The Irish Times

Schroder steps down as Rosneft chair after Ukraine backlash

Former spy Matthias Warnig also quits board of oil giant after controversy in Germany

Sun May 22 2022 - 19:49

Ukraine rules out ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Donbas

Polish president Duda to address Ukrainian parliament as Russian wages offensive in Luhansk

Sun May 22 2022 - 08:22

Russia stops delivering gas to Finland as Zelenskiy says only diplomacy will end war

Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donbas as Mariupol steelworks siege ends

Sat May 21 2022 - 08:04

Markets in positive territory on economic hopes for China and the US

Iseq in Dublin closes the session up 1.3%

Tue May 17 2022 - 19:04

Rival to amateur boxing’s Russian president barred from standing in IBA election

Dutch candidate Boris van der Vorst is part of an alliance of 18 countries which criticised IBA’s reaction to the war in Ukraine

Thu May 12 2022 - 19:28

Gas prices surge over €100 per megawatt hour on new supply fears

Russian sanctions and Ukrainian disruption of pipeline through its territory alarm markets

Thu May 12 2022 - 10:06

Natural gas prices edge lower as Russia reassures buyers

Poland and Bulgaria were cut off after failing to meet Moscow’s new rubles-for-gas system

Mon May 09 2022 - 08:35

Shell makes record profits as Ukraine war shakes energy markets

First-quarter earnings almost three times higher than the same period last year

Thu May 05 2022 - 20:15

EU to target Bucha perpetrators in new sanctions package

Fresh sanctions to phase out Russian oil imports and bar Sberbank from Swift system

Wed May 04 2022 - 17:27

EU population can expect economic pain from Russian oil embargo, Germany warns

Kremlin’s mechanism to allow for gas payments in roubles breaches EU sanctions

Mon May 02 2022 - 20:37

German government says it backs phased-in ban on Russian oil imports into EU

Brussels officials seeking consensus on an embargo as part of the latest package of sanctions against Moscow

Sun May 01 2022 - 16:58

The Irish Times view on Russia’s energy supply to Europe: An oil embargo is now more urgent

Russia’s move against Poland and Bulgaria appears to be a tactic to try to divide Europe in its response

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 00:05

EU warns energy companies would breach sanctions by paying in roubles

Companies operating on basis that rouble payment structure is sanctions-compliant

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 09:05

US accuses Russia of planning ‘sham referenda’ to justify war in Ukraine

West ramps up weapons supplies to Ukraine as fighting in east intensifies

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 07:05

Russia’s attempt to strong-arm EU on gas could backfire

Europe Letter: Hardball Kremlin tactics could again serve to unify western countries

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 20:00

European shares rise as mining and oil stocks lead gains

Bank of Ireland, Deutsche Bank and Spotify among the fallers

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 18:58

Four European gas buyers have already paid for Russian supplies in roubles

Supplies to Poland and Bulgaria have been cut off

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 10:54

European gas prices soar after Gazprom halts supplies

Russian gas supplies for Bulgaria and Poland turned off over failure to pay in roubles

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 09:25

Zelenskiy: Russia committing ‘most terrible war crimes’ since second World War

Troops killed families, tried to burn bodies, people were shot in the street, president claims

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 07:11

Natural gas prices fall as stable supplies calm worries

Imports of liquefied natural gas, milder weather and high winds also sooth markets

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 18:21

Unpredictable energy crisis hangs over the economic outlook

Any interruption to industry would rack up serious economic damage very quickly

Sat Apr 02 2022 - 02:00

Ukrainian forces retake Kyiv suburbs as Zelenskiy warns of ‘battles ahead’

Attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol cut short while Chernihiv faces ‘catastrophe’

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 22:10

Why Putin wants Europeans to pay for gas supplies in roubles

What’s behind the latest move, how effective could it be and how quickly could it affects supplies?

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 07:53

Russia insists all gas must be paid for in roubles from April 1st

European capitals reject decree by Vladimir Putin, with Berlin calling it ‘blackmail’

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 17:17

Putin’s gas-for-roubles plan could trigger energy outages and rationing

Moscow is expected to outline its roubles payment plan later today as stand-off continues

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 13:01

EU officials raid Gazprom’s German offices amid price investigation

Officials are investigating Russian gas giant’s role in fuelling gas price spike

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 10:06

Putin’s gas-for-roubles threat raises prospect Russia could turn off tap

G7 nations call Moscow’s bluff in stand-off over natural gas deliveries

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 12:50

We should not be doing business with a compromised Uefa

Decision not to suspend Russia from Europe’s football family mind-boggling

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 06:00

Putin’s gas-for-roubles gambit could trigger EU-wide recession

Experts warn of potential for major economic shock if crisis worsens

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 05:32

Russia’s stock market resumes trading after month-long hiatus

Rouble gains as Putin says Russia will start selling gas to ‘unfriendly’ countries in roubles

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 09:21

Spain leads call for change in dysfunctional energy pricing

Europe Letter: Energy to spark difficult debate as 27 EU leaders meet in Brussels

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 21:27

Evraz says bond payment blocked over Abramovich sanctions

London-listed Steelmaker says payment of €17.1m interest blocked over ‘compliance’

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 15:09

European shares subdued as investors track war in Ukraine

Wall Street dips deeper into negative territory as conflict and Fed signals weigh

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 19:28

Russia’s $23bn of Irish-listed debt in focus as default warnings grow louder

Joe Brennan: Dublin has played its role in facilitating Putin’s government in accessing borrowing

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 15:49