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May 10, 2019

Moscow fuel

China promises to hit back over U.S. tariffs. Russia makes a petroleum play in the Middle East.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G20 Leaders' Summit family photo in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. - Global leaders gather in the Argentine capital for a two-day G20 summit beginning on Friday likely to be dominated by simmering international tensions over trade. — Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G20 Leaders' Summit family photo in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. - Global leaders gather in the Argentine capital for a two-day G20 summit beginning on Friday likely to be dominated by simmering international tensions over trade.
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Russia plays oil diplomacy card in Middle East
by Scott Tong
Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images
Russia has leveraged its oil and gas market power to enhance its influence in the Middle East, just as the U.S. is pulling back from the region.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director