Russia’s gas production, exports shrink from sanctions pressure: report
Russia’s natural-gas production will fall by 12% this year and its exports will decline by about a quarter, a sign that intentional pressure on the country from sanctions on oil are taking a toll.
Omnibus contains $11.9B for Pentagon to replenish weapon systems sent to Ukraine
Congress is providing the Pentagon nearly $12 billion to replenish depleted inventories of weapon systems that have been supplied to Ukraine for its war against Russia.
Russia, China threat ‘alarming’: Foreign policy expert
Mary Kissel, former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, reacts to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to meet with President Biden.
EU countries set up gas cap to counter energy crisis
Energy ministers for the European Union agreed to a price cap earlier this week to combat the ongoing energy crisis ravaging the continent.
Putin accuses West of 'robbery' through sanctions in national speech on flagging economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of "robbery" operating under the guise of international sanction as penalties bite Moscow's economy.
Canada revokes Nord Stream sanction waiver despite European energy woes
Canada has revoked a temporary sanction waiver issued to allow repairs to the Nord Stream pipeline and said Putin showed no intention of getting the pipeline back up and running.
Nestle announces launch of $43 million facility in Ukraine
Nestlé to invest $43 million to launch a new production facility in western Ukraine as the country is dealing with the economic impact of Russia's invasion.
Larry Kudlow: The US and EU wouldn't be in this energy fix if they kept fossil fuel spigots open
Larry Kudlow calls out hypocrisy from the European Union for assisting Russia through LNG imports and sending support to Ukraine at the same time on 'Kudlow.'
Ships linked to Russia’s biggest grain exporter moved stolen Ukrainian cargo
Russia used at-sea-transfers of grain to smuggle stolen grain out of Ukraine in the months since it's invasion. Russia also did this after annexing Crimea. RIF says it isn’t involved in grain theft
Democrats could add $500B in new debt during final weeks of congressional control
Year-end spending and tax priorities could set up Democrats in Congress for a wave of legislation that adds hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt.
U.S. sanctions Iranian officials involved in crackdown on protesters
The Treasury Department announced new sanctions for human rights violations against a trio of Iranian officials involved in the regime's crackdown on protesters in predominantly Kurdish regions of the country.
Western allies aim to agree on Russian oil price cap Wednesday
The price cap on Russian oil is set to begin in early December. Will replace a plan to completely ban the financing and insurance of Russian oil shipments
Iranian-backed hackers compromise federal government network to mine cryptocurrency
Iranian-backed hackers broke into the network of a U.S. federal government agency and used that access to install cryptocurrency mining software, CISA said.
Biden meeting China's Xi over climate change rather than Russia or COVID is 'wrong priority': Gen. Kellogg
Gen. Keith Kellogg previewed Biden's meeting with China's Xi Jinping arguing the president should focus on Taiwan, Russia and COVID rather than climate change.
IG: Biden’s $1B boondoggle to the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan unaccounted for
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is demanding accountability from the departments of State, Treasury and US AID for how the U.S. government spent $1.1 billion in tax dollars to help Taliban-controlled Afghanistant
Moldovan president: Country at risk of 'running out of gas and electricity' this winter
Moldovan leaders are warning that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has created an energy crisis that could mean Molova runs out of gas and electricity this winter.
Gap says Russia deliveries stopped in March. But its clothing kept coming
The Gap shipments included everything from "knitted children’s socks" and "children’s pajamas" to "textile blouses for women" and "textile shorts for men."
Mercedes-Benz to leave Russia, sell assets amid war in Ukraine: 'Demanding environment'
Mercedes-Benz became the latest car maker to announce that it would be withdrawing from the Russian market and selling up its assets there.
IMF says Ukraine needs up to $5B a month as EU, Germany push 'new Marshall Plan'
The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that Ukraine will need up to $5 billion a month to recover from Russia's war.
Biden admin considers reviews of Elon Musk's Twitter deal, Starlink — report
Officials are concerned about Elon Musk's plan to acquire Twitter with a group of foreign investors and possibly pull the plug on Starlink funding in Ukraine


















