‘We’re Ready To Team Up With Russia’, Xi Tells Putin
At the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan Xi told Putin that “We’re ready to team up with Russia” and the two countries performed joint naval patrols and military drills in the Pacific Ocean just hours before the conference.
Putin Explains How Russia And Turkey Will Bypass The Dollar
Bloomberg reported that during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Putin explained how Russia and Turkey will bypass the dollar by announcing that part of the cost of Russian gas exports to Turkey will be paid in rubles.
Russia And India To Start Trade In Rupees
Russia and India are set to start trade in rupees. To increase Indian exports, a new payment system has been approved.
Top Russian Energy Official Ivan Pechorin Mysteriously Falls To His Death In Arctic
According to the Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, top Russian energy official Ivan Pechorin mysteriously drowned in the arctic waters near Cape Ignatiev on Russky Island.
Europe Is Buying All The Russian Oil It Can Before Banning It
Three months from now, an EU-wide embargo on Russian crude oil imports will kick in, shutting off almost all shipments of the commodity from Russia to Europe. But right now, Europe is importing over 1 million barrels of Russian crude daily and has been doing so for the last month. Someone is stocking up before the taps turn dry.
India Dashes US “Hopes” On Oil Price Cap: “We Will Buy From Russia, We’ll Buy From Wherever”
The White House called on India and China to implement the G7’s price restrictions on Russian oil exports. Since the West started to curb energy exports from Moscow in response to the war in Ukraine, India and China have significantly increased their imports of Russian energy. On Tuesday, Moscow and Beijing signed a new agreement to trade oil in yuan and rubles.
How Western Sanctions Bring Russia And India Closer
New Delhi has increased its energy purchases from Russia over the past three months, delivering substantial quantities of a variety of items in exchange. This is how the Western sanctions have brought Russia and India closer.
Russia To Legalize Use Of Cryptocurrency In International Trade
Pavel Zavalny, the head of Russia’s congressional energy committee, said that the nation is going to legalise the use of cryptocurrency in international trade even though President Vladimir Putin rejected the idea last year.
Suicide Blast At Russian Embassy In Kabul Kills 2 Diplomats
Although suicide bombings against foreign embassies and other international institutions have decreased since the Taliban took control, the anti-Taliban ISIS-K group has continued to carry them out. Now, a suicide blast at the Russian embassy in Kabul has killed two diplomats.
Russian Spy Honey-Trapped NATO Staff In Naples, Sold Cheap Knock-offs As Jewellery: Report
Maria Adela Kuhfeldt Rivera’s cover was compromised when her passport numbers were discovered to be within range of two other covert GRU spies. The Russian spy honey-trapped NATO staff in Naples and sold cheap knock-offs as jewellery, according to reports.