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China Defies Sanctions with Sixth Russian Arctic LNG Cargo

China has received a sixth LNG cargo from Russia’s heavily sanctioned Arctic export project in a sign that the Chinese-Russian trade from Arctic LNG 2 has been flourishing in recent weeks despite U.S. and European sanctions on the project. The Arctic Mulan discharged its LNG cargo at the Chinese terminal …

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Hungary Refuses to Stop Russian Oil Imports

Hungary has no intention of suspending Russian oil imports despite pressure on the whole of the European Union from U.S. President Donald Trump and EU pressure on Hungary specifically. “We can’t ensure the safe supply [of energy products] for our country without Russian oil or gas sources,” Foreign Minister Peter …

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Is Russia Weaponizing Natural Gas against Armenia?

For the third time in as many months, the Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom is turning off the tap to Armenia, claiming a need to repair infrastructure. Some observers believe the Kremlin is instigating the repeated cut-offs as a means of pressuring Yerevan to moderate its geopolitical turn away from …

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Japan Cuts Price Cap on Russian Oil to $47.60

Japan joins the EU in cutting the price cap on purchases of Russian oil to $47.60 per barrel, in a move effective Friday and aimed at punishing Russia over the war in Ukraine, yet unlikely to affect any Japanese purchases. Japan lowered the price cap from the $60 per barrel …

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