Norilsk Nickel admits trouble as Russia’s war-torn economy suffers due to sanctions
In a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin, Vladimir Potanin said his Norilsk Nickel company is forced to operate under
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Russia’s Novatek gives deep discounts to sell sanctioned Arctic LNG to Chinese buyers, sources say
By Marwa Rashad, Emily Chow, Chen Aizhu and Anna Hirtenstein Russian liquefied natural gas producer Novatek has slashed the prices
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New UK sanctions target Putin’s main funder of war
The UK government strikes against Russia’s two largest oil companies. On the updated sanctions list are Rosneft and Lukoil, along
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Moscow pushing Arctic shipping towards disaster?
Russian authorities are green-lighting ships without ice-class on the Northern Sea Route. This month, it could have ended in catastrophe.
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New EU sanctions package targets Russian LNG
“It is time to turn off the tap,” President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen emphasised as she
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Ship involved in Russian weapons deliveries is on the way to Svalbard
The Kapitan Yakovlev is sanctioned by the US and Ukraine because of its shipments of weapons in the Black Sea. The 100-metre-long
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Cargo ship involved in weapons deliveries from North Korea makes port call in Arkhangelsk
The 131-meter-long Maia-1 is under international sanctions for its transportation of weapons used in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The
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Banned by EU, welcome in Kirkenes
Only few days after Vitalii Orlov’s company Norebo was put on EU’s sanctions list, two of his trawlers made port
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UK sanctions halt floating repair dock for Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet
The new 220-meter dock built in Turkey is now stranded in the Mediterranean after London two weeks ago sanctioned the
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Brussels imposes sanctions on Murmansk fishery industry
By Denis Zagore The EC Council accuses two major fishery companies in Murmansk of espionage and ‘activities that can facilitate future
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Paralysis looms over Russia’s Arctic oil
New US sanctions deal an unprecedented blow to the companies that over the past decade have developed major oil and
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route lags far behind plans
For years, Vladimir Putin has insisted that annual shipments on the far northern route should reach 80 million tons by
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Production comes to halt at Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2: Bloomberg
The gas production platforms in the remote Gydan Peninsula risk turning into rusting ghost installations as Novatek is forced to
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EU considers stricter seafood sanctions, but cod from Murmansk goes free
Cod aimed for fish and chips seems to survive the European Union’s next set of sanctions, while Alaska pollock for
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Tighter sanctions target Nornickel as pressure mounts
More than ten companies associated with the Russian mining and metallurgy giant are included in the U.S list of sanctions.
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