President Putin signed a law Monday annulling a 1956 treaty on fishing rights in the Barents Sea which allowed British ships to trawl Russian waters in the Arctic body of water. At a stroke of a pen, Moscow deprived British fish & chips shops of up to 40% of their cod and haddock. Check out Sputnik's infographic to learn why Russia did what it did.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Recovery of gas demand in Europe and rise of the growing competition for it in the Asian market may cause a new round of increases in European energy prices, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The idea of the EU's nuclear umbrella could lead to other countries using France's nuclear potential, even though France might not be under any threat, the leader of France's Patriots party and candidate for the European Parliament elections, Florian Philippot, told RIA Novosti.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Government Commission for the control of foreign investments has approved the terms of the exchange of frozen assets, and all transactions must be completed by September 1, the Russian Finance Ministry said on Monday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric paid an official visit to Qatar, where she met with the chairman of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, as well as Qatari officials, the organization said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Demand for transporting goods from Asia to Europe by rail via Russia has increased by an average of 30% since the start of the Red Sea crisis, the Financial Times newspaper reported, citing logistics companies and rail operators.
