The Treasury Department had waived the sanctions on Russian oil last month in an effort to lower oil and gas prices following Iran’s effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S.-Israeli attacks. Those sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, imposed in October, had dented Russia’s oil profits.

Russia has begun the final phase of evacuating employees from the Bushehr nuclear-power plant, leaving behind only a skeleton crew, according to the head of Russia’s state-owned nuclear-energy company.

By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, April 13 (Reuters) - Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, should create joint food reserves with fellow BRICS members and former Soviet neighbours to counter the risks to global food security stemming from the conflict in the Middle East https://www.

Crude exports from Russia’s biggest Black Sea port are still limited, with its two largest berths yet to resume loadings after Ukrainian drone attacks last week.

Russia has unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on civilian areas of Ukraine and is stepping up ground attacks along the front.

Pennsylvania-linked manufacturer CANPACK says Russia seized control of its $700 million business under a Kremlin decree signed by President Putin.

Ukraine said it hit a fertilizer plant in northwestern Russia, as the military steps up strikes on industrial facilities to curb revenue for commodity exporters.

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