The CEO of Germany’s largest gas importer, Uniper, commented on Tuesday on the company’s current standoff with Russian energy giant Gazprom, according to media reports. Michael Lewis spoke to reporters at a press conference following the company’s release of its earnings for the first half of the year.

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An envoy of the Donetsk People’s Republic received a note of recognition at North Korea’s embassy in Moscow on Wednesday North Korea has become the third UN member to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. A member of North Korea’s diplomatic mission in Moscow confirmed the move to the news agency…