Shell Buys Russian Oil At A Record Discount Of $28 A Barrel Amid Sanctions
One takeaway from the current situation around Russian crude oil is that if the price reduction is cheap enough, Russia would still find potential buyers in businesses that rely on Urals crude. There have been reports that Shell bought Russian oil at a record discount of $28 a barrel amid sanctions.
Biden Ditches Ukraine. Pledges Not To Send American Military To Fight Russian Army
US President Joe Biden seems to have ditched Ukraine. Biden reportedly guaranteed US lawmakers that the US army would not be involved in the conflict in Ukraine, and that no service man will be deployed to the Eastern European country to battle the Russian Army.
How India And Russia Are Planning To Bypass The Dollar
After facing secondary sanctions over a weapons pact with Russia, India and Russia decided to arrange payments through the rupee-ruble exchange in 2014. Faced with a similar situation in the present, it is going to be interesting to see how India and Russia plan to bypass the dollar.
Ukrainian Security Service Assassinates Own Delegation Member At Talks With Russia On Suspicion Of High Treason
It has been reported that the Ukrainian Security Service has assassinated its own delegation memmber at talks with Russia on suspicion of high treason.
Russia Sinks The Pride Of Ukraine Navy Frigate Hetman Sahaidachny
Reports are surfacing that Russia has sunk the symbol of pride for the Ukrainian Navy Hetman Sahaidachny. The Ukrainian navy flagship was taken out at Nikolaev, as per images.
Russia’s Ultimate Goal For War In Ukraine
Many observers speculate that Putin invaded Ukraine because he wanted to prevent NATO from expanding to Russia’s border. He felt increasingly threatened by a Ukrainian government formed in the aftermath of a 2014 Obama-backed coup. It is highly unlikely that Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine without first receiving the approval of China’s Xi Jinping.
“Let Them Fly On Broomsticks”: Russia Stops Rocket Engines Supply To US
In retaliation for US sanctions over Ukraine, Russia has chosen to suspend delivering rocket engines to the US, according to Dmitry Rogozin, the director of the national space agency Roscosmos.
Russian Intelligence Chief Says Intel Showed Ukraine Was Working On Nukes, US Knew About It
Sergei Naryshkin, the chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), claimed that the SVR had gotten information indicating that Ukraine was engaged in developing its very own nuclear weapons. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s warnings to quit the Budapest Agreement, according to Naryshkin, were “not an empty promise.”
List Of Every Russian Billionaire Sanctioned By The West
Since February 21, when Russia acknowledged the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, laying the groundwork for the special military operation three days later, Western nations have instituted a succession of economic sanctions against hundreds of Russian political leaders and corporate tycoons who regulate the country’s media, financial institutions, oil refineries, and other critical industries.
Russia May Nationalize Boeing And Airbus Jets
After European Union prohibited the selling and leasing of planes to Russian airlines the Russian government might decide to nationalize Boeing and Airbus jets.