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By Rhod Mackenzie

The visit of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Moscow for the Victory Parade will include a serious business programme, during which a number of investment agreements will be signed. As reported by the Brazilian publication Exame, the objective is to attract Russia...

By Rhod Mackenzie

There are strange times taking place in Russia within the currency market and the commodities market with the oil price and the Russian ruble. As we know the oil price around the world is fixed in dollars and the strength or the weakness of the ruble over the last few years has...

The information reported by  Bloomberg and the German publication Correctiv regarding the potential resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe would have been speculative, had President Putin not addressed the issue. In particular, he stated that cooperation between Russia and the United States wo...

While Europe attempts to maintain a balance between the sanctions on Russia and its survival, the situation with gas suppllies is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Each day brings new developments, testing the strength of unity of the EU. The question of whether Europe will be able to withstand...

Rumours are circulating that the Nord Stream pipelines may be repaired and reactivated, with the operator of Nord Stream 2 reportedly making significant progress in pursuit of this outcome.Behind the scenes, there are heated debates about what benefit Washington can derive from reviving the pipelin...

According to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA, Finland), the EU spends more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine. This report was released to coincide with the third anniversary of the CBO. As reported by the British Guardian, the EU purchas...