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South Caucasus: Strategic Security Risk and Russia’s Geopolitical Dynamics
SpecialEurasia
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July 18, 2025
Executive Summary Geopolitics in the Caucasus is constantly shifting, showing both division and lasting patterns. Despite pressure and diplomatic confrontation, particularly with Azerbaijan and Armenia, Russia retains influence in the South...
Iran’s ambassador to Moscow: Bushehr nuclear power plant with Russia progressing as planned
Iran Front Page
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July 18, 2025
Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says construction of the second and third units of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, in cooperation with Russia, is proceeding according to schedule despite the 12-day aggression by the Zionist regime. In...
Oil prices rise after EU new sanctions on Russia
Channel News Asia
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July 18, 2025
LONDON :Crude oil futures rose on Friday while gasoil futures jumped to a 17-month high as investors weighed new European Union sanctions against Russia. Brent crude futures climbed 73 cents, or 1.05 per cent, to $70.25 a barrel by 1151 GMT. U.S....
Kremlin: Russia has developed immunity to Western sanctions
APA
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July 18, 2025
Russia has developed a certain immunity to Western sanctions, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov while commenting on the 18th package of sanctions imposed by the European Union against Moscow, APA reports. "We are accustomed to living under...
EU Envoys Back Revised Oil Price Cap, New Sanctions on Russia
Rigzone
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July 18, 2025
European Union states have approved a fresh sanctions package on Russia over its war against Ukraine, which includes a revised oil price cap and new banking restrictions, after Slovakia lifted its veto. The package, the bloc’s 18th since Moscow’s...
18th round of measures: EU, UK target Russian oil in tough new Ukraine war sanctions
RTL Today
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July 18, 2025
The European Union and Britain on Friday sought to ramp up economic pressure on Russia to halt the war in Ukraine by slashing a price cap meant to choke off revenues from key oil exports. The move from the EU was part of a sweeping new package of...
Russia claims 122 Ukrainian drones downed, including three near Moscow
Ukrainska Pravda
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Drone attack. Screenshot: video from Russian Telegram channels Russia’s Ministry of Defence has claimed that its air defences intercepted 122 Ukrainian drones on the night of 17 July across multiple regions. Source: Russian Ministry of Defence;...
EU Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Russia, Targets Shadow Fleet, Oil Trade In 'Strongest' Moves So Far
ABP Live
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July 18, 2025
Brussels [Belgium], July 18 (ANI): The European Union on Friday approved its 18th round of sanctions against Russia, calling it one of the "strongest" moves so far to reduce Moscow's ability to continue its war in Ukraine. The new sanctions...
EU targets Russian oil in tough new Ukraine war sanctions
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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The EU on Friday adopted a sweeping new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, looking to pile more pressure on the Kremlin by lowering a price cap for Moscow's oil exports. The 18th round of economic measures from Europe against...
EU Adopts 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia Amid Ongoing Drone Attacks
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
The European Union has officially adopted its 18th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its ongoing war in Ukraine. According to diplomatic sources, the latest measures include a further reduction in the price cap on Russian oil...
EU approves its 18th sanctions package against Russia
Commersant
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July 18, 2025
EU countries on Friday approved a new package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, including lowering the price cap on Russia’s global oil exports. The 18th round of sanctions since the 2022 invasion was signed off after Slovakia...
EU Already Working On Next Russia Sanctions Package Estonia's MFA
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This was reported on the website of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to Ukrinform. One of the central measures adopted in this package is lowering the price cap on Russian oil from $60 to $47.60 per barrel....
Slovakia to approve EU sanctions against Russia after receiving guarantees
Offshore Technology
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July 18, 2025
Slovakia will no longer obstruct the ratification of the EU’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia, confirmed Prime Minister Robert Fico. This decision follows multiple instances of Slovakia vetoing the sanctions to secure assurances against...
Russia’s drone attack on Dnipro leaves one dead, several injured
Ukrinform
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Overnight on July 17, a Russian drone attack on the city of Dnipro killed one person and injured five others. This was reported on Facebook by Serhii Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, according to Ukrinform....
New EU sanctions against Russia. Nord Stream pipelines targeted
IPN
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July 18, 2025
0 The European Union has approved the 18th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. The announcement was made in a statement by the European Council, as quoted by IPN. “We strike at the heart of Russia’s war machine. Targeting the...
In 18th sanctions package against Russia, EU targets Rosneft’s India refinery, cuts price cap on crude
The Print
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July 18, 2025
New Delhi: The European Union Friday agreed to sanction Russia-based Rosneft’s largest refinery in India, targeting Russia’s shadow fleet, while reducing the price cap on Russian crude, and also potentially taking aim at refined oil products—which...
EU targets Russia’s oil, banks, and shadow fleet in new sanctions package
Hromadske
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High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja KallasEuropean UnionAmbassadors from the 27 EU member states agreed on the 18th sanctions package against Russia during a morning meeting on Friday, according...
Slovakia Drops Objection to 18th EU Sanctions Package Against Russia
Pravda.ru
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July 18, 2025
Slovakia Drops Objection to 18th EU Sanctions Package Against Russia Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has confirmed that Slovakia will not block the adoption of the European Union's 18th sanctions package against Russia. His statement came in...
China may not want Russia to lose – or to win – in Ukraine
Asia Times
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July 18, 2025
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) cited unnamed sources to report that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his EU counterpart that China doesn’t want Russia to lose in Ukraine because the US’s whole focus might then shift to China. His alleged...
Missiles, mutual aid, and a drone factory: UK and Germany sign historic defence treaty with eye on Russia and Trump’s NATO drift
The Economic Times
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July 18, 2025
The UK and Germany have signed their first bilateral treaty since the Second World War, signalling a renewed alliance focused on European defence. The Kensington Treaty, inked in London by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor...