Moscow is stepping up hybrid attacks against Germany, from espionage and disinformation to drone raids. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that while the country may not be at war, it is not completely at peace either. In recent weeks, a series of drone incursions have disrupted the country, targeting military, critical and even civilian facilities,…
For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has battled Russia’s aging and shrinking population. The demographic crisis predates his rise to power, and the nation recorded its lowest birth rate in 1999, the year before he took office. In 2005, Putin acknowledged the problem and stated that these demographic challenges required maintaining “social and economic…
For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia fell to the lowest level on record. In 2005, Putin said demographic problems needed to be resolved while maintaining “social and economic…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The United States and the European Union are hitting Russia with another round of sanctions, aimed at reducing oil and gas export revenues that finance Moscow’s war against Ukraine. More than three and a half years after the war, the effort remains a game of cat and mouse, with Russia finding…
November WTI Crude Oil (CLX25) was down -0.17 (-0.30%) today and November RBOB Gasoline (RBX25) closed down -0.0191 (-1.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower as the dollar (DXY00) strengthened. Crude oil is also being weakened by the negative carryover from last Thursday, when President Trump said…
November WTI Crude Oil (CLX25) is down -0.06 (-0.10%), and November RBOB Gasoline (RBX25) is down -0.0084 (-0.46%) today. Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an early advance today and fell after EIA weekly crude oil inventories unexpectedly rose and U.S. crude production rose to a record level. Crude oil prices initially rose today…
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would try to get China to do the same as Washington steps up efforts to cut off Moscow’s energy revenues. India…
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Andrew Osborn and Suleiman Al-Khalidi MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that he would honor all previous agreements reached between his country and Moscow, a promise that suggests Moscow’s two main military bases in Syria are safe. Sharaa, who once headed al Qaeda’s Syrian…
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Russia of deliberately cutting the external power line to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to connect the plant to Moscow’s power grid. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Moscow was trying to test a reconnection to the Russian network. Ukraine has long feared that Moscow will…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the United States supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning that the war had reached a dramatic moment with escalation on all sides. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that before agreeing to provide Tomahawks, he would like…
