Topline Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have reached agreement on enough elements of a potential peace agreement that it is ready to be discussed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraini...
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Ex-U.N. Prosecutor Calls For International Arrest Warrant For Putin, Calls Him A War Criminal
Topline Carla Del Ponte, the former chief prosecutor for two U.N. war crimes tribunals, called for the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, in ...
Why Putin wants Russia to be paid in rubles
Now that Russia, the largest supplier of natural gas to the world, will only accept payment for energy exports in rubles, what implications does that have for the outcome of Vladimir Putin’s war in Uk...
Putin May Collect $321 Billion Windfall If Oil and Gas Keep Flowing
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s economy has staggered through the first full month of the war with Ukraine but it may yet emerge with a sparkling balance sheet if some of its biggest trade partners don’t...
Roman Abramovich Is Confirmed Owner Of Two Yachts In Antigua, Report Says
Topline Two yachts moored in Antigua are confirmed to belong to Roman Abramovich and could possibly be seized, the Financial Times said on Friday, the latest assets to come under scrutiny as Western c...
The Russia-Ukraine Information War Has More Fronts Than You Think
TOPSHOT – Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their … [+] meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP)...
Germany, France prepare for gas cutoffs as Putin escalates threat — Quartz
Russian president Vladimir Putin escalated a threat to cut off gas exports to “unfriendly countries” today (March 31). He signed a decree requiring foreign buyers to pay for Russian gas in rubles by t...
Putin backs down over roubles for gas demand
Russia President Vladimir Putin energy crisis gas payments roubles sanctions – JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images Vladimir Putin has backed down on his demand for gas payments in roubles, telling...
‘Trump Is Mentally Unwell In A Way That Makes Him Interested Exclusively In What Benefits Him’
US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Great Again” rally at the Eastern Kentucky … [+] University, in Richmond, Kentucky, on October 13, 2018. (Photo by Nicholas Ka...
5 New Reports Show Wind And Solar Power Can Cripple Putin, Secure Climate Goals
Solar technology in Hemau, Bayern, the world’s biggest aerea for solar energy, Constructed in 2002, … [+] Germany, The total module area amounted to 34, 960qm2. (Photo by plus49/Constructi...
After 20 Years Of Putin, An Irked Biden Anticipates A New Russian Leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. ASSOCIATED PRESS Western security is entwined with the fate of one man, Vladimir Putin. Over his twenty y...
Dow Jones Gains As Putin Agrees To This; Robinhood Stock Explodes; 3 Stocks Test Buy Points| Investor’s Business Daily
The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved higher amid positive Russia-Ukraine cease-fire talks. Visa (V) and Nike (NKE) were the top blue chips. Robinhood (HOOD) exploded after it broadened its offerings...
Ukraine Hints At Progress On Crimea, While Both Sides Optimistic On Putin-Zelensky Meeting
Topline Negotiations in Istanbul Tuesday between Russian and Ukrainian delegations sparked optimism, as Ukraine shared proposals for non-military negotiations regarding Crimea and both sides said ther...
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Pictured At Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks After Reports Of Suspected Poisoning
Topline Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was pictured at peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Tuesday, just weeks after he and two Ukrainian negotiators were reportedly victims of...
Ukraine-U.S. Trade Off To Record Start In 2022— Before Russian Invasion
In the first month of 2022, before Russian troops invaded Ukraine, U.S. trade with Ukraine was the … [+] highest ever for the month of January. The January data is the most recent available from...
Putin’s War in Ukraine Forces New Energy Reality on Europe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden (not seen) hold a … [+] joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium on March 25, 2022. (Photo by EU Commission/Pool/...
Putin will deliver an energy shock worse than the 1970s, warns Andrew Bailey
Russia Vladimir Putin Ukraine energy prices inflation Andrew Bailey Bank of England – GEORG HOCHMUTH Andrew Bailey has warned the hit to living standards from surging energy prices in the wake o...
Biden’s Commitment For US LNG To Supply Europe Faces Strong Headwinds
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the … [+] Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the U.S. Mission in Brussels, Friday, March 25, 2022, in ...
The West Can’t Decide Who Rules Russia But It Can Choose Where To Buy Its Oil, Gas, And Uranium
A tanker moored in a gas and oil dock at the Port of Constanta in Constanta, Romania, on Tuesday, … [+] March 22, 2022. Ukrainian ports have been shut since Russia’s invasion leading deman...
U.S. Is Not Seeking Regime Change In Russia, Blinken Clarifies Biden’s Putin Remark
Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said Washington was not seeking regime change in Moscow, a statement which follows President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw where he condemned Putin a...
Biden Says Putin ‘Cannot Remain In Power’–Urges Democracies To Commit To ‘Long Fight’ In Ukraine
Topline President Joe Biden sought to rally the world’s democracies for what he said would be a long fight against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine during a speech in Warsaw on Saturday, and wrapp...
Biden Calls Putin ‘A Butcher’ After Pledging ‘Sacred Commitment’ To Defend NATO Members
Topline President Joe Biden on Saturday said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a butcher” after visiting Ukrainian refugees in the Polish capital Warsaw, after assuring that the United State...
The Unlikely Kinship Between Putin And JK Rowling, Explained
Russian President Vladimir Putin has compared the plight of Russia to the cancellation of “Harry … [+] Potter” author JK Rowling. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images) Getty Images...
Has The Fed Heightened Geopolitical Risk?
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 15: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell appears for testimony before … [+] the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee July 15, 2021 in Washingt...
Our Days As An Oil Exporter Are Limited, And So Are Dreams Of Energy Independence
Loren Steffy, UH Energy Scholar PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS – MAY 27: In this aerial drone view from a drone, a petroleum tanker ship passes … [+] through the Aransas Channel from the Gulf of Mexi...
Examining Germany’s Post-Russia Path For Energy Sources
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar BERNAU, GERMANY – MAY 31: Wind turbines producing electricity spin on May 31, 2021 near Bernau, … [+] Germany. While the number of new installed turbines ...
More Russian Oligarchs, Businesses And Mercenary Assassins Targeted By New U.K. Sanctions
Topline The U.K. government on Thursday announced sanctions on 65 more Russian people and businesses to “cut off vital industries fueling Putin’s war machine,” the latest in a series of escalating san...
Russia Central Banker Wanted Out Over Ukraine, Putin Said No
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s highly regarded central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina sought to resign after Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, only to be told by the president to stay, acc...
How Activists Are Using New Tools To Outsmart Russian Censors
A demonstrator, holding a Ukrainian flag, participates in a demonstration called by 70 associations in support of Ukraine on the square of Paris’ townhall on March 17. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP/Getty I...
Zelensky Calls For Global Demonstrations As Russian Invasion Enters 2nd Month
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky late Wednesday night called on people worldwide to stand with Ukraine in demonstrations on March 24, exactly one month after Russia first invaded Ukraine...
Putin Plans To Make ‘Unfriendly’ Countries Purchase Russian Gas In Rubles
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to make “unfriendly” countries purchase Russian natural gas in rubles, he said at a government meeting Wednesday, which could worsen the energy cru...