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27 January 2023 Fuelling war

Europe continues to finance Russia’s war in Ukraine with lucrative fossil fuel trades

By Chris Matthews, Thodoris Chondrogiannos, Sotiris Sideris and Konstantina Maltepioti

Sanctions targeting Russia’s fossil fuel earnings are now in place. But as exports by European tankers persist, revenues still flow into the Kremlin purse. Read more "Europe continues to finance Russia’s war in Ukraine with lucrative fossil fuel trades"

7 October 2022 Fuelling war

Russia’s multi-million euro nuclear exports untouched by EU sanctions

By Sigrid Melchior, Pascal Hansens, Harald Schumann and Maria Maggiore

When the EU adopted a new set of sanctions against Russia yesterday, nuclear energy was again absent. Read more "Russia’s multi-million euro nuclear exports untouched by EU sanctions"

The Orbán split: siding with both, simultaneously

By Attila Kálmán

For three terms, the Hungarian prime minister has fought with Brussels and moved closer to Moscow. Then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine — a painful reality check. But it seems that Orbán still does not want to fall out of Putin's good graces. Read more "The Orbán split: siding with both, simultaneously"