Russia Expands Terror Operations In the EU, Targeting Oil Supplies
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Russia Expands Terror Operations In the EU, Targeting Oil Supplies

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Romania’s state of emergency has cast a harsh spotlight on Europe’s energy vulnerabilities, with suspicions of Russian sabotage tainting Azerbaijani crude oil via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline. The contamination, detected at Ceyhan, Turkey, with organic chlorides, has idled the Petrobrazi refinery, signaling a bold escalation in Russia’s hybrid warfare.

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Ukrainian Drones Strike Several More Russian Refineries as Gas Crisis Deepens
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Several More Russian Refineries as Gas Crisis Deepens

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August is turning into a deadly month for Russia’s oil industry. In the space of little more than a week, Ukrainian long-range drones have hit four major refineries across the country, temporarily knocking out units and cutting into a combined capacity equal to nearly 14% of Russia’s national refining potential. The latest strike came on August 10, when explosions rocked the Saratov Oil Refinery, a Rosneft-owned plant on the Volga River.

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Trump seeks to Gift Putin Lands Russia Cant Seize on the Battlefield
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Trump seeks to Gift Putin Lands Russia Cant Seize on the Battlefield

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President Trump appears to have been drawn into another Kremlin trap — one that would grant Vladimir Putin not just the territories Russian forces currently occupy, but regions they have failed to conquer and cannot take militarily. These areas, heavily fortified and defended at enormous cost by Ukrainian forces, remain out of Moscow’s reach. For Mr. Putin, the only viable path to securing them now runs through the White House. Mr. Trump is expected to meet the Russian leader in Alaska on Aug.

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Ethiopia rejects Kremlin’s Plea to Save Russia’s Airline Industry
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Ethiopia rejects Kremlin’s Plea to Save Russia’s Airline Industry

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In a new effort to bypass Western sanctions, Russia asked Ethiopian Airlines to provide passenger jets under a “wet lease” arrangement that would include aircraft, crews, maintenance, and insurance. The request was made during a high-level visit to Addis Ababa by Russian Trade Commissioner Yaroslav Tarasyuk, who met with officials from Ethiopia’s Civil Aviation Authority to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in aviation.

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Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Airbase in Crimea, Damaging Five Aircraft
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Airbase in Crimea, Damaging Five Aircraft

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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on Sunday that its special forces unit “Alpha” carried out a drone strike on the Saky airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, damaging or destroying five military aircraft. According to a source within the SBU, the attack resulted in the destruction of one Su-30SM fighter jet and damage to another, as well as damage to three Su-24 bombers. The operation reportedly took place during the night of August 3 to 4.

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Hungary’s Russian-backed Elite Now Live Like Golden Czars
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Hungary’s Russian-backed Elite Now Live Like Golden Czars

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Historical background and transformation Nestled east of Felcsút, the small Hungarian village known for its disproportionate football stadium, Hatvanpuszta was once a 19th-century model farm established by Archduke Joseph of Austria. It originally served as an agricultural research estate, particularly focused on sheep breeding. During the communist era, the property fell into neglect and was later privatized.

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Russia Begins Withholding Key Economic Data Amid Kremlin Pressure to Mask Downturn
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Russia Begins Withholding Key Economic Data Amid Kremlin Pressure to Mask Downturn

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In another shift toward opacity, Russia’s federal statistics agency, Rosstat, has begun withholding key economic indicators for June and the first half of 2025— shortly after President Vladimir Putin ordered officials to “in no case allow an economic downturn.” Analysts at PSB, a major Russian bank, were among the first to notice the sudden absence of critical data from Rosstat’s latest publications.

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Russia’s Industrial Activity Slumps to Lowest Level Since 2022
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Russia’s Industrial Activity Slumps to Lowest Level Since 2022

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Russia’s industrial sector posted its steepest decline in more than two years in July, as new data revealed mounting strain across manufacturing. A sharp drop in key indicators points to a weakening wartime economy increasingly burdened by labor shortages, sanctions, and structural inefficiencies. According to S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), Russia’s overall manufacturing PMI plunged to 48.2 in July, down from 52.4 in June. A reading below 50 indicates contraction.

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