What Ukraine’s new sanctions say about Russia’s deepening oil crisis (INFOGRAPHIC)
Kyiv’s 13th synchronized package arrives as Russia’s oil sector shows signs of systemic crisis.
She declared a house worth $76. Authorities found $6 million in her closet. The agency saw no problem.
Brussels shifts from praise to “concerns about impartiality” as €50 billion in EU assistance hangs in the balance on anti-corruption benchmarks.
Gold, once untouchable, becomes Russia’s financial lifeline
Central bank reverses decades of stockpiling to plug $48 billion hole.
The last pillars of Russia’s energy power—and why Moscow fears they could fall
Senior European officials joined Russian energy boards after the sanctions—and some keep lobbying today.
China emerges as the big winner of Russia’s oil crisis
Rosneft chief frames Moscow’s fire-sale pricing as Beijing’s ‘procurement efficiency’.
Russia can’t rebuild its oil capacity—and the global market will feel it (INFOGRAPHIC)
Deutsche Bank sees a 2 million-barrel surplus in 2026, but chronic funding gap sets up a post-2027 supply shock.
Desperate for buyers, Russia throws India its biggest oil discounts yet (INFOGRAPHIC)
The price gap more than doubled in a month, from $3 to $7 per barrel.
Zelenskyy’s irreplaceables: too corrupt to keep, too entrenched to remove
Everyone wants Yermak and Tatarov to go. But would removing them collapse Zelenskyy’s ability to govern?
Ukraine faces existential pressure—and still jails the detectives who exposed a $100M corruption scheme
Four months in detention, zero evidence of espionage. The schemes they uncovered toppled ministers.
“Carlson” flees: $100M corruption scandal erupts inside Ukraine’s nuclear sector
NABU raids expose systematic kickbacks at Energoatom as Zelenskyy’s business partner escapes hours before arrest.
US sanctions ignite $22B Lukoil asset fire sale
Exxon and Chevron circle Iraq and Kazakhstan assets as markets worry about oversupply.
380M barrels stranded as Ukraine’s oil war hits exports
Three tankers sit empty offshore as a 2.2-mile oil slick spreads into Black Sea.
Ukrainians hoard record cash as Russian grid attacks cut power
The third quarter delivered Ukraine’s fastest cash surge since the war began.
Russia’s ghost fleet circles the oceans as buyers vanish
Major oil refineries in India and China increasingly refuse Russian deliveries.