The U.S. decision to ban imports of Russian oil is likely to worsen Russia’s struggles to sell its cargoes as buyers will avoid Russian crude even more than they have been doing so far
"President" Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States would cease imports of Russian oil, while still refusing to unleash America's oil- and gas-producing capabilities [.]
This is in the interest of no one. Chinese President Xi Jinping condemned Western sanctions towards Russia during a virtual call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. Xi said China was instead willing to work actively with the international community to halt the.
Yanukovych and a new "Little Russia": Putin s final plan for Ukraine
Putin says he wants to "denazify" Ukraine, but his true goal is bringing the country back into Russia s sphere of influence as part of an all-Russian nation. To achieve that, he will try to turn it into a second Belarus, with a pup.
The Wall Street Journal devotes its front page to President Joe Biden’s announcement of a U.S. ban on the import of Russian oil in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The leading American business daily says “will add pressure to already record U.S. gasoline prices and the economic recovery.”