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Saneg gives Uzbekistan's mature oilfields a second life
Saneg, the private company tasked with giving Uzbekistan’s mature oilfields a second life, aims to ramp up oil production by 30% this year to 730,000 tonnes (14,700 bpd), its CEO Tulkin Yusupov said in a presentation in Tashkent last week.
Warning over potential “Russian scenario” riots after North Macedonia elections
Junior ruling DUI points to Russian infiltration through political parties and media outlets sympathetic to Moscow's agenda.
Football fan Erdogan’s team Fenerbahce considers Turkish top league walkout
Club puts shock move on agenda after violence against players by fans who invaded pitch at end of match.
Russia warns Romania over building “largest Nato military base” in Europe
Expansion of Romania’s 57 Mihail Kogalniceanu air base on the Black Sea coast is intended to consolidate Nato’s Eastern Flank.
A surprise EU proposal to expand agricultural ”emergency brake” import restrictions will cost Ukraine €1.7bn
EU countries have overnight agreed to impose new restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural imports that will cost the cash strapped country €1.7bn and hurt its ability to fight the war against Russia.
Did Putin win too many votes by mistake in the most falsified election in post-Soviet history?
Was Russia’s presidential election the most falsified in post-Soviet history? And did over-enthusiastic officials give him too many votes by mistake?
Polish fashion retailer LPP’s stock price partially recovers after damning report
LPP fiercely denies claims by Hindenburg Research that it had faked an exit from Russia following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
Russia says it wants to create ‘buffer zone’ in Ukraine
Speaking on March 18, following President Vladimir Putin's re-election victory speech, where he broached the idea, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that a zone between Russia and Ukraine was the best way to protect Russians.
Putin’s biggest fans in Southeast Europe hail election victory
Only the few remaining allies of the Russian president such as Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and Moldovan ex-president Igor Dodon welcomed Putin's victory.
Putin wins big in Central Asia, but Kazakhstan spoils party
There was a large turnout for a public assembly in Almaty held to register opposition to Putin's rule.
Europe has €56bn shortfall to meet Nato 2% of GDP spending pledge
European nations within Nato are facing a €56bn shortfall in meeting the alliance's defence spending pledge of 2% of GDP this year, the Financial Times reported on March 16.
EU finally boosts defence investment into arms production as Ukraine runs out of ammo
European Nato countries are ramping up their defence investments, with plans to collectively spend almost $500bn this year.
Iran inks big deals to develop six oil fields
Iran has signed what it calls the biggest deals in a decade to develop six oil fields in the south and the west, a week after entering into $20bn contracts to boost pressure in the colossal South Pars gas field.
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Polish fashion giant LPP’s stock price collapses after sale of Russian business reported as faked
LPP fiercely denied the report, which knocked its stock price nearly 36% in one day.
Poland revives ties with Berlin and Paris in push to help Ukraine
The underlying premise of the summit was to acknowledge that stopping Russia in Ukraine now will come at a much smaller cost than having to stop it later at the EU's gates.
Bulgaria heading towards new snap election as talks on government rotation fail
Gerb's Mariya Gabriel has given CC-DB until noon to agree to the party's terms to form a new government, or Bulgaria will hold its sixth snap general election
Former Fidesz insider draws tens of thousands for protest against Orban regime
Magyar drew an estimated 30-40,000 people, compared to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 20,000 on day of commemoration of 1848 revolution.
Putin declares victory in “obviously not free nor fair” presidential election
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a sweeping victory in the country's presidential election, after apparently winning 87% of the vote.
Putin says he agreed Navalny prisoner swap
Speaking in Moscow on March 17 following the release of presidential election exit polls, Putin broke his silence on Navalny’s death. The president asserted that he had consented to a prisoner exchange involving Navalny just days before he died.
Croatian President Milanovic declares his candidacy for PM
Milanovic aims to retake the more influential prime minister position in Croatia's April general election.