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Lukoil’s $20 billion deal: the oil ‘battle’ uniting Trump, Putin and Gulf billionaires
The sale of Lukoil's international assets, worth around $20 billion, has moved from sanctions policy into the talks between Washington and Moscow, with a Boehly-led consortium backed by Gulf investors and a US state agency challenging Carlyle's earlier agreement.

Three arrested over alleged trafficking ring that held Romanian women captive in Crete
The alleged ringleader, a 31-year-old Romanian man, is still being hunted as detectives investigate whether further victims were exploited across the island over the past four months and whether the gang had links in Romania
Greece joins nine countries to push for changes to the EU emissions trading system
Athens outlines seven key priorities for revising the EU ETS, aiming to safeguard competitiveness while achieving climate goals

Kyiv: Ukrainian sea drone that exploded in the port of Constanta was “blinded” by Russian jamming
The Ukrainian Navy informed the Romanian authorities so they could take measures to ensure civilian safety. An alert was issued along the Romanian coastline, with more than 1,100 people evacuated. Moscow pointed accusations at Kyiv

Mitsotakis in Sofia: New European defense financing tool, joint Greece-Bulgaria front on competitiveness
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Sofia, where the two leaders highlighted the importance of deepening cooperation between Greece and Bulgaria in infrastructure, energy, water management, and European defense

Romania declares the Russian consul in Constanța persona non grata after a Russian drone crashed in Romania — consulate to close
“Russia bears full responsibility for the incident,” said the Romanian president after an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of National Defense — Moscow warned of retaliation — A second drone also entered Romanian airspace



