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Looks like a better idea for the Kremlin to call up Trump when he wakes up in the morning and hear what statements he will make during the day so they can place the Russian state treasury's capital in oil contracts on the Western stock exchanges.
Putin changes law – move to protect energy. Private military companies and security companies in Russia will, after a legal amendment, be allowed to use military weapons to defend important energy facilities in the country, reports Reuters and the American ISW. President Vladimir Putin has, according to the Kremlin, signed the law, which comes into effect immediately. This means that certain military companies and security companies are allowed to use, for example, automatic weapons to protect strategically important facilities.
Ukraine has intensified drone attacks on energy facilities to strike at the Russian war economy and logistics. See the article on SVT News.
Strange billion-dollar movements on the stock market—before Trump's statement. Yesterday, President Trump suddenly announced what sounded like a breakthrough in negotiations with Iran. The statement is followed up with a post where he promises not to attack Iranian power plants, but just before publication, trading in oil contracts surged sharply according to data obtained by the BBC. Those who bet on a falling oil price could make a substantial profit within just a few minutes. Watch the segment on TV4 News.