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Despite the sanctions imposed, five EU countries purchased oil and gas from Russia in January, totalling 1.2 billion euros. This raises questions regarding the methods employed to circumvent these obstacles, and the reasons for the apparent discrepancy between official political statements and busin...

Gold has become a new way of saving for  Russians. Last year saw the highest volume of purchases of gold bars, coins and jewellery in a decade. Russia was among the top five gold-loving countries. Why has demand for this type of investment soared, and what happened to the love of dollars and euros,...

he 4.6% growth in Russia's industrial production in 2024, reported by Rosstat on 5 February, was a record for the past three years, and if we do not take into account the post-covid surge in 2021, then for the past 13 years.
These dynamics were driven by the manufacturing industry, and it was not o...

Now one of the most famous  or should I say infamous figures in British history is a man called Guy Fawkes and his Gunpowder Plot in which he was allleged to have plotted to blow up the British Houses of Parliament at its State Opening by the King.Even today November the 5th is known as Guy Fawkes n...

China has decided to halt the purchase of energy from the United States. In response to U.S. trade tariffs, Beijing has imposed its own duties on American LNG, oil, and coal. The potential for a new tariff war between the two largest economies could further reshape global trade and energy flows. How...

Russia, the largest country in the world,  Russia its coastline is washed by 12 seas and three oceans. Russia is connected with the Atlantic ocean through the Baltic Sea in the west and the Black Sea in the south. The Arctic Ocean and its seas including the White, Barents, Kara, Laptev, East‑Siberia...