Russia And China Announce "New Global Reserve Currency"

"China and Russia are taking their shot at the U.S. dollar.  Russia has been cut off from the
SWIFT system, it is also pairing with China and the BRIC nations to develop “reliable alternative mechanisms for international payments” in order to “cut reliance on the Western financial system.” ZeroHedge

Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine block Google search engine

"Russian-backed separatists in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine have blocked access to the search engine Google (GOOGL.O), their leader said on Friday, citing what he calls "disinformation"." Reuters

Feather Star from Jurassic Period Named after President Zelensky

"Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi, the first Jurassic comatulid (feather star) from the African continent, has been named in honor of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the sixth and current president of Ukraine.

Feather stars are members of the order Comatulida, the most diversified lineage of crinoids.

Also known as comatulids, they are also the only living crinoid group that is globally distributed in both shallow- and deep-water settings." SciNews

Russia closing in on power plant

"Russian forces appear to be closing in on Ukraine’s second-biggest power plant northeast of Donetsk, British intelligence has said." AlJazeera

Russia warns it could stop oil exports

"Russia will stop global oil exports if the West’s proposed price cap makes it unprofitable to continue production, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Russia’s Channel One on Thursday.

“If these prices which they are talking about are lower than the costs for oil production… naturally, Russia will not ensure the supply of this oil to the world markets, which means that we simply will not work at a negative profit,” he explained, as cited by TASS." RT

 

UK to sanction Russian oil and coal

"London has added oil and coal to its list of banned Russian imports, according to a notice to exporters published by the UK’s Foreign Trade Ministry on Thursday." RT

Hungary foreign minister in Moscow for gas supply talks

"Hungary’s foreign minister has arrived in Moscow where he wants to talk about ensuring gas supplies for his country and finding a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine." AlJazeera

Gas price in Europe drops as Russian pipeline resumes deliveries

"European natural gas prices fell by 6.5% in early trading on Thursday following the restart of gas deliveries via Russia’s Nord Stream 1 pipeline, after scheduled maintenance." RT