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Slovakia-based Slovnaft is a subsidiary of MOL Group, a Hungarian oil and gas company.
European countries spent $47bn so far to aid Ukrainian refugees. European countries have allocated 43bn euros ($47bn) on shelter and aid for Ukrainian refugees since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Reintegration Ministry informed on July 4.
Poland has begun confiscating the assets of Russian oligarchs. Poland has introduced temporary management of Russian oligarch Vyacheslav Kantor's property in Grupa Azoty, Polish Minister of Development and Technology Waldemar Buda said. "We are eliminating the presence of Russians in the Polish economy. We do not want this Russian to be connected with a Polish strategic company - the leader of the domestic fertiliser market and one of the key groups of companies in the fertiliser and chemical industry in Europe," he added. Buda said that in the future, the Polish authorities will look for a partner to buy the frozen 20% share of Grupa Azoty shares and pay compensation. Grupa Azoty specializes in producing structural plastics, nitrogen, and compound fertilisers. The group is one of the largest chemical holdings in Europe and a major producer of polyamides. Vyacheslav Kantor's Acron Group owns 19.82% of Grupa Azoty.
Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks with 30 countries. The summit will be held in the Red Sea port of Jeddah, said the official, who spoke anonymously as no authorization had been given to discuss the summit publicly. The official said those participating in the summit will include Ukraine, Brazil, India, South Africa, and several other countries. The official said a high-level official from US President Joe Biden’s administration is also expected to attend. The official said that planning for the event is being overseen by Kyiv, and Russia is not invited. The Saudi plans come after Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated on July 29 that he is open to peace talks during a press conference with reporters at the end of a significant Russia-Africa Summit held in St Petersburg. The WSJ, which first reported on the summit, said the talks would take place on August 5 and 6, with some 30 countries attending, citing diplomats involved in the discussion.
● Domestic Politics
PMC Wagner Group has received over RUB 858bn ($9.755bn) in Russian budget funds May 2022 through May 2023 within the signed contracts, Russian propagandist and Vesti Nedeli TV program host on Russia 1 TV, Dmitriy Kiselyov, said on July 2.
Vladimir Putin took a trip to Derbent
in Dagestan this week in the days
after the Prigozhin mutiny on June 24. The visit seemed to be engineered to
support the narrative that Putin is universally loved after the Wagner mutiny.
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