Soccer May 22, 2022
Russian captain Artem Dzyuba leaves Zenit Saint Petersburg two months after asking to be left out of the national squad because of the conflict in Ukraine.
Business | ANALYSIS Apr 2, 2022
In Russia-Europe gas standoff, both sides lose
by Nina Chestney
Although the threat of shortages comes after the peak demand of winter, Europe still has much to lose when its businesses and households are already reeling from record energy prices.
Business / Financial Markets Mar 27, 2022
Gazprom arm risks rattling energy markets from U.K. to Singapore
by Anna Shiryaevskaya, Todd Gillespie and Rachel Morison
Gazprom Marketing & Trading is facing liquidity problems as banks delay its transactions and peers refuse to deal with it.
Business / Financial Markets Mar 7, 2022
War exposes Europe’s failure to heed warnings over Russian gas
by Ewa Krukowska
Despite experiencing similar issues with dependence on Russian energy in the past, the awkward reality is that the European Union is still much in the same place.
Soccer Mar 1, 2022
Russia expelled from World Cup as FIFA and UEFA hand down bans
After initially allowing Russia's national teams to compete under a neutral flag, FIFA changed its approach on Monday and kicked the country out of the sport's showpiece tournament.
World Feb 28, 2022
How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia
by Daphne Psaledakis
The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine while saying all options are on the table for additional action.
Business Dec 28, 2021
Tensions flare as Russia's Yamal-Europe gas pipeline reverses flow
by Vladimir Soldatkin
Instead of being pumped into European markets, which are facing a winter heating crisis due to sky-high prices, gas has been transported east into Poland and Ukraine.
Business | ANALYSIS Oct 7, 2021
Russia's Gazprom feels the heat over Europe's red-hot gas prices
by Katya Golubkova and Vladimir Soldatkin
European politicians, under pressure from consumers facing a huge jump in winter heating bills, say Russia could supply more of the fuel.
Commentary / World Feb 24, 2021
Germany’s empty pipeline logic
by Josef Joffe
The pipeline across the Baltic has pitted the United States and the European Union against Germany, and a swelling chorus of domestic critics against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Business Apr 10, 2017
Russia turns iffy on Japan gas future as Abe heads to Moscow
by Stephen Stapczynski and Elena Mazneva
Russia's Gazprom PJSC isn't confident in Japan's future as a growing natural gas user, which may damp prospects of a proposed pipeline between the countries as Premier Shinzo Abe travels to Moscow later this month. "The demand situation in Japan is not clear yet for ...
Business Dec 5, 2016
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank and other banks are making final arrangements to jointly extend some ¥95 billion ($831 million) in loans to Russia's state-run gas firm Gazprom, sources close to the matter said Monday. A contract is expected to be concluded during Russian ...
Editorials May 5, 2015
If Moscow is determined to pick a fight with Europe, it may discover that the economic battlefield is the wrong place for a showdown.