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The EU may fill up its underground natural gas facilities ahead of schedule, Rystad Energy reported this week. European gas stocks were around 76% full as of June 25, up from 56% in the same period last year, according to the Norway-based consultancy.

Russia shares the pontiff’s desire for peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Comments by Pope Francis about launching peace talks to end the Ukraine conflict echo the repeated calls Moscow has made for the same, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.