German Chancellor Olaf Scholz cautioned Monday against banning Russian oil and gas as part of Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, saying doing so could put Europe’s energy security at risk. “Europe has deliberately exempted energy supplies from Russia from sanctions,” Scholz said in a statement. “Supplying ...
In a phone conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured his Turkish counterpart that the operation has been proceeding as planned and scheduled. Meanwhile, the Kremlin also pointed to the “particular cruelty and cynicism” of Ukrainian nationalist and neo-Nazi formations who continue to attack Donbass ...