Russia reacts to US oil sanctions, calls them ‘extremely’ counterproductive

Russia reacts to US oil sanctions, calls them ‘extremely’ counterproductive

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that U.S. energy sanctions were extremely counterproductive from the perspective of finding peace in Ukraine.Russian goals in Ukraine remain unchanged, and the root causes of the conflict need to be resolved, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters in Moscow. Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source … Read more

‘भारत अब रूस से नहीं खरीदेगा तेल’, अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप का दावा… बोले- PM मोदी ने मुझे आश्वासन दिया है

‘भारत अब रूस से नहीं खरीदेगा तेल’, अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप का दावा… बोले- PM मोदी ने मुझे आश्वासन दिया है

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने बुधवार को भारत को लेकर एक बार फिर बड़ा दावा किया. उन्होंने कहा कि भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने उन्हें आश्वस्त किया है कि भारत अब रूस से तेल नहीं खरीदेगा. ट्रंप ने इसे एक बड़ा कदम बताया और कहा कि यह उनके उस प्रयास का हिस्सा है जिसमें वे … Read more

Kremlin says Exxon is not the only company interested in returning to Russia

Kremlin says Exxon is not the only company interested in returning to Russia

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, asked about the possible return of Exxon Mobil to Russia, said on Wednesday that the U.S. energy major was not the only company keen to return to the country. “Believe me, there is more than one corporation that is interested in reincarnating its presence on the Russian market,” Peskov told RBC … Read more

Russia close to cutting oil output due to drone attacks, sources say

Russia close to cutting oil output due to drone attacks, sources say

Russia‘s oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has warned producers they may have to cut output following Ukraine’s drone attacks on critical export ports and refineries, three industry sources said on Tuesday. Kyiv has stepped up attacks on Russian energy assets since August in a bid to impede Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine and reduce the Kremlin’s … Read more

How united is the ‘autocratic alliance’ challenging the West?

How united is the ‘autocratic alliance’ challenging the West?

Beyond the bonhomie of Xi Jinping‘s unprecedented meeting with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un last week, there are limits to what the European Union described as an “autocratic alliance” defying the West, diplomats, lawmakers and analysts said. While the gathering at China’s Sept. 3 military parade sparked concern among some world leaders that they … Read more

US envoy says Russia’s strike on Kyiv does not signal it wants to diplomatically end war

US envoy says Russia’s strike on Kyiv does not signal it wants to diplomatically end war

U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said on Sunday that Russia’s latest strike on Kyiv did not signal that Moscow wants to diplomatically end its war in Ukraine. “Russia appears to be escalating with the largest attack of the war hitting offices of the UKR Cabinet in Kyiv,” Kellogg wrote on X, adding, “The attack … Read more

JD Vance says Europe will have to take ‘lion’s share’ of burden for Ukrainian security

JD Vance says Europe will have to take ‘lion’s share’ of burden for Ukrainian security

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday European countries will have to take the “lion’s share” of the burden of Ukraine’s security guarantees. “I don’t think we should carry the burden here. I think that we should be helpful if it’s necessary to stop the war and to stop the killing. But I think … Read more

War or peace? For oil markets, the Ukraine outcome is insignificant

War or peace? For oil markets, the Ukraine outcome is insignificant

U.S. President Donald Trump‘s high-stakes diplomacy to resolve the war in Ukraine is unlikely to jolt oil and gas markets, no matter the outcome. Russia has faced multiple rounds of western sanctions and restrictions since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which have dealt severe blows to the country’s giant oil and gas industry, … Read more

Ukraine may have to recognize territorial losses under peace deal, says French President Macron

Ukraine may have to recognize territorial losses under peace deal, says French President Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Ukraine may ultimately have to recognise the loss of some of its territories as part of a potential peace settlement with Russia. “As part of a truce, a ceasefire or a peace deal, the country may recognize the loss of territories,” Macron said in a video address released … Read more

Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance as Trump engages Putin in a high-stakes game behind closed doors

Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance as Trump engages Putin in a high-stakes game behind closed doors

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have begun face-to-face talks in Alaska for a high-stakes summit that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security. Trump’s allies have cast the U.S. president as a heavyweight negotiator who can find a way to bring the slaughter … Read more