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RT News · · 333 words · By Russia Today
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned that Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami””
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Multiple web search results from RT World News and other sources confirm that Kirill Dmitriev warned of an 'energy crisis tsunami' hitting Europe.
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web search NEUTRAL — An oil and gas price tsunami is about to devastate Europe. It stems from the stubborn strategic stupidity of Russophobes like Ursula and Kaja, who rejected reliable and cost-effective Russian energy.M…
https://rtrunews.com/news/635565-eu-energy-tsunami-dmitriev/
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web search NEUTRAL — The upcoming energy crisis tsunami starting to overwhelm the EU and UK will make it inevitable," Dmitriev wrote on X. Stubb said on Monday that if US policy on Russia and Ukraine is not in Europe's in…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260512/impending-energy-crisis-wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on I…
https://www.rt.com/news/640321-dmitriev-energy-tsunami-uk-eu…
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“energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on Iran continue to destabilize supplies across the region”
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Wikipedia confirms a war between the US, Israel, and Iran began on February 28, 2026. RT and other web results explicitly link this conflict to energy shocks destabilizing supplies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on I…
https://www.rt.com/news/640321-dmitriev-energy-tsunami-uk-eu…
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web search NEUTRAL — US-Israeli aggression against Iran has triggered global energy shocks, market turbulence, and inflation, threatening the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, long-term supply chain disruption and economic…
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/11/765240/how-closure-…
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“Since the beginning of the US‑Israeli military campaign in late February, global crude benchmarks have surged by roughly 50%”
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ICIS and other financial reports confirm benchmarks traded above $100/barrel since late February following military operations and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. One source notes a 56.38% increase compared to a year ago.
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web search NEUTRAL — Both benchmarks have largely traded above the $100/barrel mark since late February, following the start of US and Israeli military operations and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2026/05/13/11206…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices have soared following reports that the US is preparing for an "extended" blockade of Iran. The global benchmark oil price, Brent crude, rose above $120 (£89) a barrel on Wednesday, briefly …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4pxr0gr02o
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the past month, Crude Oil's price has fallen 2.50%, but it is still 56.38% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for thi…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
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“European states... had already drastically cut Russian energy imports since the 2022 escalation of the Ukraine conflict”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and EU website descriptions of the EU's membership and structure, but does not contain specific data regarding the reduction of Russian energy imports since 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — 27 European states are members of the politico-economic European Union, 26 of the border-free Schengen Area and 21 of the monetary union Eurozone. Among the smaller European organisations are the Nord…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Facts and figures on the European Union Find out how many EU Member States there are, how big the EU economy is, how people live in the EU, and other useful facts about the EU.
https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a group of 27 nations in Europe, formed in the aftermath of World War II. The first batch of countries joined in 1957, including Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg,…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/european-…
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“Germany’s right-wing AfD party was nearly as large as the CDU and SPD combined in the latest poll”
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While Wikipedia confirms the AfD is a far-right party and ZeroHedge reports it jumped to a record high in an Insa poll, the specific claim that it was 'nearly as large as the CDU and SPD combined' is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alternative for Germany is a far-right, right-wing populist, national conservative, and völkisch nationalist political party in Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany
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web search NEUTRAL — The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) has jumped to a new record high in a recent poll conducted by the opinion research institute Insa. In the poll, the AfD increased its lead over the C…
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/germanys-anti-immigratio…
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web search NEUTRAL — The AfD was seen as growing its support substantially, jumping to 14.5 percent of the vote, a clear jump from 5.1 percent in the last elections. However, the party actually received a higher share of …
https://volknews.com/2025/09/15/afd-triples-support-in-germa…
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“Traditional mainstream parties across Europe have increasingly lost ground to far-right or center-right coalitions over the past years”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant, returning definitions of the word 'mainstream' and a movie titled 'Mainstream' rather than political analysis of European parties.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mainstream is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Gia Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Stuart. It stars Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Johnny Knoxville and Jason Schwar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — MAINSTREAM definition: 1. considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mainstre…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mainstream: Directed by Gia Coppola. With Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Kalena Yiaueki. In this cautionary tale, three people struggle to preserve their identities as they form an eccentric …
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9224288/
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“The Iran-related energy shock has pushed the UK to issue a temporary license for Russian-origin diesel and jet fuel imports”
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The provided evidence consists of general information about the UK's geography and government, with no mention of temporary licenses for Russian diesel or jet fuel imports.
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web search NEUTRAL — The UK is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy [o] with three distinct jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have thei…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 10, 2023 · Where is United Kingdom? The United Kingdom, colloquially known as the UK, occupies a significant portion of the British Isles, located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe.
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-kingdom
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out more about our bustling cities, striking coastal routes and inspirational outdoor adventures. Discover captivating attractions and unmissable experiences as we reveal the top things to do in …
https://www.visitbritain.com/en
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“The route [Strait of Hormuz] handles around 20% of global oil and LNG”
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Five independent cross-references (Al Jazeera, CNBC, Daily Maverick) all confirm that approximately 20% (one-fifth) of global oil and LNG passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — About one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/2/it-all-depends-on…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pass [through the Strait of Hormuz]
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/iran-war-whats-happe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/japan-pm-says-iran-w…
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“the US earlier this week extending a sanctions waiver for limited Russian seaborne oil purchases”
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RT News, India Today, and other web results confirm the US extended a sanctions waiver for limited purchases of Russian seaborne oil.
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web search NEUTRAL — US extends sanctions waiver on Russian oil: Why it matters. Yesterday.The U.S. has allowed its temporary sanctions waiver on Russian seaborne oil to expire, reimposing restrictions that had enabled bu…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier, the US had exempted India from sanctions for buying Russian oil for a month starting March 5.The United States has extended the exemption from sanctions on seaborne Russian oil by one month, …
https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/news/us-extends-sanctio…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Treasury Department has extended its sanction's waiver on Russian seaborne oil for another 30 days after several countries sought additional time to continue purchasing Russian crude, a source …
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/us-extends-sanctions-w…
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“the European Commission has stated that there will be no return to Russian energy imports and it will continue to pursue a full phase-out of Russian fossil fuels by 2027”
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No evidence was found after searching for the European Commission's statement regarding a full phase-out of Russian fossil fuels by 2027.
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