The Russian leader claims Moscow wanted to prevent the West from helping “nationalists” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he chose to attack Ukraine beyond the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) to prevent the West from “endlessly” supplying “nationalists and radicals” with various resources, such as weapons…

The head of Pioneer Natural Resources warns that the US won’t be able to replace Russia’s shortfall Global prices for crude may surge to $200 per barrel if Russian oil and gas are banned, warns Scott Sheffield, the chief executive of the US’ biggest shale oil operator, Pioneer Natural Resources.

Elizabeth Warren accuses investment banks of helping Moscow by buying up Russia’s corporate bonds One of the most vociferous critics of Wall Street, US Senator and former presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, has accused American financial institutions of “undermining” the sanctions imposed on Moscow by Washington and its allies over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.