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50 million tons of coal stuck in Russian ports due to industry crisis

About 50 million tons of coal have accumulated in Russian ports, which is about a quarter of the total export volume for 2024. The reason is the crisis in the industry caused by the loss of the European sales market, the “Business Censor” reports. Representatives of stevedoring companies report that warehouses in the ports are…

4.07.2025 - 12:31
Kremlin’s oil revenues fall to two-year low

Another drop in oil revenues is hitting Russia’s budget stability, which is already teetering on the brink due to the costs of the war in Ukraine.

3.07.2025 - 17:28
Estonia cannot block Russian tankers, but is checking the “shadow fleet,” Estonian Foreign Ministry says

The head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry explained that his country cannot block Russian tankers passing through the Baltic Sea.

3.07.2025 - 14:11
Britain raises alarm over Russian submarine

The Royal Navy has raised the alarm to chase a Russian attack submarine.

3.07.2025 - 13:29
Russia is increasing illegal fishing off Africa under the guise of scientific research

Under the guise of a scientific expedition, Russia is actually paving the way for large-scale commercial fishing in the waters of West Africa.

2.07.2025 - 15:44
Russia hands a new frigate to India

Russia has handed over to the Indian Navy the eighth frigate of Project 11356 — INS Tamala. Until 2014, Ukrainian-made gas turbine engines were used for this project.

2.07.2025 - 13:31
Iran wants to buy Russian port of Astrakhan in exchange for military cooperation

The offer indicates a strategic rapprochement between the two isolated regimes — amid sanctions pressure and logistical changes in the region.

2.07.2025 - 12:50
Germany has stepped up inspections of tankers to combat the shadow fleet

Germany has stepped up inspections of tankers passing through its territorial waters to counter Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

2.07.2025 - 11:39
Росіяни вкрали 8 млн тонн зерна на окупованих територіях України
Russia is suing Syria over grain it stole from Ukraine — details of the grain lawsuit

Pallada’s lawsuit against Syrian state structures testifies to the large-scale dysfunction of Russia’s grain schemes.

30.06.2025 - 15:57
Kremlin speeds up LNG delivery to China thanks to nuclear icebreaker

Russia has sent the gas tanker Georgiy Ushakov along the Northern Sea Route, likely to China.

30.06.2025 - 14:33