Sanctions on Russia
US suddenly extends sanctions, leaves Russia open to exploiting Alaska oil and gas
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US President Donald Trump is said to be preparing to offer a series of economic incentives and ease sanctions against Russia, giving Russia an open mind to exploiting oil and gas in Alaska.
Mr. Trump warns of serious consequences if Russia hinders Ukraine's peace
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US President Donald Trump warned that Russia will face strong sanctions if it does not make progress at the meeting in Alaska.
Russia issues 4th LNG ship from sanctioned project in the Arctic
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A US-sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has docked at Russia's Arctic LNG 2 plant. This is the 4th ship this year.
Russian explosives factory still buys German technology, despite sanctions
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A Russian explosives plant still has access to equipment produced by Siemens Group (Germany), despite sanctions from the West.
Serbia calls for buying back a major oil and gas company, Russia strongly refuses
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Serbia is ready to buy Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), but Russia is not interested.
Russia accelerates construction of domestic LNG empire amid sanctions
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In the context of the West tightening sanctions, Russia is confident that it can build a 100% localized LNG "empire".
Russia sets a peak in gold and foreign exchange reserves amid $300 billion still frozen
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Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves hit a historic peak of 695.5 billion USD at the end of July.
Trump admits Russia is likely to be immune to sanctions
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Despite assessing the sanctions as unlikely to impact Russia, President Donald Trump has said he will implement them if a peace deal with Ukraine is not reached.
Russian oil and gas giant reacts when EU sanctions Indian refinery
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Russian oil and gas giant Rosneft believes that the new EU sanctions on India's Nayara Energy refinery are "unreasonable and illegal".
EU bans, blocks Nord Stream revival path
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The EU has imposed a complete ban on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.
Sanctions still win big, Russian gas re- dominates the EU market
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Russia has risen to 3rd place as the largest gas supplier to the EU, despite Russian gas bans.
US suddenly stands outside EU's plan to sanction Russia
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The US will not participate in the plan to lower the price ceiling for Russian oil in the 18th package of sanctions that the EU is discussing.
New sanctions await Russian oil
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The EU is getting closer to a final agreement on the 18th package of Russian sanctions, focusing on lowering the Russian oil price ceiling.
The uncompromising situation in the EU regarding Russian gas
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Russian gas has become the latest "wearing the whole card" to divide the EU, as Slovakia determined to set the conditions against Brussels.
Russia shares the same fate as Western sanctions
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A series of Western assets were seized by Russia in response to sanctions that Moscow considered an "illegal act" by the enemy.
