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🇷🇺Russia is considering a plan to merge three of its largest oil companies into one mega-producer, The Wall Street Journal reports, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

One scenario under discussion would see state giant Rosneft absorb Gazprom Neft, a subsidiary of Gazprom, and Russia's largest non-state oil company, Lukoil.

The resulting company will become the world's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia's Aramco.

"A combined company producing nearly three times as much as Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. producer, could allow Russia to squeeze higher prices from customers like India and China. The giant exporter could better withstand Western sanctions that have hampered exports, hampered major new oil and gas projects and held back payments, the people said. Supporters of the plan say the combined company would make significantly more money. One reason: Oil from all three companies could be sold through Lukoil's massive Dubai-based trading unit, Litasco," the newspaper wrote.

Among the obstacles to the creation of the company are opposition from some of the managers of Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as the problem of raising funds to pay Lukoil shareholders, the largest of whom is Vagit Alekperov. After the invasion began, he officially stepped down from direct management of the company.

🇨🇿🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦Trump will try to end the war in Ukraine and make a deal with Putin, Czech President Petr Pavel said.

According to him, the current situation in Ukraine is increasingly in Russia’s favor.

"From the very beginning, we did not do enough... Now things are going a little better in Russia's favor than Ukraine's. And in this situation, it is difficult to motivate both sides to negotiate," the Czech president said.

He said many countries were now waiting for the new US administration, hoping that Trump would "make the changes" he promised when he said he would end the war within 24 hours.

Pavel does not think this is possible, but at the same time he believes that Trump will try to end this war and make a deal with Putin.

However, according to the Czech president, such an agreement "would hardly be in the interests of Ukraine or Europe", since it would probably include the transfer of part of the occupied territories to Russia. And also the condition for Ukraine that it will not be able to become a member of NATO for at least 20 years.

The Wall Street Journal previously reported on this scenario.

🇷🇺🇺🇦Alexander Kraichik.

Transferred 50 euros to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2022.

In 2024 he received 13 years in prison.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump intends to resume trade war with China

According to the Financial Times, the Republican wants to appoint Robert Lighthizer, who already held the post during his first presidential term, as his representative in trade negotiations.

Lighthizer was the driving force behind the tariffs on Chinese goods , and the story says he forced Beijing to sign an agreement to increase its purchases of American goods and services by $200 billion over two years.

The return of the "chief protectionist" to an important position could cause concern in China, the publication claims.

🇺🇦The entire football team of SC Poltava was sent to the TCC before the match of the First League of Ukraine . At the military registration and enlistment office, each footballer was issued a summons with mobilization and released to finish the match. They lost it, writing it off as "not being in the right mood."