services to three russian companies: vska, sagaz, alfa insurance. according to the directorate general of shipping of india, the first three companies received permission to operate until february 20 , 2025, and ingosstrakh extended accreditation until march 2029. insurance coverage for all four. providers are provided by the state russian national reinsurance company, according to foreign media, this will strengthen moscow in refusing use of western insurance providers . the day before, foreign media reported that india had resumed, after a short pause , the use of the russian state fleet for oil supplies to the key asian market. us secretary of state antony blinken announced china's attempts to influence the upcoming american presidential elections. elections to interfere with them. according to him, the united states wants to make sure that such actions are stopped. this issue was discussed during a meeting with the leader of the people's republic of china, shizen pinn, mr. blinken clarified. in general, we see evidence of attempts to influence,