Xi takes ‘diplomatic dance’ to isolated Russia
Xi Jinping walks a diplomatic tightrope as he heads to Moscow, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with his closest ally, President Vladimir Putin, who…
A year on, Ukraine’s embattled nuclear plant turned Russian ‘military base’
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant no longer produces electricity and serves solely as a military base for Moscow’s troops, the exiled mayor of the city of Energodar, which houses the…
US sanctions authority probes Raiffeisen on Russia
The United States’ sanctions authority has launched an inquiry into Raiffeisen Bank International over its business related to Russia, increasing scrutiny of the Austrian lender that plays a critical role…
Ties with Russia
Russia is the largest country on the globe, with about 11 per cent of the world land mass, nearly double the size of the United States. Russia’s main expansion took…
Seizing Russian assets is easier said than done
The idea is seductively simple: the West should turn over billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to fund reconstruction. But it faces major legal problems which mean…
Russian oil sold to India below price cap in buyers’ market
Russia’s flagship Urals crude has been sold at deeper discounts this month following a European ban on Russian oil imports, and dominant buyer India has bought barrels at well below…
Whoosh tests Russian IPO interest as foreign investors frozen out
Corporate Russia is watching closely this week as electric scooter firm Whoosh braves Russian economic isolation with Moscow’s first IPO since the country sent troops into Ukraine. While breathing life…
Chinese grab Russian car market share
Chinese brands account for almost a third of Russia’s car market, data shared with Reuters shows, as the sector more than any other shows China’s growing importance to the economy…
Russia-Ukraine war divides the world – I
The Russian invasion of Ukraine about four months ago has divided the world community amongst pro-Russia, pro-Ukraine alignments with most nations remaining neutral or tentatively circumspect. How long the nations…
Russia’s pragmatism
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 20, 2022 and since then the intensity and scope of its military operation have been faltering. Vladimir Kvachkov, a retired Russian colonel who was released…
