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COLUMN: Kerosene still nowhere to be found, a month after Russia's ban
A month has passed since Russia banned its kerosene exports until November 30, 2026, a measure announced by Moscow and documented by the Moscow…
DECODING: Western sanctions on Russian oil, the questions few are asking
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department made a major move by simultaneously sanctioning Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies.
ANALYSIS: A third of Russian refining offline, what the numbers reveal about the balance of power
One number is sometimes enough to sum up a war of attrition: according to estimates from Macro-Advisory, roughly one third of Russia's refining capacity…
NOTE: The Kremlin and the diplomacy of waiting, the tally one week on
Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russia to take concrete diplomatic steps to end the war, according to NPR on June 18, 2026, a statement that…
COLUMN: Putin faces his own price cap, between rhetoric and reality
Vladimir Putin signed, on June 26, 2026, a decree extending until the end of 2027 a Russian mechanism presented as a response to Western…
EDITORIAL: Russia's shadow fleet, a maritime empire under Ukrainian fire
Ukrainian forces claimed strikes on 21 vessels linked to the Russian shadow fleet in 72 hours in early July 2026, according to Fox News…
INVESTIGATION: The ruble of war, what Western observers take away from it
Russia's 2026 budget counts on oil and gas revenue of 8.9 trillion rubles, according to The Moscow Times on October 28, 2025.
REPORT: Omsk shut down, a strategic reading of Russia's largest refinery
The Omsk refinery, Russia's largest with 21 million tons of annual capacity, suspended processing after a drone strike, according to Reuters on July 7,…
DECODING: The state of play on Pyongyang, the quiet supplier of Russia's war
There is a number that, since it was published, has been circulating without really being absorbed by the public: 29,488 munitions containers are reported…