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Gazprom agrees to reduce gas prices for Poland
Russian gas giant Gazprom promised to reduce the price of gas supplied to Poland (under the Yamal contract) after the demands of the Polish state oil and gas company PGNiG, reported the head of PGNiG Jerzy Kwieciński. He added that the Russian company also pledged to correct the bills issued for March and April 2020.
"I'm pleased to inform you that today PGNiG received Gazprom's correction to the invoice for gas supplies in March'20 I appreciate the quick reaction of our business partner, who …
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Belarus buys first shipment of oil from Saudi Arabia
Belarus has bought the first shipment of 80,000 tons of oil from the Saudi state oil company Saudi Aramco, announced the spokesman of Belneftekhim concern Alexander Tishchenko.
According to him, the oil tanker is expected to arrive on May 11 in the port of Klaipeda. He did not rule out new purchases from Saudi Aramco in the future. According to Tishchenko, it will depend "on the price situation and the situation in the market."
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced the deals …
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Russian nuclear bombers fly over Baltic Sea
Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons flew over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, prompting Finnish, Danish, Polish and Swedish aircraft to escort them.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, this was a regular flight and the Russian bombers strictly complied with international airspace rules.
Russia regularly conducts similar training flights over the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as over the Black and Baltic Seas, and some NATO …
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Russian Foreign Ministry threatens U.S. with nuclear strike
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on reports of the rearmament of U.S. Trident-2 submarines with W76-2 missiles with low-yield nuclear warheads (5-6 kilotons). Any missile attack from the U.S. submarines of this class will be met with a nuclear strike by Russia, she said.
"As we have explained many times, we consider such a step dangerous. We believe that it is an element of destabilization. U.S. actions are aimed at obscuring the boundaries between strategic and …
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Russia to hold air parade on Victory Day
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Victory, Russia will host an aviation parade, and there will be fireworks in the major cities, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin, as cited by RBC news agency.
"By complying with the security requirements and self-isolation, we will celebrate our sacred holiday - Victory Day. Despite everything, all of us together, the whole country will do it," Putin promised.
On May 9, an air parade with combat aircraft and helicopters will be held, and in the …