Russia
Iran Threatens to Fire Weapons It Has ‘Never Used Before’ If Israel Retaliates as It Readies to Acquire Military Support from Russia
Iran is reportedly acquiring a terrifying arsenal from Russia, which includes anti-aircraft launchers and fighter jets and is threatening to fire never before used weapons in "a severe, extensive...
Russia and China trade new copper disguised as scrap to skirt taxes, sanctions
RUSSIAN Copper Company (RCC) and Chinese firms have avoided taxes and skirted the impact of Western sanctions by trading in new copper wire rod disguised as scrap, three sources...
Metal traders get ready for fireworks after LME Russia ban
METAL traders are bracing for dramatic moves after the London Metal Exchange (LME) responded to new US and UK sanctions by banning deliveries of any Russian supplies produced after...
Banking bottleneck causing six-month delays for Russia-China payments: sources
AS THE threat of secondary sanctions deters Chinese banks from facilitating trade with Russia, companies are flocking to the one Russian bank with a Chinese branch and facing up...
Oil settles higher as Russia orders output cuts, geopolitical tensions persist
OIL prices settled higher on Monday (Mar 25) as orders from the Russian government to curb oil output, and attacks on energy infrastructure in both Russia and Ukraine offset...
US Warned Russia of ‘Imminent’ Terrorist Attack, Urged American Citizens to Avoid ‘Concert Gatherings’ Weeks Before Moscow Concert Hall Attack
Weeks before gunmen attacked a concert hall in Moscow on Friday, March 22, the U.S. issued warnings about a potential terror attack in the city.According to Reuters, more than...
Biden Acts to Stop Sales of Sensitive Personal Data to China and Russia
President Biden will issue an executive order Wednesday seeking to restrict the sale of sensitive American data to China, Russia and four more countries, a first-of-its-kind attempt to keep...
Putin says Russia has no intention of putting nuclear weapons in space, denying US claims
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow has no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space, claiming that the country has only developed space capabilities similar...
