOSCOW – Russian state bank VTB, the country’s second biggest bank, Russia’s no.2 bank, asked its corporate clients to refrain from transactions in U.S. dollars and euros to ‘minimize risks…
POLL: Americans Fear China’s Influence Over Russia’s Sebastian Hughes on February 23, 2022 More Americans fear the influence of China in the world than Russia, despite the latter’s aggressive actions…
– U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration will impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG, the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.…
By David Lawder and Jason Lange WASHINGTON – The United States is poised to unleash a wider array of sanctions against Russia if Moscow escalates the conflict in Ukraine, denying…
WASHINGTON – Russia’s Sberbank and VTB would face American sanctions if Moscow proceeds with its invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. administration official told reporters on Tuesday, warning that no…
MOSCOW – Russia’s flagship Urals oil grade is trading at the biggest discount to global benchmark Brent since spring 2020, hit by rising tensions between Russia and the West over…
MOSCOW – Gazpromtrans, the subsidiary of Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom in charge of rail shipments, stopped taking orders to transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Ukraine from Feb. 18, according…
By Katya Golubkova and Oksana Kobzeva MOSCOW – Russia will continue uninterrupted natural gas supplies to world markets, President Vladimir Putin pledged on Tuesday, after Germany halted a key gas…
MOSCOW – Russia’s Energy Minister considers the oil price of between $55-70 a barrel as ‘optimal’ for the market, according to an interview published on Tuesday. Oil hit its highest…
– German Chancellor Olaf Scholz halted certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline designed to boost Russian gas supply to Germany on Tuesday after Russia formally recognised two regions…
By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW – Natural gas flowed east in reverse mode through the Yamal-Europe pipeline on Tuesday, while President Vladimir Putin pledged Russia would continue to deliver uninterrupted supplies…
BRUSSELS – Russia’s recognition of the independence of Ukraine’s two breakaway regions makes the European Commission’s already reduced euro zone growth forecast for 2022 even more uncertain, European Economic Commissioner…
Vice President Kamala Harris warned there would be “severe consequences” for Russia if the nation continues its “aggressive action” related to the Ukraine crisis, CNN reported. “We remain, of course,…
MOSCOW – Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil has closed a deal to buy a 9.99% stake in Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz natural gas project from Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas…