Energy summit. Energy ministers from European Union member states discussed Russia’s suspension of natural gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria during an emergency meeting on Monday. The Russian move was in response to the two countries’ refusal to pay for gas in rubles, an issue that has caused friction between some energy companies and the […]
Ruble reluctance. Italian energy company Eni is reportedly planning to open ruble accounts at Gazprombank in order to comply with Russian demands to pay...
U.S.-Saudi relations have been deteriorating since 2014, when the Obama administration announced its intention to reach an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program....
Gas games. Russia’s Gazprom announced that it had completely suspended natural gas deliveries to Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz and Poland’s PGNiG over their failure to pay...
Moldova on edge. Moldovan President Maia Sandu is convening a meeting of the country’s Security Council following explosions in the Russian-backed breakaway region of...
US support for Kyiv. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced $322 million in military funding for Ukraine...
Unsurprisingly, the economic war against Russia has created tensions in European energy markets, which are scrambling to find alternate sources from what is still...
Second phase. Russia’s Defense Ministry outlined the goals of the second phase of its “special military operation” in Ukraine. It plans to gain full...
