Eastern Europe

The Chinese Railway Construction Corporation is in communication with Russian business leaders about possibly building a tunnel connecting Russia to Crimea, according to reports.

Facebook allowed Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor to run anti-government ads on its platform despite the convicted fraudster being sanctioned by the United States.

The U.S. government has approved the potential sale of up to $10 billion of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to Poland, a key NATO ally in Eastern Europe.

Russian President Putin and OPEC+ believe limiting oil production will stabilize global energy markets. The West believes this is a ploy to keep prices high.

The costly troop mobilization, plunging energy prices and a new round of Western sanctions threaten to bear down on Russia’s already embattled economy.

Europe is staring down a winter energy crisis. Russia has reduced natural gas supplies to Europe over their supports Ukraine, sending prices skyrocketing.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense warned this week that there were signs suggesting the Belarusian military was preparing for a “direct invasion” of Ukraine as the conflict neared its fifth week.

A member of the Ukrainian parliament told FOX Business that Europe should end all trade relations with Russia amid the Russian invasion into Ukraine.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has scared German officials enough for the country, frugal on defense, to kickstart a surge in military power.

U.S. inflation is already at the highest level in four decades. The worsening Ukraine-Russia crisis could push it even higher.