Oil prices rise to $106 amid attacks in the Middle East
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On global markets, the price of Brent crude has climbed to around $106 per barrel amid statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and new attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Postxronika.az reports, citing TASS, that according to Bloomberg, Zelensky said that strikes against Russia will continue, while US President Donald Trump claimed that Moscow and Kyiv had reached an agreement on an energy ceasefire.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they will not comment on the issue for now and that contacts are ongoing.
Saudi Arabia said it has been subjected to new drone and cruise missile attacks.
Meanwhile, the intensification of attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz has heightened concerns in the energy market.