On Thursday, the international benchmark Brent fell by about 1.8% to around $72.40 a barrel. That put it below the $72.48 mark recorded in late February, on the eve of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Unlike in the regions, heightened anxiety in Moscow can destabilize the work of both private and state institutions.
According to Bloomberg, this demand remains one of the key forces that has supported gold’s historic rally in recent years.
The new arrangement would allow Russia’s Defense Ministry to permit businesses to purchase large-caliber air-defense systems.
According to official but still preliminary results, Civil Contract won 49.81 percent of the vote, enough to secure an absolute majority in parliament with 61 seats.
According to Bloomberg, the rise in purchases is linked to expectations of heavier pressure on the power grid in the coming months and the need to secure stable fuel supplies in advance.
An investigation by journalist Anastasia Kashevarova reveals a vast shadow network of “black recruiters” in Russia — corrupt intermediaries who forge documents, exploit vulnerable people, and trade soldiers between regions and units for profit.
According to Bloomberg, the tanker in question is the Tagor, which departed from Russia’s Murmansk and is subject to international restrictions.
