Russia
Here’s why Trump’s pursuit of Greenland is really about the control over the Arctic
President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to buy Greenland, and refused to rule out using military or economic coercion to achieve his goal of controlling the autonomous territory of Denmark. . However, the United States isn’t the only country with an eye on the region. In 2018, a Chinese state-owned company bid roughly $550 […]
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Can Trump force the hand of NATO allies to spend up to 5% of GDP on defense?
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters As U.S. President Donald Trump looks to immediately fix his greatest political and economic bugbears, the thorny issue of NATO defense spending is likely to […]
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NATO chief ‘very happy’ with Trump’s sanctions threat to Russia
Mark Rutte, incoming secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), during a transition ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Mark Rutte, the affable and meticulous former Dutch premier, has a daunting task ahead to keep the defense alliance a global force. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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Loved by adversaries, feared by allies: How the world feels as Trump takes center stage
U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference at the end of the NATO summit in July 12, 2018. Bernd von Jutrczenka | dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, and much of the world is watching on with bated breath. The prospect of […]
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India is staring at an ‘oil shock’ as U.S. sanctions on Russian crude loom
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) during a visit to the shipyard Zvezda, as Rosneft Russian oil giant chief Igor Sechin (C) accompanies them, outside the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on September 4, 2019, ahead of the start of the Eastern Economic Forum hosted by Russia. Alexander […]
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Oil prices jump as U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions against Russia oil industry
A view of offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the Pacific Ocean on January 5, 2025 in Seal Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday as the U.S. Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil industry. Brent gained $2.82, or 3.67%, to $79.74 per barrel […]
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Kremlin says it’s watching Trump’s pursuit of Greenland closely
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a summit of leaders of nations, which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Moscow, Russia October 8, 2024. Sergei Ilnitsky | Via Reuters The Kremlin said Thursday that it’s keeping a close eye on President-elect Donald Trump’s ongoing pursuit of […]
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Ukraine’s halt of Russian gas to Europe throws breakaway Moldovan region into crisis mode
Flow regulator valves at a natural gas measuring station in Moldova. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of people in the mainly Russian-speaking territory of Transnistria […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Treasury yields are putting pressure on stocks again
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day of trading of the new year on January 02, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed […]
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Ukraine just stopped Russian gas flows to Europe. Here’s who’s most at risk
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukraine halted the flow of Russian gas to several European countries on New Year’s Day, bringing an end to Moscow’s decades-long dominance over Europe’s energy markets. […]
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