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By Rhod Mackenzie
The Western media alleges that purchasing gas from the recently established Russian Arctic LNG-2 facility is too risky as it might attract American sanctions. The Financial Times examined the implications of the new American sanctions on Arctic LNG-2. Nonetheless, it is premature...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russian gas is still being supplied to a number of European Union (EU) countries, including those that have officially ceased trading with it. According to Alexey Miller, head of Gazprom,
"I prefer not to provide specific figures as the molecules in the primary gas pipeline are...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On 2nd November at 18:00 Moscow time, trading on the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange was suspended due to it falling under the sanctions imposed on Russia entities. Although trading of Russian shares continued on the next day from 2 p.m., foreign securities trading has not yet resu...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Foreign Affairs committee of the US congress has backed the transfer of the Russian assets that are currently frozen abroad to the Ukraine, on the condition that "if necessary, the funds will be transferred to the US government." However, this idea lacks support within the Eu...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russian component of the grain agreement stands at zero, and despite UN attempts to restart negotiations, there has been no progress, this was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during an ambassadorial round table on a Ukraine settlement held on Wednesday, 8...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The proportion of BRICS nations, inclusive of upcoming members, in the global GDP is set to rise from 36% to 45% by 2040, more than twice the proportion held by the G7 countries, according to a report by Bloomberg. The Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Policy at t...
