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Russia oil trade: India imported €144 billion worth of crude since start of Ukraine war; second-largest buyer after China

India has imported around 144 billion euros’ worth of crude oil from Russia since the start of the Ukraine war, making it the second-largest buyer after China, according to estimates by European think tank Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).According to news agency PTI, CREA said Russia has earned nearly 1 trillion…

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Lowest in years? India’s crude oil imports from Russia may drop sharply in January; Reliance says it expects no deliveries

Authorities have asked oil refiners to provide weekly updates on their purchases of crude from Russia and the United States. (AI image) India’s crude oil imports from Russia may see a sharp fall in January, with Reliance Industries saying that it does not expect to receive any Russian crude shipments. This could bring down India’s…

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‘Found the debris’: Russia shares ‘evidence’ of alleged drone attack on Putin’s residence; claim navigation system intact

Putin, Trump (File photos) Days after Russia claimed that Ukraine tried to target President Vladimir Putin’s official residence in a drone attack, Russian authorities on Thursday said they had shared what they described as evidence linked to the incident with the United States.The Russian defence ministry released a video on Telegram showing a meeting between…

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‘Carefully planned’: Russia shares video of alleged strike on Putin residence; watch

Russia’s defence ministry has released night-time footage it says shows the wreckage of a Ukrainian drone shot down near one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences in north-west Russia, reigniting tensions at a delicate moment in peace talks over the war in Ukraine. Moscow described the alleged incident as a “terrorist act” and a “personal attack”…

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Russia pushes deeper: Putin orders ‘buffer zone’ expansion in Ukraine’s Sumy, Kharkiv in 2026; Zelenskyy calls plans ‘mad’

Russia on Wednesday said that its forces are advancing in northeastern Ukraine, with President Vladimir Putin ordering the expansion of a territory that Moscow describes as a “buffer zone” along the border in 2026, according to Russian state news agencies.Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Putin had directed the expansion of the buffer…

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Watch: Russia shares AI video of world leaders receiving Christmas gifts from Putin — what PM Modi & Trump got

AI-image of Vladimir Putin dressed as Santa Claus (Image/X@@russembkenya) An AI-generated video posted by the Russian Embassy in Kenya has gone viral for showing President Vladimir Putin dressed as Santa Claus and distributing symbolic Christmas gifts to world leaders. The festive visuals carry clear geopolitical messages about alliances, rivalries and global power shifts.In the video,…

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‘Russia wanted Ukraine to succeed,’ says Trump after meeting Zelenskyy — watch his reaction

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Russia wanted to see Ukraine succeed, which left President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speechless and laughing. After the meeting, both presidents held a presser discussing the peace deal progress. At the presser, Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was very generous in his feelings toward Ukraine succeeding. “Russia…

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