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Russia says the Middle East conflict opens up new opportunities

Citing new opportunities created by the Middle East conflict, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday that Moscow can swiftly boost its global exports of energy, resources, and food.

Reuters WORLD
Published April 07,2026
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said ⁠on ⁠Tuesday that the conflict in the Middle East ⁠had opened up new opportunities for Russia, and that Moscow had the potential ⁠to ⁠swiftly increase global exports of energy, resources and food.

At the same time, protecting ⁠the domestic market remains Russia's main priority, Mishustin said, adding that ⁠Russia's budget ‌revenues ‌are increasing ⁠due ‌to the rise in ⁠global ⁠oil prices.