Russia asks mining giant to pay $2 bln for Arctic spill
Russia’s state environmental watchdog said Monday that metals giant Norilsk Nickel should pay an unprecedented $2 billion in damages over
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Putin mocks U.S. embassy for flying rainbow flag
President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights,
Continue readingRussia tells IAEA it is incident-free after nuclear particle increase
Russia has told the U.N. atomic watchdog there have been no nuclear incidents on its territory that could explain elevated
Continue readingEU reopens its borders to 14 nations but not to US tourists
The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have
Continue readingOil firm says Russian mercenaries enter key Libya field
Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered a key oil field in southern Libya, the conflict-hit country’s National Oil Corporation
Continue readingIMF Revises Russia’s Growth Forecast Downward From -5.5% to -6.6% – World Economic Outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday downgraded its forecast for Russia’s 2020 economic growth from -5.5 percent in April
Continue readingFitch Affirms Lukoil’s Rating at BBB+, Outlook Stable
International agency Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has maintained Lukoil’s long-term issuer default rating (IDR) in foreign and national currencies at BBB+,
Continue readingTurkey and Russia to hold talks on Libya, Syria
Russia’s foreign and defence ministers will visit Turkey on Sunday, the foreign ministry announced, for talks on regional issues including
Continue readingRussia says ‘years’ needed to clean up Arctic spill
Russian investigators on Wednesday detained three staff of a power plant over a huge fuel spill in the Arctic, as
Continue readingSiberian oil spill contaminates Arctic lake
An oil spill that sparked a state of emergency has contaminated a freshwater lake in the Russian Arctic, an official
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