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India and Russia conduct energy trade settlements primarily in US dollars — Oil Minister

"Russia trades with the world and India trades with the world, so most of the transactions are dollar denominated," Hardeep Singh Puri said

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Turkish foreign minister describes current stage of settlement in Ukraine as critical

Hakan Fidan highlighted the steadfast commitment of the parties to peace

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Oil will remain essential even amid green energy shift — Indian Minister

Hardeep Singh Puri emphasized that India, given the scale of its energy needs, will continue to rely on oil and gas

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Brussels struggles to meddle in third countries — Russia’s intel chief

Sergey Naryshkin pointed to the European Foundation for Democracy’s complaints that a few years ago "numerous doors stood open to Western human rights activists on the post-Soviet area, not only in public organizations, but also in government departments"

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EU increases purchases of Russian pipeline gas, LNG by 28% in Q1

In March, the EU imported Russian pipeline gas worth 340 mln euro, marking the lowest monthly figure since October 1999

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Meeting between Putin, Trump necessary, requires thorough preparations — Kremlin

"Such a meeting is, undoubtedly, necessary," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

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Russia’s security blueprint aims to help Eurasia tackle all threats — diplomat

Alexander Trofimov said that the risks of hotbeds of tensions escalating into a large-scale conflict called into question consistent development across Eurasia

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Global instability does not hinder Russia-India energy cooperation — Oil Minister

Hardeep Singh Puri emphasized that India always prioritizes competitiveness when selecting energy suppliers

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French, European threats not to alter Russia’s stance on Istanbul talks — ambassador

"European nations won’t change anything," Alexey Meshkov said

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Russia, Belarus strengthen military coordination on three axes — defense chief

Andrey Belousov noted that Russia and Belarus are not just allies, the countries have a common defense space

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Russia ranks second after US in EU gas imports value in Q1

Altogether, the EU purchased around 4.5 bln euro worth of gas from Russia in the Q1

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Zapad exercise to be key event for Russia, Belarus in 2025 — Russian defense minister

The drills will be held simultaneously at training grounds in Russia and Belarus

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Kiev refuses to view Istanbul meeting as continuation of process interrupted in 2022

"The only thing that connects today’s negotiations to that period is the city of Istanbul," the Ukrainian presidential office head Andrey Yermak said

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Russia hopes to continue dialogue with Vatican on key global issues — ambassador

Ivan Soltanovsky noted that the Holy See remains committed to promoting peace, dialogue, religious freedom and family values

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Almaz-Antey to show its latest air defense systems at MILEX-2025 in Minsk

According to the concern’s press service, the Belarusian capital will host models of the state-of-the-art S-350E Vityaz medium-range anti-aircraft missile system

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Belarus, Russia agree on steps to strengthen defense potential — Belarus Defense Ministry

Viktor Khrenin emphasized that all agreements, including the Treaty on Security Guarantees within the framework of the Union State, will be fully implemented

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Russia aims to develop economic cooperation with Afghanistan — Deputy Prime Minister

According to Alexey Overchuk, the two countries need to work on forming a regulatory framework for cooperation

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Lawmaker slams Kiev's massive attack on Crimea before talks as ‘sabotage attempt’

Late on May 15 and in the early morning hours of May 16, air defenses intercepted and destroyed 65 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions

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Hamas says Israeli strikes killed over 250 people in Gaza in recent hours

According to the enclave’s health ministry, 108 people were killed and 216 were wounded in Gaza during the past day

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Over 150 Hamas targets hit by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip in past day

According to the report, IDF troops "are operating to locate and dismantle terrorist infrastructure sites" in the northern part of the enclave