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Financial Times - Russian groups fudge freight costs to mitigate impact of G7 oil price cap
Summary of the front page
The Financial Times leads on the news that Russian firms are earning far more from selling crude oil than originally believed due to the inflated cost of shipping which may have boosted revenue by as much as $1bn (£790m) in a single quarter.
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