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The latest wave of sanctions from the U.S. and NATO made operating in Russia impossible and Marriott will be pulling out of the country, the hotel chain announced.

The U.S. has provided Ukraine with at least 5,500 Javelin missiles, with plans to provide an additional 1,000 missiles in the newest assistance package approved this week.

Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko's megayacht, Motor Yacht A, was found docked at a United Arab Emirates creek after the billionaire's first yacht was seized in March.

Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off gas supplies to top energy companies in Denmark and Germany after they refused to pay in the mandated Russian ruble.

Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, is the latest to be hit by European Union sanctions and will be barred from utilizing the SWIFT international banking system.

Russia may default on international debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution after the U.S. chose not to extend its license to Russia to pay bondholders.

The average gallon of gas now tops $4 a gallon in all 50 states for the first time ever, according to the auto club AAA.

Russia may soon cut off its gas supplies to Finland as its northwestern neighbor looks to join the NATO alliance, according to reports Thursday. Finnish officials say they have prepared for this eventuality.

Four high-ranking House lawmakers sent letters on Thursday to executives of Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook's parent company, Meta, asking the social media giants to archive potential evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

Russia is looking to ease strains to its market caused by massive international sanctions and gas boycotts by opening the Nord Stream 2 pipeline domestically.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a retaliatory decree Tuesday to hit “unfriendly” states with export blocks in a move that could further hinder the global market.

The price of diesel hit an all-time high in the United States this week as energy markets around the world cope with ongoing disruptions amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The concern over nuclear weapons has increased in the past month as Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised threats of nuclear attack and tested new weapons.

Russia has fought off a number of pitfalls as it tries to maintain some economic stability as it braces for the full impact of western sanctions.

Foreign policy expert and former Trump adviser K.T. McFarland says Trump's strategy for global “energy dominance” made Putin too weak to invade Ukraine and it’s not too late for Biden to use the same tactics.

The Russian economy achieved some stability and recovered the value of its currency, but the ever-changing economic landscape indicates the real crunch is yet to strike.

The International Energy Agency suggested a number of lifestyle changes that could save families up to $486 a year on oil and gas consumption.

European companies have looked for ways to complete their payments for gas from Russia without violating sanctions.

SpaceX has notched "eye-watering" wins against Russian hackers as it tries to keep Ukraine connected to the internet, Pentagon officials said this week.

Russia may have defaulted on foreign bonds for the first time since the years following the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.