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Moscow warns Europe of energy market collapse

Moscow warns Europe of energy market collapse

Gas prices could top $4,000 per 1,000 cubic meters if Russian imports are banned, according to the former energy minister © Pixabay.com The exchange price for gas in Europe at…

Russia’s ruble payment plan leaves European gas buyers confused

Russia’s ruble payment plan leaves European gas buyers confused

Moscow has unveiled a new settlement mechanism for energy exports © Getty Images / scanrail German gas industry group Zukunft Gas said on Wednesday it was confused by the statement of Russian…

The ‘Exceptional’ Nation’s War Crimes & Crimes On Display- Over 1Mln Iraqis May Have Suffered From Use of Uranium Shells by US

The ‘Exceptional’ Nation’s War Crimes & Crimes On Display- Over 1Mln Iraqis May Have Suffered From Use of Uranium Shells by US

CAIRO (Sputnik) – Over one million Iraqis may have suffered from the use of depleted uranium ammunition by the United States during its two military operations in Iraq, with radioactive…

Britain Continues to push past what’s acceptable as UK prepares to ‘temporarily’ nationalize Gazprom retail unit – report

Government wants to ensure continued energy supplies to customers © Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images The UK is preparing to temporarily nationalize Gazprom’s British retail…

Abandoning the US dollar Russia should consider legalizing crypto mining – deputy PM

Abandoning the US dollar Russia should consider legalizing crypto mining – deputy PM

The activity could be regulated and taxed, Alexander Novak suggested © Artur Widak / NurPhoto via Getty Images Legalizing cryptocurrency mining and introducing legislation to make it a business activity…

Russia wants to scrap dollar-pegged metals market

Russia wants to scrap dollar-pegged metals market

Global commodities prices have been surging amid supply concerns © Getty Images / Dennis Strameier / EyeEm The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed on Monday to temporarily set maximum possible…

International Pirate/Thief- US military keeps smuggling crude oil from Syria’s Hasakah into Iraq

International Pirate/Thief- US military keeps smuggling crude oil from Syria’s Hasakah into Iraq

In this file picture, a US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter supports American occupation troops during a mission in the oil-rich northeastern Syria. (Photo by the Combined Joint Task Force…

US Clearly Has No Substitute Plan After Banning Russian Oil, May Face Recession, Investor Says

US Clearly Has No Substitute Plan After Banning Russian Oil, May Face Recession, Investor Says

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration does not have an alternative plan to secure oil supplies after it banned Russian oil and energy imports and may quickly face a recession…

Moscow shows that 2 can play the the sanctions & property seizer game- Russia may retain foreign aircraft and pay for them in rubles

The Transport Ministry proposes not returning leased planes if contracts are voided due to sanctions © Getty Images / SOPA Images The Russian Ministry of Transport has proposed retaining aircraft leased from…

Hitting back hard at American & Western sanctions Russia may ‘nationalize’ assets of Apple, IKEA & McDonald’s

Hitting back hard at American & Western sanctions Russia may ‘nationalize’ assets of Apple, IKEA & McDonald’s

The measure could affect dozens of major foreign companies that have halted operations in the country over the fighting in Ukraine A logo of IKEA company is pictured in Moscow.…

Force to eat some serious imperial ‘Crow’, US desperately turns to country it sanctioned for oil relief

Force to eat some serious imperial ‘Crow’, US desperately turns to country it sanctioned for oil relief

Washington is seeking alternative supplies from Venezuela after banning Russian crude oil © Getty Images / ANGEL RAMIREZ The US is willing to relax economic pressure on Venezuela, Bloomberg reported on Thursday,…

Unforeseen by-product of Western sanctions: Russia to ban foreign trade of certain commodities & raw materials

Unforeseen by-product of Western sanctions: Russia to ban foreign trade of certain commodities & raw materials

The list of products and states that fall under restrictions will be revealed in two days © Getty Images / takenobu Russia is banning the exports of certain commodities and raw materials,…

Oil price could smash all time high – experts

Oil price could smash all time high – experts

Oil price could smash all time high – experts Crude could spike to $240 per barrel if West keeps hitting Russia with energy sanctions © Getty Images / ImagineGolf The price of…

Turkey warns of ‘disastrous consequences’ from Russia sanctions

Turkey warns of ‘disastrous consequences’ from Russia sanctions

Sanctions on Russia can de-rail the global energy market, Ankara says Alexey Viryasov, RT FILE PHOTO. © Sputnik/Maksim Bogodvid Washington’s decision to cut off oil exports from Russia will have…

It’s a Gas-tastrophe!

It’s a Gas-tastrophe!

© Ted Rall Subscribe The United States and European Union issuing sanctions on Russian energy exports, namely crude oil and natural gas, have caused global energy prices to rise substantially.…

Russia threatens to cut Europe’s gas supplies if West bans energy imports…& I don’t blame them. I would’ve been cut them off!

People walk past a board indicating the prices of petrol and diesel fuel at a Shell petrol station, in Manchester, on March 8, 2022. (Photo by AFP) Russia has threatened…

Bye bye dollar trade. Pakistan strikes key deal with Russia to buy gas and wheat – reports

Bye bye dollar trade.  Pakistan strikes key deal with Russia to buy gas and wheat – reports

The reported agreement comes as Western countries cut ties with Moscow Pakistan has signed a major agreement with Russia on the import of natural gas and wheat, media outlets reported…

Leading experts warned NATO expansion would lead to conflict. Why did no one listen?

Leading experts warned NATO expansion would lead to conflict. Why did no one listen?

From Kennan to Kissinger, Western foreign-policy thinkers saw NATO’s eastward march was a dangerous game Circle table NATO (isolated done in 3d) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked serious backlash…

China Welcomes Russian Oil Tankers With Alternative Payment Options

China Welcomes Russian Oil Tankers With Alternative Payment Options

Reuters By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – Chinese refiners are paying for Russian crude oil using cash transfers to maintain imports from Russia’s Fast East, as banks shy away from financing the oil…

In a blow to Western plans to seize Russian assets abroad Moscow may nationalize assets of foreigners – former Russian president

In a blow to Western plans to seize Russian assets abroad Moscow may nationalize assets of foreigners – former Russian president

Dmitry Medvedev has called for tit-for-tat measures over the freezing of Russian assets abroad © Getty Images / RapidEye The former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, hasn’t ruled out nationalizing the Russian-based assets…

The US & EU have no one to blame but themselves as Russia ditches Dollar/Euro payments & is now exclusively a ruble country

The US & EU have no one to blame but themselves as Russia ditches Dollar/Euro payments & is now exclusively a ruble country

Neither citizens, nor companies will be able to pay in foreign currency Russian citizens and companies will no longer be able to pay off their foreign debts with currencies other…

Brussels shoots itself in the neck as it bans euro-notes deliveries to Russia

Brussels shoots itself in the neck as it bans euro-notes deliveries to Russia

Hiram’s notes: Remember that this is the primary way that the EU pays for Russian energy supplies so to ban the sale of or transfer of Euros to Russia, the…

Sanctions blowback: Gas prices in Europe jump 35% amid Russia supply worries

Sanctions blowback: Gas prices in Europe jump 35% amid Russia supply worries

The price of natural gas in Europe had risen by 35% at the opening of trading on Monday, data from the London Stock Exchange ICE shows. Higher energy costs are…

Fully prepared for the economic war that the US & EU are now waging, Russian gold and forex reserves smash historic high

Fully prepared for the economic war that the US & EU are now waging, Russian gold and forex reserves smash historic high

Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings have reached an all-time high of $643.2 billion as of February 18, according to the latest data published by the country’s central bank on Thursday.…

Moscow may nationalize assets of foreigners – former Russian president

Moscow may nationalize assets of foreigners – former Russian president

Dmitry Medvedev has called for tit-for-tat measures over the freezing of Russian assets abroad © Getty Images / RapidEye The former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, hasn’t ruled out nationalizing the Russian-based assets…

While the US & EU/NATO scream about international law & Ukrainian sovereignty not a peep is spoken by them about how the US & the West are hindering Syria’s reconstruction, & looting its oil, gas, & wheat

While the US & EU/NATO scream about international law & Ukrainian sovereignty not a peep is spoken by them about how the US & the West are hindering Syria’s reconstruction, & looting its oil, gas, & wheat

Internally displaced Syrians are pictured in front of tents in a camp, before being transported to a new housing complex in the militant-held area of Bizaah, east of the city…

Waging Economic War Because Their Geopolitical Plans To Dominate & Subjugate Their Rivals & The World…All Russian Banks Under Sanctions Will Be Excluded From SWIFT, German Gov’t Says

Waging Economic War Because Their Geopolitical Plans To Dominate & Subjugate Their Rivals & The World…All Russian Banks Under Sanctions Will Be Excluded From SWIFT, German Gov’t Says

© REUTERS / DADO RUVIC Kirill Kurevlev Correspondent All materials Write to the author The West has imposed sweeping sanctions on the Russian economy after its President Putin announced on…

Counter-sanctions against West to hit its ‘weak spots’– Moscow

Counter-sanctions against West to hit its ‘weak spots’– Moscow

Moscow will not mirror the West’s fresh restrictions but will hit the “weak spots” of the US and its allies FILE PHOTO: Russian Senate Head Valentina Matviyenko ©  Global Look Press /…

The Global Energy Crisis Just Escalated To An Entirely New Level, And This Is Just The Beginning…

The Global Energy Crisis Just Escalated To An Entirely New Level, And This Is Just The Beginning…

by Michael Snyder Now we are being told that we are all going to “have costs” for the crisis in Ukraine.  More specifically, the global energy crisis just took a dramatic…

Sino-Russia Energy Deals to Defeat US/NATO Expansionism

Sino-Russia Energy Deals to Defeat US/NATO Expansionism

Author: Salman Rafi Sheikh While the recent meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi in Beijing may not in itself be an extra-ordinary event, its significance against the backdrop of…