Blavatnik holds both U.S. and U.K. citizenship and has generously funded election campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans.
At present, experts see no reason for the Kremlin leader to end the war, despite the high costs and heavy losses.
Officially, 89-year-old Salman remains the monarch. However, his public activity has nearly ceased, and updates on his health have become rare.
The Kremlin’s initiative is an attempt to reduce strategic uncertainty amid stalled discussions on Ukraine and the broader collapse of the arms-control architecture.
On Sunday, September 28, Moldova votes for a new parliament—and, in effect, for the country’s direction: continue toward the EU or pivot to Moscow.
Priority loading for large chains and force majeure at some plants are creating a structural shortage precisely in the spot segment—where independent gas stations and small wholesalers source their fuel.
The painting, carefully kept by the family of its first owner since 1944, was unveiled at the Hôtel Drouot and will go under the hammer on October 24.
Russia remains one of the world’s leading wheat suppliers, and revenue from commodity and food exports is a key source of budget income.
Among the latest incidents is an attack on the Saratov refinery, another target in a series of strikes on energy facilities.
The entrepreneur’s fortune, as estimated by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, exceeds $2.6 billion. Now a significant portion of that wealth may be at risk.
Oil prices on Monday extended last week’s gains as the market simultaneously digests mounting pressure on Russian supplies and forecasts of a surplus toward the end of the year.
Speaking on Friday in Brussels after a series of meetings with European officials, Wright stressed that it is safer and more advantageous for Europe to obtain energy “from friends.”
A sharp rise in Ukrainian drone attacks on targets deep inside Russian territory has led to targeted and prolonged mobile internet shutdowns.
