Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, tightening supplies of one of the world’s most widely used fuels and driving prices sharply higher across
Chinese exporters have sharply increased prices for Russian military-industrial buyers, taking advantage of the Kremlin’s dependence on their products amid Western sanctions, according to new research. A paper from the Bank of
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A controversial 28-point peace plan abruptly delivered to Kyiv by the Trump administration was the product of weeks of undisclosed negotiations between U.S. real estate executive Steve Witkoff and Russian sovereign wealth
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European and other Western leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa on Saturday to coordinate their response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial peace plan for Ukraine,
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The head of the French armed forces has stirred controversy with remarks urging the nation to be ready to “lose its children” on the battlefield if it hopes to stand up to
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President Vladimir Putin inspected a dancing humanoid robot during a technology exhibition in Moscow on Wednesday, a demonstration staged by Sberbank and broadcast on state television. The visit, reported alongside broader geopolitical
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India retained its position as the second-largest buyer of Russian crude oil in October, trailing only China, according to data from the European think tank, the Center for Research on Energy and
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Around 1.4 million barrels per day of Russian oil — nearly a third of the country’s seaborne export capacity — are currently being held in tankers as sanctions imposed by the United
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More than two decades into his rule, President Vladimir Putin has reportedly built an extensive network of family influence across Russia’s political and economic elite. According to The Times UK, citing an
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In his new book, former Mossad director Yossi Cohen reveals that he personally secured permission from Russian President Vladimir Putin to carry out Israeli strikes on Iranian arms convoys in Syria and
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President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to restart nuclear testing. The Russians were stunned by the announcement (probably what President Trump intended). However, with or without the Trump announcement, the US probably
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