Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Reuters that Kyiv will intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries. He also said that the long-range ballistic missile FP-9, developed by the Ukrainian company Fire Point, will be ready as early as this fall and will be able to reach Moscow.

#FirePoint #reuters #VladimirZelensky #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #Moscow #Russia #Ukraine

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In 2026, the richest Russians transferred 471 billion rubles to Russia’s budget, or more than 5.6 billion dollars, in the form of so-called wartime «gratuitous contributions». According to Reuters calculations, this amount covered more than 1% of all government spending.

#reuters #business #VladimirPutin #OlegDeripaska #Rosneft #SuleymanKerimov #finance #Economy

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On October 1, Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the XXIII annual meeting of the Valdai Club. At the opening of the session, moderator Fyodor Lukyanov said that the club’s annual report is called «No Panic», and Putin replied that the pressing problems have not gone away.

#reuters #Valdai #KaliningradOblast #NATO #Putin #Ukraine

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The Russian Ministry of Finance on September 30 declared unsuccessful an auction of federal loan bonds (OFZ) maturing in 2030. This was the quarter’s final placement, through which the ministry raised 1.264 trillion rubles for the budget.

#reuters #MinfinRossii #mosbirzhe #ofz #Raiffeisenbank #centralbank

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The Bucharest Court of Appeal lifted the judicial control measure and ordered former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu into custody for 30 days. He was detained in a case involving the creation of an organized criminal group and fraud amounting to €1.1 million; for the politician, this is already the third criminal case.

#Digi24 #reuters #BucharestCourtofAppeal #Bucharest #KelinDzhordzhesku #Romania

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A senior Reuters source in the Russian government said that the transfer of Russian assets of Western companies into temporary management should make European countries think about sanctions. When asked about the Russian units of UniCredit and Raiffeisen, he replied: «Let them be afraid».

#raiffeisen #reuters #UniCredit #Interimmanagement #Russia #Economy

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In the city of Butembo in eastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a representative of the ruling UDPS party, Marie-Célestine Karondwa, was killed after calling for compliance with Ebola prevention measures. According to AP, more than 8,000 cases of infection have already been recorded in the country, and the fatality rate is close to 50%.

#AP #reuters #UDPS #Butembo #DRCongo #Ebola

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The hacker group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen highly sensitive medical data of thousands of FBI agents in the US. British BBC News reports that the leak samples include blood and urine test results, as well as names, addresses, and health information of employees.

#BBCNews #CatoNetworks #CyberSmart #reuters #ShinyHunters #FBIoftheUnitedStates

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Reuters reported that the Financial Times wrote about the support that American billionaire Todd Boehly received from the U.S. government and influential figures from the Persian Gulf, linked to Donald Trump’s family, for submitting an offer to buy LUKOIL’s overseas assets. Reuters separately noted that it was unable to immediately verify this information.

#FinancialTimes #reuters #DonaldTrump #Lukoil #USA #ToddBoehly

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The hacker group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for hacking the FBI jobs site and stealing data on roughly 5,000 current and former Bureau employees. The FBI said it is aware of reports of unauthorized activity on FBIjobs.gov and is investigating.

#reuters #ShinyHunters #CashPatel #USA #FBI

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Rosneft refineries in Syzran and Saratov completely stopped processing after drone attacks. According to Reuters, the shutdown of both plants could worsen the domestic fuel shortage in Russia.

#reuters #drones #Rosneft #SaratovOilRefinery #SyzranOilRefinery #fuelcrisis

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Saudi Arabia reduced oil supplies to Europe after drones damaged the East-West oil pipeline, which leads to the Red Sea bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. The kingdom also canceled part of September shipments for European customers, and loading at the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea was suspended.

#reuters #europe #RedSea #oil #OPEC #StraitofHormuz #SaudiArabia

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In Syria, the sharp increase in fuel prices has triggered the largest protests since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Demonstrations took place in Aleppo, Idlib, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Hasakah, with protesters burning tires, blocking roads, and stopping oil tankers.

#reuters #Aleppo #DeirezZor #Idlib #Raqqa #Syria

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American North American Blue Energy Partners will gain control of a number of oil fields in Venezuela that were previously developed by several Chinese companies and one Russian company. According to Reuters, the company will receive 14 oil production contracts, while the U.S. government will get a 35% stake and preferential access to 20% of production at cost.

#BlueEnergyPartners #NorthAmericanBlueEnergy #partners #reuters #Venezuela #VenezuelaAmericanNorthAmerican

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German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems gained an early foothold in the U.S. market with support from CIA-linked investor In-Q-Tel, Reuters reported, citing the company’s co-CEO Sven Kruck. According to him, American investors helped the company open doors in Washington and secure orders from the CIA and the FBI.

#InQTel #InQTelGerman #QuantumSystems #reuters #USA #cia

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