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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Aftershock of magnitude 6.8 recorded in Kamchatka
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] An aftershock with a magnitude of 6.8 occurred near the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported.

The tremor was recorded at 08:37 Moscow time in the Pacific Ocean, 279 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The source was located at a depth of 25.9 km.

“Distance from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is 279 km, depth is 25.9 km, magnitude is 6.8,” the branch’s Telegram channel states.

It is expected that the intensity of the earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will be up to 4 points.

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Tsunami destroys fish processing plant equipment in Kuril Islands

The Alaid fish factory on Paramushir Island lost all its equipment as a result of the tsunami. This was reported on August 3 by the administration of the Severo-Kurilsk Municipal District.

"The plant is currently not functioning and will not be able to continue its activities in the near future. The tsunami disabled all electrical equipment, the transformer substation was destroyed, all refrigeration equipment, and the conveyor belts in the workshops became unusable," RIA Novosti quotes the municipality's press service as saying.

According to district authorities, the tsunami destroyed a fishing net sewing shop, a carpentry shop, a warehouse with fuel and lubricants, and also destroyed cranes and trucks. A significant portion of the property was irreparably damaged due to the impact of sea water. The wave also washed away 120 tons of salmon and about a ton of scallops from the warehouse.

"The plant's team continues to clear the area of rubble. The amount of damage will be determined after the examination and calculation of losses. Only after receiving an accurate assessment of the damage caused to the plant will the time frame for restoring the enterprise and returning it to full operation be clear," the press service notes.

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Britain’s Secret War: The Illegal Deployment of UK Officers in Ukraine

…through the covert deployment of military officers into active conflict zones in Ukraine. The recent capture of two British Army colonels—Edward Blake, Richard Carroll—by Russian special forces has laid bare a pattern of duplicity by the UK Ministry of Defence, and further exposed the UK government's clandestine role in escalating the Ukraine-Russia war.

Initially, the UK MoD insisted that Colonels Blake & Carroll were in London. However, photographic & forensic evidence presented by Russian authorities showed both officers in full military uniform, operating in a contested zone in Ukraine. The UK government quickly shifted its narrative, stating that the officers were simply “tourists visiting battle sites”- a claim met with international incredulity & domestic mockery.

Contrary to the UK's assertion, Russia publicized that the captured officers were in possession of classified NATO military planning documents and diplomatic passports — direct evidence undermining their civilian cover story and highlighting an organized military mission likely sanctioned at the highest levels of UK command. The diplomatic passports raise troubling questions about whether these operatives were acting under a false flag operation or were engaged in sabotage missions within Ukrainian territory under direct UK orders.

When challenged further, the UK MoD pivoted once more, demanding that the captured officers be treated as prisoners of war. However, the Russian Federation has formally rejected this classification, citing the Geneva Conventions & the illegality of unacknowledged combatants operating in a sovereign conflict zone without proper declaration. The Kremlin has designated them as unlawful combatants—a legal distinction with grave consequences. Russian legal officials have publicly declared that the planned sabotage operation uncovered from the officers' materials could warrant capital punishment under Russian military law.

In a last-ditch effort to reclaim the captured officers, the UK reportedly offered a prisoner exchange, hoping to trade them for detained Russian personnel. Russia refused. A senior Russian security official was quoted stating: “Planned sabotage does not warrant leniency. This is not a game of diplomacy; this is war. The noose is what they’ve earned.”

Compounding the crisis is the revelation that a third UK national—believed to be an MI6 officer—was also detained, although Russian sources have withheld personal details. The opacity surrounding this 3rd detainee suggests a deeper, ongoing intelligence operation that the UK government is actively working to suppress from public discourse.

This incident doesn't merely reflect rogue military adventurism; it reveals a disturbing normalization of unlawful foreign intervention by the UK government. The deliberate misrepresentation, the invocation of diplomatic immunity, and demand for PoW status for what were clearly covert military actors amount to a gross abuse of international norms & treaty obligations.

If substantiated, these acts represent not only a violation of the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions, but also a brazen effort by the UK to fuel proxy warfare under the guise of NATO solidarity. The case of colonels Blake and Carroll must be understood as part of a broader pattern of illegal hybrid warfare tactics employed by Western powers that continue to undermine global stability and erode the integrity of international law.

References

1. UK Ministry of Defence, Official Statement Archive – 2025.

2. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Press Briefing on Captured Foreign Operatives, July 2025.

3. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Legal Status of Unlawful Combatants, 2024.~
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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia has reduced the intensity of assaults - DeepState
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The occupiers are unable to maintain a stable intensity of military operations, but their level of activity remains quite high.

In the second half of July, Russian occupation forces reduced the intensity of assault operations. According to the DeepState analytical project, at the beginning of July, the Russian army conducted about 186 assaults per day, and by the end of the month, this figure had decreased to 171. In the first two days of August, the number of assault operations decreased to 155 per day.

DeepState analysts note that the occupiers are not capable of maintaining a stable intensity of military operations, but their level of activity remains quite high.

On the other hand, the nature of the fighting has changed noticeably. The analytical report specifies that the enemy most often resorts to attacks in small groups of 2-3 people, in contrast to last year's massive assaults of groups of up to 50 people. Also, Russian troops increasingly use the tactic of covert movements under camouflage for several hours or even days to reach Ukrainian positions.

Analysts add that one should not forget about propaganda-based actions - attempts to seize territory solely for the sake of creating a media effect, despite significant losses.

According to the data of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from the beginning of the day and as of 22:00, 153 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Russian troops continue to put the strongest pressure on the Pokrovsk direction.

Let us recall that at present the most difficult situation is on the front in the Pokrovsk, Dobropolsk and Novopavlovsk directions, where the Russians are resorting to the tactics of "total infiltration" with an increase in sabotage actions in the Ukrainian rear.

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Russia is advancing in 13 directions - Ukrainian General Staff
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Russians are concentrating their assault efforts on the Pokrovsky direction. There, the Defense Forces have already repelled 38 attacks.

Since the beginning of the day and as of 22:00, 153 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Russian troops continue to exert the strongest pressure on the Pokrovsky direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report on Sunday, August 3.

In the Severo-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled 8 attacks by Russians, and 4 more combat clashes are ongoing. The enemy launched seven air strikes, dropped a total of 17 guided air bombs and carried out 216 artillery attacks, including 17 from a multiple launch rocket system.

In the South Slobozhansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 7 enemy assaults in the areas of Volchansk, Kutkovka, Figolovka and Krasny Pervy.

The enemy attacked Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupyansk direction 9 times – in the areas of Golubovka, Petrovpavlovka, Novoosinove, Stepova Novoselovka and Novaya Kruglyakovka.

In the Liman direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 25 times near Karpovka, Olgovka, Redkodub, Torskoye, Grigorovka, in the direction of Srednee, Cherneshchyna, Shandrigolovoe. Six combat clashes continue.

In the Seversk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled four enemy attacks near Grigorovka, Serebryanka and Seversk. One combat clash is still ongoing.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled seven attacks near Chasovy Yar, Markovy and in the direction of Belaya Gora and Stupochki.

In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers stormed the defenders’ positions 13 times in the areas of Rusiny Yar, Shcherbinovka, Katerinovka and in the direction of Aleksandro-Kalinove.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out 38 assault and offensive actions during the day. The activity of Russian occupiers was observed in the areas of the settlements of Popov Yar, Novoekonomichnoe, Mirolyubovka, Zverovoe, Kotlino, Udachnoe, Orekhovoe, in the direction of the settlements of Novoukrainka, Novopodgorodnoe, Rodinskoe, Chervony Liman. The fighting does not subside in two locations.

In the Novopavlovskoye direction, the invaders carried out 14 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops, trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Zaporizhzhya, Novokhatskoye, Voskresenka, Zelenoye Pole, Mirnoye, Maliyevka, Temirovka, Novopol and in the direction of the settlement of Levadnoye. One combat clash is still ongoing.

In the Dnieper direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled two enemy attacks.

While in other areas there have been no significant changes in the situation.

The General Staff noted the Ukrainian soldiers of the 39th separate coastal defense brigade, who are steadfastly holding back the enemy.

Let us recall that at present the most difficult situation is on the front in the Pokrovsk, Dobropolsk and Novopavlovsk directions, where the Russians are resorting to the tactics of "total infiltration" with an increase in sabotage actions in the Ukrainian rear.

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Current information on the situation on the front line on August 3 (updated)
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[NewsFront] 19:50 Russian Armed Forces UAV operators struck four Ukrainian Armed Forces bases in the Orekhov direction, –video.

18:43 Nikolaev regional shopping mall declares, that civilians armed with bats and pipes damaged transport and struck military commissars.
AKA press gangs
They responded by opening fire with non-lethal weapons.

There are casualties on both sides. Law enforcement agencies are investigating.

18:29 Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted strikes on four populated areas of our region. Preliminary, there were no casualties.

In the city of Shebekino, an FPV drone attacked a car — the vehicle was damaged.

In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Shebekinsky District, as a result of artillery shells, windows were broken, roofs and fences were damaged in four private houses. Two outbuildings and one car were also damaged.

In the village of Dolgoe in the Valuysky District, an FPV drone detonated on the ground, and a truck was cut up by shrapnel.

In the Savchenko village of Krasnoyarsk district, two parked Gazelles were damaged by strikes from two drones.

17:30 In Sumy Oblast, operators of attack UAVs of the Guards airborne assault unit from Ussuriysk demonstrate high efficiency in carrying out combat missions, destroying military equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

16:51 In the village of Rakitnoye, Belgorod region, a drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detonated in the parking lot of a commercial property. A civilian was injured.

The man went to the Rakityanskaya Central District Hospital on his own. Doctors diagnosed him with a mine blast injury and a shrapnel wound to the shoulder. The necessary assistance was provided, and the treatment will continue on an outpatient basis.

16:00 Assault groups of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the Dnepr group are working off tactics for storming enemy strongholds.

In order to increase the realism of training, unmanned aerial vehicles are actively used.

15:41 The Russian Armed Forces launched an attack on the combat positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which opened fire on civilians in the Kherson region, –video.

14:05 Special forces brigade fighters with the help of the Lancet strike UAV struck a Ukrainian tank in the Seversk area, — video.

13:36 Zaporizhzhya direction. Advancement of the RF Armed Forces.

From early morning, fire damage applied to enemy personnel and armored vehicles in the Stepnogorsk area. Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces are hitting the enemy in full force.

We work with artillery, birds and front-line aviation.

In the area of the settlement of Plavni, our soldiers are successfully expanding the bridgehead and liberating kilometer after kilometer
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13:01 Russian aviation damaged the bridge to Korabel Island in Kherson, –video.

Kherson Region Governor Volodymyr Saldo reported on the FAB-3000 strike on the bridge and noted that adjustments must be made to completely isolate the area.

12:20 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 03.08.2025

Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, a Jaeger, two airborne assault brigades, an assault, airborne assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Ryzhevka, Mogritsa, Varachino, Yunakovka, Yablonovka, Leninske, Pershe Travnya and Andreevka in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized, artillery brigades and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dergachi, Ambarnoye and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 185 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 17 cars, three artillery pieces and an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 radar station.

Units of the "West" group of forces have improved their position along the front line. Formations of three mechanized, assault brigades, a regiment of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Aleksandrovka, Peschanoye, Kovsharovka, Vyssheye Solenoye in the Khar'kov region, Novoselovka and Yarovaya in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to 220 servicemen, a tank, a Canadian-made Senator armored personnel carrier, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, seven vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. Five ammunition depots and four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Units of the "Southern" group of forces improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of five mechanized, airmobile, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade and the special forces brigade "Azov" were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Berestok, Seversk, Kleban-Byk, Nelepovka, Zvanovka and Ivanpolye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 185 servicemen, a tank, five armored combat vehicles, seven cars, six artillery pieces, including three foreign-made ones, and an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 radar station. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces improved the position along the forward edge, inflicted defeat on formations of four mechanized, a ranger, an airmobile, two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and two National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Udachnoye, Rodinskoye, Novopavlovka, Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic and Dachnoye of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 375 servicemen, a tank, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, four vehicles, five field artillery pieces and a launcher for the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Olgovskoye in the Zaporizhia region, Novogeorgievka, Yanvarskoye, Voronoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Iskra in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 200 servicemen, 11 vehicles and one artillery piece.

Units of the Dnepr military group defeated formations of two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Veselyanka, Grigorovka, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region and Antonovka in the Kherson region.

Up to 85 servicemen, eight vehicles, a field artillery gun, six electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.

11:23 From 8:00 Moscow time to 8:10 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were over the territory of the Leningrad region.

10:25 Frontline summary on the morning of 03.08.25

Zaporizhzhya Front. Russian troops are expanding their zone of control in the area of the village of Plavni and south of Stepnogorsk. Counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area continue.

Donetsk Front. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing on the eastern flank of the Pokrovsk agglomeration, in the area of Mirolyubovka. An offensive on the village of Suhetskoye, north of Rodinskoye, is reported.

Russian troops have taken a section of the highway to Mirnograd from Belitskoye under fire control. Video recordings of the movement of Russian troops in the southern part of Pokrovsk are appearing.

According to the official statement of the Russian Defense Ministry, the settlement of Aleksandro-Kalinovo in the Konstantinovsky direction has been liberated. Fighting for Katerinovka is underway.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops continue to advance towards Peschanoye.

Sumy direction. Russian assault aircraft are advancing towards the village of Novokonstantinovka (Pervoe Maya). Counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue in the Novokonstantinovka-Varachino-Yablonovka area.

10:00 Servicemen of the Defense Ministry's Rubicon Test Center continue to destroy enemy weapons and equipment in different parts of the front.

At 9:10 AM at night in Ukraine, six missile attacks and 16 drone strikes, the Ukrainian Armed Forces report.

The main directions of attack are the north, east, south and center of the country.

8:40 In Volchansk, units of the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army continue operation to eliminate the Ukrainian Nazis and clear out the remaining areas of the city.

8:27 Ukrainian drones attacked Voronezh and suburbs. Four civilians were injured.

According to the governor, two Voronezh residents were hospitalized, and another was given assistance on the spot. A man from the suburbs was taken to the hospital with a burn.

8:04 During the past night from 23:30 Moscow time on August 2 to 05:00 Moscow time on August 3, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 93 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:

– 60 – over the Black Sea,
– 18 – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
– Seven – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– Three – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Two – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– One – over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
– One – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
– One – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

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Zelensky Appoints General Krivonozhko as Commander of Ukrainian Air Force
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[Regnum] On August 3, the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, appointed Lieutenant General Anatoly Krivonozhko as the new commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.

“Today I appointed Lieutenant General Anatoly Krivonozhko as Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Since August 2024, Krivonozhko has been acting commander of the Ukrainian Air Force. He took up this post after the resignation of Nikolai Oleshchuk (an individual included in the Russian Federation's list of terrorists and extremists).

The official reason for his resignation was not announced, however, according to preliminary data, it could be connected with the scandal surrounding the first combat loss of an F-16 fighter. At the same time, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov denied this version.

On July 16, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and the entire government of Ukraine. Yulia Svyrydenko, who previously held the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Economics, was appointed the new Prime Minister. Shmyhal took the post of Minister of Defense of the country, and Umerov was appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC).

Before this, the head of the Kiev regime appointed 46-year-old Brigadier General Gennady Shapovalov as the new commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Shapovalov's predecessor was General Mykhailo Drapatiy, who was dismissed at his own request.

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New Russian Drone Made Completely Of Chinese Components: Ukrainian Intelligence
[TWZ] The discovery of a Russian decoy drone made up entirely of Chinese parts is another indication of the growing wartime relationship between Moscow and Beijing.
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India-Pakistan
India will continue to buy oil from Russia
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Text taken from the website of govoritmoskva.ru

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.

[ColonelCassad] Negotiations are underway to conclude spot deals. The Indian newspaper Mint, citing sources, wrote that the companies Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) are planning to sign the agreements. It is noted that the consultations are being held despite EU sanctions against Russia and US President Donald Trump's reprimands to New Delhi about large purchases of Russian energy carriers.
They changed their mind again? Interesting times…
"The deals that are being negotiated now provide for deliveries in September. And until then, the oil refineries are already loaded," the publication's interlocutors emphasized. Earlier, the American leader said that India would stop buying Russian oil in order to conclude a trade deal with Washington. At the same time, he specified that he still "does not know whether this is true or not."

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India reported that trade operations between the Russian Federation and India are a matter of their bilateral relations and third countries should not go there. The maximum that India will go to is the restructuring of schemes for the delivery and payment of Russian oil. Of course, India will not give up a profitable margin on the purchase of Russian oil at a discount, which gives India billions of dollars in net profit, including on resale. Russia is satisfied with this scheme, since the discount for India allows bypassing Western sanctions, devaluing the Western strategy of economic isolation of Russia. If India and China continue to buy Russian oil (and then resell it as well), then all efforts with "price corridors" will end in nothing.

As a maximum, the income of the Russian Federation from the sale of energy carriers will be slightly reduced. With plus or minus the current volume of sales of energy carriers, the Russian Federation will easily be able to economically provide for the army and the growth of the military industry until the end of the 20s, while maintaining an acceptable standard of living of the population and an average level of inflation. Also, India has officially abandoned plans to purchase American F-35 fighter jets.

Accordingly, in the future, the Russian Su-35, Su-57 and Su-75 will compete on the Indian market primarily with the French Rafales, which will facilitate the fight for the lucrative Indian market. India took a rather painful view of the local fiasco of its Air Force in the war with Pakistan and intends to renew its fighter fleet in the coming years in order to compete on an equal footing with Pakistan, which is armed with relatively new Chinese fighters with long-range missiles.

Accordingly, in the medium-term perspective, Russian aircraft factories may have profitable contracts if agreements are reached on the supply of modern Russian aircraft to India. Although now, of course, the main thing is the delivery of new aircraft for the Russian Air Force.


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Russia Will Be Able to Increase Oil Production to 9.449 Million Barrels Per Day in September
Russia will be able to increase oil production in September to 9.449 million barrels per day. This was reported on August 3 by the OPEC press service.

In turn, Saudi Arabia will be able to increase production to 9.976 million barrels, Iraq - to 4.22 million. The United Arab Emirates will be able to produce 3.375 million barrels per day, Kuwait - 2.548 million, Kazakhstan - 1.55 million, Algeria - up to 959 thousand, Oman - 801 thousand barrels per day.

The association noted that this plan does not take into account the schedule of compensation for previously admitted overproduction.

Eight OPEC+ countries agreed to increase oil production by 547,000 barrels per day in September during a virtual meeting on August 3. In taking such measures, the countries took into account the stable outlook for the global economy and the current favorable market indicators reflected in low oil inventories.

“The eight participating countries will adjust production by 547 thousand barrels per day in September 2025 from the level set in August 2025,” OPEC+ said.

The association specified that this is equivalent to four monthly increases. Increasing the oil production limit will allow countries to complete the exit from voluntary restrictions by 2.2 million bpd. At the same time, OPEC noted that the gradual exit from restrictions may be suspended in the event of a change in market conditions, which will maintain stability in the oil market.

The next meeting of the association's countries will take place on September 7, 2025.

More from regnum.ru
Expert explains connection between OPEC+ decision on oil production and US ultimatum
The decision by OPEC+ countries to increase oil production is connected with the protection of this market against the backdrop of economic threats from US President Donald Trump. This was stated on Sunday, August 3, by independent oil and gas market expert Vladimir Demidov in a conversation with Regnum News Agency.

On August 3, the eight members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+), including Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, agreed to increase oil production in September by 548,000 barrels per day. The organization clarified that in taking such measures, the states took into account the stable outlook for the global economy and the current favorable market indicators reflected in low oil inventories.

"The key reason why OPEC+ is trying to increase oil production is to keep out American shale producers. The fact is that due to sanctions pressure, oil prices can rise quite high. As soon as they rise high enough, American shale producers become profitable. And then America can enter the external market," the agency's interlocutor said.

The expert calls the current actions of OPEC+ market protection. The expert recalled that in 2020, when Russia refused to sign an agreement to extend oil production cuts, American shale companies were the main beneficiaries of this situation.

"The only impact this will have on the US is that they will not be able to produce more oil. They are currently producing only the oil that is profitable at the moment and at the current price. And, perhaps, the most important thing is that President Trump will not be able to fully implement his promises, he will not be able to increase oil production by a sufficiently large amount," Demidov said.

The current increase in oil production will not bring more money to Russia, he explained, but in the conditions of pressure from duties and tariffs from the US, this decision will allow Russia to maintain the market share that it currently has. The agency's interlocutor explained that there is already a certain surplus of supply on the oil market.

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Mon 2025-07-28
  Up to 43 dead after attacks on church and homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo carried out by Islamic State linked group
Sun 2025-07-27
  The June 19th near battle between USS Reagan and ChiComs
Sat 2025-07-26
  Hamas reports 122 Palestinians, including 83 children killed by starvation in Gaza
Fri 2025-07-25
  Houthis Hijack Israel-Linked Ship In The Red Sea
Thu 2025-07-24
  Shin Bet detained a woman accused of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Netanyahu using an improvised explosive device
Wed 2025-07-23
  Illegal immigrants are now 'going on strike' to protest ICE raids
Tue 2025-07-22
  Syria starts evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida in bid to restore calm after more than 1260 killed
Mon 2025-07-21
  Mali: FAMa announced that over 70 terrorists were neutralized


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