Attendees gather near a screen showing Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2022. Anton Vaganov | Reuters The White House has hit back at Russian President Vladimir Putin after he repeatedly criticized the United States and the Western world in … Read more
Russian forces lost territory on all fronts in the 28th week of war as a counter-offensive stretched from the southern Kherson region to the country’s eastern and northern fronts, demonstrating the continued capability of the to take the initiative. North Ukrainian forces launched a new counterattack in the northern Kharkiv region on 6 September. Despite … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West is reluctant to recognize “irreversible tectonic shifts” in international relations and that the Asia-Pacific region has become a magnet for human resources, capital and development capabilities. production. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Poutine on Wednesday accused the United States of … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West is reluctant to recognize “irreversible tectonic shifts” in international relations and that the Asia-Pacific region has become a magnet for human resources, capital and development capabilities. production. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Poutine on Wednesday accused the United States of … Read more
In a twisted turn of events, the Kremlin and President Joe Biden are now on the same page about something more than six months later. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Biden said over the weekend that he doesn’t think Russia should be named as state sponsor of terrorismand now the Kremlin is praising … Read more
Russia’s decision to indefinitely suspend gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 is seen as another escalation in its policy of inflicting economic hardship on Germany. Lisi Niesner | Reuters Europe has been plunged into its biggest energy crisis in decades, with Russia’s natural gas supplies becoming volatile and unpredictable even before the invasion … Read more
german energy giant Unite warned on Tuesday that the worst was yet to come as concerns over Russia’s gas supply to Europe through the fall and winter continued to drive up prices. “I’ve said it many times over this year and I’m also educating policy makers. Listen, the worst is yet to come,” Uniper CEO … Read more
OPEC+ leaders Saudi Arabia and Russia have said demand for oil has been falling for several months. Oil prices rose about 3% on Monday as OPEC+ members agreed to a small production cut of 100,000 barrels per day to support prices. Brent crude futures for November delivery rose $2.72 to $95.74 a barrel, a gain … Read more
The Vostok 2022 military maneuvers will take place from September 1-7 with forces from China, Syria, India, Nicaragua and elsewhere. Russia has said it will launch extensive military exercises with china forces to show increasingly close defense ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the war in Ukraine. Exercise Vostok 2022 (East 2022) will be held … Read more
CNN — Ukrainian forces began “shaping up” operations in southern Ukraine to prepare the battlefield for a major Ukrainian counteroffensive, two senior U.S. officials briefed on the intelligence told CNN. Make-up operations are standard military practice prior to an offensive and involve striking weapons, command and control systems, ammunition depots, and other targets to prepare … Read more
