Category: 1. Russia

The EU banned the import of Russian diamonds from 1 January 2024, while the US, Canada and the UK imposed sanctions against Alros back in 2022.

To circumvent the restrictions, Alrosa created PBK: rough diamonds…

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Russia has increased natural gas supplies to European countries via the Turkish Stream trunk pipeline, the European Network of Natural Gas Transmission System Operators (ENTSOG) said.

According to ENTSOG, in the…

China will allow Russian citizens to visit without a visa for up to 30 days during a one-year trial period starting later this month, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

“From Sept. 15, 2025, to Sept. 14, 2026, a trial…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks during the Russian leader’s official visit to Beijing. The sides discussed a wide range of issues and signed a package of bilateral…

Russian singer Yaroslav Dronov, better known by his stage name Shaman, claims to have given pro-conservative activist Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the censorship advocacy organization Safe Internet League, a political party for her birthday.

Russia’s Gazprom and China’s CNPC have signed a “legally binding memorandum” to construct a new gas pipeline, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced on Tuesday.

The proposed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline will transport natural gas from…