Russia, Venezuela Seek to Combat Oil Price Woes

Russia and Venezuela need to combine efforts to lift oil prices, President Vladimir Putin told his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, but refused to spell out any specific action, including output cuts. Maduro, who met Putin in Beijing after attending a Chinese military parade to mark 70 years since the end of World War II in Asia, spoke of some "initiatives" agreed between the pair, but did not specify what those might be. The economies of both Russia and...

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