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The Ukrainian military said it attacked a Russian oil refinery in the Oryol region on Tuesday.

The European Commission will also launch negotiations with Brazil on a strategic partnership on resources.

The European Commission announced that it will establish a European Centre for Key Raw Materials in early 2026 to provide market intelligence, guidance, and funding for strategic projects.

The European Commission announced that it will allocate up to €3 billion over the next 12 months to raw material projects that can provide short-term alternatives.

The European Commission will launch a special study to design a price floor mechanism for key raw materials as a supplementary safeguard to its industry matching platform.

European Commission: Working with EU member states to develop a reserve strategy.

European Commission: The first round of docking activities for the raw material platform will be launched in March 2026.

Microsoft (MSFT.O) U.S. stocks fell nearly 2% before the market opened.

The monthly rate of U.S. industrial output in September will be released in ten minutes.

India is in talks with Rosatom about building Russian-style small modular reactors.

According to the New York Post: The United States is considering allowing Maduro to move to Qatar.

LSEG data and company documents indicate that the Freeport LNG export plant in Texas is expected to resume receiving more natural gas on Wednesday after shutting down on Tuesday.

Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov: (On the meeting with Trump’s representative) The meeting was very positive.

Russian presidential assistant Ushakov said Russia and the United States discussed Ukraine's membership of NATO and declined further comment.

Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov: In view of the latest developments in the battlefield situation, Russia hopes that Europe and Ukraine can adopt a more "appropriate attitude."

Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov: Russia currently does not have any contact with Europe regarding frozen Russian assets, but it is open to it.

Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov: The latest developments on the battlefield have had a "positive" impact on negotiations.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: Risks to the outlook continue to be two-way.

Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov: The United States has confirmed that it is willing to consider our opinions and key proposals.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: It will respond flexibly according to new challenges and consider using new policy tools when necessary to achieve its price stability goals.