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Russia recognizes bananas as agricultural crop to reduce its reliance on imports
Fresh Plaza
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July 7, 2025
Bananas have been officially classified as an agricultural product in Russia, according to a government decree published on the legal information portal. The move means bananas are now on par with traditional crops, such as potatoes, grains, and...
Russia Creates Registry of Crypto Mining Equipment to Tighten Oversight
CoinDesk
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Russia’s Ministry of Energy has compiled a registry of cryptocurrency mining equipment, a step officials say will help identify mining operations and bring them under new regulatory and tax rules. Deputy Energy Minister Petr Konyushenko told state...
Russian transport minister found dead hours after Putin fired him
BusinessLIVE
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Moscow — Russia’s sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow, state investigators said on Monday, hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him. Roman Starovoit was found with a gunshot wound, and state investigators...
Russian firms asked to form joint ventures
The Express Tribune
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July 7, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited Russian companies to invest in joint ventures in areas such as electric buses, locomotives, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and agricultural machinery, stressing that such partnerships will be mutually beneficial. A...
Russia Claims Foothold in Dnipropetrovsk Again After Earlier Staged Stunt
Kyiv Post
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July 7, 2025
Russia on Monday said its troops captured a village in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, the second time in two weeks Moscow has made that claim, as the two sides continue to fight near the regional border. The Russian Defense Ministry said...
Russia fails to meet OPEC+ oil production target in June, Bloomberg reports
The Kyiv Independent
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July 7, 2025
Russia's crude oil production in June fell below its agreed-upon OPEC+ target, according to individuals familiar with the data interviwed by Bloomberg. Russian producers reportedly pumped 9.022 million barrels per day last month, a figure 28,000...
Russia’s elites in panic as Putin seizes empire of gold mogul Konstantin Strukov - private jet and passport seized
The Economic Times
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July 7, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has started taking away assets from Konstantin Strukov, one of the richest businessmen in Russia. Strukov is worth over $3.5 billion and owns Yuzhuralzoloto, a huge gold mining company in Russia, as per the news...
Russian Army Says It Seized First Village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Region
The Moscow Times
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July 7, 2025
Russia’s military on Monday claimed to have captured its first village in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region after months of grinding advances toward the border, in what could mark a psychological blow for Kyiv as military and diplomatic...
Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound, hours after Putin fired him
The Print
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July 7, 2025
That investigation centres on whether 19.4 billion roubles ($246 million) earmarked in 2022 for fortifying Russia’s border with Ukraine in the Kursk region was properly spent or whether some of that money was embezzled. Russia’s Investigative...
Russian troops in chaos as Ukraine lands devastating strike and elite marines ‘wiped out’
Daily Star
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July 7, 2025
Russia's elite 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade reportedly lost its entire command, a serious blow to their ranks. The unit has been active in fierce battles across eastern Ukraine and Kursk, sustaining heavy losses that required multiple...
Russian minister Roman Starovoit kills himself with Kremlin-gifted gun hours after being dismissed by Putin
New York Post
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July 7, 2025
Russia’s transport minister allegedly shot himself in the head Monday, just hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him from his post. Roman Starovoit was abruptly fired Monday after just a year in his key position. He was then found dead...
Russia’s Sakhalin-2 LNG plant resumes loadings after maintenance, LSEG data shows
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
Russia’s Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant has resumed loadings after planned maintenance, LSEG data showed on Monday and an industry source said. LNG tanker The Grand Cosmos has moored at the Prigorodnoye terminal on Sakhalin for...
Russian Transport Minister Dies By Gunshot Hours After Getting Fired By Putin
Zero Hedge
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Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit is reported to have died by suicide on Monday, a mere hours after being dismissed from his post by President Vladimir Putin, according to Kremlin officials. Hours prior to Starovoit's death, Putin signed...
Russian minister found dead in car hours after sacking
RNZ
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July 7, 2025
Roman Starovoit pictured in May 2025 Photo: AFP / Pool / Dmitry Astakhov Investigators say Starovoit likely took his own life Starovoit had held transport brief for barely a year He previously ran the Kursk region next to Ukraine His successor...
Russia’s St. Petersburg hit by major internet outage amid drone strike warnings
The Record
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July 7, 2025
Residents of St. Petersburg, Russia, experienced a widespread mobile internet outage over the weekend — the latest in a series of shutdowns that may be linked to the Kremlin’s efforts to protect critical infrastructure from Ukrainian drone...
Russian minister found dead hours after Putin fired him
Fox News
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President Donald Trump tells reporters that he has yet to make progress with Putin on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on 'Sunday Night in America.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia’s transport minister, who also...
Russian minister found dead in car with gunshot wounds hours after Putin sacked him
The Mirror
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July 7, 2025
A minister fired by Vladimir Putin has been found dead just hours after he was sacked from his position. The body of Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit, 53, has been discovered inside his vehicle with fatal gunshot wounds. It's believed he...
Russia says low global oil stockpiles prompted OPEC+ to hike output
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
Low global oil stockpiles were a major motivating factor in prompting OPEC+ members to raise production by 548,000 barrels per day in August at the group’s meeting on Saturday, the Russian government said in a statement. The group, which pumps...
Russian transport minister Starovoit found dead hours after dismissal
FlightGlobal
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Former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, hours after he was dismissed from the position through a presidential decree. The transport ministry has confirmed his death, without elaborating, although a number of Russian...
Russian Anti-Terrorism Police Warn of Foreign Spying Disguised as Photo Contests
The Moscow Times
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July 7, 2025
Law enforcement authorities in Siberia’s Novosibirsk region on Monday warned residents against taking part in what they described as fake photo contests allegedly organized by foreign intelligence services to gather sensitive information. The...