Ukraine
Putin should think about the consequences of asking for energy payments in rubles, Germany says
Germany has some advice for Russian President Vladimir Putin: think about the consequences of asking for energy payments in rubles. Russia’s Putin said last week that “unfriendly” nations would be asked to pay for their natural gas in rubles — causing a spike in European gas prices. By asking for payments in the Russian currency […]
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Turkey’s Erdogan opens latest Russia-Ukraine talks; Moscow said to be resetting its forces
Russia-Ukraine talks set to begin in Istanbul A spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry has told NBC News that talks between Russia and Ukraine will begin at 10:30 a.m. Istanbul time (4:30 a.m. ET). He added that it was possible there may be some delays. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks ahead of the peace […]
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Russia’s invasion has made energy security a hot topic. The U.S. thinks hydrogen could be the answer
Ships sailing into the port of Rotterdam in February 2022. Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is a major supplier of oil and gas, and over the past few weeks a […]
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Biden says his ‘moral outrage’ at Putin does not signal a U.S. policy shift
U.S. President Joe Biden announces his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young listens in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden on Monday clarified that his statement that Russian President Vladimir […]
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Russia claims to have changed its strategy in Ukraine — but there are doubts over its real intentions
A woman walks past huge placards bearing images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading “Russia does not start wars, it ends them”and “We will aim for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine” in the city center of Simferopol, Crimea, on March 4, 2022. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s military strategy in Ukraine […]
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Russia and Ukraine prepare for in-person talks after Zelenskyy says he’s ready to discuss neutral status
Russia and Ukraine delegates to meet in Turkey for talks Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before talks between officials of the two countries in Belarus on March 3, 2022. Maxim Guchek | Reuters Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet in Turkey today to conduct more talks. David Arakhamia, […]
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Poland’s economy is standing strong for now, but the Ukraine war casts a ‘dark cloud’
On a display at a gas station, a liter of diesel costs 7.19 zloty. Refueling is also more expensive than ever in Poland, but still a lot cheaper than in neighboring Germany. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Poland’s economy has had a strong start to the year, but as the war in […]
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Blinken says U.S. is not seeking regime change; Russia may be trying to encircle troops in east Ukraine
Blinken: U.S. does not have a strategy of regime change in Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after viewing the “Burma’s Path To Genocide” exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, March 21, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has […]
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Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in sweeping speech on Russian invasion of Ukraine
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on March 26, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Saturday said Russian leader Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” ratcheting up international pressure and further uniting NATO allies against Putin over his invasion of Ukraine. […]
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Ukraine-Russia crisis is driving countries to explore new ways of pricing oil, Qatar says
Qatar’s foreign minister has said the conflict in Ukraine, and its geopolitical ramifications, is pushing some countries to explore new ways of pricing oil — not in the dollar. The comments, made Saturday by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, come after a Wall Street Journal report that Saudi Arabia is in accelerated talks with China to accept yuan […]
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