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Russia rejects $60 a barrel cap on its oil, warns against cuts

Russia rejects $60 a barrel cap on its oil, warns against cuts

KYIV, Ukraine — (AP) — Russian authorities rejected the country’s oil price cap set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened on Saturday to cut off supplies to countries that had approved it. Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the United States and the European Union of 27 agreed on Friday to cap what they would pay for …

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Putin's 'Cold War alliance' gets chilly reception in Armenia

Putin’s ‘Cold War alliance’ gets chilly reception in Armenia

Press play to listen to this article Expressed by artificial intelligence. YEREVAN, Armenia — A small group of protesters lined the road from the airport on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia. “Welcome”, read a banner hung above the barriers, “we will be together forever”. Everywhere in Yerevan, …

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No water, electricity or internet -- just euphoria in newly liberated Kherson |  CNN

No water, electricity or internet — just euphoria in newly liberated Kherson | CNN

Kherson, Ukraine CNN — For eight months, residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have been living under brutal Russian occupation. But on Friday, Ukrainian forces overran the town and Russian troops retreated east. Residents have no water, no internet connection and little electricity. But as a CNN crew rolled into town on Saturday, the …

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Ukraine suffered a communications blackout when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline due to funding issues |  CNN Politics

Ukraine suffered a communications blackout when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline due to funding issues | CNN Politics

Washington CNN — Ukraine’s fears that its troops will lose access to Elon Musk’s crucial Starlink internet service intensified last week after 1,300 army satellite units were taken offline, two sources familiar with the outage say. . Small, easy-to-use satellite dishes made by Musk’s private rocket company, SpaceX, have been universally hailed as a revolutionary …

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Will Russia next attack undersea internet cables?

Will Russia next attack undersea internet cables?

Press play to listen to this article Expressed by artificial intelligence. Explosions at two major national gas pipelines linking Russia to the European Union have Western policymakers wondering: what will be targeted next? No one has yet taken responsibility for the attacks on Nord Stream energy pipelines. But US and European officials were quick to …

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