

EU and Russia Play Cat and Mouse with Gas and Gold
The flagship measure is a ban on Russian gold imports, to align EU sanctions with those of the G7, which decided to sanction Russian gold last month.
The flagship measure is a ban on Russian gold imports, to align EU sanctions with those of the G7, which decided to sanction Russian gold last month.
After the war in Ukraine started, G7 leaders have been fixated on getting oil and gas from anywhere but Russia. This might prove more trying than expected.
The club of wealthy nations comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the U.S. took the opportunity to renew their vow of standing with Ukraine on all fronts “for as long as it takes.”
Only now, as it becomes clear that Russia is not buckling under the previous sanctions, have countries begun to put the most serious sanctions on the table: those that touch on Russia’s energy empire.
Washington rejected the extension of the deadline.
The British prime minister is to urge world leaders to step up support for refugees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan when he chairs a virtual G7 meeting later.