Putin gets record Russia election win to push war in Ukraine
VLADIMIR Putin secured another six years as Russia’s president to step up his war in Ukraine and challenge the West, with the...
Russian diamond ban creates costly delays, Antwerp diamond dealers say
ANTWERP’S diamond dealers face long and costly delays following an EU ban on Russian-origin diamonds that took effect on March 1 and...
Europe should toughen up and support seizing Russian assets
THE United States and Europe disagree over whether US$300 billion of blocked Russian central bank assets should be seized and transferred to...
Denmark drops Nord Stream blast probe without criminal case
DENMARK gave up on an investigation into the explosions that in 2022 ruptured the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines just outside its...
The strange loyalty of Putin’s global fan club
IT WOULD be comforting to believe that the death of Alexei Navalny will finally make Vladimir Putin an international pariah. But recent...
Putin grants HSBC approval to sell Russian unit to Expobank
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin gave approval on Monday (Feb 19) for HSBC to sell its Russian unit to privately-owned Expobank, paving the...
Russians use Chinese partner to produce Citroen cars at idled Stellantis plant
CARMAKER Stellantis halted production in Russia in April 2022.
EU proposes curbs on three Chinese firms for aiding Russia
THE European Union has proposed new trade restrictions on about two dozen firms, including three based in China, accused of supporting Russia’s...
There are lessons from Russia’s GDP growth – but not those Putin thinks
TWO years ago, the West stunned the rest of the world by imposing unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s assault...
Russia’s planned gas pipeline to China faces construction delay: report
MONGOLIAN Prime Minister L Oyun-Erdene said construction of Russia’s planned new Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline to China, which was expected to...