Sanctions forcing Russia’s Sberbank to close UAE office, company says
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank will be forced to close its office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early next year, …
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Russia’s Navalny accuses authorities of using prison to break his health
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday he was suffering worsening back pain from long spells in solitary confinement that he …
Exclusive-Sanctions could cut Russia’s Baltic oil exports by 20%
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Exports of Russia’s flagship Urals crude blend from Baltic Sea ports may fall by up to a fifth in December, after a …
Russia’s space agency to issue bonds for satellite programme
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s space agency will borrow up to 50 billion roubles ($710 million) in 2023 to fund a mass satellite-building programme to catch …
Russia’s Urals oil averaged $57.49/bbl in past month, below price cap
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The average price for Russia’s Urals oil blend was $57.49 per barrel between Nov. 15 and Dec. 14, Russia’s Finance Ministry said …
Russia’s Rosbank halts dollar, euro, dirham operations after U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian commercial lender Rosbank has halted operations in U.S. dollars, euros and dirhams, warning that some transactions could be blocked, after Washington …
Russia’s SPB Exchange plans to expand trading in Chinese shares
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – SPB Exchange plans to offer trading in more than 500 Hong Kong-listed Chinese shares in 2023 and expand to …
Russia’s Magnit races to open discount stores as living standards slump
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian supermarket chain Magnit plans to continue the rapid roll-out of discount stores next year as shoppers across the country turn to …
Moldova plans to sue Russia’s Gazprom for failure to stick to contract -deputy PM
(Reuters) -Moldova plans to sue Russia’s Gazprom for failing to fulfill its obligations under a contract to supply gas, Germany’s Deutsche Welle agency cited a …
Russia’s central bank says inflationary expectations edge down in December
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Inflationary expectations for the year ahead among Russian households edged lower in December to 12.1% from 12.2% in November, the central bank …
U.S. does not object to Kazakh banks using Russia’s Mir bank card
ALMATY (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department has told banks in Kazakhstan it does not object to Russians in Kazakhstan using Russia’s Mir payments cards, …
U.S. does not object to Kazakh banks using Russia’s Mir bank card
ALMATY (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department has told banks in Kazakhstan it does not object to Russians in Kazakhstan using Russia’s Mir payments cards, …
Russia’s Gazprom Neft eyes steady oil refining volumes in 2023
By Olesya Astakhova OMSK, Russia (Reuters) – Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom, plans to keep its oil refining steady next …
Lawsuit against Russia’s Wagner group seeks Ukraine reparations: lawyer
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – A lawsuit in Britain against Russian private military contractor Wagner could help Ukrainians seek reparations for alleged crimes committed …
Russia’s Rosneft says net income hit by assets transfer in Germany
By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian largest oil producer Rosneft said on Wednesday its nine-month profit was hit by the transfer of assets in Germany …
Russia’s Gazprom launches production at new Arctic gas site
(Reuters) – Russia’s Gazprom said on Tuesday it had started production at the Semakovskoye gas field in the Russian Arctic with gas being pumped into …
Russia’s car sales slump continues, down 61.6% y/y in November
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s automobile market slump extended into November, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said on Tuesday, with sales of new cars down 61.6% …
Russia’s service sector contracts for second month running – PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Conditions in Russia’s services industry declined for the second month running in November, a business survey published Monday showed, as companies continue …
Russia’s more gradual economic contraction to extend into 2023: Reuters Poll
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economy is set to shrink by 2.5% next year, on top of a 3% contraction in 2022, a …
Russia’s justice ministry adds Meta to ‘extremist’ list – Kommersant
(Reuters) – Russia’s justice ministry added Facebook-owner Meta Platforms to its register of extremist organisations on Friday, the Kommersant newspaper reported. A Russian court earlier …
Bordering Georgia’s breakaway regions, villagers fear Russia’s next steps
By Daro Sulakauri KHURVALETI, Georgia (Reuters) – For displaced villagers living near the border of Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia, the war in Ukraine …
Analysis-Surge in Russia’s defence and security spending means cuts for schools and hospitals in 2023
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – Russia plans to spend nearly a third of next year’s budget on defence and domestic security while slashing funding for …
Analysis-Surge in Russia’s defence and security spending means cuts for schools and hospitals in 2023
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – Russia plans to spend nearly a third of next year’s budget on defence and domestic security while slashing funding for …
Brittney Griner taken to penal colony in Russia’s Mordovia region – lawyers
(Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said in a …
Russia’s Navalny says he has been put in solitary punishment cell
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Thursday said he has been transferred to a solitary punishment cell, a development he said was …
Russia’s Lavrov says West seeking to militarise southeast Asia
(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said the West was “militarising” southeast Asia in a bid to contain Russian and Chinese interests, …
Russia’s economy shrinks 5% year-on-year in September -economy ministry
(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economy shrank by 5% …
Ukraine conflict, sanctions set to blow hole in Russia’s finances
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s military mobilisation and the impact of Western sanctions are set to blow a hole in the government’s …
Ukraine conflict, sanctions set to blow hole in Russia’s finances
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s military mobilisation and the impact of Western sanctions are set to blow a hole in the government’s …
Ukraine conflict, sanctions set to blow hole in Russia’s finances
By Darya Korsunskaya (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s military mobilisation and the impact of Western sanctions are set to blow a hole in the government’s …
Russia’s anti-satellite threat tests laws of war in space
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian official’s threat this week to “strike” Western satellites aiding Ukraine highlights an untested area of international law, …
Russia’s VTB Bank opens ‘vostro’ account at Indian branch
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s No.2 lender VTB on Wednesday said it had opened a special “vostro” account at its Indian branch that would allow for …
Russia’s central bank says inflationary expectations edge up in October
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Inflationary expectations for the year ahead among Russian households rose in October to 12.8% from 12.5% in September, the central bank said …
Infrastructure bottlenecks hamper Russia’s booming coal exports to China
By Muyu Xu and Maxim Nazarov SINGAPORE/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian coal exports to energy-hungry China have jumped by about a third this year but the …
Scholz: Drone attacks on Ukraine are sign of Russia’s desperation
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia’s sustained drone attacks represent a new low point in its war against Ukraine but are also a sign of Moscow’s desperation, …
Russia’s Sberbank opens ‘vostro’ rupee accounts at India branches
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank is offering clients “vostro” accounts in rupees at its branches in India, aiming to facilitate clients in carrying …
Pentagon chief tells Russia’s Shoigu he rejects any Russian pretext for escalation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a phone call on Sunday that he “rejected any pretext …
Biden says Russia’s Putin has resorted to brutalizing Ukrainians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “in an incredibly difficult position” and is resorting to …
Russia’s partial mobilisation harms consumer, business confidence – cenbank analysts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s partial mobilisation is having a negative impact on consumer and entrepreneurial confidence, while also posing new challenges for small and medium-sized …
Explainer-Iran and Russia’s growing drone alliance amid Western outcry
By Michael Georgy DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, said Iranian officials, …
Russia’s Sistema buys $256 million stake in Melon Fashion Group after scrapped IPO
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian telecoms-to-healthcare conglomerate Sistema agreed a $256 million deal for a stake in Melon Fashion Group on Wednesday, months after the retail outlet …
Russia’s Aeroflot passenger numbers down 8.2% year on year -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian flag carrier Aeroflot saw its group passenger numbers drop 8.2% year on year in the first nine months of 2022, Interfax …
Analysis-What is Russia’s policy on tactical nuclear weapons?
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – The United States has said the world faces the gravest nuclear danger since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis because …
Ukraine presses Europe on air defences, seeks Russia’s isolation
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a new plea to Western partners to help beef up Ukraine’s air defences on Thursday and called for further …
Russia’s financial monitoring agency adds Meta to ‘extremists’ list -agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms Inc. to its list of “terrorists and extremists”, Russian news agencies …
Russia’s Navalny says he is back in solitary confinement
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday he had been placed in solitary confinement for 14 days for refusing to wash …
Russia’s defence ministry: All targets hit in massive missile strikes on Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said it hit “all designated targets” in a massive missile attack on Ukrainian military, communications and energy infrastructure on …
The killing of Russia’s Dugina: who did it?
LONDON (Reuters) – Darya Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist ideologue, was killed on Aug. 20 when a car bomb ripped through the …
Russia’s war machine faces ridicule from two Putin allies
By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light LONDON (Reuters) -The withdrawal of Russian forces from a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine has prompted two powerful …
Turkey rejects Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it rejects Russia’s annexation of four regions in Ukraine, adding the decision is a “grave violation” …