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President Putin allows Goldman Sachs to sell its business in Russia

Putin permitted Balchug Capital to buy the division, according to a decree he signed

Tulsi Gabbard to face questions over Russia, Syria at confirmation hearing

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, will face tough questions from lawmakers Thursday over past comments about Russia and a 2017 visit with Syria's now-deposed leader. The back-and-forth during Gabbard's confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee could reveal whether she has successfully assuaged concerns from lawmakers of both parties or whether worries about her experience and background will sink her nomination to oversee 18 US intelligence agencies. Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard who deployed twice to the Middle East and ran for president in 2020. She has no formal intelligence experience, however, and has never run a government agency or department. It's Gabbard's comments, however, that have posed the biggest challenge to her confirmation. Gabbard has repeatedly echoed Russian propaganda used to justify the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine a

News update: Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Parliament on Friday

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News updates: PM declares 38th National Games open in Dehradun, congratulates Uttarakhand for UCC

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Russia oil trade with China, India stalls as sanctions drive up costs

Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Jan 10 targeting Russia's oil supply chain, causing tanker freight rates to soar as some buyers and ports in China and India steered clear of sanctioned ships

EU extends Russia sanctions by 6 months after Hungary lifts veto threat

The European Union agreed a 6-month extension Monday for a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine after Hungary lifted its objections to the move. The sanctions target trade, finance, energy, technology, industry, transport and luxury goods. They include a ban on the import or transfer of seaborne crude oil and certain petroleum products from Russia to the EU. They will now remain in place at least until July 31. Some measures were introduced in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, but the list grew significantly after Moscow's full-fledged invasion of its neighbour almost three years ago. On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn called on the EU to intervene in a gas dispute that his country has with Ukraine. He said Kyiv's decision to halt the transit of Russian gas into Central Europe had forced Hungary to turn to alternative routes, which raised energy prices. To satisfy Orbn's demand, the European ...

Russian troops capture strategic town in east Ukraine in bid to weaken Kyiv

Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv's grip on the country's industrial heartland. Russia's Defense Ministry announced the fall of Velyka Novosilka, which had around 5,000 residents before the war, following a months-long battle. Its statement could not be independently verified, and Ukraine claimed its troops had only strategically withdrawn from certain areas. But if confirmed, it would make Velyka Novosilka the first significant town to capitulate in 2025 under Moscow's onslaught in the eastern Donetsk region against Ukraine's weary and short-handed army. The war is set to reach its three-year milestone in February. Ukrainian forces withdrew from certain parts of Velyka Novosilka to avoid encirclement, the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade said in a statement on its official Telegram channel Sunday. The brigade is active in that patch of the frontline. Analysts have long .

Will soon speak to Putin and help in settling war in Ukraine, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that he would soon speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and help in settling the war in Ukraine. Trump's comments came a day after Putin said Russia is ready for talks with the US on a broad range of issues. He wants to speak and will be speaking soon. I've spoken to (Ukrainian) President (Volodymyr) Zelensky numerous times, and they'd like to see peace. They would like to see an end to the war. I think President Putin would like to see an end to the war too, Trump told reporters on Saturday. So, we'll see if we can help it along. I think it's a shame it's a war that would have never happened, he said. Trump has repeatedly said he wouldn't have allowed the conflict to start if he had been in office. Putin on Friday said he was ready to discuss the war in Ukraine with Trump and suggested it would be a good idea for them to meet. Putin told a Russian state TV journalist: We believe the current president's statements about his readiness

Rescue teams remove 1,500 tons of oil from grounded Russian tanker

Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov announced that the damaged tanker would be drained earlier this month but workers found it was continuing to leak oil into the water

News Highlights: India will continue buying Russian crude if available at discount, says Puri

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US will let sanctioned Russian oil tankers offload by Feb 27: Oil Secy

India became the top buyer of Russian sea-borne oil sold at a discount after Western nations imposed sanctions on Moscow

Putin ready to speak to Trump, wants to start nuclear cuts talks: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has also made clear he wants to restart nuclear arms cuts talks as soon as possible

No major impact of US sanctions on Russia, oil to remain stable: IOC chief

Any further sanctions against Russia will not have any impact on India's crude oil requirements and the global prices should remain stable in the USD 75-80 per barrel range, as all sanction fears have already been factored in, Indian Oil Chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney said on Thursday. Speaking to PTI here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, he also said there are several energy sources that can be tapped to meet India's energy requirements in case of any eventuality. Asked about the Indian participation at Davos, Sahney said it feels great to see India with a big presence here. "It helps as so many global corporates we can meet here at a single place. We can exchange ideas with all of them, and that's good for the company and economy as a whole," he added. On Donald Trump's second US presidency and its impact on India, he said it should be positive for the energy sector because "he has emphasised that we have to produce more energy and we are not averse to more energy

Russia rejects idea of Nato peacekeepers in Ukraine in event of a ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is seeking a meeting with Trump, said on Tuesday that at least 200,000 European peacekeepers would be needed to prevent a new Russian attack

Google wins UK ruling blocking Russian fine worth more than world GDP

Russian firms' $125 nonillion penalty blocked as Google challenges enforcement

Indian Oil to rebalance crude buying after US sanctions on Russia

Before Russia's war in Ukraine, India used to buy less than 2 per cent of its total oil imports from Moscow. However, the volume surged to almost 45 per cent in the middle of last year

Jinping, Putin pledge to boost China-Russia ties in 2025 as Trump returns

Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin 'shared his hope for a flourishing China-Russia relationship in the year ahead'

Makes sense to give Russia multiple options, says EAM S Jaishankar

"Russia is turning more towards Asia and other parts of the world. It makes sense to give Russia multiple options," Jaishankar said at a panel discussion at the ongoing Raisina Dialogues

Russia-Ukraine war would've never started if I were President: Trump

Trump also said that North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or Nato countries must pay 5 per cent of their GDP for its defence budget

Russian court convicts Navalny's lawyers for belonging to 'extremist group'

Prosecutors accused the lawyers of 'using their status' to give letters written by Navalny during his time in prison to his associates, enabling him to continue to lead an 'extremist organisation'