Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looks on after their 3-1 win in the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. Clive Mason ...
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Russia: The Oligarch Files
When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, he upended the complex, often corrupt, world of Russia’s oligarchs, wreaking havoc on their massive fortunes and their sp...
Who They Are And What They Do
In Daddy’s Arms: As a young KGB officer, Vladimir Putin with his daughters Katerina (left) and Maria … [+] during their time with their father in Dresden. Photo: meridian.in.ua , Keine Wei...
U.S. Adds Pressure On Russia By Blocking Bond Payments, Increasing Risk Of Default
Topline The Treasury Department on Monday blocked the Russian government from making sovereign debt payments using dollars held at American banks, a move that greatly ramps up financial pressure on Ru...
Viktor Orbán—Right-Wing Hungarian Leader Endorsed By Trump—Declares Reelection Victory
Topline Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and is widely considered an authoritarian nationalist—claimed to win his fourth straight election on Sun...
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Have Advanced To Point Where Meeting Between Putin And Zelensky Is Possible, Ukrainian Negotiator Says
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...
Ukraine’s Friends Refuse to Pay Russia Rubles for Gas. What Could Come Next.
The Kasimovskoye underground gas storage facility operated by Gazprom, in Kasimov, Russia. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Text size Vladimir Putin was rash enough to invade Ukraine. Could he double his bet ...
Where They Are And What They Do
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JULY,14 (RUSSIA OUT) Former gymnast, politician and media manager Alina Kabaeva … [+] talks to journalists prior to the concert at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia, July,...
Globalization isn’t over, just don’t invest in countries run by despots
Kyle BassThe Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine is not a death knell for globalization but should be a wake-up call about the risks of investing in countries that aren’t democracies, ...
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...
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...
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...
Russia oligarch Abramovich’s superyachts evade sanctions
Eclipse, the private luxury yacht of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, anchors at Cruise Port in Marmaris district of Mugla, Turkey on March 22, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Image...
War-Fueled Global Hunger Catastrophe On The Way With Solutions Tough To Come By
Dmytro Smolienko/Getty Images Disrupted exports, drought, refugees to feed and record-high fertilizer prices conspire to spread food insecurity worldwide. By Chloe Sorvino Tens of millions of people, ...
Americans Overwhelmingly Don’t Want U.S. To Risk War With Russia In Aiding Ukraine, Poll Finds
Topline A large majority of Americans want the U.S. to be cautious in its assistance to Ukraine and not take steps that could provoke war with Russia, a new Quinnipiac poll found, as President Joe Bid...
U.K. Must ‘Double Down’ On Green Energy To Weaken Putin
In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has penned an article … [+] calling for a revised British energy strategy with green energy “at the heart....
What’s Behind His Invasion Into Ukraine?
A view of the Kremlin’s Spasskaya tower and St. Basil’s cathedral taken during the last day of the … [+] three-day parliamentary and local elections in Moscow on September 19, 2021. ...
Squatters occupy London mansion thought to belong to Russia oligarch
A group of squatters displayed banners and a Ukrainian national flag on the facade of a mansion supposedly belonging to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in Belgrave Square, central London, on March 14,...
Lucas Tomlinson, On Covering Ukraine For Fox
A father cries as he says goodbye to his family in front of an evacuation train at the central train … [+] station in Odessa. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty I...
Why Some Say Putin Is Happy His Oligarchs Are Getting Sanctioned
Veteran Kremlin watchers tell Forbes that the Russian president doesn’t care much about the asset freezes and travel bans that hound his country’s billionaires. Getty Images Additional reporting by Jo...
Chelsea FC at risk amid sanctions on Russian oligarch Abramovich
Chelsea’s stadium, Stamford Bridge is seen through trees in London on March 10, 2022, as Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich was hit with a UK assets freeze and travel ban, throwing h...
It’s the Beginning of the End for Russian Gas in Europe. These Stocks Should Benefit.
The Batajnica gas storage facility, operated by Transportgas, in Batajnica, Serbia. The European Union is planning to cut Russian natural gas imports. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg Text size The 27-member Eu...
Deutsche Bank says not ‘practical’ to exit Russia business
Deutsche Bank said Thursday it is not “practical” to close its Russia business, despite similar moves by major corporations seeking to distance themselves from the country over its invasio...
Russia to emerge with full bill of health, downplays sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives an annual press conference on Russian diplomacy in 2021, in Moscow on January 14, 2022. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s foreign ministe...
Why Biden’s Killing Of Keystone XL Was A Big Energy Blunder
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 03: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki talks to reporters during a news … [+] conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. (Photo by Chip So...
McDonald’s Russian shutdown will cost fast-food chain $50 million a month
A McDonald’s restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia. Peter Kovalev | TASS | Getty Images McDonald’s expects its Russian shutdown will cost the fast-food giant roughly $50 million a month unt...
China watches as Ukraine war makes U.S., EU and Japan show unity
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting during the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit in Brasilia on November 14, 2019. Pavel Golo...
Starbucks suspends all business in Russia as Putin’s forces attack Ukraine
A person wearing a protective mask enters a Starbucks coffee shop in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks is suspending a...