Category: Russia

Tension Overshadows the Tennis Between Sabalenka and Svitolina

Players from Ukraine do not shake hands with players from Russia and Belarus. Aryna Sabalenka waited at the net anyway.
Saudi Arabia Says It Will Cut Production to Stem a Slide in Oil Prices

OPEC Plus, the group of major oil producers, said it would continue its recent cuts in output, but Saudi Arabia said it would cut further for at least a month.
OPEC Plus May Consider Cuts in Oil Production

The group of major oil producers and Russia will meet this weekend to discuss a swoon in oil prices.
Volkswagen Sells Its Russia Operations, Including an Assembly Plant

The German automaker, which quit making cars in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, said it sold its plant to a local auto dealership chain.
How the G7 Oil Price Cap Has Helped Choke Revenue to Russia

Group of 7 leaders are prepared to celebrate the results of a novel effort to stabilize global oil markets and punish Moscow.
How the G7 Oil Price Cap Has Helped Choke Revenue to Russia

Group of 7 leaders are prepared to celebrate the results of a novel effort to stabilize global oil markets and punish Moscow.
Biden Team to Counter Tech Espionage Unveils Cases Involving China and Russia

A new division set up by the government to pursue sanctions evasion and technology espionage announced arrests of individuals with ties to foreign governments.
U.S.-Made Technology Is Flowing to Sanctioned Russian Airlines

Russian customs data shows that millions of dollars of aircraft parts made by Boeing, Airbus and others were sent to Russia last year despite sanctions.
Slava Zaitsev, Enduring Soviet-Era Fashion Designer, Dies at 85

He gave color, sparkle and opulence to a generation raised in drab Soviet gray and designed for pop stars, Olympic athletes, politicians and ballerinas.
Luxury Imports to Russia Take a Detour Around Sanctions — Through Dubai

More than a year into Vladimir Putin’s invasion, the web of global trade has adjusted to Western sanctions, with a network of middlemen sending cars, electronics and more to Russia.
The ‘Peace Dividend’ Is Over in Europe. Now Come the Hard Tradeoffs.

Defending against an unpredictable Russia in years to come will mean bumping up against a strained social safety net and ambitious climate transition plans.
Russia’s Gas Exports Are Expected to Slide in 2023

Once Europe’s mainstay source of natural gas, Russia’s pipeline exports this year are now likely to be half of last year’s total, analysts and the Russian media say.