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Turkey is doing its part to prevent the Black Sea from becoming a conflict zone, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin wants to increase military presence in the Arctics
Moscow has announced its intention to more actively “defend its interests in the region,” which is turning into an arena of growing geopolitical competition.
The British fleet escorted Russian ships near its coasts due to suspicion of espionage
In response to the growing activity of the Russian Federation in European waters, Britain has intensified monitoring of suspicious vessels near its maritime borders.
Taiwan has developed an unmanned boat modeled after Ukrainian naval drones
For the first time, Taiwan has demonstrated a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) Endeavor Manta in the port of Kaohsiung.
EU ports stop transshipment of Russian LNG due to sanctions
The EU ban on transshipment of Russian liquefied gas in ports has come into force.
Russia says it is discussing the renewal of the “grain agreement” with the US
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the issue of reviving the grain deal is on the agenda of negotiations between the US and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia.
No signals to Moscow: Germany opposes resuscitation of Nord Stream 2
The Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is no question of certification of the gas pipeline.
Russia sent Arctic oil to Syria for the first time
Russia has sent tankers of Arctic oil to Syria for the first time, due to limited buyers amid sanctions.
Russia transported 60% of its seaborne oil exports last year using a “shadow fleet,” — Defense Intelligence
Over 60% of Russia’s seaborne exports in 2024 were transported by vessels of the so-called shadow fleet.
Fragment of Russian missile found on beach near Klaipeda
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry confirmed that the discovered object is part of an anti-aircraft missile from the Pantsir-M complex, which is used by the Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea.
