By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – An advisory panel to Japan’s finance minister on Tuesday recommended that the law should be changed to revoke Russia’s most-favoured-nation …
By Jacqueline Thomsen and Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called for the prosecution of Russian President Vladimir Putin for war …
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell worked through the weekend after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, meeting with staff on …
(Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex is gradually winding down the Paris operations of its e-grocery service Yango Deli, a spokesperson said on Thursday, citing …
LONDON – In the early morning of Feb. 15, 2019, armed police and intelligence agents burst into Timofey Zhukov’s home in Surgut, an oil town …
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – Russia and Ukraine are talking about a peace deal while their soldiers kill each other, but there has been no …
(Reuters) – S&P Global cut its 2022 GDP growth estimate for Russia by more than 11 percentage points to an 8.5% contraction, while its forecasts …
(Reuters) – Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal is analysing the possibility of breaking off its Kazakh mines at the request of a group of …
(Reuters) – Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said on Sunday that it was continuing to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine in line with …
– Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday that it was continuing to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine in line with requests …
– Fitch said on Friday it has withdrawn Russia’s ratings to comply with European Union sanctions, after the rating agency downgraded the country’s rating to …
– Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) on Friday said Clearstream, one of the world’s biggest settlement systems, had informed it that it was blocking its …
By Vera Eckert, Christoph Steitz and Nina Chestney FRANKFURT/LONDON – German utilities on Thursday said their country needed an early warning system to tackle gas …
BERLIN – Daimler Truck said on Thursday it was not now in talks over whether it would take over a stake in Russia’s Kamaz from …
– Russia’s largest airport, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, said on Monday it had furloughed a fifth of its staff and frozen further recruitment as passenger traffic plunged …
– Telegram has overtaken WhatsApp to become Russia’s most popular messaging tool, the mobile operator Megafon said on Monday, with Russians flocking to the service …
– Russia’s biggest cargo airline Volga-Dnepr Group has suspended all flights using Boeing aircraft due to Western sanctions, it said on Friday. Sanctions have cut …
– Russia’s largest lender Sberbank on Friday said sanctions on its operations meant its customers would be unable to transfer funds in certain foreign currencies …
– Russia’s second-largest state lender VTB, which has been targeted by Western sanctions, said on Thursday it would hand over servicing of foreign securities to …
– In March 2021, as the Bank of Russia hiked interest rates for the first time in three years, Governor Elvira Nabiullina wore a brooch …
NEW YORK – The poorest will be the hardest hit across Latin America and the Caribbean by the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, …
Russia’s Demands For Peace Are Now ‘More Realistic,’ Zelenskyy Says Sebastian Hughes on March 16, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s peace talk demands …
AMSTERDAM – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on Wednesday it is “profoundly” concerned about the use of force by Russia in Ukraine. “The …
– Russia’s central bank does not need to print money and the country has enough financial resources to fight current challenges, President Vladimir Putin said …
– Sibur, Russia’s largest petrochemical producer, said on Wednesday that Dmitry Konov, who has been the company head since 2006, is leaving senior management positions …
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 …
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 …
LONDON – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that some formulations for agreements with Ukraine were close to being agreed, with neutral status …
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 …
– 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 …
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 …
– 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 …
– 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 …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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 …
– Inflation in Russia is forecast to accelerate to 20% and its economy could fall by as much as 8% this year, an independent survey …
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 …
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 …
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 …
– 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 …
‘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 …
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 …
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 …
– 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 …
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 …
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 …
MOSCOW – Russia plans to tap its National Wealth Fund (NWF), a rainy day cushion, after it scrapped its borrowing plan this year amid Western …
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 …