The French authorities warned on Tuesday that they will be forced to intervene if energy industry workers do not end their strikes “without delay.” “The strike has stretched for too long and has consequences. There are still territories in France where gas stations operate normally, but fuel demand is high and it creates a problem…

US attempts to stop Moscow from servicing its debt will not impact the economy in any way, Siluanov says While the US is trying to push Russia into default on its foreign debt by blocking payments to bondholders, Moscow will do everything to avoid this from happening, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday.

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