Category: Putin

‘No Waiting’: Turkey, Russia to Act on Putin’s Gas Hub Offer

ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical work on a Russian proposal that would turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of exporting more gas through the TurkStream gas pipeline running…


Putin Warns All Global Energy Infrastructure at Risk After Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that all energy infrastructure throughout the world is at risk following explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea last month. Speaking at an energy forum in Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian leader said the explosions at the pipelines were a terrorist attack that have set “the most…


Russia Arrests 8 for Crimean Bridge Bombing

MOSCOW—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of a vital bridge to Crimea, an attack it said was masterminded by Ukraine. The FSB said the attack was organized by Ukrainian military intelligence and its director, Kyrylo…


Putin Moots Gas Hub in Turkey With Nord Stream Supplies

MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could redirect supplies intended for the damaged Nord Stream pipelines to the Black Sea to create a European gas hub in Turkey, or even use the one intact part of Nord Stream 2 to supply the EU. An investigation is under way into explosions last month that…


Putin Says Russia Not Working ‘Against Anyone’ in Energy Markets

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was not working against anyone on energy markets and was seeking a balance between oil supply and demand, a week after Washington criticized a decision by OPEC+ to steeply cut oil production. Speaking with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, Putin said…


Did Biden Just Provoke a Russian Nuclear Attack?

Tensions are rising between Russia and the White House. Both accuse the other of sabotaging gas pipelines and threatening armageddon. And instead of reporting and explaining reality, the U.S. media is stoking the fires. But that’s to be expected when the free press turns into a perpetual propaganda machine. In this eye-opening new episode of…


Deliberate Destruction of Nord Stream Poses Huge Threats to World Peace—but Who Did It? | Truth Over News

Last week, the two Nord Stream pipelines delivering Russian gas to Western Europe were allegedly sabotaged, causing massive environmental and financial damage as well as geo-political carnage. While the corporate media and intelligence community stooges like former CIA Director John Brennan immediately blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they do with pretty much anything, the…


Rex Murphy: The Choking of Our Energy Industry Is to the Detriment of Both Canada and the World

Commentary What is the number one most essential resource in the world today? Obviously, it is energy. Oil and gas and (yes, it’s making a return) coal during this fretful time have a value enhanced beyond their normal use. And considering that normal use is nothing less than powering the way of life of—literally—all of…


Biden Says Nord Stream Pipeline Damage Was ‘Deliberate Act of Sabotage’

President Joe Biden labeled the damage to Gazprom-led Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines under the Baltic Sea as an intentional “act of sabotage,” telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States and its allies won’t be “intimidated” by his words or threats. “Let me say this: It was a deliberate act of sabotage, and…


As Putin Claims Parts of Ukraine, Canada Imposes New Sanctions on Russia

Canada announced today it is imposing new sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its “unprovoked and unjustifiable” invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions affect 43 Russian oligarchs, financial elites and their families and 35 Russia-backed senior officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine. They also target a so-called governing body in Kherson, a Ukrainian port city…