Abroad
France and Germany offered to withdraw sanctions from russian grain
France, Germany and the Netherlands offered to withdraw Russian grain and fertilizers from EU sanctions.
Hungary will start negotiations with Qatar on the import of LNG
The Hungarian energy group MVM will start negotiations with QatarEnergy on the possibility of supplying Hungary with LNG within three years.
Poland will charter eight gas carriers from HHI
Poland is creating its own tanker fleet for the transportation of liquefied gas.
In December, the EU imported record volumes of russian diesel fuel by sea
At the beginning of December, the European Union and Great Britain bought more than 16 million barrels of diesel fuel from russian federation.
Russia buys goods of double value despite sanctions
Microelectronics continue to arrive in russia to circumvent sanctions, including through Turkey.
Russia is accused of inciting the energy crisis
Moldova will sue the russian concern Gazprom for provoking the energy crisis.
China cut the purchase of grain from Ukraine almost in half
In January-October, China imported almost half as much Ukrainian grain as last year.
Bloomberg: russian economy suffers due to oil sanctions
Russia lost the European market of more than 1.5 million barrels per day. By the end of the year, it will lose another 500,000 barrels per day if Poland and Germany stop importing oil through pipelines.
Russia could have secretly bought weapons from South Africa
The sanctioned russian roller coaster Lady R was spotted at the naval base of the South African Republic.
Oil tankers are already passing through the Bosphorus
8 out of 24 raw oil tankers have already passed through the Bosphorus, providing Turkey with proof of valid P&I insurance.
