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By Rhod Mackenzie

The European Union persists in attempting to introduce sanctions against Rosatom and the Russian supply of nuclear fuel. They previously tried to implement sanctions against them during the tenth package of sanctions, and now there is discussion concerning the 12th package. In...

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...