Latest Russia Headlines
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Norway Police Arrest 2nd Russian for Flying Drones, Amid Heightened Security
Oct 17 2022 // Norwegian police took into custody a 51-year-old Russian man on Friday after he was observed taking photos near Tromso airport, the second such occurrence in a week. The police took possession of a drone, a large amount of...
US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers
Oct 12 2022 // A pro-Russian hacktivist group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US airports offline. The group, called Killnet, has engaged in a series of cyberattacks in recent...
EU’s Russia Oil Sanctions, Effective in December, Are Already Hitting Nation’s Trade
Oct 11 2022 // European Union sanctions on Russian oil might still be eight weeks away, but they’re hitting trade in the nation’s crude already. The bloc’s measures, including a ban on insuring tanker shipments, enter...
EU Proposes Exempting Maritime Pilot Services From Russia Oil Ban
Oct 3 2022 // The European Union proposed making so-called pilot services exempt from sanctions targeting the transfer of Russian oil that are set to kick in this year to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. The exception, which...
Russia May Start Providing Trade Finance to Importers of Its Grain: Agriculture Minister
Oct 3 2022 // Russia may start providing trade finance to importers of its grain as sanctions imposed on Moscow since it sent troops to Ukraine affect this financial instrument, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said. Russia, the...
Russia Gas Pipelines Now Have Four Leaks, Blamed by Some on Sabotage
Sep 29 2022 // Another leak on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea has been disclosed, bringing the total number of ruptures to four, according to the Swedish Coast Guard’s Command Center. Sweden’s...
EU Suspects Sabotage Is Cause of Leaks in Russia Gas Pipelines
Sep 28 2022 // Any deliberate disruption to the EU’s energy infrastructure would meet a “robust and united response,” its top diplomat said, after several states said two Russian pipelines to Europe that have been...
EU Weighs Ban on Shipping Russian Oil as Part of Price Cap
Sep 28 2022 // The European Union is considering adding shipping restrictions to its oil sanctions as the bloc continues to discuss the introduction of a price cap on Russian oil, according to people familiar with the matter. A shipping...
Gas Leaks in Russia-Europe Nord Stream Pipelines Raise Sabotage Fears
Sep 27 2022 // Europe was investigating leaks in two Russian gas pipelines that churned up the Baltic Sea with bubbles on Tuesday and raised concerns from Copenhagen to Moscow about sabotage on infrastructure at the heart of a European...
Deutsche Bank in $26.3M Shareholder Settlement Over Epstein, Russian Oligarch Ties
Sep 26 2022 // Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay $26.25 million to settle a U.S. shareholder lawsuit accusing the German bank of lax oversight while doing business with risky, ultra-rich clients like Jeffrey Epstein and Russian...
Greek-Managed Vessel Shipped Coal From Russia Despite EU Sanctions
Sep 15 2022 // A vessel managed by a company based in Greece transported coal from a port in Russia late last month, after European Union sanctions on the commodity had come into force, according to maritime data reviewed by...
Montenegro Wrestles With Massive Cyberattack, Russia Blamed
Sep 14 2022 // At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive cyberattack against the...
G7’s Price Cap on Russia Oil Takes Shape but Will Russia Sidestep Insurance Rules?
Sep 12 2022 // The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limit Moscow’s ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine, a plan analysts say could work in the long term but might boost oil...
EU Plans Price Cap on Russian Gas as Putin Threatens to Halt All Supplies
Sep 7 2022 // BRUSSELS/VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – The European Union proposed a price cap on Russian gas on Wednesday hours after President Vladimir Putin threatened to halt all supplies if they took such a step, raising the risk of...
G7 Expected to Advance Russia Oil Price Cap Plans With Insurance Playing Key Role
Sep 2 2022 // Group of Seven finance ministers are expected to firm up plans on Friday to impose a price cap on Russian oil aimed at slashing revenues for Moscow’s war in Ukraine but keeping crude flowing to avoid price spikes, G7...
Exxon Begins Legal Action After Putin Blocks Its Final Russian Exit
Aug 31 2022 // Exxon Mobil Corp. took the first step toward filing a lawsuit against Russia after Vladimir Putin blocked the oil major from exiting its only remaining operation in the country. Exxon has been trying to exit the Sakhalin-1...
Zelenskiy Says Crisis Averted as Russian-Held Ukraine Nuclear Plant Regains Power
Aug 29 2022 // President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster on Thursday as the last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored...
Russian Coal Exports Effectively Halted by EU Ban, With Re/Insurance as Key Factor
Aug 25 2022 // Russian coal exports were effectively halted by a European Union ban on entities within the 27-nation bloc servicing shipments of the fuel to anywhere in the world. Suek JSC, Russia’s largest thermal coal miner, was...
Scope of EU Ban on Russian Coal and Fertilizers Jolts Insurers
Aug 15 2022 // The European Union jolted insurers and shippers by clarifying that a ban on EU entities servicing exports of Russian coal and some fertilizers applies to shipments anywhere in the world. An EU ban on imports of Russian...
Russia Finds New Route to Get Oil to Market Via Tiny Egyptian Port
Aug 5 2022 // Russia appears to have found a new means of getting its oil to market with western sanctions looming for Moscow. A cargo of about 700,000 barrels of Russian oil was delivered to Egypt’s El Hamra oil terminal on its...
