🇷🇺🇰🇿📞 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayevspoke over the phone.
The leaders discussed topical issues related to cooperation in trade, the economy, energy, transport, and logistics sectors. The discussion also focused on some international matters, particularly in the context of preparations for the Council of Heads of State of the #SCO, scheduled to take place in Astana this July.
The Presidents also shared assessments of recent contacts with foreign leaders.
🤝 Both leaders reaffirmed their mutual commitment to comprehensively strengthen the Russian-Kazakhstani strategic partnership and alliance.
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The 21st meeting of CIS security and intelligence chiefs is taking place in Samarkand. Mirziyoyev called for diplomatic conflict resolution and stronger regional stability.
https://yep.uz/en/2025/10/cis-intelligence-chiefs-samarkand-mirziyoyev-diplomatic-resolution/
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🚀 Polymarket Predicts WTI Crude Oil Price Surge by 2026
The probability of WTI crude oil reaching $110 by April 2026 has significantly increased on Polymarket, now standing at 67%, with a 13% rise in the last hour and a 20% increase over 24 hours. According to Odaily, the total trading volume for this event contract has surpassed $24 million.
The contract stipulates that if the highest price of any one-minute candlestick for WTI crude oil futures during April 2026 equals or exceeds the listed price, the market will be deemed a 'yes'; otherwise, it will be a 'no'. Previously, the March WTI crude oil price prediction contract required the official settlement price of the active month contract on any trading day at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to meet or exceed the listed price by the last trading day of March 2026 for a 'yes' outcome.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced today that the U.S. Navy, the world's most powerful naval force, will begin blocking any vessels attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz. He also ordered the Navy to search and intercept any ships that have paid transit fees to Iran in international waters. Those who have paid such fees will not be allowed safe passage on the high seas, and efforts will begin to destroy Iranian mines in the strait. Trump warned that any Iranian who fires upon peaceful vessels will face severe consequences. He stated that Iran knows how to end the war that has devastated their country, noting the loss of their navy, air force, and defense systems, as well as the deaths of leaders including Khamenei, all due to their nuclear ambitions. The blockade is set to begin with other countries joining in, ensuring Iran does not profit from illegal extortion. Iran seeks money and, more importantly, nuclear weapons.
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✍️Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s answers to media questions received for Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s news conference on the performance of Russian diplomacy in 2025
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#UkraineCrisis#KievRegimeCrimes
• [Following the Kiev regime attack on Russia’s President’s state residence in the Novgorod Region] many countries could once again see the terrorist nature of Zelensky’s clique <…> Terrorism in any form is unacceptable and certainly does not help achieve a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict. Kiev is only making matters worse for itself with its recklessness and impeding efforts to find possible compromises.
• The deployment of military units, facilities, warehouses and other infrastructure of the Western countries in Ukraine <…> will be considered as foreign intervention that directly threatens Russia’s security.
#Multipolarity
• The situation surrounding Denmark’s northern autonomous territory vividly demonstrates the bankruptcy of the so-called “rules-based international order” so dear to many in the West.
• Cooperation is being actively forged in formats with limited membership. Alongside the CIS, mechanisms such as the #EAEU, #BRICS, #SCO, #ASEAN, #LAS, #GCC, the #AfricanUnion, and #CELAC, among others, maintain momentum. <...> We regard these developments as part of the historically determined process of shaping a multipolar world order, which will lead to the further consolidation of several global and an even greater number of regional centres of power and development.
#InternationalSecurity
• The international security system is indeed undergoing a period of profound transformation today. This is driven by two primary factors: the objective processes shaping a polycentric world order, and attempts to substitute international law with the law of the mightiest.
• Relying on force as the primary instrument in foreign policy and undermining of the existing institutional and legal framework of international relations risks chaos and escalating confrontation, <...> increase of the likelihood of direct clashes between major states, including nuclear powers. Under these conditions, developments become highly unpredictable.
• Russia firmly opposes this scenario. We are capable of defending our interests – history provides ample evidence of this. Our country has traditionally played a stabilising and balancing role in global affairs.
#RussiaUS
• Following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Presidents of Russia and the US <...> agreed to maintain a high tempo of work. This was founded upon a mutual understanding of the necessity to rid ourselves as soon as possible of the “toxic legacy” of the Joe Biden administration. <...> Our American counterparts made it clear: great powers, when their national interests diverge <...> must not allow differences to escalate into confrontation.
• President Donald Trump is perhaps one of the few Western politicians who not only immediately rejected imposing meaningless and destructive preconditions for substantive dialogue with Moscow on the Ukraine crisis but also publicly addressed its root causes.
• It was precisely the elimination of these root causes that was discussed in Anchorage on August 15, 2025. <...> We anticipate that, provided the original Anchorage formula is preserved and Russian interests are handled with due care, we can, sooner or later, come close to a negotiated resolution of the Ukraine issue.
#Iran
• We strongly condemn subversive external interference in Iran’s domestic political processes. <...> Threats of new military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran are absolutely unacceptable.
• Those who intend to exploit foreign-inspired unrest as a pretext to repeat the aggression against Iran <...> must clearly understand the catastrophic consequences such actions would have for the situation in the Middle East and for international security as a whole.
Trade liberalization can boost economic growth but its impact on income inequality is controversial. It can create new opportunities but also displace low-skilled workers, widening the gap between rich and poor. Developing economies should implement policies to counterbalance the negative effects.#InternationalRelations#EconomicGrowth#TradeLiberalization#IncomeInequality#PolicyAnalysis#DevelopingEconomies
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