Russia-Ukraine: Putin Defends His War
President Vladimir V. Putin used his Victory Day speech on Monday to try to channel Russian pride in defeating Nazi Germany into support for this year’s invasion of Ukraine. But Continue Reading
China’s Imports From Russia Hit Record on Energy Price Rises
Chinese imports from Russia surged to a record in April, likely due to soaring global energy prices, while exports fell to the lowest level since the early months of the Continue Reading
Ukrainians report fierce fighting as Russia marks Soviet WW2 victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his armed forces they were fighting for their country at a parade of Russian firepower in Moscow while his troops stepped up their 10-week-old assault Continue Reading
Russian attacks on rail system fail to paralyse ‘lifeline of Ukraine’
A salvo of missiles brought the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine to Fastiv, a quiet town abounding with flowering cherry trees and set in sweeping farmland hundreds of kilometres from the Continue Reading
Putin Victory Day speech claims Russian troops fighting on ‘own land’
Vladimir Putin has claimed Russia was forced to “strike back pre-emptively” against Ukraine, adding that the Kremlin’s troops were fighting “on their own land” in the conflict, just as Soviet Continue Reading
Russia-Ukraine war news:
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking from Moscow’s Red Square on Victory Day, did not use his speech to announce plans to intensify the war against Ukraine or order the mobilization Continue Reading
Russia’s ultimate political survivor faces a reckoning over Ukraine war – The Washington Post
Sergei Shoigu, the consummate survivor of Russian politics, has always had a knack for PR.The 66-year-old Russian defense minister for years presided over theatrical exercises, rattled off statistics about personnel, Continue Reading
Crude supply cuts from Russian sanctions just a ‘drop in the ocean:’ Vitol’s Muller
Estimated 1 mil b/d impact not intended sanctions consequence Indian refiners still have an appetite for Russian crude OPEC spare capacity could reach ‘alarming’ point Western economic and financial sanctions Continue Reading
Gazprom Tries to Reassure Europe Clients They Can Still Buy Gas
Gazprom PJSC has written to its European clients seeking to reassure them that they can keep paying for gas without breaching sanctions, the latest indication that Russia may be trying Continue Reading
Chinese Tech Giants Quietly Retreat From Doing Business With Russia
Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion. Several Continue Reading