Putin signed a decree canceling the earlier decision to transfer the assets of the Italian company Ariston to the temporary management of Gazprom. This case became the first precedent for the cancellation of the nationalization of foreign business in Russia.
After years of benefiting from its monopoly on Russian pipeline gas exports, Gazprom is struggling to recover from record losses after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine destroyed its business model.
https://www.ft.com/content/5da44f55-d28a-4965-b7a5-bf014d685036
Russian military accuses Ukrainian army of blowing up Sudzha gas facility during #Kursk retreat
> The ministry said the facility near the Russian town of #Sudzha, once used by #Gazprom to export gas via Ukraine to Europe, had been under the control of Kyiv's forces "until now"
> "The blowing up of an important Russian energy facility by Ukrainian army units retreating from the #Kursk region is a deliberate provocation by the Kyiv regime" https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/russian-military-accuses-ukrainian-army-of-blowing-up-sudzha-gas-facility-during-kursk-retreat/ar-AA1BnzvG #UkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine
Russian energy giant Gazprom suffers $13.1 billion loss in 2024
The loss of a key #European market has dealt a severe financial blow to #Russian #energy giant #Gazprom, resulting in net losses of 1.076 trillion rubles ($13.1 billion) in 2024
Gazprom’s losses averaged $251 million per week, $35 million per day, or $1.4 million per hour
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-energy-giant-gazprom-suffers-13-1-billion-loss-in-2024/
Ukraine Daily summary - Wednesday, March 19 2025
'I don't want us to be on Putin's menu'; Zelensky says negotiations must include Ukraine -- Russian energy giant Gazprom suffers $13.1 billion loss in 2024 -- Meet the Ukrainian fashion brand that's making heritage trendy -- UK, EU to discuss confiscating Russian assets ahead of Ukraine peace talks -- and more
An unknown investor on the Moscow Exchange got rid of a large block of Gazprom shares worth about 1.2 billion rubles during negotiations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, according to data in the Quik exchange terminal.
UAV hit destroyed 
#Mulino mil aviation training center
assault on #MaliScherbaki and #Stepove in previously static #Zaporizhzhia direction
advanced in #Shevchenko on #Pokrovsk direction
Explosions in #Moscow and occupied #Berdyansk
completed testing of 3000 km range assault drone
announced land attack on #Grafovk in #Belgorod oblast', but zero OSINT confirmation
#Gazprom record loss of $13b in 2024
nothing to see here, just crypto hastening the collapse of global democracy, all facilitated by America's commerce secretary #HowardLutnick and the company whose money he manages, #Tether.
> "Bitcoin and crypto are now favored as a means of trade among Russia’s oil companies to the extent they would continue to be used even if sanctions were lifted and the U.S. dollar could be used again."
> "Russian oil companies have used #Tether, #bitcoin and #ethereum"
> "Russian oligarchs and billionaires hit by severe financial restrictions following the country’s invasion of Ukraine turned to bitcoin and crypto as far back as 2022."
> "Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has stated this week it intends to allow a “limited circle of Russian investors” to buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies."
Reeling under multibillion-dollar losses and scrambling for savings, gas giant Gazprom has seen its grandeur fade as Europe abandons Russian gas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/17/companies/gazprom-europe-russian-gas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #oil #gazprom #europe #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #gas
“Die Hälfte all dieser Emissionen entfällt sogar nur auf 36 Unternehmen, zu denen größtenteils staatliche Unternehmen wie China Energy Investment, die National Iranian Oil Company, #Gazprom aus Russland und #Adnoc aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten gehören. Der größte CO₂-Verursacher unter ihnen ist der saudi-arabische Staatskonzern #Aramco. Zehn der 36 befinden sich in China. Die fünf größten CO₂-Verursacher, die im Besitz von Investoren sind, sind #Exxon Mobil, #Chevron, #Shell, #Total Energies und #BP. Sie sind insgesamt für etwa fünf Prozent der weltweiten fossilen CO₂-Emissionen verantwortlich.” #AchseDesBoesen #justStopOil #keepItInTheGround #DrillBabyDrill 
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/klimakrise-energie-unternehmen-li.3213929
The Financial Times said a Nord Stream deal could form part of an economic détente between Washington and Moscow and that the proposals could give the U.S. large influence over energy supplies to Europe.
Here's original article (behind a paywall)
#Trump #Nordstream2 #MatthiasWarnig #Russia #Gazprom
https://www.ft.com/content/dc9c51ab-03cb-47ba-ad0a-09c4deed9b50
Former East German Stasi officer and close Putin ally Matthias Warnig (under US and UK sanctions) is touting plans for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany to be reopened with U.S. backing and investors (per Financial Times reporting)
Some people in the Trump admin are aware of the proposals.
A US consortium of potential investors has drawn up plans for a post-sanctions deal with Gazprom
Lithuanian president sees no reason to end gas transit deal with Russia.
President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday that he sees no reason why Amber Grid’s contract with Gazprom for gas transit through Lithuania to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave should not be extended when it expires at the end of this year.
Ein neues Enthüllungsbuch rund um Nord Stream ist vor einer Woche bei Klett Cotta erschienen. Autoren sind Steffen Dobbert und Ulrich Thiele.
Das Buch deckt auf, dass Deutschland selbst Putins Krieg in und gegen die Ukraine mitfinanziert. Im Zentrum stehen die Umtriebe des Konzerns Gazprom und das fragwürdige Agieren deutscher Politiker.
https://www.klett-cotta.de/produkt/nord-stream-9783608966275-t-8737
Donald Trump’s demand for Ukrainian resources in exchange for aid may be unseemly, but Europe should accept it as the price of keeping the U.S. engaged in Ukraine and for Europe's defense. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/02/14/world/trumps-resource-grab-in-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #trade #ukraineusrelations #donaldtrump #olafscholz #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin #gazprom
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (#HUR) launched a DDoS attack on the digital infrastructure of Russian energy giants #Gazprom and #Gazpromneft, the attack targeted online services used by these companies to support the operations of the Russian armed forces.
HOW PUTIN PAYS FOR THE WAR: FROZEN RUSSIAN BANK DEPOSITS
by #AnnafromUkraine
10:43
Putin’s “special economic operation” is destroying Russia from within: russian Central Bank may freeze deposits, inflation is skyrocketing, sanctions are biting, and #Gazprom crumbles
Anna Danylchuk, professor of linguistics at Volyn National University in Lutsk, vlogs every day giving a perspective of an Ukrainian from inside war-torn #Ukraine
Ukraine Daily summary - Thursday, January 16 2025
Ukraine’s military now totals 880,000 soldiers, facing 600,000 Russian troop -- Oil depot on fire in Russia's Voronezh region -- Why Ukraine’s long-delayed missile production ambitions have yet to get off the ground -- [video] Ukrainian soldiers on capturing North Korean POW -- and moreThe Russian energy giant #Gazprom is preparing to lay off 1,600 employees from its central office as it faces significant financial losses and dwindling market presence in Europe, #Russia's local 47News media outlet reported.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-energy-giant-gazprom-plans-major-layoffs-media-repots/
