Crimped supplies and increased demand have pushed energy prices to their highest in years, raising concerns about the winter.
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Biden’s Plan to Link Arms With Europe Against Russia and China Isn’t So Simple
The new president’s vow to restore the trans-Atlantic alliance is welcome, but Europeans want a more balanced relationship, with more dialogue and less diktat.
Why Nord Stream 2 Is Back in the Spotlight
The attack on the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny has revived calls to cancel a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Here’s what lies behind the debate.
Political Grip Shaky, Belarus Leader Blames Longtime Ally: Russia
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, who used to call his political foes stooges of the West, is now trying to play on anti-Russian sentiment at home and abroad.
Vladimir Lopukhin, Who Held Key Post When U.S.S.R. Fell, Dies at 68
Mr. Lopukhin, who died of the novel coronavirus, was in charge of the energy ministry at a time of tumultuous change in Russia’s oil and gas industry.
Oil Collapse and Covid-19 Create Toxic Geopolitical Stew
For nations reliant on oil sales, the combination of the price collapse and the coronavirus pandemic has created new threats of poverty and political instability from Iraq to Venezuela.
Denmark Approves Route for a Controversial Russia-German Pipeline
Nord Stream 2, a major Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses Ukraine and Poland, can finish construction.
Russians, Feeling Poor and Protesting Garbage, Suffer Winter Blues
Plans to ship Moscow’s trash to the provinces are aggravating economic unrest. Confidence in Russia’s direction and in President Vladimir V. Putin have dropped.