The US is tightening its grip on one of the key pillars of Russia's economy
Oil and gas revenue is expected to account for around 27% of Russia's federal revenue in 2025, according to a draft budget viewed by Reuters.
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Energy Sector
U.S. Unveils New Sanctions Against Russia’s Energy Sector before Biden Departs
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What is the impact of the Biden admin's sanctions against Russia?
Goldman Sachs Global Commodities Research co-head Daan Struyven unpacks the impact of sanctions on the Russian oil industry on 'The Claman Countdown.'
Biden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet
The White House, now unconcerned about the effect on gas prices and inflation, blacklisted two of Russia’s biggest oil producers and nearly 200 tanker ships.

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Protesters say Fico dragging Slovakia to Russia in Ukraine gas dispute
Thousands Rally Across Slovakia to Protest Prime Minister's Pro-Russia Policies
Thousands Rally Against Slovakia Seeking Closer Russia Ties
A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of Moldova will run out of energy in three weeks,
Oil jumps 4%, Brent breaks $80 as traders worry about tougher Russia sanctions
Oil prices jumped more than 4% on Friday, with global benchmark Brent breaking $80 per barrel for the first time since October on fears that tougher U.S. sanctions on Russia will disrupt crude supplies.
Russia won't cancel Navalny's 'terrorist' status even though he's dead, widow says
Russia's financial watchdog has rejected a request to remove late opposition leader Alexei Navalny from its list of "terrorists and extremists" even though he is dead, his widow Yulia Navalnaya said on Friday.
How Russia created ‘unjammable’ drone with a retro twist
As the drone whirrs into the sky, something unusual trails behind it: a fibre optic cable barely visible to the naked eye.
Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region
Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici passes the time by solving crosswords and puzzles in a room he illuminates using a small gas lamp.
President-elect Trump says he's ready to meet Russia's Putin and it's being arranged
President-elect Donald Trump said late Thursday he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that the meeting is currently being arranged, though he gave no timeline for when it might take place.
Russia is feeling the full impact of sanctions and the strain could force an end to the war this year, think tank says
After three years of war, strict sanctions, and dwindling oil prices, the odds are stacked against the Kremlin in 2025, a think tank fellow argues.
Despite Trump, freed Russian political prisoner Kara-Murza urges strong action against Putin
Former Russian political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza is now lobbying the West for stronger action against Russian President Vladimir Putin. How Donald Trump's win will change foreign policy towards Russia is discussed by Vladimir and Evgenia Kara-Murza who join Joy Reid on The ReidOut on MSNBC.