According to trade figures made public this week by the Japanese Finance Ministry, Tokyo’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia climbed considerably in August. The data shows that the volume of Russian LNG deliveries to Japan increased by 211.2% from August 2021. Russian LNG imports increased by more than 380% in value. In contrast, the number and value of imports of Russian oil... 

Russia has been forced to resort to buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from impoverished North Korea for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine amid crippling Western sanctions and devastating war losses, US officials have said. A US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Monday that the fact Russia is turning to the isolated state of North Korea demonstrates that ‘the... 

Energy prices in Britain are set to triple for the average household this winter as because of Putin’s war of aggression and green energy scams begin to take their toll. Millions of households will see their energy bills rocket as the price cap is hiked to £3,549 ($4,170) a year, plunging many into financial hardship. The record 80% October increase, announced by the regulator Ofgem, will see... 

The brutal reality of European politics means that alongside Russia, which invaded its neighbor and is killing thousands, Poland is being sanctioned, and in real terms, the sanctions on Poland are actually greater than those imposed on Russia. No one can yet assess this accurately, but it is most unlikely that the sanctions against Russia will exceed €35 billion’s worth, the amount that the EU... 

Kiev slams Viktor Orban for saying anti-Russia sanctions and arms supplies to Kiev have brought no results Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s remarks about the ineffectiveness of anti-Russia sanctions are “a classic example of Russian propaganda,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko claimed on Sunday. Orban said on Saturday that the decision to impose sanctions on Moscow... 

Moscow’s retaliation to Lithuania’s transport “blockade” of Russia’s Kaliningrad Region will seriously affect Lithuanian citizens, Nikolay Patrushev, the head of Russia’s Security Council, has said. “Of course, Russia will respond to hostile actions. Appropriate measures are in the works, and will be adopted in the near future,” Patrushev told reporters during a trip to Kaliningrad... 

Multiple analysts at Chinese state-linked think tanks and banks have weighed in on the Biden administration’s recent threats to punish the world’s second-largest economy over China’s refusal to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, and amid US charges that it could be helping Moscow evade sanctions, or even quietly resupplying Putin’s military machine (charges which at this point have remained... 

The European Commission (EC) has proposed to stop property deals with Russian citizens, residents and entities, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing official documents. The measure is part of the EU’s sixth package of anti-Russia sanctions. It would reportedly prohibit the sale or transfer, directly or indirectly, of “ownership rights in immovable property located within the territory of the... 

One country that has not been caught with its pants down amid the current inflationary and food shortage crisis is China, which in the first half of the current crop year alone has accumulated about 69 percent of the world’s corn reserves, 60 percent of rice reserves, and 51 percent of wheat reserves. China has been preparing for years, it turns out, for a collapse of the global economy. While the... 

The following story below tells the tale of mass idiocracy going on in Europe right now. We simply cannot believe how retarded our people, our leaders and our countries have become. So after they “froze” (stole) Russian assets and bank deposits worth of hundreds of BILLIONS of euros, the EU leadership is now whining that Russia wants to sell them gas in rubles and say that it breaches... 

The House just voted to give the President “broad authority to sanction virtually anyone, anywhere in the world, whether they are connected to Russia or not,” Rep Thomas Massie (KY-R) reports. “This was slipped into the Russian sanctions bill on pages 19, 20, 21,” Massie said. The bill amends the Magnitsky Act to say the President can sanction “any foreign person” acting on behalf of Russia... 

China will protect its companies and people who have come under threat of US sanctions over trading with Russia, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, commenting on Washington’s warnings. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Beijing “will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and individuals.” The... 

The former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, hasn’t ruled out nationalizing the Russian-based assets of foreigners registered in “hostile jurisdictions.” The harsh step may be taken in response to the seizure of funds of Russian citizens abroad, the ex-leader, who is currently deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, posted on Facebook. “They also threaten to seize the money of... 

The EU will not negotiate with Russia “forever,” and sanctions may eventually have to be imposed if Moscow continues to build up its military near the Ukrainian border, European Council President Charles Michel said on Sunday. Speaking to the Munich Security Conference, Michel suggested that diplomacy would not last forever, and economic measures could be placed on Moscow if there is no sign of... 

The EU could impose economic measures on Russia if Moscow opts to recognize the self-proclaimed Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics as sovereign states, senior European officials have warned. Threats of sanctions, announced on Tuesday, following a resolution passed earlier that day by Russia’s State Duma (parliament). MPs voted in favor of a motion, addressed to President Vladimir...