Russia warns Finland against NATO border base

"If Lappeenranta hosts a military base, it would make itself a target if a conflict ever erupted,
the State Duma speaker said..... “Hosting NATO bases would not protect either Finland or Sweden. To the contrary, it would expose to an attack the residents of the cities that host military infrastructure,” Volodin wrote on social media." RT

Russia, Venezuela to Expand Oil Sector Cooperation, Working on Pact to Circumvent Western Sanctions

"Moscow and Caracas will continue to expand their cooperation in the oil sector, and are
working on new agreements to circumvent Western sanctions in finance and logistics, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria has indicated." Sputnik