The Price of Oil Crushed Russia Once. Is It About to Happen Again?
In case you hadn't heard, Russia has an oil problem. The country is heavily dependent on oil tax revenue to fill its coffers, and trouble is brewing given today's low price for Russian crude. Consider these recent headlines from Reuters and The Moscow ...
Russia's 'Military Trucks' Have Now Left Ukraine
The Russian "military trucks" that entered Ukraine on Friday, prompting a call of "invasion" by Ukraine, have returned to Russia, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday. Poroshenko told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden that the Russian convoy had ...
U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions
KIEV/DONETSK-IZVARINO BORDER CROSSING Russia (Reuters) - The United States demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission on Friday, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of its former ...