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Last update: 4 hours agoUkraine Peace Push: Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin for over three hours, calling the talks “constructive” and “highly useful” but offering no breakthrough; Moscow says the Americans floated “ideas” for settlement while Russia stressed battlefield progress and the need to address “root causes,” and both sides agreed to a short pause on strikes on capitals as the envoys head to Kyiv. Energy & Trade Flows: Diesel and refined-fuel bottlenecks keep reshaping routes as Russian refinery disruptions cut exports and force imports; meanwhile India publicly defends continued Russian oil purchases as not a driver of the war, while Europe looks to alternative suppliers. Baltic Grain Pressure: Latvia and Lithuania are weighing limits or a ban on Russian grain transit through Baltic ports after a surge in shipments tied to disrupted export infrastructure. Arctic Route Economics: A new Asia-Europe Arctic shipping route is gaining traction, potentially shortening transit times and shifting economic leverage toward Russia and the Northern Hemisphere. Regional Mobility Rules: Kazakhstan is introducing paid electronic entry permits for Russians, signaling tighter controls and changing Russia–Kazakhstan integration dynamics. Russia Domestic Signals: Opposition Yabloko’s peace stance draws public support, but the Kremlin moves to block it from elections, underscoring political pressure inside Russia.
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