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Istanbul talks postponed until afternoon at Turkey's initiative — Russian MFA

"Russian delegation is in Istanbul, its composition is known," Maria Zakharova noted

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Decision on talks with Russia to follow after meeting with Erdogan — Zelensky

Zelensky said that "the level of the Russian delegation" was allegedly officially unknown to him

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Russian stocks down as main trading session opens

The yuan exchange rate was up by 6.2 kopecks at 11.122 rubles

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Press review: Russia-Ukraine territorial talks set for Istanbul as EU targets oil tankers

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, May 15th

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Russian oil export revenues down in April amid low prices to $13.2 bln — IEA

Russia’s oil exports in physical terms increased by 150,000 barrels per day to 7.6 mln barrels per day

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Europe set to continue, escalate hostilities in Ukraine — Foreign Ministry

Maria Zakharova pointed to the European Union’s plans to send further batches of weapons to Ukraine and to allocate new aid packages to Kiev

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Russian agriculture exports to markets of largest Islamic states to exceed $26 bln by 2030

"The high capacity and stable growth of demand enable us to set ambitious goals to boost food exports to Islamic countries," head of the Agroexport federal center Ilya Ilyushin said

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Europe's steps do not allow it to participate in Ukraine talks — Russian MFA

Maria Zakharova pointed out that the rhetoric from Berlin, Paris, and London starkly contrasts with their actual actions

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OPEC+ countries exceed oil production target by 1.23 mln bpd in April

According to the IEA, the target production level for OPEC+ countries under the agreement stood at 33.78 mln bpd in April, while actual output reached 35.01 mln bpd

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Danish-US drills on Bornholm undermine Russia’s security in Baltic region — diplomat

According to Maria Zakharova, Kopenhagen's actions run counter to its own assurances that there will be no foreign military activity on Bornholm

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Representatives of all of Kiev's intelligence agencies arrive in Turkey — Zelensky

"Ukraine has a delegation at the highest level," Vladimir Zelensky said

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Thirty-two organizations involved in Islamic finance — Russian Finance Ministry

The list includes both large banks and corporations, as well as smaller companies providing Islamic financial services

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Ukraine gets smaller every time Kiev disrupts talks — diplomat

Maria Zakharova recalled Sergey Lavrov's words that Ukraine would have kept a part of Donbass if the agreements reached at the April 2022 talks in Istanbul had been implemented

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West intends to pit India against China — Lavrov

"This is a policy that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently highlighted again - ‘divide and conquer,’" the foreign minister emphasized

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Russia’s stance at Ukraine negotiations shifted due to changes on ground — Zakharova

The diplomat noted that the Ukrainian territory diminishes every time the Kiev regime disrupts the negotiating process

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Russian troops liberate two communities in Donetsk region over past day — top brass

Battlegroup West units liberated the settlement of Torskoye and Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlement of Novoaleksandrovka through active operations

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Russia’s Finance Ministry to use partnership-based financing for international cooperation

The key issue now is how to correctly design standards for Islamic and partnership-based financial instruments, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov said

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Putin offered precisely direct talks between Russia, Ukraine — Kremlin

Dmitry Peskov dismissed the possibility of European countries' participation in the talks

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Part of US officials now in Istanbul where Russia-Ukraine talks due to begin — Fidan

There are vast discussions on the Ukrainian settlement at the moment, the Turkish Foreign Minister stressed

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Russia ready for contacts with US on biosecurity issues — MFA

Maria Zakharova noted that Moscow expects Washington to take concrete measures to address Russia’s concerns regarding US biological-military activities