Ukraine’s settlement and possibilities for the restoration of cooperation between Russia and Germany will be high on the agenda of talks in the Kremlin on Sunday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is arriving in … Read the rest
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Russia offers Greece loans, gas discount
Russia may offer Greece a discount on gas deliveries and new loans when Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Moscow this week, the Kommersant business daily reported on Tuesday, citing one source in the Russian government.
A Kremlin spokesman said … Read the rest
Russia cuts off gas to six European countries
Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine amid accusations, according to The Daily Mail, that its neighbor has been siphoning off and stealing Russian gas.
Due to these “transit risks for … Read the rest
Russia, China sign second mega deal
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping have discussed the possibility of using the yuan in mutual transactions in different fields of cooperation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
“Much attention has been paid to the topic … Read the rest
Russia opens Europe’s largest natural gas exchange
Russia launched a new and independent natural gas exchange that will reside in St. Petersburg, and will make the facility the largest market for natural gas trading in all of Europe.
Known as the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX), … Read the rest
Putin visits Berlusconi
Russian President Vladimir Putin perhaps couldn’t resist an invite from his Italian chum, former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, in the early hours of Friday to his mansion in Milan, according to the WSJ.
A Russian presidential spokesman said Mr. Putin visited … Read the rest
Russia signs second gas contract with China
Russia plans to sign a 30-year gas supply contract with China via the western route, Russian energy giant Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. The route to supply gas to China via western Siberia may be … Read the rest
BP, Siemens, Renault face downturn on EU sanctions
BP Plc (BP/), Siemens AG (SIE) and Renault SA (RNO) are among European companies preparing for a downward turn in their Russian business following the European Union’s decision to impose its widest-ranging sanctions yet over President Vladimir Putin’s involvement in … Read the rest
Ukraine’s leverage evaporates
Vladimir Putin has scored a massive political victory in the heart of the Eurozone, after Austria openly defied NATO and sided with Russia.
Russia has an alternative pathway for its gas, one which bypasses Ukraine entirely and as the current … Read the rest
Gazprom, Austria sign gas agreement
Russia’s Gazprom and Austria’s OMV oil and gas companies on Tuesday signed an agreement on the creation of a joint-stock company, South Stream Austria, outlining the principles for the construction and exploitation of the Austrian stretch of the South Stream … Read the rest
‘Ukraine will hurt its own economy’, says Gazprom head
Gazprom considers Ukraine’s position a form of blackmail and a method to negotiate an ultra-low price, Aleksey Miller, head of Russia’s Gazprom, said on Monday.
“These absurd and unreasonable actions will ultimately hurt the Ukrainian economy, but after the Minister … Read the rest
Gazprom calls an European energy union foolish, irrational
The idea of a single European body that would be in charge of purchasing gas for the whole union is simply foolish and irrational, Gazprom Deputy Chairman Alexander Medvedev said, suggesting the Polish PM must’ve been out of his mind … Read the rest
Russia, China to sign historical deal
Cooperation of Russia’s and China’s defense ministries is an important factor for security in the region and the whole world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with China’s President Xi Jinping. “As far as military-technical cooperation contacts … Read the rest
Ukraine: The IMF’s Big Lie
Like government leaders everywhere, Russia’s Vladimir Putin often lies. But when he tells an uncomfortable truth, few people in the US or Europe bother to listen. Take what he said about Ukraine back in 2007, when … Read the rest