POLITICS
Fidias' False Claims on Sanctions and Russia
CIRen fact check: MEP Fidias Panayiotou falsely claims that Western-imposed sanctions have not affected Russia at all.
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GLOBE
Orban Cozies Up to Trump, Seemingly Avoiding Russian Energy Sanctions
Trump still believed he could put an end to hostilities in a ‘not-too-distant future’, despite backpedaling from a hyped-up meeting with Putin on Hungarian soil that was due to take place this month.
POLITICS
Nicosia Says its Gaza Plan Now European, Sanctions Should Work for All
This must be implemented in combination with other existing initiatives, he added, to ensure that the Trump proposal is put into effect.
GLOBE
Crude Oil Jumps Three Percent on Russian Sanctions News
Russia is the third largest crude producer in the world, behind the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, accounting for 11% of global oil production last year.
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'Just Didn't Feel Right'-Trump Cancels Putin, Imposing Sanctions
The measures taken against Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's oil giants, mark the first time the US has sanctioned Russia since Trump’s return to office in January.
