World Oct 23 Putin decries U.S. sanctions as ‘unfriendly’ as EU joins in adding more restrictions on Russia By Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World May 10 Ukraine and European allies urge Putin to commit to 30-day ceasefire or face new sanctions Leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that they offered on Saturday in a strong show of unity with Kyiv. By Samya Kullab, Illia Novikov, Associated Press
World Jun 21 European Union countries agree on new sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine Sweden, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said that the package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings. By Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
World May 21 Kyiv, Moscow to separately host African leaders to discuss grain, fertilizer exports amid war A delegation of six African leaders set to hold talks with Kyiv and Moscow aim to “initiate a peace process," but also broach the thorny issue of how a heavily-sanctioned Russia can be paid for the fertilizer exports Africa desperately needs. By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
Politics Jan 24 Watch 6:05 Former FBI agent charged with violating sanctions against Russia, aiding oligarch A former senior FBI official will appear in a federal court, but not as an investigator or a government witness. Charlie McGonigal is charged with hiding $225,000 he received from a former Albanian intelligence officer while he was still with… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn
Oct 02 As winter deadline nears, G7 still working out how to impose Russian oil price cap By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Group of Seven, representing some of the world’s leading economies, is still figuring out how to execute a plan agreed on in September to pay only cut-rate prices for Russian oil — and the Dec. 5 deadline to marshal… Continue reading
Sep 24 West works to deepen Russia sanctions after Putin escalates threats to Ukraine By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lorne Cook, Associated Press How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons?… Continue reading
Apr 14 Oklahoma has only slightly increased oil and gas production during the Ukraine war. Here’s why By Adam Kemp President Joe Biden has been calling on U.S. oil and gas companies to drill more. In Oklahoma, one of the nation's most productive oil regions, producers say there are hurdles to meet that demand, even though they want the president… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:02 How tough sanctions against Russia could permanently reshape the global economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes The rise of oil prices since Russia invaded Ukraine five weeks ago is one key part of the larger economic fallout from the war and from the tough sanctions the U.S. and many other countries have imposed on Russia in… Continue watching
Mar 16 Burning through gas money? Here are some ways to help you save on fuel By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Fueled largely by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gas prices worldwide have skyrocketed. Continue reading