The Russian Business Digest

[...] move mostly provoked by the fact he did not get an extended ethnic cleansing overdrive in Eastern Ukraine, and had to endure a ceasefire. Poroshenko is not an idiot; after loads of bad PR, he knows [...]

[...] time in rushing to heap blame on Moscow within hours of the crash near the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, with the loss of all 298 on board. Washington has so far provided no specific details to [...]

[...] (ITAR-TASS) - The United Nations is becoming more unbiased in assessing the situation in eastern Ukraine and has begun to sound alarm about possible attack on the cities of Donetsk and Lugansk, [...]

[...]  (RIA Novosti) — The question of humanitarian aid supplies to eastern Ukraine must not be delayed, the need forceasefire in the region is critical, Russia’s Foreign [...]

[...] .The experts of the Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations (FAO) believe the European Union, the United States, Canada and Norway will have to urgently find new markets for products [...]

[...] trade from countries with which it has political disputes. The ban came a day after the European Union and United States imposed their first sanctions aimed at hitting broad sectors of the Russian [...]

[...] that had imposed sanctions on Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis, namely Australia, Canada, the European Union, the United States and Norway. The listincludes meat, poultry, fish, seafood, milk, dairy [...]

[...] . However, Russian companies, including Rosneft, are facing tougher sanctions from the European Union as the deepest East-West spat since the end of the Cold War two decades ago flares. The new [...]

[...] Putin has agreed a $20bn (£11.8bn) trade deal with Iran that will see Russia sidestep Western sanctions on its energy sector. Under the terms of a five-year accord, Russia will help Iran organise [...]

[...] Russia has enough reserves to hold out for at least two years before Western sanctions start to choke the economy, but it must avoid reawakening the “sleeping dragon” [...]

[...] (The Moscow Times) – The recent Western sanctions, the harshest in decades, are meant to stun Russia’s economy. But one person’s loss is [...]

[...] a month that would enable Iran to lift oil exports substantially, undermining Western sanctions. Under the proposed deal Russia would buy up to 500,000 barrels a day (bpd) or [...]

[...] of products from the countries that imposed sanctions on Russia in connection with the Ukrainian crisis, Putin said that the measure taken by Moscow was a move “to support domestic producers.” The [...]

[...] , Canada and Australia have introduced sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the Ukrainian crisis. Infographics by ITAR-TASS President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on [...]

[...] on food imports from the countries that implemented sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian crisis. The ban was applied in response to Western economic sanctions and targeted beef, pork, fish, [...]

[...] 22 coup. Moscow has repeatedly denied the allegations of its involvement in the Ukrainian crisis. Source: RIA Novosti |  Author: Alexei Nikolsky The post Putin, Merkel Discuss Ways [...]

[...] Moscow annexed from Ukraine in March. Possible restrictions on transit flights over Russian territory are being discussed by the foreign and transport ministries, the business daily [...]

[...] in eastern Ukraine are actually being conducted by the US-backed Kiev forces – against Russian territory and civilians. During the past two months there have been at least 10 separate cross-border [...]

[...] two-day visit to the Crimea is his second after the peninsula became a part of the Russian territory again. Source: Pravda.Ru |  Author: Pravda.Ru The post Putin: We deserve to meet in [...]

[...] Nuclear Forces Treaty”, the ministry said. Source: ITAR TASS The post Kerry Says He Hopes Economic Sanctions Against Russia Won’t Be Needed appeared first on The Russian Business Digest. [...]

[...] (The Moscow Times) – U.S. President Barack Obama has escalated U.S. economic sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine but dismissed suggestions the growing [...]

[...] not only on Western markets,” the statement said. The U.S. on Tuesday expanded its economic sanctions against Russia to include VTB, its subsidiary Bank of Moscow and the Russian Agricultural [...]

[...] of agricultural products, raw materials and food originating in a country that has imposed economic sanctions against Russian companies and (or) individuals or has joined such sanctions. Russian [...]

[...] the nation’s self-sufficiency at a time when it faces fresh Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Hewlett-Packard, IBM Corp, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Oracle  and SAP AG  had combined [...]

[...] where it runs more than 1,000 stores, due to a fall in the ruble since the start of the Ukraine crisis and increasing risks to consumer sentiment and spending there. “Current tensions in the [...]

[...] those holding Russian shares saw them touch three-month lows on Wednesday on fears that the Ukraine crisis would escalate further. NATO said on Wednesday that Russia had amassed around 20,000 combat- [...]

[...] ’s chief financial officer. The drilling contracts show how the latest round of international sanctions may have only minimal impact on Russia’s oil industry, at least in the short- [...]

[...] , has announced it has been seeking ways to cope with the negative impact of international sanctions, as it reported higher net income helped by a stronger ruble. Kremlin-controlled [...]

[...] any details on timing or possible volumes. Novak said the deal would not violate international sanctions. However, several minutes later the energy ministry said it was withdrawing the  [...]