Several ships loaded with Russian crude oil ordered by India have been unable to deliver their cargo and are now heading away from their intended destination, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing vessel-tracking data. The deliveries to India have reportedly been hampered by payment issues stemming from Western sanctions. The US treasury pledged …
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Europe’s decision to slash natural gas imports while trying to reach climate goals was a mistake, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday during an environmental forum in Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East. “First, they (EU) jumped ahead, and then, after cutting off Russian gas supplies, returned everything that was reviled,” …
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Years could pass before some of the weapons in the upcoming “largest ever” package of US military assistance to Kiev actually reach Ukraine, according to Western media reports. On Tuesday, a number of mainstream media outlets cited anonymous US officials as describing the impending announcement of a $3 billion package …
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Economic ties between Russia and China are showing steady growth despite the difficult international situation, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow said on Friday, predicting that trade could hit $200 billion this year. “Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation shows excellent results and sustainable development, despite the tests associated with the pandemic, the …
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The arms that the US and its allies continue to send to Ukraine will not have an impact on the outcome of Russia’s ongoing military operation, National Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said at a meeting on Tuesday. Russia’s “goals will be achieved despite the US and the West providing …
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Members of the US Senate have announced an agreement on a limited bipartisan deal that could mark the nation’s most significant gun control legislation in three decades. The news comes as lawmakers are facing increasing pressure to find ways to reduce gun violence amid a series of mass shootings. The …
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US retail gasoline prices have climbed to fresh all-time highs just in time for the traditional start of America’s summer driving season, the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Prices at the pump for regular-grade gasoline rose to $4.60 per gallon on Thursday and held around that level on Friday, according to …
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Consumer prices in Britain jumped by 9% to hit a 40-year high last month, with the biggest price increases seen in food and energy, official figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics revealed on Wednesday. The current rise in the consumer price index is the highest since the country …
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Aid agencies are struggling to reach civilians in Ukrainian cities blocked by the Russian military, Jakob Kern, an emergency coordinator with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday. “The challenge is to get to the cities that are encircled or about to be encircled,” Kern told the …
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On Tuesday, Iran’s Tasnim news agency posted a photo on its Twitter account of a Russian-built Sukhoi 24 fighter from the Army Air Force mounted with a strategic cruise missile. The image came as Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces, visited the Shahid Doran …
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