Norway Seizes Russian Expedition Vessel to Satisfy Ukrainian Arbitration Claim

Norway seizes Russian vessel to enforce $4.22B Ukrainian arbitration claim - AP News

Norway seizes Russian vessel to enforce $4.22B Ukrainian arbitration claim  AP News

Bessent Blames Ukraine for High Energy Prices

After meeting with Russia’s finance minister, the Treasury secretary said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure were contributing to a global energy shock.

By Alan Rappeport

Putin Says Ukraine Threats 'Complicate' Prospects for Peace Talks

President Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine maintain contacts even as he gave little sign that they’re making any progress on a peace deal. Ukraine’s threat to disrupt air traffic to Russia “complicates the prospects for bilateral peace talks,” Putin told an audience at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. (Translated into English from Russian. Source: host broadcaster via Associated Press) (Source: Bloomberg)

Norway seizes Russian state-owned ship over Ukrainian lawsuit

Seizure follows The Hague tribunal’s order that Russia return $4.2bn of Naftogaz assets expropriated in Crimea in 2014

Norway seizes Russian ship in Arctic over Crimea compensation claim

Moscow challenges Norway's seizure of vessel, the Professor Molchanov, calling it an act of piracy.

Putin says he strikes Ukraine so it "won't feel like" attacking his refineries

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is trying by all means to convince that Russia's war against Ukraine has no impact on his country's economy and that his forces are allegedly carrying out "retaliatory strikes" against Ukraine so that it "won't feel like harming" Russia.

By Iryna Balachuk

Putin floats 'chance' at peace with Ukraine as NATO chief warns Russia is becoming 'increasingly reckless' 

Putin said peace with Ukraine remains possible while calling Kyiv’s warning on Russian airspace “state terrorism,” as NATO flags fresh risks.

Norway seizes Russian ship in Svalbard to compensate Ukraine

Authorities in Norway have seized a Russian ship, the Professor Molchanov, on a court order sought and obtained by Naftogaz in Ukraine. Russia has protested the move, which stems from its refusal to pay Naftogaz damages.

Norway seizes Russian ship over US$4.2 billion claim by Ukrainian energy firm

Norway had seized a Russian ship in the Arctic to enforce a US$4.22 billion compensation claim won by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz over Moscow’s seizure of its assets when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, officials said late on Wednesday. The vessel, the Professor Molchanov, was seized off the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, according to Covington, the US law firm representing Naftogaz. The Russian state news agency TASS quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesperson as saying the Norwegian...

By Reuters

Putin says chance of peace deal made harder by Ukrainian aviation warning

Zelensky warned airlines and insurance companies this week that the presence of Ukrainian drones had made Russian skies dangerous

By Vladimir Soldatkin

US energy firms dominate Venezuela deals worth billions

US energy firms on Wednesday signed a raft of multi-billion-dollar deals with Venezuela, days after the South American country agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil reserves. President Donald Trump has talked up the agreement on Venezuela's oil reserves as the "biggest oil deal in world history." But the deals have raised major questions about Venezuela's sovereignty, as FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani explains.

By FRANCE24

Norway seizes Russian ship in the Arctic as part of $4.2 billion claim by Ukrainian energy firm

Russia called the Norwegian ​action ‘piracy’

By Terje Solsvik

Norway seizes Russian ship, sparking anger in Moscow, to compensate Ukrainian energy firm

Putin cites chance of peace deal but says Ukrainian aviation warning makes it harder - The Straits Times

Putin cites chance of peace deal but says Ukrainian aviation warning makes it harder  The Straits Times

Putin cites chance of peace deal, Kyiv sees 'new dynamic'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there was a chance of reaching an agreement ⁠to end the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv said it expected a "new dynamic" in peace efforts.

"Disinformation": Putin Says No Plan To Deploy More Soldiers Against Ukraine

Putin last ordered a "partial mobilisation" of reservists in 2022, following a string of military setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Putin cites chance of peace deal as Ukraine sees ‘new dynamic’

Putin, speaking at an economic forum in Russia's Far East, said a number of countries including the U.S. and China were ready to support a peace settlement.

Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.2 billion claim by Ukrainian energy firm

The vessel, the Professor Molchanov, was seized off the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard after a 24-hour standoff with the Norwegian Coast Guard, according to Covington.

Putin says peace deal possible but Ukrainian attacks complicate talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was a chance of a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine, but said restarting talks had become harder because of Ukrainian attacks on shipping and a call by Kyiv for civilian aircraft to avoid Russian airspace, Reuters reported. Putin said a number of countries, including […]

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Norway Seizes Russian Ship to Enforce $4.2Bln Claim by Ukraine’s Naftogaz

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the seizure of the ship amounts to an act of “piracy.”

Putin insists a new military draft is out of the question. The Kremlin said the exact same thing before the 2022 mobilization.

Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out a new wave of military mobilization.

Putin Outraged At Norway's Seizure Of Russian Expedition Vessel In Arctic Waters: 'State Terror'

Putin Outraged At Norway's Seizure Of Russian Expedition Vessel In Arctic Waters: 'State Terror' The Kremlin is outraged, with President Putin on Thursday blasting Norway for "state terrorism" in the immediate wake of the Scandinavian country's seizure of the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov as it was at the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Moscow officials are also calling it a brazen "act of piracy". What makes this development particularly alarming amid the backdrop o...

By Tyler Durden

Putin sees Ukraine peace deal chance as Kyiv cites 'new dynamic'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday a deal to end the war in Ukraine was possible, while Kyiv said it expected fresh momentum in peace talks. Putin, speaking at an econ...

Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.2 billion claim by Ukrainian energy firm - The Star

Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.2 billion claim by Ukrainian energy firm  The Star

FM Sybiha expects “new momentum” in peace talks

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha expects “new momentum” in negotiations to end the Russia-Ukrainia war as a new political season begins in many world capitals.

Putin denies plans to mobilise more troops for Ukraine war

Russia has no present need to mobilise more men for its Ukraine offensive, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, describing speculation about another military call-up as Ukrainian "disinformation". The post Putin denies plans to mobilise more troops for Ukraine war appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

Putin cites chance of peace deal, Ukraine sees ‘new dynamic’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was a chance ​of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv said it expected a "new dynamic" in peace efforts.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Ukraine signals 'serious momentum' in peace talks with Russia

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that "serious momentum" is expected in peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow in the coming days.