High energy prices will persist beyond winter, European gas traders say
For a glimpse of how much longer this year’s energy crunch is going to last, look no further than the…
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Nord Stream 2: how Putin’s pipeline paralysed the west
The saga of Nord Stream 2, the gas pipeline between Russia and Germany running along the Baltic seabed, has been…
Macron’s ex-bodyguard placed under formal investigation because of Russia contract links
Alexandre Benalla, French President Emmanuel Macron's disgraced ex-bodyguard, was placed under formal investigation on Tuesday over a security contract signed…
EU sanctions target Russian ‘Wagner’ mercenary group
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on the Russian-based private military contractor known as the Wagner Group, which is…
Russia’s Putin to land in India to boost military, energy ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India on Monday for his second overseas trip since the pandemic, seeking to…
Russia Fines Google For Not Deleting Banned Content
A Moscow court fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google 3 million roubles ($40,400) on Monday for not deleting content that it deemed…
Top US Diplomat Warns Wagner Group Not to Interfere in Mali
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday warned a shadowy Russian company with connections to the Kremlin not to…
EU ready to support sanctions on Russian mercenaries, France says
The European Union agreed on Monday to draft a list of possible sanctions on Russian mercenaries who could be deployed…
Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Two journalists whose work has angered the authorities in Russia and the Philippines won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on…
How Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration
It appears that the dictator of Minsk and his overlord in Moscow are waging a coordinated form of hybrid warfare…