Russia’s coal industry has slipped into crisis under the weight of high borrowing costs and sanctions as slowing demand in ...

Despite coal making up less than 0.5% of Russia's gross domestic product, it is responsible for over 15% of the country's ...

Dwindling coal exports could be a political headache for Putin, especially amid other bad news for the wartime economy, such ...

Russia’s economy is teetering on the brink of recession as the war in Ukraine continues to drain its resources. -Top Russian officials, including the head of the Central Bank, have issued rare public ...

China has abruptly turned its back on Putin's "friend".

Russia's coal industry is in crisis as mines face bankruptcy against the backdrop of low world prices, it has been reported. Business newspaper Kommersant said the Russian government is trying to ...

South Africa - European countries, scrambling to secure alternatives to Russian coal, imported 40% more coal from South Africa's main export hub in the first five months of this year than over the ...

Tanzania expects thermal coal exports to double this year European buyers prepared to pay top dollar, miners say Loss of Russian energy leads to rush for polluting coal Landlocked Botswana also ...

Western sanctions and difficulties with exports to Asia have triggered a major crisis in Russia’s coal industry. In April 2025, China’s imports of Russian coal dropped by 13% year-on-year, to 7.4 ...

Meanwhile, European coal prices are trading at or close to record highs. Rotterdam coal for delivery next month has risen sharply over the last few weeks as Russia has squeezed energy flows to ...

The Russian working class is again confronted with the fundamental historical and social problems that gave rise to the 1917 October Revolution: Imperialist war and immense social inequality.

European coal futures for 2023 climbed 2.2% Friday to $320 a ton — more than triple what it was in January. The Rhine is a critical vein in Europe's supply chain, as it provides a trade avenue ...