Moscow’s latest decision to switch to its national currency for gas payments was made to secure Russia’s ability to trade and to ensure that its producers receive their money despite Ukraine-related Western sanctions, according to Dmitry Peskov, press secretary to President Vladimir Putin. “Amid this growing distrust toward reserve currencies ...
On Sunday morning, Russian jets and warships attacked an oil refinery and fuel storage facility in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, according to a Defense Ministry official. “High-precision strikes launched this morning from sea and air destroyed an oil refinery and three fuel and lubricant depots near the city of ...
