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By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia has been able to withstand the impact of sanctions more easily due to the 'big country trap.' This conclusion was reached by the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The scientists explain that if a state is a major player, then limiting its exports,...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Equinor, the Norwegian energy company formerly known as Statoil, has signed a 10-year contract with German state energy company SEFE. The contract requires Equinor to supply 111 TWh (10 billion cubic meters) of natural gas annually from January 1, 2024 until 2034 at a fixed price...
By Rhod Mackenzie
While the economies of the European Union (EU) states are slipping into recession, Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) is growing. Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, announced on December 19 on his social media page.
He st...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The European Union's new package of anti-Russian sanctions will not cause significant damage to the Russian economy. Georgy Ostapkovich, the director of the Centre for Market Research at the Higher School of Economics, told Izvestiya on 18 December.
Earlier that day, the EU app...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The European Union (EU) has assessed the losses incurred from the sanctions imposed against Russia. According to a report by RIA Novosti on December 18, European countries overpaid €185 billionjust for gas alone. The total loss in the Old World, where calls to reverse the sanctio...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia's trading of alliances from Europe to the Middle monarchies has proved lucrative. On 6th December, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and on the following day,the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi travelled to Moscow for meetings with Putin. T...
