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South Stream gas pipeline
Moscow expects Turkish Stream gas project to enhance Europe’s energy security
Moscow is going to build a gas pipeline system to Turkey instead of the South Stream gas pipeline terminated in December
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Gazprom to use Turkish route to substitute Europe-bound supply of 63 bcm via Ukraine
EU asks Russia to go ahead with South Stream
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Moscow receives tourists from smorgasbord of countries — official
Over the past 12 months, nine additional flights to Moscow from five countries, chairman of the Russian capital’s tourism committee, Yevgeny Kozlov, said
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Hainan's high-speed railway gets new schedule
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Modi says looks forward to further dialogue with Putin
The Indian prime minister conveyed warm regards to the Russian leader
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Iran’s elite army unit dismisses US back-to-Stone-Age threats as Hollywood fantasies
Earlier, the US leader asserted that Iran’s Navy and Army have been obliterated, while the Islamic republic’s missile capabilities will soon be reduced to a minimum
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Russia, India launching cooperation on unmanned transport vehicles — ministry
The countries are also discussing the possibility of integrating Russia's national digital transport and logistics platform with India's Unified Logistics Interface Platform
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Russian-Chinese trade turnover down by 6.9% yoy to $228 bln in 2025 — trade envoy
Alexey Dakhnovsky underscored that despite the decline Russia retained its place among China's top five trading partners
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Strikes on Iran may lead to nuclear arms race in Middle East, Russian senator warns
Deputy chair of the Russian Federation Council Natalya Nikonorova noted that the US and Israel are pushing Iran towards pulling out of the NPT, "after which the country will be able to develop its nuclear program without control from the IAEA"
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Rostec hands over first batch Su-34 bombers to Russian Aerospace Forces this year
Rostec noted that the Novosibirsk plant is awaiting a new stage of upgrades and technical re-equipment of production
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Russia increases mineral fertilizer output by 2.5% in January-February
Fertilizer output in February increased by 1.5% year-on-year to 2.5 mln tons
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Russian cutting-edge frigate completes shipbuilders’ sea trials
The second Project 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov has successfully completed shipbuilders’ sea trials
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Iran significantly cuts discount on its oil amid conflict — Oil Minister
According to Mohsen Paknejad, the necessary measures have been taken to ensure fuel security, and citizens can rest assured
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Over 40 social facilities evacuated in Kerch over bomb threats
Svyatoslav Brusakov stressed that appropriate checks are still being carried out
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Russia to hold several conversations on situation in Syria — Foreign Ministry
Syria has been in conflict since 2011
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Russian Alexander Nevsky Brigade UAVs down 14 Ukrainian drones in one day
Over the past month, Russian air defense crews have shot down 102 large enemy UAVs
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Melania Trump mediated reunification of seven children with their families in Ukraine
Reunifying children with their loved ones in this region of the world remains one of the most important global issues today, the First Lady said in a statement
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Gazprom reports another drone attack on TurkStream pipeline station
The attack was repelled by joint efforts of Russian Defense Ministry forces and mobile task forces, preventing damage to the Gazprom PJSC facility, the company stated
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FACTBOX: Russia’s nuclear power projects abroad
Rosatom ranks first globally by the number of nuclear power plant construction projects abroad, with 41 power units in 11 countries worldwide
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Russian army receives advanced Ka-52M helicopters — source
The Arsenyevsky aviation plant is fully loaded with production of such helicopters, the source added
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Moscow receives tourists from smorgasbord of countries — official
Over the past 12 months, nine additional flights to Moscow from five countries, chairman of the Russian capital’s tourism committee, Yevgeny Kozlov, said
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Russia to send second oil vessel to Cuba — Energy Minister
Russia won't leave the Cubans hanging, Sergey Tsivilyov said
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Kiev attack on Zaporozhye kills several rare horses
It will take at least ten years to restore livestock, Gennady Shcherbak, the owner of the herd, told
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Income of the poor in one of Hainan's counties up by $ 15 mln due to poverty alleviation
The involvement of low-income households in the economic activities of a number of sectors in the region is supported by state enterprises, educational, medical and government institutions, etc
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Russia’s LNG exports to Europe hit record high in March as Middle East supplies suspended
In January-March, EU imports of Russian LNG amounted to approximately 6.8 billion cubic meters, compared to 5.7 billion cubic meters a year earlier
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Putin to hold phone call with Saudi Crown Prince — Kremlin aide
The conversation will take place after the Russian president’s talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty
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First batch of Skvorets-opto drones deployed to special military operation zone
Radio jamming of all kinds is not a problem for Skvorets-opto drones
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Russia completes deliveries of Su-35 fighter jets to China
The contract worth about $2.5 billion on the deliveries of 24 fighter jets to China was signed in 2015
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Putin expects pro-Russian forces to be able to take part in Armenian elections
Russia has a lot of friends in Armenia, the Russian leader emphasized
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Kiev lost over 35,000 soldiers, mercenaries in March fighting — expert
Andrey Marochko attributed the heavy losses in the Battlegroup Center’s area of responsbility to Kiev's ongoing "massive assaults" in that sector
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Profitability of Russian agricultural producers was 19% in 2023 — ministry
"We see that revenues moved up by 10% and profits of agricultural producers remained in general at the 2022 year level," Deputy Minister of Agriculture Elena Fastova noted
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Russia’s Shoigu pushes for collective efforts to resolve Middle East conflict
According to the Russian Security Council secretary, everybody is extremely concerned about the situation in the Middle East
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Arab countries’ losses from Middle East conflict may reach $200 bln — Bloomberg
The overall losses could push the regional unemployment rate up by as much as four percentage points, costing some 3.6 million jobs and forcing up to four million people into poverty
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Germany expects further worsening of relations with Belarus - Seibert
Earlier, Berlin has already repeatedly denounced death sentences
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Russia’s lengthy list of diplomatic relations with other countries
Currently, Russia has diplomatic relations with 191 states
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IN BRIEF: Putin, Pashinyan discuss Armenia elections and EAEU-EU ties
The Russian president expressed hope that local political processes in Armenia amid the election campaign would not harm relations between the two countries
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US facilitated crimes against civilians in Ukraine — top lawmaker
Irina Yarovaya noted that the facts uncovered by the commission confirm that experiments were conducted on Ukrainian troops as well as wide-ranging work "in Ukraine specifically on the components of biological weapons"
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Pakistan says ready to host US-Iran talks
A five-point initiative proposed earlier by China and Pakistan to restore peace and stability in the Middle East has been met with approval in the region and beyond
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Dmitriev calls on UK, EU officials to acknowledge their mistakes, switch to Russian oil
The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund commented on an address to the nation by US President Donald Trump, containing a remark that Washington does not need the Strait of Hormuz
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Russian regulator to continue tight monetary policy amid unfavorable factors — official
The tight monetary policy will help keep inflation within reasonable boundaries and protect the population from external shocks, Central Bank First Deputy Chairwoman Ksenia Yudaeva said
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Iran destroys US bases in Middle East, says Houthi leader
Abdul Malik al-Houthi is convinced that the Iranian operations were accompanied by "heavy losses among officers and soldiers" of the armies of the United States and Israel
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Strait of Hormuz to be closed to US, Israel for long time — Iranian General Staff
A representative of the Iranian armed forces Abolfazl Shekarchi stressed that "under no pretext will they approach it"
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Sri Lanka’s company ready to buy Russian oil, diesel fuel
Ceypetco is ready to immediately pay for shipments as soon as the company receives a commercial proposal, Mayura Neththikumarage added
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NATO readies for clash with Russia, Kiev truce ploy: Foreign Ministry statements
As Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted, the NATO report again names Russia as the most significant threat to security, peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region
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Russia mulls abolition of declarative principle for oil and gas licenses
Head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Oleg Kazanov said that "some work is being done in this direction"
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NATO raises degree of escalation, goes too far in military rhetoric — Kremlin
"This is the reality that we will have to confront further on," Dmitry Peskov underlined
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Russian First Deputy PM discussed expansion of trade, investment ties with India
Denis Manturov was received by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
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Negotiations on Ukraine "on pause" — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Galuzin
The official says that Russia has always been and remains open to political and diplomatic resolution of the Ukrainian conflict
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Putin's meeting with Witkoff underway for about three hours now
No information has yet been released regarding its conclusion
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Placing Strait of Hormuz under third party control won't work — Russian MFA
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that the move would violate international maritime law
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FAO forecasts record high grain production globally in 2023-2024
Improvement is observed in global wheat production driven by enhanced prospects in a number of countries, including Kazakhstan, Turkey and Canada
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Russian forces ensure safe rotation of another batch of IAEA experts — top brass
The ministry pointed out that IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi personally supervised the rotation of the agency’s experts, and the Russian side strictly observed the ceasefire on the route of the observers to make this possible
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Russia, Egypt could discuss creating grain and energy hub in the republic — Putin
The Russian president noted that the two countries have a lot of plans, and many of them are already being implemented
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IN BRIEF: What to know on Arctic Metagaz breaking loose from tow, now adrift at sea
It is impossible to predict which way the gas carrier will drift, said Khaled Ghulam, official representative of the Libyan Emergency Committee dealing with the incident
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US journalist Carlson calls Trump’s speech an announcement of the end of American empire
"There’s turbulence ahead, but long term it’s a huge win for the United States," Tucker Carlson said
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Former Yukos shareholders give up claims on Russian assets in Belgium
All the seizures of Russian assets of in Belgium will be finally invalidated, the head of the International Center for Legal Protection said
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Iranian supreme leader’s advisor seriously injured in shelling — TV
According to sources cited by the channel, the official is in critical condition
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Iranian ambassador to Russia outlines Iran’s demands to US, Israel
Kazem Jalali said the Islamic Republic of Iran "has always welcomed any constructive and sincere efforts to establish stability and security in the region"
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US exit from NATO to hurt Ukraine, set stage for high drama Ankara summit — newspaper
The NATO summit in Ankara is to take place on July 7 and 8
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Two people killed, 10 injured in Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod Region over past 24 hours
The Ukrainian military fired 44 munitions at settlements in the Graivoronsky district and attacked them with 35 drones
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BRICS' share of global GDP exceeds 40% and will continue to grow — Russian official
Maxim Oreshkin noted that the rapidly growing countries of Southeast Asia, which played a key role in economic growth in the first quarter of this century, will be joined by countries in South Asia and Africa
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Russian stock market mixed on Thursday — market data
The MOEX Russia Index lost 0.03% to 2,774.41 points, while the RTS Index edged up by 0.33% to 1,087.97 points
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Another batch of Krasnopol-M2 guided shells sent to troops — Rostec
Rostec noted that the Krasnopol-M2, actively used in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, is highly effective and boasts exceptional accuracy even at extreme ranges
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Ukraine attacks Kursk Region with 47 drones over past 24 hours
There were no fatalities or injuries
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Ordinary Armenian consumers will pay for Western data centers — Overchuk
The Russian deputy PM noted that the West was shifting the burden of costs onto other countries
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Putin opens new terminal of Blagoveshchensk Airport by video link
The airport is "called to give an extra impetus to socioeconomic development of the Amur Region and the Far East at large, and expand tourist and business ties with foreign countries," the head of state said
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Illegal turnover of consumer goods in Russia falls from 17% to below 10% over five years
Denis Manturov noted that extensive work had been carried out to fine-tune legal and supervisory mechanisms to combat the shadow market
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Loading by CPC from marine terminal for export totals 9.8 mln tons of oil year-to-date
Loading by CPC from its marine terminal near Novorossiysk for export slipped by 0.7% in 2024 to 63.01 mln tons of oil
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Neighboring countries show interest in Russian high-speed railway — company
Discussions are already underway with certain countries in building such railway lines
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Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian Humvee armored vehicle in Kursk Region
The Defense Ministry also published footage of the destruction of the armored vehicle
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Urea production in India plunge to 1.8 mln tons in March — newspaper
The decline is caused by disrupted supplies of liquefied natural gas
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Russian troops pound Ukrainian military-industrial, energy, transport sites over past day
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,305 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours
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Russian troops complete liberation of Lugansk People’s Republic — top brass
Russian troops liberated two communities in the Kharkov and Zaporozhye Regions over the past 24 hours, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported
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Arctic Metagaz tanker attacked by sea drone from Libyan territory — radio station
According to radio station sources, the gas tanker was attacked by a Ukrainian Magura V5 sea drone
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Russian foreign trade not declining since 2022, despite sanctions
According to Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin, the geography and currency of payments changed over that period
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FACTBOX: What is known about new drone attack on TurkStream compressor station
The holding company clarified that the attack was carried out by three fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles
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Russia becomes third largest gas supplier to the EU in Q1 after Norway and US
In January-March, Russian gas supplies to the EU totaled almost 11.5 billion cubic meters
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New Svarog-17 mining drone to be tested in January — Frobotics
The drone is equipped with a more powerful engine-propeller unit and new-generation batteries, which will allow the drone, weighing approximately 10 kg, to operate over long distances
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Ex-NATO chief agreed to consider buffer zone between alliance, Russia in 2021 — portal
Jens Stoltenberg wrote in his memoirs that he agreed to consider the possibility of withdrawing some NATO troops from Eastern Europe
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Iran offers agreement on use of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran is ready to reach agreements with European, Asian, and Arab countries on this issue, Head of the Government Information Council Elias Hazrati said
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Internet blackout in Iran lasts more than 790 hours — NetBlocks
A chart shows that connectivity remains at around 1% of normal levels
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Rosneft’s net profit under IFRS amounts to $3.6 bln in 2025
Revenue fell by 18.8% on the year to $101 bln
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Grain supplies to Egypt, helping bring peace to Middle East: Putin’s statements
The Russian president invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to Russia and expressed hope that Egypt will be represented at a high level at the Russia-Africa summit in October
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Press review: US may end Iran war as Ukraine drones strike Russia’s Ust-Luga
Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 1st
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Moldovan Parliament approves withdrawal from CIS core treaties
The decision was enacted through a two-thirds majority vote during a session livestreamed on the legislative body's official website
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EC to transfer €1.4 bln in revenue from Russian assets to Ukraine — statement
The funds will be directed "to sustain the Ukrainian State, preserve essential public services" and support the Ukrainian military
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IN BRIEF: Kremlin statements on US gameplan in Iran
Dmitry Peskov said the current situation in the Middle East should be "shepherded to the peace track" as soon as possible
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Prospecting gold placer licenses to be retained, declarative principle to end
According to the head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Oleg Kazanov, the prospecting licenses will remain
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Proton-M carrier rocket with SatMex-8 satellite lifts off from Baikonur
The launch was carried out successfully at 23:06 Moscow time
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US reconnaissance drone detected off Iran coast calls Italian base home
The UAV, which has been repeatedly detected in this area, including near the city of Bushehr, has been in the air for multiple hours and is operating at an altitude above 14.5 km, according to the source
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US-Israeli strikes on civilian facilities will not force Iranians to surrender — Araghchi
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that "every bridge and building will be built back stronger"
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Death toll from strike on bridge in Iran rises to eight — authorities
95 people were injured
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Russian companies capable to increase oil, LNG supplies to India
Russia increased supplies of highly sought-after mineral fertilizers to India by 40% as of the end of 2025 and is ready to continue meeting its needs for such products
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Two NATO reconnaissance aircraft spotted over Black Sea
The British aircraft traversed Dutch, German, and Central European airspace before beginning a flight along the Romanian Black Sea coast
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Iran targets Oracle data center in Dubai — IRGC
Earlier on Thursday, Iran’s elite army unit claimed to have carried out strikes on a cloud computing center of US tech firm Amazon in Bahrain
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Conflict around Iran catches major energy traders off guard — FT
According to the report, companies including Vitol, Trafigura, and Mercuria suffered losses due to logistical disruptions and poor market positions
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Lukoil reduces oil production in Russia by 2.1%, gas output by 4% in 2025
The company accounted for about 15% of the country’s total oil production
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Mideast crisis effects draw comparisons to Coronavirus pandemic — Putin
The Russian leader said the consequences of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East are still difficult to predict
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Press review: Russian control of LPR reshapes Ukraine talks as Trump pressures NATO allies
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, April 2nd
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Senior Russian senator extends hope for a pivotal 2026 for Ukraine peace
If the 'peace camp' led by Russia can deactivate the destructive policy course being pursued by the still influential 'war camp', mutually acceptable solutions could be found, quite fast and easily, Konstantin Kosachev said
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IN BRIEF: Kremlin says Middle East situation developing along worst-case scenario
Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East
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Chinese stock indices fall by more than 6% in March
On the last trading day of the month, the Shanghai Composite Index decreased by 0.8% and closed at 3,891.86 points
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Russia receives no proposal from Ukraine on debt restructuring — official
Russia is not planning to take part in Kiev’s debt restructuring program
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