Musk says Starlink active in Ukraine as Russian invasion disrupts interne

Musk says Starlink active in Ukraine as Russian invasion disrupts interne

https://youtu.be/AWq1mg5FeMs Musk says Starlink active in Ukraine as Russian invasion disrupts internet SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company’s Starlink satellite broadband service is available in Ukraine and SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country, whose internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion. “Starlink service …

Yamal-Europe gas pipeline reverts to reverse mode after some westbound flows

Yamal-Europe gas pipeline reverts to reverse mode after some westbound flows

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Yamal-Europe gas pipeline switched back into reverse mode on Sunday morning, resuming supplies from Germany to Poland after short intermittent westbound flows overnight, data from German network operator Gascade showed. Markets have been on edge about possible disruptions to energy supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, although Russian commodity exports have …

Gazprom says Russian gas exports via Ukraine to Europe continue normally

Gazprom says Russian gas exports via Ukraine to Europe continue normally

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas exports via Ukraine have continued as normal and are in line with requests from consumers, An oil terminal at a Ukrainian airbase is on fire following a Russian attack on the Vasylkiv Air Base, 30 kilometers southwest of Kiev, Ukrainian media reported. According to reports, Ukrainians in the area were …

Germany Upends Policy to Hit Russia on SWIFT, Ship Ukraine Arms

Germany Upends Policy to Hit Russia on SWIFT, Ship Ukraine Arms

Germany upended years of policy and agreed to supply weapons to Kyiv and look into ways to shut out Russia from the SWIFT financial messaging system, underlining the outrage in Berlin over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The German government said in a statement Saturday that it has agreed to the supply of 400 …

China’s SWIFT alternative may undercut US sanctions

China’s SWIFT alternative may undercut US sanctions

A new Chinese alternative might allow Russia to conduct most of its trade in yuan rather than dollars. China’s Cross-Border International Payments System (CIPS), founded in 2015, is still under development and includes only 80 foreign banks. But there is no reason in principle that CIPS can’t substitute for SWIFT. And if Russia successfully shifts …

Cutting Russia off from SWIFT a “matter of days” -euro zone central banker

Cutting Russia off from SWIFT a “matter of days” -euro zone central banker

PARIS (Reuters) – A decision to cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payment system will be taken in a matter of days, the governor of a central bank within the euro zone told Reuters on Saturday. “SWIFT is just a matter of time, very short time, days,” the central bank governor, who asked not …

Russian oil exports continue despite payment issues

Russian oil exports continue despite payment issues

MOSCOW/LONDON (Feb 25): Russian oil exports continued to flow to Europe and onwards on Friday, even as Russian sellers and Western buyers said they struggled with payments, banking guarantees and shipping after the West imposed sanctions on Moscow for attacking Ukraine, according to traders, port agents and shipping data obtained by Reuters. Following Russia’s invasion …

Ukraine Crisis Dilemma — A Total Blockade Of Russia’s Banks Would Hurt Europe

Ukraine Crisis Dilemma — A Total Blockade Of Russia’s Banks Would Hurt Europe

The west has a dilemma when dealing with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine this week. So far this week, measures taken to isolate Russia’s economy by the U.S., U.K. and other countries likely will do little to sway the actions of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. But even harsher efforts could backfire, especially on the …

Automakers idle production following Russia’s invasion, other firms also scramble

Automakers idle production following Russia’s invasion, other firms also scramble

Several companies, including automakers Volkswagen and Renault and tire maker Nokian Tyres, on Friday outlined plans to shut or shift manufacturing operations following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After invading earlier this week, Russian forces pressed their advance on Friday as missiles pounded Kyiv and authorities said they were girding for an assault aimed at overthrowing …

Forward prices slide with sanctions yet to hit Russian energy

Forward prices slide with sanctions yet to hit Russian energy

European forward power prices fell further on Friday, with sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine yet to have an immediate impact on energy supplies. The price fall also came as an industry source said Russia’s Gazprom is set to resume gas supplies via the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline from Poland to Germany later on …