Russian President Vladimir Putin: Armenia’s leadership essentially recognizes Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over Karabakh.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: I don’t think Armenia will make a 180-degree turn on the issue of alliance with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Those who sabotaged our nuclear power plants were acting on instructions from British intelligence agencies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will not change anything and will only delay the conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Federal Security Service arrested Ukrainian saboteurs who tried to sabotage our nuclear power plants.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The use of cluster bombs and uranium-containing munitions is a crime.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine must repeal laws banning peace talks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: I have a feeling now that once Ukraine is close to running out of resources, they may want to start peace talks.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Aviation Capital: Ordered 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine is suffering heavy casualties.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not achieved any results.

The Polish zloty fell 0.9% against the euro, erasing all its gains in 2023.

London Metal Exchange (LME) zinc stocks fell the most in nearly a year.

Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) fell 9.8% in pre-market trading after its quarterly revenue forecast fell short of expectations.

Mercedes India Head: Any change in diesel tax will change the makeup of the fuel mix in our product portfolio.

Lufthansa: The Boeing 777 freighter fleet will add a new freighter by the end of the year, bringing the total to 17 aircraft.

London Metal Exchange (LME): Aluminum inventories decreased by 2,000 tons, copper inventories increased by 1,125 tons, nickel inventories remained unchanged, lead inventories increased by 575 tons, tin inventories increased by 65 tons, and zinc inventories decreased by 3,375 tons.

Market news: Norway and Germany agreed to strengthen security and defense cooperation.

GBP/USD hit a daily low of 1.2480, down 0.24% on the day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: No matter who is elected as the new president of the United States, the policy toward Russia is unlikely to change significantly.