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What Does China’s Energy Crisis Mean for Russia?

China’s energy infrastructure is simply not yet ready for Beijing’s concerted efforts to curb emissions, which opens up new opportunities for Russian...

international investment

Rosneft Sells 5% Stake in Arctic Oil Project to Commodity Traders

A consortium led by Switzerland-based Vitol will invest in the vast hydrocarbon project.

Russia’s Yandex Launches Ultrafast Grocery Delivery in London

The technology giant is expanding into European markets.

slashed emissions

Russia Aiming for Carbon Neutrality by 2060, Putin Says

Putin, notorious for years for his skepticism about man-made global warming, has changed tune in recent months.

Russian World Cup Stadium Strives To Avoid White Elephant Status

Home to its third football club in as many seasons, Saransk’s $300M Mordovia Arena risks becoming a symbol of Russia’s costly World Cup legacy.

Russian Inflation Continues Climbing, Sets New 5-Year High

Prices have risen by 7.4% over the last year — almost twice the government’s target.

Putin Blames Europe for Gas Price Crisis

The Kremlin has said Russia and Gazprom are not to blame for spiralling energy prices.

Russia Touts ‘Sovereign’ Social Media After Major Facebook Outage

Russia says the outage demonstrates the importance of not relying on foreign platforms.

gas-in procedure

Nord Stream 2 Operator Begins Filling Controversial Pipeline

With gas prices skyrocketing in Europe, the International Energy Agency has urged Russia to open the taps on the newly completed pipeline.

energy politics

Ukraine Calls for Russia Sanctions Over Hungary Gas Deal

Kiev slammed the contract to supply 4.5 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas to Hungary via non-Ukrainian transit routes as “political.”

Deripaska-Linked Firms Sent Thousands to Moscow On Election Day. Some Said They Were On Standby for a Pro-Kremlin Rally.

Around 11,000 employees came to the capital for an online conference covering topics from family values to geopolitics.

TREASON CHARGES

Russia Arrests Founder of Cybersecurity Company for Treason

Group-IB owner Ilya Sachkov could face up to 20 years in prison.

PIPELINE POLITICS

Russia’s Gazprom Inks 15-Year Gas Contract with Hungary

Deal between Moscow and Budapest has angered Ukraine and comes as gas prices in Europe hit record highs.

Top Executive of Russia’s Novatek Arrested in U.S. for Tax Fraud

A federal grand jury indicted Mark Gyetvay for hiding assets worth as much as $93 million in offshore accounts between 2005 and 2016.

Invitation to Companies to Bid for the Provision of Consultancy Services for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London

Invitation to bid for consultancy services.

U.S. Sanctions Russia-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Over Ransomware

The Treasury Department said SUEX, which operates out of Russia, was connected to ransomware attacks.

Gazprom Rejects Gas Transit Increase as Europe Faces Winter Fuel Crisis

The state-controlled company is coming under fire as gas prices surge in Europe.

Russian Firms With Foreign Links Down 40% in 3 Years

The Kremlin’s drive to isolate the economy along with sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic have pushed out foreign investors.

Employees of Russian E-Retail Giant Wildberries Denounce Pay Shake-Up

Workers are denouncing a drop in wages at the company run by the country's richest woman, Tatyana Bakalchuk.

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