RPT-INSIGHT-Inside Deripaska's scramble to soften Russia sanctions blow - Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - "Who's next?" investors in Russia are asking as they scramble to clear their portfolios of "oligarch risk" - holdings in companies that may be next in line for U.S. sanctions after metals company Rusal was targeted last week......»»

Russia Points Finger at Israel as Missiles Strike Base in Syria (WSJ) Russian stock indexes, the ruble tumble on U.S. sanctions (Reuters) Deripaska's Rusal Roiled by .....»»

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is considering providing support to tycoon Oleg Deripaska's Rusal and GAZ , two companies hit by U.S. sanctions, but will not go as far as buying stakes in his firms, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday......»»

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Russia's largest aluminum producer Rusal said on Monday it has not received a formal resignation from director Oleg Deripaska, and reiterated that its business and prospects may be affected by U.S. sanctions......»»

ST PETERSBURG, Russia/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian aluminium producer Rusal has asked the Russian government to purchase some of its output, a government source said on Thursday, in an effort to alleviate the pain inflicted by U.S. sanctions......»»

President-elect Joe Biden is considering a number of options, including sanctions, as a rebuttal to Russia for the SolarWinds hack. President-elect Joe Biden gives a speech in Delaware. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President-elect Joe Biden i.....»»

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Democrats plan to unveil on Wednesday a spending package designed to soften the blow of the coronavirus and its effects on the economy. It would mark the latest step in a race to contain an outbreak .....»»

The United States on Monday opposed a proposal by China and Russia to remove a ban on North Korea exporting statues, seafood and textiles, according to Reuters. 0 read more.....»»

Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters North Korea, along with Russia, Venezuela, and Iran, have all pursued cryptocurrencies, largely as a means to circumvent sanctions. That development illustrates the shortcomings of the bo.....»»

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President Nicolas Maduro is funneling cashflow from Venezuelan oil sales through Russian state energy giant Rosneft as he seeks to evade U.S. sanctions designed to oust him from power, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters......»»

Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska sued the United States on Friday, alleging that it had overstepped its legal bounds in imposing sanctions on his companies and made him the "latest victim" in the U.S. probe into Moscow's alleged political interference......»»

Leading Russian banks are working on plans to help each other retain at least short-term access to the global financial system in the event that they are hit by fresh U.S. sanctions, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters......»»

LIPETSK, Russia (Reuters) - French fries at McDonald's restaurants from Moscow to Murmansk will be Russian from now on, as U.S. sanctions have spurred on a shift by the American fast-food chain to use local potatoes......»»

CNNMoneyRPT-PRECIOUS-Palladium plunges as US hints at Russia sanctions reliefReuters... * U.S. may give Rusal sancti.....»»

SAYANOGORSK, Russia (Reuters) - Workers at one of Russia's biggest aluminum smelters say their Siberian town is doomed unless Moscow mitigates U.S. sanctions against aluminum giant Rusal, a predicament mirrored across the company's sprawling operations......»»

LONDON (Reuters) - A gradual return of risk appetite lifted world shares on Tuesday, while there were milestones aplenty as sterling hit a post-Brexit high and U.S. sanctions on Russia drove aluminum prices to a 7-year peak......»»

Thomson Reuters European Union foreign ministers looked unlikely to join the United States on Monday in imposing new economic sanctions on Russia or Syria over chemical weapons attacks. The United States is due to announce new econ.....»»

Russian metals billionaire Oleg Deripaska profited from his proximity to President Vladimir Putin, but new U.S. sanctions make that relationship a liability......»»

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed and oil prices fell on Monday as relief U.S.-led strikes on Syria looked unlikely to escalate was tempered by concerns at Russia's potential reaction to new sanctions from Washington......»»