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Guy Faulconbridge @GuyReuters

Reuters Bureau Chief, Russia and CIS (based in Moscow)

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Behind Russia's 'digital iron curtain', tech workarounds thrive reuters.com/legal/litigation…

Behind Russia's 'digital iron curtain', tech workarounds thrive

As a busy tour guide in St. Petersburg, Vsevolod Gavrilov never paid much attention to the day's headlines, instead tracking travel influencers on social media platforms and messaging his friends on...

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Trump says Iran will 'have to pay the price' after tit-for-tat strikes reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

US, Iran exchange attacks as Trump threatens further escalation

The United States launched new strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump vowed even more attacks if no peace deal is secured.

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MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that cooperation with Syria was developing very actively and that Moscow was discussing with Damascus a "possible reformatting" of its military facilities in Syria.
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RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN: EU SANCTIONS HAVE FAILED TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS – AND THEY WILL FAIL TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS // RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN ON NEW SET OF PROPOSED EU SANCTIONS: THERE WILL BE A RESPONSE FROM MOSCOW
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EU proposes 21st package of sanctions against Russia, targeting banks reuters.com/business/finance…

EU to propose 21st package of sanctions targeting Russia's banks

The EU is set to propose a 21st ​package of sanctions against Russia ‌for its war in Ukraine on Wednesday targeting the country's bank and crypto networks to ​increase the chances of a ​banking...

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Armenia arrests six candidates for pro-Russian opposition day before vote reuters.com/world/armenia-ar…

Armenia arrests six candidates for pro-Russian opposition day before vote

Armenian authorities arrested six candidates ​for a pro-Russian opposition party on Saturday, a day before they were due to stand ‌in general elections, state media reported, without giving any...

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An Orthodox believer goes on pilgrimage celebrating the icon of St. Nicholas in Kirov, Russia June 3, 2026. Every year, thousands of pilgrims embark on a six-day, 150-kilometre journey on foot from Kirov to the village of Velikoretskoye. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
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Orthodox believers go on pilgrimage celebrating the icon of St. Nicholas in Kirov, Russia June 3, 2026. Every year, thousands of pilgrims embark on a six-day, 150-kilometre journey on foot from Kirov to the village of Velikoretskoye. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
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Russia's Sechin says US companies benefit from Strait of Hormuz closure reuters.com/business/energy/…

Russia's Sechin says US companies benefit from Strait of Hormuz closure

Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin said on Saturday that U.S. energy companies were the main beneficiaries ​of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz but warned that continued tensions in the artery...

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Our brief SPIEF interview with Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin’s special envoy who’s been liaising with Donald Trump’s Ukraine enjoys led by Steve Witkoff. Unlike the Russian foreign ministry, which says US interest in Ukr peace process has fizzled out, Dmitriev is more upbeat:
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Sechin, in his speech "The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning: what is left at the bottom of Pandora's box?", said the world is on the cusp of the largest market bubble since the railroad boom of the 19th century.
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 6 (Reuters) - Igor Sechin, CEO of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft ROSN.MM, said on Saturday that China is best prepared for a closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to its well-thought-out state policy.
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ST PETERSBURG, June 5 (Reuters) - Rodney Mims Cook Jr., chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, conveyed a "good hello" to Russian President Vladimir Putin from U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday and praised the beauty of the northern Russian city of St Petersburg.
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Sanctioned Russian billionaire says high interest rates have set 'trap' for economy reuters.com/business/finance…

Sanctioned Russian billionaire says high interest rates have set 'trap' for economy

Some of Russia's richest businessmen complained on Friday about the central bank's tight monetary policy, with one saying ​it had created a "trap" for the economy, in the highest-level public...

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Asked about the possibility of oil prices rising to $150 per barrel due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Sechin replied: "Ask comrade Trump."
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PUTIN: ZELENSKIY ASKED FOR A MEETING, BUT I DON'T SEE THE REASON TO MEET, WE NEED LASTING PEACE AGREEMENTS
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ST PETERSBURG, June 5 (Reuters) - No country, including the United States, is able to quickly replace oil supply lost due to the crisis in the Middle East, Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin said on Friday.
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Sberbank CEO says Russia's economic growth in current conditions is 'a miracle' reuters.com/business/finance…

Sberbank CEO says Russia's economic growth in current conditions is 'a miracle'

Russia's continued economic growth ​in the current circumstances is "already a miracle" given ‌the strength of the rouble and an interest rate of 14.5%, German Gref, chief executive of ​Sberbank, the...

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Putin says Trump ideas could bring peace in Ukraine, calls on Kyiv to compromise  reuters.com/world/europe/put…

Putin sticks to hardline stance on war in Ukraine, but says Trump ideas could bring peace 

Zelenskiy published an open letter to Putin proposing they meet to agree on an end to the war.

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