Russian Deputy Prime Minister: OPEC + Discusses Trump's Call for Higher Oil Production

On February 3, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak said that the OPEC + Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) discussed US President Trump's call to increase oil production. In an interview with Russian television, Novak said that < b > the committee agreed that OPEC + will gradually increase oil production starting from April 1, which is in line with previous plans. Trump has previously publicly called on OPEC + and its main member Saudi Arabia to lower oil prices, saying that doing so would end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. When asked if Trump's remarks were discussed at the JMMC meeting, Novak replied: "This topic was partially touched on in some way."