Kobakhidze Blames the 'Deep State' and Ships the Fuel Anyway
Tbilisi confirms Georgian business supplied petrol to occupied Abkhazia during a shortage. The rhetoric is theatre. The tanker is policy.
Natasha Volkov · 3d ago
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Kazakhstan Shops for a Second Pipeline, and the Kremlin Notices
When Astana starts pricing the Baku-Supsa route, it is not looking for logistics. It is looking for leverage.
Natasha Volkov · 4d ago
Trump's Iran Pivot: When Sanctions Replace Sorties, Watch the Freight Rates
Washington is switching from ordnance to embargo against Tehran. The tell is not the rhetoric — it is that oil prices did not move.
Natasha Volkov · 6d ago
The Senate's Russia Bill Is a Tariff on Delhi and Beijing With Moscow's Name on the Envelope
Washington has found a way to punish two rivals by writing a sanctions law aimed at a third. India and China should read the fine print.
Natasha Volkov · 8d ago
A Romanian Band in Sokhumi: The Small Concert That Embarrasses Two Foreign Ministries
Bucharest's "firm disagreement" with Morandi's Abkhazia gig is a lesson in how sanctions regimes fray at the edges — through nightclubs, not summits.
Natasha Volkov · 9d ago
The Commission's 1 August–15 September Calendar: What Actually Bites, and Who Now Owes a Filing
The EU's rolling entry-into-force schedule is the story compliance teams should be reading this week. It reshapes obligations before quarter-end.
Alexei Morozov · 12d ago
Tokayev's Beijing Tilt and London's Tbilisi Net: Two Maps of the Post-Russian Space
While Brent climbs to $95.84 and the rouble holds at 70.90, the real story is who is rewriting the geography around Moscow — and who is letting them.
Natasha Volkov · 80d ago
Tbilisi's New Loyalty Test: A 'Russophobia Council' Arrives Just as Washington Knocks
Georgian Dream stages a domestic stunt to mark the boundary of permissible speech — timed, conveniently, to a State Department visit.
Natasha Volkov · 82d ago
Brent at $101.51 Won't Save the Ruble — and Moscow Knows It
Oil slides nearly 3% in a single session while the ruble weakens past 71. The Kremlin's pricing power is bleeding out in plain sight.
Natasha Volkov · 85d ago
Sevastopol Imposes Gasoline Rationing Amid Russian Refinery Strikes
Annexed Crimea's largest city begins fuel rationing as Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries cause a slump in fuel production.
Pierre Dubois · 85d ago
EU Commission faces pressure to present Russian oil ban bill after removal from agenda
European governments demand explanation as Commission drops promised legislation on Russian crude sanctions without notice.
Pierre Dubois · 87d ago
Russia appoints sanctioned lawmaker as human rights chief
Yana Lantratova named to post despite EU and Western sanctions over alleged child transfers.
Pierre Dubois · 93d ago
US pushes Lithuania to resume Belarus potash trade
Washington seeks to ease sanctions on Belarusian potash exports amid fertiliser supply concerns.
Pierre Dubois · 93d ago
Tehran's Five Conditions and the $106 Barrel: Iran Plays the Strait Card Again
Iran hardens its terms before sitting with Washington. Brent is already pricing the threat. The BRICS in India will price the politics.
Natasha Volkov · 94d ago
US renews $100M aid offer to Cuba while tightening sanctions
Washington extends humanitarian assistance proposal as island faces worsening energy crisis and economic collapse.
Pierre Dubois · 94d ago
Washington Offers $100 Million in Aid to Cuba in Exchange for Reforms
U.S. administration presents economic assistance package to embattled Caribbean island facing blockade.
Yusuf Al-Saadi · 94d ago
US Republicans Block Trump, Force Vote on Russia Sanctions Bill
GOP centrists defy president to demand House vote on major sanctions legislation against Moscow.
Pierre Dubois · 94d ago
Russia, EAEU sign preferential trade deal with UAE
Duma ratifies economic partnership covering 85% of goods as Moscow diversifies beyond Western markets.
Pierre Dubois · 94d ago
EU gas imports from Russia hit highest level since Ukraine invasion
European Union continues importing Russian natural gas at elevated levels despite 2027 commitment to end all Russian energy supplies.
Pierre Dubois · 94d ago
Netherlands still buys Russian LNG despite EU sanctions
The Netherlands continues importing 12% of its liquid natural gas from Russia, undercutting EU energy independence commitments.
Pierre Dubois · 94d ago
German state firm negotiated Russian LNG deal during war, investigation reveals
Federal company held talks with Putin associate in 2023 to resume liquefied natural gas supplies; billions have flowed since Kremlin approval.
Pierre Dubois · 95d ago
Tehran Plays the 90 Percent Card, and Brent Barely Blinks
Iran threatens weapons-grade enrichment and rattles Hormuz. Oil drops a buck. The market knows something the diplomats won't say.
Natasha Volkov · 95d ago
Russia to Block Kazakh Oil Flows to Germany via Pipeline
Energy supply disruption threatens EU's oil imports from Central Asia.
Pierre Dubois · 95d ago
Finland Tightens Export Controls on Medical Equipment Bound for Russia
Helsinki restricts shipments after discovering pharmaceutical goods may be diverted to military use.
Pierre Dubois · 95d ago
EU sanctions Israeli settlers over West Bank violence
Foreign ministers agree measures after Hungary ends months-long blockade
Pierre Dubois · 95d ago
EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary lifts West Bank veto
European Union approves punitive measures against settlement violence following shift in Budapest's position.
Pierre Dubois · 96d ago
Hormuz Theatre, Caspian Dividend: The Quiet Geography Rewriting Eurasia's Oil Map
Brent at $104.95 isn't a spike — it's a sentence. And Central Asia is busy translating it into infrastructure.
Natasha Volkov · 96d ago
EU sanctions Russian officials over forced adoption of Ukrainian children
Brussels imposes measures on those responsible for stripping thousands of children of Ukrainian identity and culture.
Pierre Dubois · 96d ago
Russia halts Kazakh oil flows to Germany via Druzhba pipeline
Energy supply disruption affects EU oil imports through Central Asian corridor.
Pierre Dubois · 96d ago
EU sanctions 16 Russian officials over child abductions from Ukraine
Brussels targets those accused of forcibly relocating thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Pierre Dubois · 96d ago