US LNG exports soar, Europe remaining the main destination

 US LNG exports reached near record levels in December, rising to 8.5 million metric tonnes (MT) as two new plants started, and driving up full-year shipments 4.5% over 2023, according preliminary data from financial firm LSEG.

Russia continues supplying oil to Slovakia, Hungary via Druzhba pipeline

Russia continues supplying oil to Slovakia and Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline and it is interested in continuing deliveries same as those countries, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters.

Canada revokes ban on military exports to Turkey, Armenian community condemns move

Canada announced Monday it would no longer bar certain arms exports to Turkey, a move that comes approximately a week after Ankara ratified Sweden’s NATO membership.

Germany Greenlights Record Amount of Weapons Supplies in 2023

Germany has approved weapons supplies worth a record 11.7 billion euros this year, with a third of all exports intended for Ukraine, the DPA news agency reported, citing a document.

Kremlin called on Denmark and the EU to observe the rules of international shipping

After reports about the intentions of the European Union to check and block tankers with Russian oil in Danish waters, the press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, called on Brussels and Copenhagen to observe the rules of international commercial shipping.

Russia asks countries among its arms customers to return weapons sold to them: Report

Russia is trying to get back some of the military equipment and weapons it exported to countries such as Pakistan, Egypt, Belarus and Brazil, in an effort to replenish the huge stocks of arms it has exhausted in the war on Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Putin Notifies Ramaphosa No Supplies Sent To Poor States Under Grain Deal

 Russian President Vladimir Putin told his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, in a phone call that the main goal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative to supply grain to countries in need has not been achieved, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

EU has banned oil supplies via the northern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline to Poland and Germany

The European Union has completely banned the supply of crude oil from Russia to Poland and Germany through the northern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline. This was announced on Friday, June 23, by the EU Council in a press release posted on its website.

Moscow threatens to abandon Ukraine grain deal over exports

Moscow could abandon the Ukraine grain deal if obstacles to Russian exports remained, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday on a visit to Turkey, which helped broker the landmark agreement.

No Grounds For Expanding List Of Ukrainian Products Exported Under Grain Deal - Moscow - UrduPoint

There is no reason for expanding the list of Ukrainian products exported as part of the grain deal, Pyotr Ilyichev, the head of the Russian foreign ministry's international organizations department, told Sputnik

UN Of No Help In Normalizing Russian Agricultural Products, Fertilizers Export - Moscow

The United Nations has not helped to normalize exports of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers, as the Black Sea Grain Initiative is hardly progressing and there are no results in the implementation of the Russia-UN memorandum, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Germany suspends measures to promote business with Iran

Germany's government is suspending state measures designed to foster business with Iran due to the repression of nationwide protests in the Islamic Republic, the economy ministry said on Friday.

Ukraine's foreign trade deficit more than doubles - China.org.cn

The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods amounted to about 7.050 billion U.S. dollars from January to October this year, more than double compared with that of the same period last year, official data showed on Thursday.

Moscow calls on UN to ease Russian exports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow called on the United Nations to help fulfil part of the Black Sea grain deal that would ease Russia’s food exports.

UN ‘relatively optimistic’ about renewing Ukraine grain export deal

The United Nations said Wednesday it was relatively optimistic about prospects for renewing an agreement that allows grain exports from war-torn Ukraine.

Putin: Russia will stop supplying gas and oil if price caps are imposed

Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will stop supplying gas and oil if price caps are imposed, while the European Union faced divisions on how to respond to a deepening energy crisis.

Russia to suspend oil supplies to states that will impose restrictions on price of its oil

 Russia will suspend supplies of oil and petroleum products to states, which will decide to restrict the price of oil from the country, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Thursday.

3 Fb. VIDEOS: Secretary-General immediately & unequivocally condemns "reported strikes" today in Odessa!

 

 “The Secretary-General unequivocally condemns reported strikes today in the Ukrainian port of Odesa,” his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement.

Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, UN ink deal on Black Sea grain exports

An agreement on creating a grain corridor to export agricultural produce from Ukraine via the Black Sea was signed by representatives of Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN  on Friday.

Agreement on grain export: Russia’s proposals supported, document would soon be finished

Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday that participants in the meeting on the grain problem in Turkey had basically supported Russia’s proposals and the work of a final document would soon be finished.