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...

Russia Built Parallel Payments System That Escaped Western Sanctions

Western sanctions have disrupted nearly every part of Russia’s financial system, but there is one big exception. The domestic-payments system continued to work smoothly after Visa Inc. and Mastercard ...

For First Time, India Is Top Buyer Of U.S. Oil, Plus $100 Billion Trade Partner

For just the first time, India became the No. 1 purchaser of U.S. oil in 2021, also have one export … [+] or import top $10 billion for the first time. ustradenumbers.com For the first time, Ind...

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...

Ukraine And U.S. Doubt Russia’s Promise To Withdraw From Kyiv

Topline Russia’s claim that it will “fundamentally cut back military activity” near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in pursuit of peace is probably a tactic to “mislead the military leadership of Ukrain...

U.S. Business Enthusiasm About China Market Undimmed By Ukraine War – At Least So Far

Pedestrians and shoppers walk past a McDonald’s Corp. restaurant in Shanghai in 2018. Photographer: … [+] Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ...

Russia Is Now Willing to Trade Oil for Bitcoin

The economy in Russia isn’t doing too well. Not long ago, the ruble – the national currency of Russia – experienced a massive drop that saw many people turning to crypto as a means of keeping their we...

Biden Casts Doubt On Russia-Ukraine Optimism

Topline President Joe Biden and several U.S. officials threw cold water Tuesday on hopes that Russia and Ukraine made significant progress towards a peace agreement during Tuesday negotiations in Ista...

Russia to reduce military presence near Ukraine’s capital

Crude oil price has extended the week’s losses as hopes on Russia-Ukraine talks curb its upward potential. Besides, concerns over the resurgence of COVID-19 in China and its impact on oil demand is we...

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...

Russia to be prevented from evading sanctions via crypto –

Crypto will be used by Japan to prevent Russia from evading sanctions The country’s foreign exchange and foreign trade act will be amended  Discussions on the proposed changes have already been initia...

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...

Bloomberg Announces Suspension of Operations in Russia and Belarus

Bloomberg LP, a privately help software, data, and media company, has recently announced the suspension of the company’s operations in Russia and Belarus over the Ukraine war. According to the details...

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...

Russia wants to legalize Bitcoin mining

Deputy Energy Minister Evgeny Grabchak has stated that it would be appropriate to legalize Bitcoin mining in Russia. Russia wants to open up to Bitcoin mining Deputy Energy Minister of the Russian Fed...

Japan To Make Sure That Russia Doesn’t Use Crypto To Dodge Sanctions

Japan is planning to modify its crypto exchange laws to prevent any loopholes that Russia could use to escape the ongoing Western sanctions. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also demanded more ef...

Russia Sends More Mercenaries To Fight In Ukraine’s East, Per U.S. And U.K. Officials

Topline Russia has sent more than 1,000 mercenaries from the private military company known as the Wagner Group to fight in eastern Ukraine, according to British and U.S. officials—the latest maneuver...

Oil Ends Down 7% on China; Falls More as Russia Said to Drop ‘Denazification’

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — Crude prices tumbled on Monday on China’s unexpected lockdown of its Shanghai financial hub over a Covid scare and extended losses in post-settlement after the...

Russia Willing To Let Ukraine Join EU If It Stays Out Of NATO, Report Says

Topline Russia may allow Ukraine to join the European Union if it pledges to stay out of NATO, the Financial Times reported Monday, as Ukrainian officials express openness to a neutrality pledge as pa...

Nongfu Spring, Flagship Of China’s Richest Man, Posts ’21 Profit Gain, Sees Rising Costs From Ukraine War

Bottles of Nongfu Spring Co. water at a vending machine in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai … [+] Shen/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Nongfu Spring, the flagship beverage business of China’s...

Russian Soldiers Went Unprotected From Radiation At Chernobyl, Report Alleges

Topline The Russian convoy that took Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant the day Russia invaded the country drove through a highly toxic zone near the plant without anti-radiation gear, stirring u...

Game-changing hydrogen could play a big role in the energy transition

Ships sailing into the port of Rotterdam in February 2022. Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into...

Middle East Investors Step Back From Russia Amid Ukraine Conflict

Qatar’s foreign affairs minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaking at the … [+] Doha Forum in Qatar on March 26, 2022. (Photo: KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)...

Russia Open to Accepting Bitcoin in Exchange for Oil, According to Energy Commissioner: Report

A high-ranking Russian official says that the nation is considering accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for its fuel exports. According to a new report by the BBC, Zavalny, who is the Chairman of Russi...

3 Reasons Investors Should Worry That The Ukraine War Is Far From Over

TOPSHOT – Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine’s Lugansk region on February … [+] 24, 2022. – Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale inv...

Japan amends law to stop Russia exploiting ‘crypto-loopholes’

Japan will revise changes to the economic sanctions levied on Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Of late, several reports have alluded to Russia’s efforts to evade the sanctions using cryp...

Japan Tightens The Noose On Exchanges To Make Sure Russia Cannot Bypass Sanctions With Crypto ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Japan is taking measures to ensure that cryptocurrencies are not used by the Russian Federation to skirt a barrage of international economic sanction...

Russia will ‘always’ be a part of OPEC+, UAE energy minister says

The United Arab Emirates’ energy and infrastructure minister has insisted that Russia will always be a part of OPEC+ even as governments across the globe shun the oil exporter over its war in Uk...

Japan Prepares FEFTA Amendment to Prevent Russia From Using Crypto Loopholes

In a bid to strengthen financial sanctions imposed on Russia by Western countries, Japan is amending its foreign exchange law to remove the loopholes that can be used by sanctioned Russians for crypto...

Russia offers Bitcoin payments for gas and oil

To cope with the collapse of the ruble and the sanctions imposed, Russia is considering accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment for gas and oil supplies. Russia proposes replacing local currency with ...

Oil Market Shows Optimistic Outlook For Energy Crisis

ARTEMIVSK, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 19: Ukrainian soldiers who left Debaltseve yesterday prepare to return … [+] to support the further withdrawal of troops on February 19, 2015 in Artemivsk, Uk...

Russia Seeks a way to Legalize Cryptocurrency Mining as Soon as Possible

Mar 28, 2022 at 10:40 // News The issue of legalizing the mining of cryptocurrencies in Russia is not new. However, now the country’s Energy Ministry is emphasizing the need to create a proper f...