Hungary celebrates EU Russia oil ban ‘victory’ — for now
Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has hailed Hungary's exemption from an EU Russian oil ban, but analysts warn he has only won more time and will need to adjust to the new reality
The gas ‘poker game’ between Russia and Europe
The drop in Russian gas flows to the European Union has had no major effect on supplies, but it raises pressure on the region to wean itself off Moscow's energy
Russian gas stop clouds outlook for solar panel supplier
In a glassworks in Tschernitz, a stone's throw from the border with Poland, the roar of the furnaces cannot drown out worried whispers about Russian gas supplies to Germany being cut off
Putin warns EU nations need ruble accounts to get gas
President Vladimir Putin has warned "unfriendly" countries, including all EU members, they will be cut off from Russian gas unless they open an account in rubles to pay for deliveries