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Russia’s War Economy Is Quietly Cracking – and Putin Knows It

Russia’s war economy is starting to show strain. As Ukraine’s drones hit targets deep inside Russia, the Kremlin is scrambling to plug mounting fiscal gaps with VAT hikes, new excise taxes and ... Read More

The Sanctions That Would Hit Russia’s Weak Spot

Wars often depend on things most people never think about. We imagine tanks, rockets, and long supply lines. Yet small components and chemicals can matter just as much. Read More

Could U.S. Sanctions Finally Cripple Russia’s War Economy?

The U.S., EU, and U.K. imposed sweeping sanctions on Rosneft, LUKoil, and Gazpromneft to target Moscow’s oil revenues. Analysts say the short-term effects will be limited as Russia shifts exports to ... Read More

Sanctions have choked Russia's oil industry, a key source of Kremlin funds, U.S. Treasury finds

A Treasury Department analysis indicates that new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers have sent prices there tumbling, choking off a key revenue source that Russia has used to fund its war in ... Read More

How the U.S.'s new sanctions on Russia could impact the war in Ukraine

The Trump administration has levied new sanctions against Russia, targeting the country's oil industry. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Stephanie Baker about the implications. The Trump ... Read More

US’s tougher Russian sanctions

The ruble’s pricing and oil options’ volatility indicate the crude market expects limited long-term disruption from U.S. sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms, with Indian and Chinese sales mostly ... Read More

Oil prices jumped this week — and now U.S. consumers may be the ones to feel the pain from Trump’s Russia sanctions

Oil prices this past week marked their biggest weekly gain since June, as new U.S. sanctions on Russia’s two largest crude producers triggered the rally — raising the potential for tighter global ... Read More

The U.S. and Europe Are Trying New Ways to Pressure Russia

For the first time in his second term, President Trump is imposing new sanctions, but they may not shift the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine. By Neil MacFarquhar President Trump has long threatened ... Read More

EU puts more sanctions on Russia

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump's new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. Read More

How Will U.S. Sanctions on Russia Impact OPEC+ Strategy?

OPEC+ will meet this weekend to decide December output levels, with sources suggesting a modest 137,000 bpd increase. New U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil have injected fresh uncertainty into ... Read More

News Wrap: Europe follows U.S. lead and imposes new sanctions on Russia

In our news wrap Thursday, European officials followed Washington’s lead in approving economic measures aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, Lithuania's president said Russian ... Read More

Why Trump’s ‘Groundbreaking’ Russia Sanctions May Not Deliver Knockout Blow

President Donald Trump’s sanctioning of two Russian oil giants was dubbed a “groundbreaking move” by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former deputy energy minister but the U.S. president needs to go ... Read More