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Russian billionaire bid for Standard

Viscount Rothermere, owner of DMGT, has rebuffed a bid for the Evening Standard by ex-KGB officer Alexander Lebedev

ANALYSIS: Ukraine pays dearly for haggling

There is an annual arm-wrestling contest as Moscow tries to ratchet prices higher and Kiev and others seek to resist

Cuts feared as Russian row heats up

Payment dispute and theft accusations threaten to squeeze gas flows out of Ukraine as Vladimir Putin orders cuts to supply

ANALYSIS: Pressures of obtaining energy

Storage tanks are full, but we should not dismiss the confrontation as yet another example of Kremlin insecurity

Russia cuts off the gas supply to Ukraine

There are fears of supply problems to the European Union as energy supply row escalates once more between Moscow and Kiev

Analysis: Russia under pressure in gas row

Gamesmanship, falling rouble and Russia's image as a bully are complicating energy row with Ukraine, writes Helen Womack

Russia prepares to halt Ukraine gas

Supplies to the European Union could be halted as part of an energy supply row as talks in Moscow fail to find a solution

Ex-Kremlin staffer appointed to run Norilsk

Alexander Voloshin, former chief of staff to Russian presidents, appointed as chairman at extraordinary general meeting

Oligarchs go cap in hand to the Kremlin

Figures such as Roman Abramovich have seen the value of their companies collapse, forcing them to seek government aid

TNK-BP votes in new board to end feuding

The oil company has replaced all nine board members, transferring the deciding vote from a BP nominee to an independent director

Putin set to bail out struggling carmakers

Subsidised credit of $3 billion for buying cheaper Russian-made cars and banks will buy bonds to support domestic carmakers

Man behind the news: Chalva Tchigirinski

Chalva Tchigirinski, the man at the centre of the Sibir Energy controversy, made his fortune in sectors that are now crashing

Gazprom threatens to cut Ukraine gas

The Russian utility will cut supplies to Ukraine in January if the former Soviet republic fails to settle a $2.4 billion bill

Rouble at new low as Russia close to devaluation

The rouble hit a record low, falling as low as 40 to the euro, after sliding oil prices and a looming recession took their toll

Russian investor pledges to indemnify Sibir

The largest shareholder in Sibir Energy said that he would guarantee any losses the company incurs from an unorthodox deal

Inchcape scraps payout as sales fall

The world's biggest car retailer scrapped its final dividend and offered a bleak outlook for the motor industry

Further falls forecast for rouble after devaluation

Russia devalues currency for fifth time in a month, with tumbling oil prices and a cooling economy prompting fears of further falls

Russia and Opec prepare to cut oil production

Proposals considered for co-ordinated action that could lead to oil production being cut by up to two million barrels a day

TNK-BP to appoint chief to help restore balance

Denis Morozov, the former head of Norilsk Nickel, has been widely tipped to head Russia's third-largest crude oil producer

Abramovich investment sags after project delay

Highland Gold, the Russian goldmining business in which the oligarch has a large stake, is forced to delay two new projects