File picture shows a Russian flag flying over Russian Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, December 3, 2018. — Reuters pic

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NEW YORK, March 29 — Rating agency Fitch said today it has withdrawn its ratings of 27 Russian banks, four of their affiliates and related financing special purpose vehicles.

The withdrawals are for sanction-related reasons, it added. — Reuters

The company logo of Russian natural gas producer Gazprom is seen on an advertisement installed on the roof of a building in St. Petersburg, Russia. ― Reuters pic

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MOSCOW, March 29 ― Russian gas exports via Ukraine to Europe by state-owned Gazprom remained high and stable today, the company said.

It said requests for gas from its customers in Europe for transit via Ukraine stood at 109.5 million cubic metres (mcm) for today, unchanged from yesterday.

Earlier today, RIA news agency reported, citing Ukraine's gas pipeline operator, that flows were at the high-end of Gazprom's contractual obligations. ― Reuters