(Natural News) A few years back, then-President Donald Trump highlighted the stupidity of continuing to fund NATO as a bulwark against Russia when one of the alliance’s founding members, Germany, was pursuing a natural gas deal with Moscow. “It is very sad when Germany makes a massive oil and gas deal with Russia, where we’re […]

(Natural News) For the first time, Germany says it is now ready to impose a “gradual ban” on Russian oil amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. After Russia refused to accept a payment from a trading firm that Germany seized from Moscow’s control following its invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission is escalating the situation […]

(Natural News) In the bombshell news of the week, Russia’s Gazprom natural gas exporter, exactly has promised, is shutting off gas flows to nations whose gas importers refuse to pay for gas in Rubles. Gas flows for Poland and Germany are halted as of today, confirmed by Bloomberg and other outlets. Poland’s officials are currently […]

(Natural News) A number of cities in the U.S. have proposed banning natural gas lines in new buildings. The moves to prohibit gas connections in new developments are linked to efforts to slash carbon emissions. However, parties against these bans on natural gas have talen to state legislatures to express their opposition. Meanwhile, other places […]

(Natural News) European buyers are expanding shipments of coal from across the world amidst talks of European Union ban on Russian imports and the struggle to ease stiff gas supplies. The European Commission on Tuesday, April 5, suggested new sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, along with a ban on buying Russian coal and on Russian ships entering EU ports. […]

(Natural News) Whatever you have heard or read regarding the alleged damage U.S.-led Western sanctions are doing to Russia’s economy, you should take them with a grain of salt. In reality, the Russian government is doing fairly well, all things considered, and in fact, Moscow is on pace for a banner year in oil and […]

(Natural News) Russia has quietly made the case for owning gold. (Article republished from SchiffGold.com) The head of the Russian Parliament, Pavel Zavalny, made comments recently addressing the subject of economic and financial sanctions. It’s clear that gold is playing a large role in protecting Russian wealth. That role may get bigger and it could create a paradigm […]

(Natural News) Economic fallout between Russia and the rest of Europe worsened on Saturday after a Russian energy giant decided to cut off natural gas to the continent that flowed through a major pipeline. The action by Gazprom to shut down the Yamal-Europe pipeline, a crucial artery for energy flows, came just a day after […]

(Natural News) Saddam, Gaddafi, Iran, Venezuela – they all tried but couldn’t do it. But Russia is on a different level altogether. (Article by Pepe Escobar republished from TheCradle.co) The beauty of the game-changing, gas-for-rubles, geoeconomic jujitsu applied by Moscow is its stark simplicity. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s presidential decree on new payment terms for energy products, […]

(Natural News) The economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is continuing to reverberate throughout Europe, though it is hitting some countries far worse than others. That is especially true of Germany, which was reliant on Moscow for the lion’s share of its annual natural gas supply. The U.S. and other Western nations have imposed […]