Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India https://t.co/h2c9UydaeV ...

Geopolitics & Image - The pipeline project primarily serves to enhance Russia's image [1] Socioeconomic Impact - The majority of Congolese population will likely see minimal improvement in their living standards despite the country's oil resources [1]

The capabilities for which Europe has relied on America, and which its defence ministries must now replace, are immense. Will its defence investment efforts be enough to counter Russia? https://t.co/lzD1LDsGOk ...

This European country is supposed to be a non-nuclear state. Yet over the last 3 years, it's been participating in nuclear exercises, operating dual capable arms like this SU25 fighter jet, and providing Russia with a base to store its non-strategic arms. Moscow says it is deploying its nuclear arms in Bellarus through a sharing agreement with Minsk which could alter the balance of power in Europe and threaten global non-prololiferation efforts.Once part of the Soviet Union, Bellarus used to host strategic ...

Belgium urges Europe to drop plan for frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine https://t.co/aHSTymnxMw ...

President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India this week for the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a rare trip that underscores the countries’ defense and energy ties https://t.co/iAfu8aGVLY ...

A fourth Russia-related oil tanker in under a week has been attacked, the latest sign of a sharp uptick in strikes on Moscow-related shipping as the war in Ukraine nears its fifth year. Tuesday's incident involved a tiny oil and chemicals tanker that was sailing across the Black Sea from Russia to Georgia. It was carrying sunflower oil when it was reportedly hit by drones.The crew were unharmed in the attack. Earlier, two tankers sanctioned for carrying Russian oil were struck off Turkey's Black Sea coast w ...

For two decades, Venezuela cultivated anti-American allies, from Russia and China to Cuba and Iran, hoping to form a new world order that could stand up to Washington. It isn’t working. https://t.co/kNbcUaAv77 ...

For two decades, Venezuela cultivated anti-American allies, from Russia and China to Cuba and Iran, hoping to form a new world order that could stand up to Washington. It isn’t working. https://t.co/5nAYaTI6Nx ...

Group 1 - OPEC+ has decided to maintain crude output levels unchanged until March 2026 due to concerns over a potential supply glut [2][5] - The group has agreed on a mechanism to assess its members' maximum production capacity, which will serve as a reference for the 2027 production baselines [3][4] - The pause in output increases is attributed to expected lower seasonal demand, with a planned pause on oil output hikes in January, February, and March 2026 following a small production increase in December [5][6] Group 2 - OPEC+ countries, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, may gradually return 1.65 million barrels per day depending on market conditions [5][6] - The group will continue to monitor market conditions closely and retain flexibility to pause or reverse production adjustments, including previously implemented voluntary adjustments of 2.2 million barrels per day announced in November 2023 [6] - OPEC+ is facing competition from non-OPEC producers, with U.S. crude production reaching an all-time high of 13.47 million barrels per day in April 2024, and non-OPEC production growth expected to rise by 1.4 million barrels per day [7] Group 3 - Global demand growth projections for this year range from 0.68 million to 1.3 million barrels per day, with IEA and OPEC at opposite ends of this range [8] - There are concerns that the oil market may face a surplus of up to 500,000 barrels per day due to increased production from both OPEC+ and non-OPEC sources [9] - OPEC+ has shifted to a more cautious stance regarding production increases, indicating a strategic response to the competitive landscape in early 2026 [9]