Lucile Brizard

3 weeks ago | united24media.com | Liubava Petriv |Alexander Query |Vlad Litnarovych |Lucile Brizard

Asia’s leading refiner, Sinopec, has cautiously resumed buying Russian oil after a short pause last month, Reuters reports on April 23. The decision follows a risk assessment in light of US sanctions imposed on several Russian entities earlier this year. According to Reuters, Unipec, the trading arm of Sinopec, has recently acquired May-loading cargoes of ESPO Blend  crude from Russia’s Far East.

3 weeks ago | united24media.com | Ivan Khomenko |Alexander Query |Lucile Brizard |Liubava Petriv

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has publicly voted against Ukraine’s accession to the European Union as part of a nationwide consultation launched by his government. In a post published on his official Facebook page on April 22, Orban shared a photo of his completed ballot, marking the option against supporting Ukraine’s EU membership. The Hungarian government has been conducting a public survey on several European policy issues, including the future of Ukraine in the bloc.

Feb 6, 2025 | united24media.com | Daniel Kosoy |Illia Kabachynskyi |Alexander Query |Lucile Brizard

As 2025 began, Ukraine significantly ramped up its strikes on Russian oil refineries. This comes at a particularly inconvenient time for Russia, which has been increasing its oil refining output to circumvent sanctions on its crude oil exports. Ukrainian forces struck the Albashneft oil depot in Krasnodar Krai on February 5.