2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia suspended ammonium nitrate export licenses from March 21 through April 21 earlier this week, citing domestic planting season needs — a move that economist Steve Hanke says is a direct signal to the West: ease sanctions, or fertilizer won’t flow. Russia’s Market Grip Russia...

The Polish customs authority has seized over 5 metric tons of tires for Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) civilian aircraft due to transit through Russia, citing Western sanctions over Russia resulting from the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. What Happened: Poland's National Revenue Administration says...

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine has ranked among the top nations using cryptocurrency. According to the September 2024 Global Adoption Report by Chainanlysis, Ukraine is No. 6 in crypto adoption. The war has caused significant economic instability in Ukraine,...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed confidence that the war with Russia will close “sooner” once Donald Trump becomes US president. In a recent interview with Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne, Zelensky shared his belief that the incoming US administration’s...

The U.S. has warned of “significant consequences” if Chinese firms aid Moscow’s war on Ukraine, marking one of its sternest messages to Beijing. Following discussions in Guangzhou on Friday and Saturday, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, “emphasized that companies,...

In the latter part of 2022, the US began “preparing rigorously” for a potential nuclear strike by Russia on Ukraine, which would have marked the first such attack since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly eighty years ago. The Biden administration was...

Oil traders were puzzled on Thursday, Jan. 31, after a shipment of 10,000 barrels of Russian oil entered the U.S., considering it’s banned. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), posted on X by Bloomberg’s commodities editor Javier Blas, the Russian shipment...

Russia on Tuesday announced its decision to revoke the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), blaming the U.S. for its decision. What Happened: Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian parliament’s lower house, cited Washington’s “...