Russia fines foreign firms for alleged data storage violations
A Moscow court said it had fined video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, holiday rental company Airbnb and United Parcel Service (UPS) on Tuesday for refusing to store Russian citizens’ personal data in Russia.
Why Russian oil price cap is easier said than done
G7 leaders have agreed to study possible price caps on Russian oil and gas to try to limit Moscow’s ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine, G7 officials said on Tuesday.
Kremlin rejects Russian default, says bond payments executed
The Kremlin on Monday rejected claims that it has defaulted on its external debt for the first time in more than a century, after a grace period on $100 million interest payments ran out.
EXCLUSIVE Nike to fully exit Russia, will scale down over coming months
U.S. sportswear maker Nike (NKE.N) is making a full exit from Russia, three months after suspending its operations there, the company said in an emailed statement Thursday.
Exclusive: India’s Tata Steel bought 75,000 tonnes of Russian coal in May
India’s top steelmaker Tata Steel (TISC.NS) imported about 75,000 tonnes of coal from Russia in the second half of May, two trade sources and one government source said, weeks after pledging to stop doing business with Russia.
Russia widens Europe gas cuts as Gazprom halts Dutch trader’s supply
Russia widened its gas cuts to Europe on Tuesday with Gazprom (GAZP.MM) turning off supply to top Dutch trader GasTerra escalating the economic battle between Moscow and Brussels and pushing up European gas prices
Explainer: What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?
Hundreds of health ministers and diplomats from around the world meet in Geneva this week for the World Health Organization’s first in-person assembly in three years as the U.N. agency seeks to define its future role in global health policy.
Exclusive: China quietly increases purchases of low-priced Russian oil
China is quietly ramping up purchases of oil from Russia at bargain prices, according to shipping data and oil traders who spoke to Reuters, filling the vacuum left by Western buyers backing away from business with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in February.
Explainer: Washington holds key to Russia’s sovereign default
The prospect of a Russia sovereign default is moving centre stage again with a deadline for a U.S. license allowing Moscow to make payments expiring on May 25 and $100 million in interest payments due shortly after.
Explainer: Disconnecting Russia’s banks: Sberbank faces SWIFT removal
The European Union aims to cut off Sberbank (SBER.MM), Russia’s largest lender, from the SWIFT international payment system as Western allies seek to further isolate Moscow from financial markets over its war in Ukraine.
