Russian Oil

China’s imports of Russian oil totalled 7.29 million tons, up nearly 10 percent from a year ago, according to data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs.

A two-week closure of non-essential public institutions has been prolonged until further notice to conserve fuel, with a skeleton workforce in place to perform the minimum services required.

Pakistan has requested Ukraine and Russia to offer it wheat at a lower price, and “we would be pleased to purchase wheat from whatever nation was willing to sell,” said …