Britain imports no energy from Russia for first time on record
Britain is importing no energy from Russia for the first time on record after trade between the two countries collapsed after the Kremlin ordered invasion of Ukraine in February.
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August 17, 2022 China to send troops to Russia for ‘Vostok’ exercise
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led by the host and including India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan and other countries, China’s defence ministry said on Wednesday.
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WORLD
August 14, 2022 Russia’s car industry shudders to a halt as Western sanctions bite
Ilya, a manager at a Volkswagen factory in western Russia, was busy discussing plans for a company-supported family event in the spring when the war in Ukraine broke out.
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EUROPE
July 7, 2022 EU will oppose G20 becoming a ‘propaganda forum’ for Russia
The EU will prevent Russia using a G20 meeting in Indonesia as a “propaganda forum” for its disinformation on the impacts of its war in Ukraine, a spokeswoman said Thursday (7 July).
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WORLD
May 21, 2022 Russia stops Finland gas flows over payments dispute
OSLO (Reuters) -Russia’s Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland, the Finnish gas system operator said, the latest escalation of an energy payments dispute with Western nations.
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GEOPOLITICS
May 5, 2022 Is Russia’s Demographic Decline Irreversible?
In today’s global strategic environment, Russia is one of the international system’s major players along with the US and China. Its national power encompasses formidable military, intelligence, and technological capabilities, as well as the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and an assertive diplomatic projection that relies on asymmetric equalizers and force multipliers. Likewise, the Kremlin has […]
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EUROPE
May 4, 2022 EU’s von der Leyen to present Russia oil ban in Parliament today
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected on Wednesday (4 May) to outline new sanctions against Moscow, including a ban on imports of Russian oil by the end of this year.
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WORLD
April 27, 2022 Russia to suspend natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria over roubles
Russia is suspending natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria.
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EUROPE
March 30, 2022 German agri minister: Sustainable farming key for independence from Russia
German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has joined the European Commission in dubbing agriculture a security issue. Making agriculture more sustainable and resilient is an important step towards more independence from Russia, he said in an address to German lawmakers.
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WORLD
March 16, 2022 Russia says it has written guarantees on Iran nuclear deal
By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday it has written guarantees it can carry out its work as a party to the Iran nuclear deal, suggesting Moscow could allow a revival of the tattered 2015 pact to go forward.
