Trump will make — or break — Europe’s Russia sanctions

by | Mar 17, 2025 | Bonds, Cargo, Communications, conflict, Cooperation, Customs, Energy, Energy and Climate, Energy and Climate UK, Exports, Fossil fuels, Fuels, gas, Imports, industry, Liquefied natural gas, LNG, Mobility, oil, Pipelines, policy, Politics, Ports, Rights, Roads, Sanctions, services, Technology, trade, war, war in Ukraine

TEREHOVA, Latvia — Behind the barbed wire fence, over the top of the snow-capped trees, a Russian flag flutters in the wind above what was once a busy crossing point. “This is the last stop on the road to Moscow,” said Raimonds Zukuls, head of Latvia’s customs...

Ukraine and US agree to minerals deal, reports say

by | Feb 26, 2025 | Defense, Energy and Climate, Energy and Climate UK, gas, infrastructure, manufacturing, oil, Ports, Rights, trade, Trade UK, U.S. foreign policy, U.S. politics, Ukrainian politics, war in Ukraine

Ukraine and the United States have agreed on the terms of a minerals deal and could sign it this week, according to several media reports. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hinted Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy could travel to Washington to sign the deal this...

Zelenskyy refuses to sign Trump’s rare earths deal — but official says pact is close

by | Feb 24, 2025 | Companies, data, Debt, Defense, Foreign Affairs, gas, infrastructure, interest rates, Kremlin, negotiations, oil, Politics, Ports, security, trade, Trade UK, war, weapons

KYIV — Kyiv is still refusing to sign a critical minerals deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, arguing that the terms proposed by America will punitively hit generations of Ukrainians. “I will not sign what ten generations of Ukrainians will have to pay back,” said...

Inside the new plan to seize Russia’s shadow fleet

by | Feb 10, 2025 | Aging, Baltic Sea, Baltics, budget, Cargo, Cold War, Communications, critical infrastructure, Defense, Defense budgets, Energy, Energy and Climate, environment, Exclusive, gas, immigration, Imports, infrastructure, insurance, Intelligence, Kremlin, Logistics, Maritime, military, North Sea, oil, Politics, Ports, research, Rights, safety, Sanctions, security, Shipping, trade, transport, war, war in Ukraine

PORVOO, Finland — Secluded in a Finnish bay and barely visible between snow-flecked trees, a creaky tanker the length of two football fields quietly bobs up and down — a surprisingly tranquil scene considering the waves it has sent across Europe. Finnish authorities...

Trump’s aid freeze leaves UN food agency scrambling, with millions at risk

by | Feb 7, 2025 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Food, Aid and development, Americas, COP28, Crisis, Exports, Food security, Foreign Affairs, Health professionals/workforce, policy, Politics, Ports, Regions/Cohesion, Rights, security, Supply chains, Sustainability

BRUSSELS — The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a crisis after the United States halted dozens of aid grants despite an emergency waiver meant to keep food assistance flowing. The freeze threatens food deliveries to millions in Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, the...